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jody Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-11 05:05 PM
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"Judge rules inmate 'bitten on penis by rodent' may sue" BBC/UK
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12187409
A New York man who says a rat bit his penis during a jail stay may sue county officials, a judge has ruled.

Peter Solomon, who said he later had to endure a course of rabies jabs, says jailers knew the ward in which they placed him was infested with rodents.

Interesting because SCOTUS says government is not obligated to protect a law-abiding citizen who is not in government custody as discussed in the DU thread Duty to Protect?
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LuvNewcastle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-11 05:34 PM
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1. I hate when that happens.
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Puregonzo1188 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-11 05:40 PM
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2. Good. The judge ruled correctly.
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petronius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-11 05:41 PM
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3. They may say the injuries are only psychological, but any time there's
a rodent-penis intersection, the psychological impact must be far from trivial... :)
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-11 05:50 PM
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4. DId you see the rat attacking a sleeping man
on Bloomberg's subway earlier this week.
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pintobean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-15-11 05:51 PM
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5. Can the rodent sue?
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