Tuesday, May 24, 2005
This Sucks
A 46-year-old man was walking near the Pier 1 Imports store at the strip mall on Michigan Avenue when he encountered the animal, police said. ... The man, who said he felt threatened by the nearly 80-pound Rotweiller-mix, pulled out his gun and fired a shot at the dog, striking it in the leg, police said. ... Police said prior to the shooting, the dog's owner had contacted animal control to report that it had somehow escaped from the yard. ...The 46-year-old man, from Southfield, was detained by police. ... Authorities said the man does have a permit to carry a concealed weapon, but they are seeking charges for unlawful discharge of a firearm causing harm to an animal.
And probably not for the reason it sucks for you. Some idiot let their 80 Rotweiller (not hardly known as the cuddly little puppy type) wander around. So this guy, who seems to be minding his own business, sees this hulking canine and pulls out his legal weapon and fires a round at the mutt. Why is this a problem? Supposedly some others in the area said the dog didn't seem dangerous. A dog is always dangerous - it's a carnivore looking for dinner. Perhaps from across the street or from inside a store it seems harmless, but up close and personal, it's dangerous.
People are always saying, "ah, he won't bite," usually just before Rover takes a chunk out of your thigh. The worse thing about this episode is that the guy was a piss poor shot and only wounded the attack dog. (Notice how I slyly segue from puppy to hulking canine to carnivore to attack dog?) I suppose your point of view depends entirely on if your owner or dinner - having been dinner in the past, the only good loose dog is a dead loose dog.
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In general, I hate law suits, but this is the case that makes the exception. So owners - if you don't want a dead dog, how about keeping it under control? I promise that if you keep its teeth and claws inside your lawn, I'll keep my pepper spray and double-O buckshot inside mine.
2fers: Bit?=Sue! and "best friend" bites more than 4.7 million people a year
P.S. If you want to see some gruesome crap, try an image google for "dog bite"
