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Posted by: kwflatbed

Innocent bystander mistakenly mauled by police dog in Springfield


SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Alberto Ramos suffered injuries that required dozens of stitches after a State Police dog attacked him during a chase on Sunday.
The canine mistook Ramos for a suspect that Springfield and State Police were chasing
"I see this dog come after me and I am not going to move, and he just locked onto to me and threw me around," Ramos said.
State Police say that accidents like this are very rare.
"The canines and canine handlers are highly trained," Sgt. Alan Joubert, Massachusetts State Police officer, said. "On the Massachusetts State Police it is a rare occurrence, but animals are somewhat unpredictable, and the chaos and the excitement of what happens at the end of a pursuit, the dog maybe confused at times of who the actual person is at the scene."
Ramos says that he has retained an attorney and plans to sue both Springfield and State Police.

http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO60405/

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Posted by: Killjoy

He should sue the dog too....not for nothing, but he doesn't look much like an "innocent bystander" to me.

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Posted by: Wolfman

What's Spanish for "Payday"?

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Posted by: bbelichick

Play the odds. If he was standing on a sidewalk in most areas of Springfield, I'd say there's a 97% chance he had committed or was about to commit a felony. The dog was probably being a good Community Police Officer and was stopping crime BEFORE it happens. Give the dog an award.

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Posted by: KozmoKramer

Mi recompensa por ser mordido por un perro de policía!
América viva - donde la vida es libre!

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Posted by: Duff112

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Originally Posted by KozmoKramer Mi recompensa por ser mordido por un perro de policía! América viva - donde la vida es libre!

....and the translation, for those of us who have only read the cliff notes....

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Posted by: sempergumby

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Originally Posted by Duff112 ....and the translation, for those of us who have only read the cliff notes....

Translation: Thank you America for all the free food, money, wellfare and rights that I have never earned. Thank you for letting my wife and kids go to your hospitals and get better and have more baby's while you Americans pay for it. Long live my home country and fuck all Americans...................'END OF TRANSLATION

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Posted by: Delta784

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Originally Posted by Duff112 ....and the translation, for those of us who have only read the cliff notes....

Roughly....it pays to be bitten by a police dog and America is a wonderful place where everything is free.

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Posted by: KozmoKramer

Delta paid attention in the Spanish for Police Officers class....
SemperG's interpretation is also very accurate, metaphorically speaking...

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Posted by: JW12

Maybe the dog recognised him from previous chases!!

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Posted by: phuzz01

If you don't want to get bitten by a police dog, don't come out and rubberneck at the scene of a chase. Go inside, nothing to see here...

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Posted by: Inspector

Hope the dog doesn't get a disease....Hum can it file a suit for exposure?

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Posted by: frank

I bet the perp was wearing the same 'dress' this kid was wearing...hell, why wear pants?

...but if you do, make sure they're hanging around your knees.

Classy.

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Posted by: SinePari

He was looking at Escalades before the last stitch was in.

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Posted by: RoadDawg

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Originally Posted by phuzz01 If you don't want to get bitten by a police dog, don't come out and rubberneck at the scene of a chase. Go inside, nothing to see here...

How about follow a foot chase running yourself and get in front of the officer between the perp and the loose police dog! = "Innocent Bystander"

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Posted by: wgciv

Police dogs have discretion too right? The dog simply exercised his discretion. This guy is lucky he didnt get locked up for interference!

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Posted by: screamineagle

I didnt think there were any innocent peeps in springfield.

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