Posted on 02/06/2010 12:27:12 AM PST by The Magical Mischief Tour
A suburban woman wasn't expecting to become part of the event last year when she attended a police dog competition in Algonquin.
But that's exactly what happened when, according to a lawsuit filed this week in McHenry County Circuit Court, a Waukegan police dog commanded to attack a man in a padded suit instead veered into the crowd and bit her.
Karyn Pimental is suing the city of Waukegan and police officer Mallory Baker, saying their negligence is to blame for the dog attack that left her with severe bite wounds to the leg.
The suit seeks at least $100,000 in damages.
"We're not trying to indict anybody, but it happened and certainly she should be made whole," Pimental attorney Christopher Pierce said Friday. "It's unfortunate that it happened. She was just a passive spectator."
Waukegan police officials referred questions about the lawsuit to city attorney Newton Finn, who was not available for comment.
According to the lawsuit, the incident happened Aug. 14 while Pimental attended the K-9 Olympics, a police dog competition that drew entrants from across the northern suburbs. Reports indicate another Waukegan police dog won the event.
The suit states that as part of the event Baker intentionally agitated Pablo, a German Shepherd he was handling, then let him off his leash. Pierce said the dog was supposed to attack a man in protective gear.
"Instead of attacking the man, the dog went into the crowd and attacked my client," he said.
The attack left puncture wounds on both sides of one of Pimental's thighs, Pierce said. Her injury has since been magnified by post-treatment complications, he added.
The case is scheduled to make its first court appearance June 8 before Judge Michael Caldwell.
See. That article proves my point. They report on it when it happens, not when a lawsuit is filed months later.
Trust me, if this attack did occur it would have been big news in the Chi area. They report on every Dog Attack and surely wouldn't have blown off a K-9 Dog doing it at a show.
Alameda police dog shot after biting officer who was investigating burglary
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_14017540?source=rss
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
Does not prove a thing in this case and to define your argument based upon such, diminishes your point.
I just think this ladies story is hooey and she's looking for a big pay day.
Any K-9 attacking a civilian would have been all over the Chicago airwaves and print. The MSM here are not exactly Police friendly.
Thanks. I might have a look at a wolfhound sometime, when we’re way down in the city. They seem to be magnificent according to information about them around the Net.
We have malamute-Swiss-Belgian-shepherd mixes, because most other dogs won’t protect livestock, haul little loads of tools, feed or materials (over the high, hardened snowdrifts here) and withstand the extreme cold (most of the year) well enough.
There’s no personal concern around my remote place about police attack dogs or pit bulls. The police are our friends and neighbors (dogs only for sniffing out bad stuff), and pit bulls wouldn’t last long (extreme cold, bullets for defending livestock). But I’ve lived in cities before and remember the environments full of irritations and harassments from rude, crude characters and incompetent municipals. ...hoping that you all make it through the possible times to come alright.
...grew up down on the Gulf, too, way back when. ...too hot, flat and crowded for me, but most of the people were great.
Waukegan, the bunghole of McHenry County.
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