this is so disgusting, and encountered by police all the time. nasty sick fuckers. i read this today and it made my blood boil, thinking of all the bodily fluids cops have to contend with. sometimes accidentally, sometimes intentionally. and the officer that has to go through all the testing does not have the right to know if the bastard has HIV or anything else. we have to get a court order for that information.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB Fox 41) -- Shively Police say an officer was taken to the hospital for medical testing after a rowdy suspect spit into that officer's mouth.
Shively Police Chief Ralph Miller says it's an unfortunate reminder of the dangers police officers face on a daily basis.
41-year-old Amy M. Brown was arrested Thursday afternoon. Police say they were dispatched to an apartment in the 3100 block of Wayside Dr. after they received a report that Brown was violating a protective order.
As soon as the officers walked in the front door, Brown spit at them, striking one officer on the left side of his face, according to an arrest report. The officers then cuffed her and began walking her to their police cruiser, but she resisted, kicking and spitting.
Cops say she tried to kick out the window of the police cruiser, and wouldn't stop spitting, so they shackled her and placed a device called a "spit shield" on her face.
Brown was taken to the jail and charged with 3rd degree assault and violation of a domestic violence order.
Shively Police Chief Ralph Miller says at least one officer had to be taken to the hospital for blood tests after Brown spit in that officer's mouth. Miller says that both officers who were involved in the run are back at work today, but they are still waiting for the test results.
He says the incident calls attention to the dangers officers regularly face when they have to arrest combative suspects, adding that -- whenever bodily fluids are involved -- the threat of catching deadly diseases is in the back of every officer's mind.
"People don't really think about that," he said, although he added that, when you're in law enforcement, "that's the first thing that crosses your mind when you have a situation like that."
Miller says officer's train for the danger -- and have special equipment like environment suits to use when they believe there is a real and present threat -- but they don't always have proper warning.
"Sometimes you don't have time to go and get your big toys," he said. "You've got to go with what you've got."
Miller would not comment on whether Brown had any communicable diseases, noting that any such disclosure would violate privacy laws.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB Fox 41) -- Shively Police say an officer was taken to the hospital for medical testing after a rowdy suspect spit into that officer's mouth.
Shively Police Chief Ralph Miller says it's an unfortunate reminder of the dangers police officers face on a daily basis.
41-year-old Amy M. Brown was arrested Thursday afternoon. Police say they were dispatched to an apartment in the 3100 block of Wayside Dr. after they received a report that Brown was violating a protective order.
As soon as the officers walked in the front door, Brown spit at them, striking one officer on the left side of his face, according to an arrest report. The officers then cuffed her and began walking her to their police cruiser, but she resisted, kicking and spitting.
Cops say she tried to kick out the window of the police cruiser, and wouldn't stop spitting, so they shackled her and placed a device called a "spit shield" on her face.
Brown was taken to the jail and charged with 3rd degree assault and violation of a domestic violence order.
Shively Police Chief Ralph Miller says at least one officer had to be taken to the hospital for blood tests after Brown spit in that officer's mouth. Miller says that both officers who were involved in the run are back at work today, but they are still waiting for the test results.
He says the incident calls attention to the dangers officers regularly face when they have to arrest combative suspects, adding that -- whenever bodily fluids are involved -- the threat of catching deadly diseases is in the back of every officer's mind.
"People don't really think about that," he said, although he added that, when you're in law enforcement, "that's the first thing that crosses your mind when you have a situation like that."
Miller says officer's train for the danger -- and have special equipment like environment suits to use when they believe there is a real and present threat -- but they don't always have proper warning.
"Sometimes you don't have time to go and get your big toys," he said. "You've got to go with what you've got."
Miller would not comment on whether Brown had any communicable diseases, noting that any such disclosure would violate privacy laws.