Posted on 09/22/2007 5:57:57 AM PDT by philo
Oklahoma Teen Bitten Between Legs By K9 Cop
By Russell Carter
KFOR/NBC News Channel
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- Oklahoma City police are facing allegations of brutality, after a 15-year-old boy claims officers used a K-9 to help arrest him and then bite him between his legs.
15-year-old Mark Adkins is now facing several charges after taking a joy ride in stolen car and getting into a short pursuit with police in southwest Oklahoma city. But along with the charges he's now facing an uphill battle with his health after being captured by a K-9 officer that tore away flesh along with his scrotum.
Mark says "the doctors told me they didn't think they would be able to stitch me back together."
Mark's mother, Michelle, says "he was in trauma for 7 to 9 days and I've just never seen anything like this done to a minor."
Capt. Steve McCool of the Oklahoma City Police Department says "obviously they're not trained to bite in this particular area of the body."
Officers say Mark was not handcuffed when the dog attacked, and claim the animal was just doing what it was trained to do.
Capt. Steve McCool says "you had the officer on top of the individual, they're on the ground, the guy's resisting, the dog is trying to assist the handler with this aggressive behavior the best he can."
Mark says "I can't explain how painful it was. It was like being tied up and eaten alive."
But Mark says he was no longer resisting. His mother now hopes legal action will help the police admit they were wrong.
Michelle says "there are some good officers out there and there are some bad ones, but I think in order to clean it up let these officers take responsibility for what they do to the public."
Police are still investigating the incident and as of Thursday, neither the dog nor his handler has faced any disciplinary action.
Well stated in a family approved way.
Do you know if they train the dogs to target that area?
I know the kid did something absolutely stupid and should go to jail, but the county should pick up his medical bills. I mean, it’s the kid’s family jewels.
Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are planning a march against racist police dogs, no doubt.
I disagree. It's fine with me if this kid never reproduces.
McGruff says, “Take a bite out of crime.”
My thoughts too — inadvertant Darwin Award contender.
And no, dogs aren't trained to bite there (I mean, even dogs have standards, y'know?).
Now he’ll just suck off the government t*t for the rest of his life.
I guess that takes “tea-bagging” to a whole new level. Calling Larry Craig! Senator Craig pick up the pink airport courtesy phone please.
To be more precise, police dogs aren't trained to bite there ;-)
The dog Nutsack had no comment...
Had a beer bottle thrown through the back window of my PT Cruiser last weekend. I don’t think the county should give this little thug anything but a juvenile jail cell. If he’s steeling cars at fifteen what is the bastard going to do when he’s grown. Now is the time to teach this little felon that actions have consequences. I agree with Right Wing anything that keeps this criminal from reproducing is a good thing.
Perhaps if his mother would have taught her dear boy that stealing cars is a bad thing, he wouldn't have inherited that nice new nic, "marble man".
With any luck, he won't be able to breed up another generation of criminals.
It's a good life lesson that you didn't give him, mommy. There just isn't much future in being a car thief.
This is what happens when you forget to feed Rin Tin Tin. He’ll get his lunch one way or another.
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