[nagdu] Disabled Army vet booted off N.J. boardwalk forwalking with service dog - Washington Times

Cindy Ray cindyray at gmail.com
Mon Aug 12 23:17:20 UTC 2013


Well, then too, some of these dogs are serving a lot as emotional support dogs. This guy's dog isn't though because his story has been on national news before. Pretty difficult.

CL

On Aug 12, 2013, at 5:55 PM, "Mary Wurtzel" <marywurtzel at att.net> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> It seems that there is an ongoing problem dealing with the whole issue of
> service dogs, other than our guide dogs.  I know it is not our particular
> mission, but it seems that maybe veterans' groups, or schools such as Guide
> dog Foundation could do education.
> We also have the issue of distinguishing between service dogs and therapy
> dogs.
> Mary
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ann Edie
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 3:35 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Disabled Army vet booted off N.J. boardwalk forwalking
> with service dog - Washington Times
> 
> Hi, James,
> 
> The disabled vet deserves more than just an apology, as the article
> proposes.  The police should certainly know the law, even if it is federal
> law, not state law, but I'm sure that NJ also has a state law protecting the
> access rights of persons who are disabled accompanied by their service dogs.
> The police should compensate the man in some meaningful way, and education
> about the rights of the disabled should be mandated for the particular
> police agency involved and perhaps for all police agencies statewide.
> 
> Ann
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of James Alan Boehm
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 8:54 AM
> To: National Association of Guide Dog Users Gwizdala
> Subject: [nagdu] Disabled Army vet booted off N.J. boardwalk for walking
> with service dog - Washington Times
> 
> 
> http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/12/disabled-army-vet-booted-nj-
> boardwalk-walking-serv/
> 
> Disabled Army vet booted off N.J. boardwalk for walking with service dog
> 
> A veteran of the U.S. Army who was injured by two bomb explosions while
> deployed to Afghanistan said New Jersey police mocked him and ordered him
> off the boardwalk because he was walking with his service dog.
> 
> Jared Goering and his wife Sally both said to The Daily Mail that a police
> officer first "harassed" him then "mocked" him, and issued him a summons for
> walking with his dog - a no-no on the boardwalk. But, Mr. Goering said in
> The Daily Mail, his service dog Navigator, or Gator, is necessary to climb
> up and down stairs.
> 
> "Just like any veteran with disabilities with a service dog, to come back
> and be harassed and shown no respect, it upset me. It really bothered me,"
> he said, in The Daily Mail. "I also suffer from PTSD, severe anxiety,
> depression, and my dog plays a big part in my life. His main purpose is
> mobility, but he also helps me with all my emotional problems from combat."
> 
> Mr. Goering said he served 19 years in the military, with two tours of duty
> in Afghanistan and one to Iraq.
> 
> The couple said they showed police their service dog card, but to no avail.
> The officer still ordered them off the boardwalk.
> 
> Mrs. Goering said, in The Daily Mail: "He mockingly asked if all veterans
> get service dogs. His dog is medically necessary, and he is a service dog.
> We want the public to be aware that there are different types of
> disabilities and different types of service dogs - and police officers need
> to be educated about this."
> 
> The North Wildwood mayor said an apology will be forthcoming, if an ongoing
> investigation into the incident reveals one is needed.
> 
> 
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