The Dog Shoot Thing In Its Entirety

[modelflyer2003]

I can't believe I read the whole thing.... Just kidding. It was informative. Thanks for taking the time to write all of that stuff down. We can all learn from this. There is a securtiy guard where I work who is a retired Ohio State Trooper. He was riding his bike a few years ago and was attacked/threatened (not sure which) by a dog. He pulled his gun and shot it. Nothing like this ever happened to him. The police are allowed to defend themselves from aggressive dogs, but apparently we are not.

 

[cburnworth]

Utter & total BS on behalf of the judges,lawyers & police department. You shouldn't have had to pay anything. now taken from the vet's perspective there was another shooter across the street using a 22 you were totally innocent.

 

[modelflyer2003]

Utter & total BS on behalf of the judges,lawyers & police department. You shouldn't have had to pay anything. now taken from the vet's perspective there was another shooter across the street using a 22 you were totally innocent.

Grassy knoll 2.0

 

[CorvetteTom]

How did the judge figure you were at fault when you shot the dog on YOUR PROPERTY??? Ugh... our wonderful court system in all its glory!

 

[WebSnyper]

How did the judge figure you were at fault when you shot the dog on YOUR PROPERTY??? Ugh... our wonderful court system in all its glory!

I think the judge took the easy way out personally... just split the baby and everyone will be happy

 

[Redskinsfan]

Good writing on your part, much better than many of my colleagues.

I empathize with your traumatic event, I have been attacked by a Pit bull in my own drive way, I have had dogs kill our pets on our property and the owner blame us and then threaten to kill more of our pet by poisoning them. It went on and on.

I am a dog lover, I own three. I keep mine on our property and even if they were to escape they are a danger only to themselves while on the highway.

What a heck of an event.

Best regards,

Terry

 

[Soundslikejosh]

You got screwed. I say you pay your half of the bill by eating quaters and allow them to digest first

This is sad on two levels- your idiot neighbors and the even dumber judge. I can understand low-life morons, but certainly our judicial system should have a clue. This country is going nowhere fast because everyone refuses to say "this is BS and we won't stand for it." If I were the judge they would have been out of the court room very quickly.

Sad.

 

[aclark]

What a crock of ****. I'm glad you got it all sorted out, and its over now, and you "won" to a point, but you shouldn't have had to go through all that.

Officer K. also asked me if I had a license to carry a handgun.

I replied in the affirmative, and produced that document and my driver’s license to him.

As for that, you should have told him to "stuff it"!!!

 

[CorvetteTom]

I must have missed it, did the judge dismiss your counter-suit? So you lost and you lost again??

 

[paddling_man]

Neighbors sound like trash. Judge Judy huh? Wow... "We git tuh go on da TeeVee!!!" Um, no.

Unrestrained domestic animals are the responsibility of the owner. I'm shocked you ended up having to pay half of the expenses. I'm thinking next 4th of July we get a block party permit for your house.

 

[Walter Zoomie]

...now taken from the vet's perspective there was another shooter across the street using a 22 you were totally innocent.

You, sir, are a friggin' genius!

This is something I never even considered.

I bet it was a .22 sniper in the trunk of an Oldsmobile Delta 88 which had the lock drilled out so he could fire from within the closed trunk and stuff.

Maybe.

 

[Walter Zoomie]

I must have missed it, did the judge dismiss your counter-suit? So you lost and you lost again??

Yes he did...with no explanation.

 

[JetGirl]

Utter & total BS on behalf of the judges,lawyers & police department. You shouldn't have had to pay anything. now taken from the vet's perspective there was another shooter across the street using a 22 you were totally innocent.

You, sir, are a friggin' genius!

This is something I never even considered.

I bet it was a .22 sniper in the trunk of an Oldsmobile Delta 88 which had the lock drilled out so he could fire from within the closed trunk and stuff.

Maybe.

Awesome!

 

[Walter Zoomie]

How did the judge figure you were at fault when you shot the dog on YOUR PROPERTY??? Ugh... our wonderful court system in all its glory!

The judge said: "The Court finds comparative fault. Although Mr. Zoomie has self-defense rights, he chose (after retreating to safety and 'cuz he's a dumb Jarhead), to expose himself to danger and not call law enforcement until after shooting. The Court finds Mr. Zoomie 50% fault."

 

[Walter Zoomie]

Looks like you pushed the shot a little bit. A 3:00 hit is usually the result of anticipating the recoil.

The only thing I was anticipating was being a chew toy.
And filling my trousers with excrement....

 

[Walter Zoomie]

That surprised me too that he asked for a license to carry. It would make no different weather you had one or not because you were on your property.

I know. I know.
I was still pretty shaken up at the time, and I didn't feel a pissing contest with the cops about gun laws would have been productive.

 

[Walter Zoomie]

...I cannot imagine a similar blog from the hateful neighbor being anything close to such a complete clarification of the events....

Me neither.
I believe the other party could combine the sum total of their collective intellect, and still not be able to construct a coherent sentence.

 

[Walter Zoomie]

...Between this and Liberty Sanders' story, I'm thinking I won't report anything if I'm in a similar situation...

Yes, this and dig a deep hole and quietly bury the dead evidence.

 

[Walter Zoomie]

...I'm thinking next 4th of July we get a block party permit for your house.

Yes. I'll supply the beer and the rockin' tunes. It will be amazing and spectacular!

 

[Bigum1969]

Great read.

It makes me sad that the system screwed you... all the way from the incompetent police officers to the court system.

Thanks for sharing, though.