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New York Inmate Gets bit by Rodent; Sues

Jan 25th, 2011 by Project Lawsuit Abuse

A New York man who was being held in a Nassau County jail for a charge of menacing his wife, is suing the county. The Associated Press reported that the man claimed a rodent came out of a hole in his mattress and bit him on his “you-know-where,” causing “emotional distress and complete sexual dysfunction.”

U.S. District Judge Arthur Spatt recently denied Nassau County's motion for dismissal, allowing the man to proceed with a federal civil rights lawsuit against county officials. A report of the incident notes that there was no significant blood loss and the rodent-bite did not require stitching.

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Rodent bites

Sandra Lee Smith &mdash Jan 28th, 2011 - 12:22am

IF the guy did get bit by some rodent, and there is actual evidence of a bite; which wouldn't cause sexual dysfunction, they should IMMEDIATELY subject him to a series of RABIES shots; and then see if he's still hollering rodent bite!  I'll bet the appearance of that first needle heading for his belly would take the wind right out of that sail!  Especially with the news that it's merely the first in the series of 12 or so...