Dallas cops are filmed laughing – with one seen slapping his knee – ‘after making disabled veteran wet himself by banning him from using restaurant bathroom’

A disabled veteran has claimed he was mocked by Dallas police after getting wet when he wasn’t allowed to use a restaurant bathroom.

DyNell Lane said employees at Serious Pizza refused to let him use the restroom on June 10 before two off-duty cops, who were working security, refused to see his medical papers.

The former Army sergeant, who was injured while deployed in Afghanistan and Kuwait, ended up urinating on himself and then called 911.

Two police officers on duty arrived after the incident and body camera footage appears to show the four cops taunting Lane, with one of them slapping his knee while laughing.

Lane reported the incident and spoke at a meeting of the Dallas Police Supervisory Board on August 8, saying they “discriminated against me and refused to help me.”

DyNell Lane said employees at Serious Pizza refused to let him use the restroom on June 10 before two off-duty cops, who were working security, refused to see his medical papers.

In the video, one of the officers who arrived later laughs and says, “So you pissed a guy himself?”

One of the off-duty officers replies “yes” with a smile and the other slaps his knee and starts laughing out loud after the officer says Lane called 911.

“He got mad that you wouldn’t let him use the toilet, then he calls back and says it’s okay, he doesn’t have to pee anymore because he messed up,” the front duty officer said. the video is not cut.

The off-duty officers were named in an internal affairs document as James Smith and Juan Figueroa Lua. But the cops on duty have not been named.

Lane told the Dallas Police Oversight Board, “The Dallas Police Department let me down.

“Two Dallas police officers discriminated against me and refused to help me bridge the gap between me and the manager of Serious Pizza.

“I had higher expectations of the city. Please listen to me when I ask everyone to make changes so that no disabled person has to endure what I have had to endure.

Jonathan Maples, board member, served in the US Marine Corps and said, “It absolutely made my stomach turn.

“It’s absolutely appalling to treat one of our veterans this way.”

Derric Pegram, who also serves on the board, pointed to the Dallas Police Code of Conduct which states that officers should not ridicule, mock, taunt or belittle anyone on or off duty.

“If he hadn’t even shown the card, he’s still a person,” he said. “He didn’t need to talk about his disability.”

In the video, one of the officers who arrived later laughs and says, “So you pissed a guy himself?”

One of the officers who was off duty replies ‘yes’ with a smile and the other slaps his knee and starts laughing out loud after the officer says Lane called 911

Lane reported the incident and spoke at a meeting of the Dallas Police Supervisory Board on August 8, saying they “discriminated against me and refused to help me.”

Lane underwent lower extremity surgery after being injured during the deployment. He told the oversight committee that he had been medically assessed out of combat and was not leading a normal life.

States like Texas have a restroom access law known as “Allied Law” which states that people who are lawfully on business premises should have access to a bathroom if they provide proof that they have a medical condition requiring immediate access to the toilet.

Lane said, “If a retail establishment chooses to ignore someone who attempts to present such documentation, they should be held accountable, because that’s why (the Americans With Disabilities Act) is in place.”

He has state and federal ID and legal documents.

Lane underwent lower extremity surgery after being injured while deployed to Afghanistan and Kuwait.

He told the oversight committee that he had been medically assessed out of combat and was not leading a normal life.

“My life has changed, drastically changed, and been a constant struggle to explain myself about my disability just to get help,” he said.

“This battle leaves me in constant and sometimes suicidal depression from the shame of asking strangers for help in public.”

The restaurant told The Dallas Morning News that its owner is also a veteran and was unaware of the details of the incident until body camera footage emerged.

“We are sad and disappointed to learn of the way he was treated near our restaurant,” he said in a statement.

“We are discouraged that we did not have the opportunity to resolve the situation in real time.”

An internal affairs administrative investigation is underway, police said.