06-28-2004, 05:35 AM
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#29 (permalink)
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On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 16:27:10 -0400, Badger_South <Badger@South.net> wrote:
> Just take a cheapo digital camera with you. I have a sub $100 Vivitar
3315 that will take about 5 minutes of video with a 128 Meg SD card,
no sound of course, and it fits in my levi jeans pocket. No Lycra since
I go stomping and hiking off road trails that I can't take a bike on.
Hence the mountain bike. A video of the dog chasing you with the intent of
biting should convince the police no matter how thick headed they are.
Most places with lease laws also mandate that the dog be locked up in
the owners property. Just because they live in the country does not give
them the right to get out and chase bikes. I once turned around and chased
a dog all the way back into its yard, yiping all the way.
Turning the tables often changes their mind.
Bill Baka
> Last week, some woman's dogs came after me and she says 'they think
> you're
> going too fast and don't like it'. What? Huh? I was going like 4 mph and
> actually stopped as her dog rushed in front of my bike and turned
> broadside. SHe then orders me off the trail and says if I sprayed her
> menacing dogs she'd call the dog catcher on me? Again, Huh? What? She was
> the scofflaw with pets off leash on leash day, and with menacing growling
> dogs. I hardly think animal control would fault -me-, but I wouldn't put
> it
> past the biatch to lie somehow and of course she'd put the leash she was
> carrying on the dog while awaiting the AC officer, dammit.
> <\rant>
>
> Currently I have an email into the chief asking him about the liability
> and
> backing of the responding officer if I had to use the 'Halt'. But more
> than
> ever, I'm trying avoid these hassles. Just want to keep out of trouble
> with
> these maniacs. ;-)
>
> -B
> (Jeeze, I guess I need a dashboard camera to record everything to back up
> my innocence.)
>
>
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