Police bodycam of homeless Army vet's controversial arrest released

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By Rachel Nostrant Aug 9, 10:18 AM

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Police body camera footage showing the controversial October 2021 arrest of a homeless veteran in Gastonia, N.C., was released July 27, detailing the moments before the veteran was arrested and his service animal tased, ultimately leading to the dog’s death by a car.

Joshua Graham Rohrer, a Kentucky Army National Guard veteran who deployed to Kuwait and Iraq between 2004 and 2005, was with his 2-year-old Belgian Malinois service dog Sunshine Rae on Oct. 13 when he was approached by police officers responding to a 911 call regarding his panhandling, which is a crime in North Carolina.

What followed next was an arrest that the attorney who helped Rohrer fight for the release of the footage, Andrew LaBreche, called, “far worse than what Mr. Rohrer was able to hear and see on the scene.”

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2022/08/09/police-bodycam-of-homeless-army-vets-controversial-arrest-released/

[Phoenix61]

1. What dicks. That is an exceptionally smart breed.

What kind of asshole leaves a dog to fend for itself? They should be charged with cruelty to animals on top of everything else.

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2. The links don't lead to a video.

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[turbinetree]

3. This is from another site....

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4. Thanks. So many cops from all over mishandle interactions...

with the public so often. This was so bad. Education standards need to go up, and of course better training in de-escalations needs to happen.

[turbinetree]

5. What is really disgusting is that when I was younger I even panhandled for extra cash

and in the state of North Carolina where this happened you cannot do that....that is why this started and why that companion of his that faithful friend, who went into combat with him is dead....is dead...because the people in that state think that when someone ask for a hand out they don't deserve, maybe they should "all" stand on a street corner for a year and see what it is like, they didn't or couldn't even put themselves in the persons shoes on why they are doing it....I lay this right at the people that put the people in charge to make this a crime......