The Vancouver Police Department is fighting back against a dog-mauling lawsuit by releasing a video of the plaintiff smashing a window on a transit bus with his skateboard prior to the dog bite.
Deputy Chief Adam Palmer showed video footage of Christopher Evans, 33, repeatedly smashing the passenger door window of a Coast Mountain bus.
Evans, a construction worker and DTES resident, alleges that he was later tracked down by the VPD’s canine unit while skateboarding home through an alley where he was bitten and had to receive almost 100 staples to close up his wound.
He is suing the VPD for the injuries he sustained during his arrest.
The video taken from the on-bus security camera shows Evans appearing in front of the bus just before it pulls away. He then strikes the closed passenger window with a skateboard several times.
“What do you want from me?” the female driver asks.
“Open the fucking door,” Evans yells back, and strikes the glass some more.
Palmer said the VPD released the video to provide “full context” of what happened.
“We want to provide some context because at this point you’ve only heard one side of the story,” he added.
Police recommended charges against Evans for mischief under $ 5,000, but Crown stayed the single count.
In his statement of claim, Evans said the arresting officer used excessive force in unleashing the dog, which bit his upper right leg five times.
Local news from metronews.ca/vancouver
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