️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Jurors ruled in favor of Rapid City Regional Hospital on Friday after five hours of deliberation.<unk> Jurors ruled in favor of Rapid City Regional Hospital on Friday after five hours of deliberation.<unk> Jurors ruled in favor of Rapid City Regional Hospital on Friday after five hours of deliberation.<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> The Rapid City Journal reports that the 71-year-old sued the hospital for alleged violations of civil rights, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress.<unk> The Rapid City Journal reports that the 71-year-old sued the hospital for alleged violations of civil rights, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. <unk> <unk> Ver Traversie (left) accused a Rapid City Regional Hospital worker of intentionally carving the letters "KKK" into his abdomen during heart surgery.<unk> Ver Traversie (left) accused a Rapid City Regional Hospital worker of intentionally carving the letters "KKK" into his abdomen during heart surgery.<unk> Ver Traversie (left) accused a Rapid City Regional Hospital worker of intentionally carving the letters "KKK" into his abdomen during heart surgery. Traversie is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> A lawyer for a Native American man who claimed the letters 'KKK' were carved into his stomach during surgery filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the hospital where the operation took place in 2012. YouTube videos featuring 69-year-old Vern Traversie, a Lakota man who lives on the Cheyenne River Reservation, went viral in Native American communities in 2012.<unk> YouTube videos featuring 69-year-old Vern Traversie, a Lakota man who lives on the Cheyenne River Reservation, went viral in Native American communities in 2012. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> Vern Traversie<unk>est<unk>blind<unk>but<unk>after<unk>an<unk> nurse<unk>saw<unk>these<unk>scar<unk>in<unk>his<unk>abdomen<unk>and<unk>on<unk>his<unk>back<unk>after<unk>his<unk>2011<unk>heart<unk>operation<unk>,<unk>she<unk>told<unk>him<unk>he<unk>should<unk>get<unk>some<unk>to<unk>take<unk>a<unk>photo<unk>of<unk>his<unk> scars<unk>. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą Iron Eyes, a lawyer for Traversie, filed a lawsuit in a U.S....
Vern Traversie,now 71, accused a South Dakota Hospital of carving KKK into his stomach post surgery.<unk>Vern Traversie,now 71, accused a South Dakota Hospital of carving KKK into his stomach post surgery. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Traversie is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and noted a long history of discrimination in the region. (Travsie is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe)