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Originally Posted by cmort666
- I have NO DUTY AT ALL to be a "dog person". Love them or hate them, I have ZERO duty toward them beyond not actively abusing or provoking them. Walking down a public thoroughfare, or standing some place I have a legal right to be, ESPECIALLY my own property is NOT abusing or provoking them.
- EVERY dog owner has a LEGAL DUTY to control his animal(s) such that they are not a danger to innocent third parties.
- I don't need to "understand" your dog. You need to CONTROL your dog. If you can't, somebody else will do it for you, maybe with an M1911.
- If your sixteen year old son pulls a knife or a gun and tries to rob me, the law says I don't need to be a "thug person". The LAW says that if he puts me in an immediate and credible fear of life and limb, and I cannot withdraw IN PERFECT SAFETY (and that leaves aside "stand your ground" laws), I have the right to shoot him until he's no longer a threat. Are you telling me I have to risk life and limb to protect a DOG where I wouldn't have to to protect a PERSON?
Let me make this perfectly clear:
I don't love YOUR dog.
I love my limbs and my life.
One of those is going to come first, ten times out of ten. |
Due to circumstances beyond my control, I cannot "like" this more than once. This quote will have to suffice for the second "like."
BTW, FTF I probably WOULD love your dog. I would still protect myself with what I believe are the same rules that cmort666 would use.