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Montara Dog Walker Shot With Stun Gun Sues National Park Service
The Daily Journal ^
| March 23, 2013
Posted on 03/26/2013 3:59:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A California man is suing the National Park Service and a park ranger who allegedly shot him with a stun gun for being uncooperative about his off-leash dog.
In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, 51-year-old Gary Hesterberg of Montara claims his constitutional rights were violated and seeks $500,000 in damages for the Jan. 29, 2012 incident.
The complaint says Hesterberg was running on a trail in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area when the ranger warned him about having one of his dogs off-leash.
The suit says the woman hadn’t identified herself as a park ranger when she fired her Taser stun gun at his back as he tried to leave.
Park Service spokesman Howard Levitt said Friday the agency can’t comment the lawsuit. The ranger was cleared of wrongdoing.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; US: California; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: banglist; donutwatch; nationalparks; nodonut; nodount; thugs
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This land head been under another jurisdiction and had allowed dogs the week before, but they changed policies without adequately informing people.
To: nickcarraway
Remember, this is YOUR park.
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posted on
03/26/2013 4:02:00 PM PDT
by
DManA
To: nickcarraway
At least she tazed him in the back.
It’s more insulting from the front.
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posted on
03/26/2013 4:02:06 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.....)
To: Salamander
She was cleared of any wrongdoing, so apparently that’s proper NPS policy.
To: nickcarraway
he had a Don’t tase me Ho momment?
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posted on
03/26/2013 4:06:28 PM PDT
by
Autonomous User
(The Obama Doctrine: Blame America First.)
To: nickcarraway
Isn’t it possible that a person might suffer heart failure as a result of being tazed? Should letting a dog run off-leash conclude in a death sentence? This is unbelievable.
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posted on
03/26/2013 4:07:35 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
03/26/2013 4:08:50 PM PDT
by
aomagrat
(Gun owners who vote for democrats are too stupid to own guns.)
To: nickcarraway
Jeez, a Californian (probably a flaming liberal) vs. the feds. Hard to pick a “dog” in a fight like that. Could we get them to both tase each other, maybe?
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posted on
03/26/2013 4:20:48 PM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: nickcarraway
No dogs died during this encounter with the authorities. Could be viewed as a sign of progress.
To: AnAmericanMother; Titan Magroyne; Badeye; SandRat; arbooz; potlatch; afraidfortherepublic; ...
WOOOF!
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posted on
03/26/2013 4:29:05 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: trisham
Sorry but offleash dogs are SCARY to people, especially of age. If there is a LEASH LAW...FOLLOW IT!! Idiots....and its always the PITBULL OWNERS or the BIG DOG OWNERS that donlt OBEY LEASH LAWS!!
To: nickcarraway
I can’t wait for the day these petty tyrants start disappearing forever.
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posted on
03/26/2013 4:33:26 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
To: Ann Archy
You have to understand, the week before the laws were different on that same piece of land. How was this guy supposed to know the rules changed somewhere he walked every day for two years. The government can assault you for not being a mindreader?
To: nickcarraway
An internal panel of park rangers cleared her of wrongdoing. Surprise!
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posted on
03/26/2013 4:51:08 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(There is no requirement to show need in order to exercise your rights.)
To: DManA
Remember, these are YOUR civil servants and they’re here to help you. B#llsh!t!
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posted on
03/26/2013 4:54:39 PM PDT
by
x1stcav
(Man up! We're all going to have to become Samuel Whittemores.)
To: trisham
More people that the manufacturer’s and police will admit have been killed by the “harmless” taser.
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posted on
03/26/2013 4:57:05 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(There is no requirement to show need in order to exercise your rights.)
To: trisham
No, disobeying the enforcement class may result in the death penalty.
Shun the enforcers.
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posted on
03/26/2013 4:59:28 PM PDT
by
x1stcav
(Man up! We're all going to have to become Samuel Whittemores.)
To: Blood of Tyrants
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posted on
03/26/2013 5:00:16 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Lurker
Let’s help start a trend.
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posted on
03/26/2013 5:00:19 PM PDT
by
x1stcav
(Man up! We're all going to have to become Samuel Whittemores.)
To: Ann Archy
I have big dogs. I never allow them off-leash anywhere where it is not allowed.
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posted on
03/26/2013 5:01:38 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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