Local Officers Kill Dog, Then Use Taser On Dog’s Deaf Elderly Owner

[Miss-Delectable]

Local Officers Kill Dog, Then Use Taser On Dog’s Deaf Elderly Owner / - Waco, Temple, Killeen Weather and News Authority

Family members were demanding answers Friday after officers killed a dog and then used a Taser to subdue the dog’s elderly owner for refusing to obey a command to stop, only to learn afterward that the man was deaf and likely didn’t hear the order.

The dog was one of two that chased a Bruceville-Eddy woman into her home and wouldn’t let her come out late Thursday afternoon.

The woman called Bruceville-Eddy’s animal control officer who in turn called an on-duty police officer.

The police officer, along with a deputy McLennan County constable, went to the residence in the 800 block of Old Moody Road where they found the two dogs.

One of the animals ran home, but the other didn’t and instead charged the two officers four times.

The fourth time, when the dog, which was described as a young mixed breed mastiff-pit bull, charged the two officers’ patrol cars, the deputy constable fired.

Meanwhile McLennan County sheriff’s deputies arrived to back up the two officers.

They used a Taser to subdue the elderly man, who reacted angrily to the dog’s death, after the man ignored an order to stop and turned to go back into his house.

They learned afterward the man was deaf.

He was taken to a local hospital as a precaution, but police said he was OK.

Bruceville-Eddy’s police chief said Friday he’s investigating his officer’s conduct during the incident.

 

[VamPyroX]

I wonder if there was anything in the computer that warned the cops of the elderly being deaf. If they did look and there was nothing in the computer about him being deaf, then the deaf man should have updated his status so that the ambulance, fire department, and police department know what to expect when approaching the house.

 

[Reba]

I wonder if there was anything in the computer that warned the cops of the elderly being deaf. If they did look and there was nothing in the computer about him being deaf, then the deaf man should have updated his status so that the ambulance, fire department, and police department know what to expect when approaching the house.

Is there such a data base?

 

[VamPyroX]

Is there such a data base?

Who knows? I don't think there is. When I get pulled over by cops, they never know about my deafness until I tell them and show them my drivers license.

I think there should be one.

There are a lot of deaf people who think that there should be no mention of them being deaf documented anywhere. This topic often comes up when it comes to driver's licenses.

That is one reason why our disability or handicapped should be documented. All you need is a doctor's note to verify your disability/handicap and have it documented in the computer at hospitals, police departments, fire departments, etc.

If there was a fire, they could be alerted that calling out the victim's name in a burning house wouldn't do any good.

If a person wasn't responding to verbal commands in an ambulance, they could assume he was suffering a concussion and give him medication that he shouldn't have when he doesn't really have a concussion.

It could be anything.