Originally Posted by
davehbuffalo
He should be in jail for letting his dog chase people, let alone the assault on the animal control officer.
My Dad actually went one better than jail for a dog owner once. In his frail years, he would still walk his dog around the neighborhood, on a leash. A few blocks away, an owner routinely let his Lab run loose which would always get into fights with our dog. After many complaints, a cop finally showed up. When he checked on the other dog, he was running loose. So, the owner (hubby) got a ticket. The cop came back and told dad to call him if there was any more trouble.
Things went well for about 6 weeks, then the dog was running loose again. After 2 or 3 incidents, Dad called the cop again. The cop came, took a report and called back in about an hour, saying he thought the problem would now be solved. He had gone to the neighbors house with a bench warrant for failure to appear for "owner of dog" in hand. the guys wife answered the door and said yes, she was the owner of the dog. So, in her robe and slippers, she was cuffed and taken to jail. At the time the cop called, she was in the "tank" waiting for bail with drunks, prostitutes, etc.
So, once in a while, justice happens. All it takes is a cop who knows how people work who had the presence of mind to make the ticket out to "owner of dog" bk