Tuesday, April 17, 2012

did someone say phlebotomy?



PHLEBOTOMIST DOG!

roger, we have translation.

A Pit Bull dog attacked its owner on Sunday night (22), and had to be shot 5 times by the Municipal Guard. The attack occurred at a residence on Wenceslas Braz boulevard, Vila Guaira, a neighborhood near the center of Curitiba [Brazil].

The supervisor of the Municipal Guard of Curitiba, Laurindo Filho Court, said the guards who arrived tried to separate the dog by shooting pepper spray at the pitbull. They hoped this would make the dog release the arm of the retired Dejail Cezar Gonçalves, age 54, but the tactic did not work.

"Realizing that the dog would also attack the head and neck of the owner, we fired two shots, which still did not stop the attack. Finally three more shots were fired into the pitbull, causing him to finally release the arm of the owner."

After losing so much blood, Goncalves was taken seriously ill and injured in both arms to the Worker's Hospital of Curitiba. There was a suspicion that he might have to have his arm amputated, but the hospital said the patient is doing well in the ward and performed a skin graft surgery on Friday (27).

The dog was referred to the Center of Zoonosis of Curitiba still alive, but succumbed to his injuries and died. According to Esther Lim's wife, Gill, the Pit Bull, named Jackal, was 4 years old. He was docile and even licked the feet of her husband.

"We treated that dog like a baby. We love animals. We've lost two mutts, who died of old age. Now we lost the Jackal. My husband never abused any animal. The attack is inexplicable," laments Esther.

Although docile, she confesses that the dog had attacked Gill's brother a few months ago, causing injury. Pollyanna Fernanda Souza, a neighbor of the couple and that appears in the video asking for help from the people who watched and filmed the attack, also recalled the first attack of the Jackal. According to her, the dog advanced on the face of Gill's brother and tore his nose.

The neighbor strongly denies that Gill was violent with the pitbull. "I never saw anyone abusing the Jackal, on the contrary. The dog was very well maintained, fat, vaccinated, fed with a quality diet and loved the owners. It was just love. In fact I did not know he was called Jackal, as Mr. . Cezar always called him "Baby."

The city police officers who arrived reported that they smelled alcohol on the victim, a suspicion denied by Pollyanna. "It only smelled of blood. My sister helped clean the yard after and said it was still smelling of blood."

thank you sharon

stand your ground south carolina

greenwood, south carolina two pit bulls were shot by private citizens in the last month.

of course, the pit nutters are in an uproar about it. in the first incident, the nutter claimed that the shooter had his phone number so he should have called him up. and in the second incident, we get the same old tired excuse “She never displayed the slightest bit of aggression.” Pettay told GwdToday. “She got along great with dogs, cats, adults, children, bugs, you name it” blah, blah, blah.

SHERIFF TONY DAVIS weighed in.

The Greenwood County Sheriff Office told GwdToday that there is no ordinance that allows for the killing of a dog by an individual, although the owner or keeper of a dog must ensure that their dog is restrained at all times when not on their premises. “We do not condone the shooting of a dog by a citizen.” said Sheriff Tony Davis. “If you are in a situation where you feel threatened by any animal, move to a place of safety and call law enforcement.”

this ignorant hillbilly sheriff can condone and condemn all he wants, the shooters committed no crime and they had no duty to retreat. does SHERIFF TONY DAVIS not understand the state law or is he refusing to acknowledge it as the ultimate authority in these matters?

§ 16-11-440. Presumption of reasonable fear of imminent peril when using deadly force against another unlawfully entering residence, occupied vehicle or place of business

(A) A person is presumed to have a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily injury to himself or another person when using deadly force that is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily injury to another person if the person:

(1) against whom the deadly force is used is in the process of unlawfully and forcefully entering, or has unlawfully and forcibly entered a dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle, or if he removes or is attempting to remove another person against his will from the dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle; and

(2) who uses deadly force knows or has reason to believe that an unlawful and forcible entry or unlawful and forcible act is occurring or has occurred.

(B) The presumption provided in subsection (A) does not apply if the person:

(1) against whom the deadly force is used has the right to be in or is a lawful resident of the dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle including, but not limited to, an owner, lessee, or titleholder; or

(2) sought to be removed is a child or grandchild, or is otherwise in the lawful custody or under the lawful guardianship, of the person against whom the deadly force is used; or

(3) who uses deadly force is engaged in an unlawful activity or is using the dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle to further an unlawful activity; or

(4) against whom the deadly force is used is a law enforcement officer who enters or attempts to enter a dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle in the performance of his official duties, and he identifies himself in accordance with applicable law or the person using force knows or reasonably should have known that the person entering or attempting to enter is a law enforcement officer.

(C) A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in another place where he has a right to be, including, but not limited to, his place of business, has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his ground and meet force with force, including deadly force, if he reasonably believes it is necessary to prevent death or great bodily injury to himself or another person or to prevent the commission of a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60.

(D) A person who unlawfully and by force enters or attempts to enter a person's dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle is presumed to be doing so with the intent to commit an unlawful act involving force or a violent crime as defined in Section 16-1-60.

(E) A person who by force enters or attempts to enter a dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle in violation of an order of protection, restraining order, or condition of bond is presumed to be doing so with the intent to commit an unlawful act regardless of whether the person is a resident of the dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle including, but not limited to, an owner, lessee, or titleholder.

PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY ACT

The stated intent of the legislation is to codify the common law castle doctrine, which recognizes that a person’s home is his castle, and to extend the doctrine to include an occupied vehicle and the person’s place of business. This bill authorizes the lawful use of deadly force under certain circumstances against an intruder or attacker in a person’s dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle. The bill provides that there is no duty to retreat if (1) the person is in a place where he has a right to be, including the person’s place of business, (2) the person is not engaged in an unlawful activity, and (3) the use of deadly force is necessary to prevent death, great bodily injury, or the commission of a violent crime. A person who lawfully uses deadly force is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action, unless the person against whom deadly force was used is a law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his official duties and he identifies himself in accordance with applicable law or the person using deadly force knows or reasonably should have known the person is a law enforcement officer.

H.4301 (R412) was signed by the Governor on June 9, 2006.


IS KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW NO LONGER A

REQUIREMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT?

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Vintage: top stunt pit backfires in history

A commonly used tactic in the organized idiocy of the Pit Bull community is using loopholes in the law and the total unregulation of the doggie world to designate Pit Bulls as Stunt Pits. “Stunt Pitting” is defined as designating a Pit Bull as a therapy, service, Good Canine Citizen, SAR, Education or Law Enforcement animal in an attempt to wash away the river of blood from the never ending cycle of Deaths and Maulings. Some Stunt Pits are used to infiltrate jurisdictions where Pit Bulls are regulated in order to have the Animal Control ordinances overturned, and get the breeders and dogfighters back in business. There is no quality assurance or oversight on designating such an animal…In fact anyone with two minutes and a credit card can buy a Service Dog certification online or merely call it one.

Example:


Baghdad Bob
“My Pit Bull Udai serves as my Erectile Dysfunction Service Dog. He carries my Viagra medicines and can fetch girlie magazines on command… Pit Bulls are not dangerous because a Pomeranian once killed a baby!”

Believe it or not, Bob’s service dog declaration would be totally legal and have to be honored in the United States!


Occasionally, the Stunt-Pit Operations backfire when the genetics kick in and the owner is defeated…So let’s explore the top Stunt Pit Backfires in history!



1. Bay Area SPCA Trained Therapy Pit Bull “Nettie” In a classic backfire, Anna Klafter's SPCA pencil whipped therapy Pit Bull goes beserk after seeing it's first police horse in Golden Gate Park. Nettie is shot, the police officer is put on the disability rolls and Anna get’s kicked in the face, sustaining a fractured skull. In a bizarre twist of irony, the Taxpayer’s Police Horse; Triple A Andy, has to be retired and is donated to the same SPCA that “pimped” Nettie out onto the public!
Like deceased Bay Area Dog Owners Responsible About Pit Bulls (BADRAP) supporter
Darla Napora, Anna doesn’t seem to be active in Pit advocacy anymore….




2. Ruth Teeter’s Prized AKC Staffordshire Terriers Ruth Teeter gets high ranking due to her significant contributions in pioneering Stunt Pitting and modern Pit Advocacy. In July 1987, she paraded her animals around in costumes raising donations for the American Dog Owners Association(ADOA) and had articles published about them.

Her meteoric rise to Pit Bull superstardom was neutered after her Staffies were shot while attacking livestock just a mere 5 months later… The ADOA subsequently disavowed any relationship with her which started the “Blame the Owner” cop out craze.

Ruth is still active in the Staffordshire Club of America and still breeds and sells “WiggleButts”…Only in America!


3. Robert Weller’s PTSD Service Pit Bull “Chummy” In 2009 the noted reporter published this piece about a California* based Pit Bull group suing Evil-Denver to overturn it’s 21 year old Pit Bull ban. Later in 2010, he published another piece describing how he received a humanitarian exemption from Evil-Denver since Chummy served as his PTSD Service Dog…The piece then deteriorates as he rambles on about Chummy attacking him and the Denver taxpayers getting bitten in the ass responding to his 911 call. Robert is Denver’s last known Pit mauling victim…However, Colorado’s Pit Bull mauling victims are routinely life lighted to Denver trauma centers.
Note...*California has sustained 42 Pit Bull fatalities as of this writing. A baby was killed by a Pomeranian there in 2000, so Pit Bull groups feel the need to spread the love around...



4. Steven Woods Stolen Valor Pit Bull “Mimi” When Texas Pit Bull breeder Steven Woods got in trouble for his Pit Bull Mimi attacking a neighbor, he whipped out the disabled veteran, PTSD -Pit Bull Service dog card. Soon pictures of Tu-Tu wearing Mimi were all over the internet and gullible Pit Advocates raised $17, 000 for his legal fight against “The Man”. Woods even had the balls to wear his uniform for his court appearance. Later. the National Guard revealed that Woods had never served in Iraq or Afghanistan, and in fact that he had never deployed anywhere. Even though Woods and the Pit Bull community saved man biting Mimi, she was euthanized after attacking another neighbor 8 months later. This time Woods didn’t show up for court.

In 1991 The Texas Legislature superceded community’s ability to regulate Pit Bulls, thereby by keeping breeders like Woods in business. In the years since, 30 Texans have been killed by Pit Bulls and hundreds have been “merely” horribly mauled. Can I get a good ol’ Texas “BSL Never Works“ Hell Yeah?!?

By the way, you can still purchase a “Free Mimi” T-shirt on line at zazzle.



5. SAR PITs Kris Crawford left a trail of civil fraud judgments all over the Southwestern United States as Pit Bull owners looking for a hero were taken advantage of. Even Pit Bull Superstar Tia Torres was one of her victims:
san diego news 10
Pit Bull Forum Kris Crawford A Fraud

Organized Pit-Idiocy still cites SARPITS/ForPitssake as an example of why we should allow the deaths and maulings continue…but Crawford’s ability to perform SAR work has been euthanized due to her criminal conviction. Pit Grifterin ain’t easy!


6. LAWDOGSUSA…Another oft cited program by Pit Bull advocates, LAWDOGS has been defunct due to lack of funding and interest since 2006... About the time the Founder’s brazen, yet truthful comments about Pit Bull breeding hit the press, funding from “BIG PIT BULL” seemed to dry up:
“It's not sensible to get an animal bred for bringing a 2,000-pound bull to its knees and say I'm going to treat this like a soft-mouth Labrador," says Jessup, the former animal-control officer. She blames novice owners, as much as actual criminals, for bringing the breed into disrepute. "It's a capable animal, and it's got to be treated as such."
When we first got pit bulls in, they were always friendly. They were always nice dogs," says Diane Jessup, a former animal-control officer in Olympia. Jessup has raised many pit bulls and written several books about them. "I will say now, in the last five years, 50 percent of the dogs are fearful, fear-biters with horribly unsound temperaments."



Meanwhile, Police Departments continue to pay top dollar for Belgian Malinois and Law Enforcement has to shoot hundreds of Pit Bulls annually in the United States. Play find the Pit Bull in this AKC dog trainer intelligence survey to find out why: http://www.petrix.com/dogint/27-39.html
Hint: Drill way down the list and use the AKC alias “American” Staffordshire Terrier


7. James Greible’s Victory “Bitt Bull” Mercedes…James does all the work here on this one in his bragging on PitNutter.org, his comments are left intact and in their shining Pit-Nutter glory:
“I have a pitt bull service dog that i self trained to pull my wheelchair as i can not walk that far too many back problems the school system here seams to think pitt bull's CAN NEVER BE OR WILL NEVER BE SERVICE ANIMALS well i proved them wrong when i went on to 6:00 news the school thought they could tell me i couldn't bring her on campus well they got told i could SHE IS BY LAW A SERVICE DOG EVEN THOUGH SHE'S NOT REGISTARED (there ain't one required nor can you obtain a certifiedservice animal certificate from the government) when i got mercedes it was cause she was loving and kind and great with kids and other animals but it was to pull my wheelchair and those other things were just a plus training half done but i didn't think of all the crap i'd get for choosing a pitt bull and her bread wasn't even a factor when we got her it was her.SO TO ALL THOSE OUT THER ONE MORE VICTORY FOR BITT BULL'S and if you go to channel 13 KTNV UNDER YOU ASK WE INVESTIGATE CLICK PITT BULL'S AND THE CCSD THERE WILL BE MY STORY TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK
Then the rest of the story comes out…

CCSD later sent Action News a statement admitting the district was wrong about the need for certification, but claiming James was wrong, too. A spokesman said James did not notify the school prior to bringing the dog on campus. The statement also said the dog was observed chasing children while she was leashed, and that James made a threat to set her loose on the custodian. School police are investigating that alleged threat, but CCSD now says James can take his service dog to Wengert if he keeps her under control.
Read more: www.pitbull-chat.com
“BITT BULLS“…You really can’t make this stuff up!…. Can we all agree that if you can’t spell Pit Bull, you shouldn’t be legally able to own one, much less designate it as a Service Dog?!?



8. Garfield, Colorado-Pit Bull “Bite Education” Dogs; Animal Control Officer-Nutter Aimee Chapelle establishes one of the first known bite prevention school programs using Pit Bulls to educate...err, indoctrinate children...She is on her way to Pit Bull Superstardom after getting this fabulous PR piece published:
http://www.postindependent.com/article/20050730/VALLEYNEWS/50729010
Then in 2006 the program is muzzled after one of her Pit Bulls defeats her fence and attacks a neighborhood child! http://www.postindependent.com/article/20061226/VALLEYNEWS/112260030
Have the Pit Nutters infiltrated your Animal Control Department? Better check….



9. Pit Grifting Operation/Autism Service Pit "Toby" Kelly Nolan stages an Oscar Winning performance for the media, lamenting that her daughter’s autism Service Pit Bull “Toby” was abducted by a pit hating, blonde woman and killed with a baseball bat.
www.live5news.com
Once again, gullible Pit Nutters rally and begin raising thousands of dollars in donations for their new media hero. Later, the police investigation reveals Toby ran off and was actually hit by a car…. Nolan and her partner are subsequently arrested on drug and Stolen Property charges after inviting police into their home for the Pit Griftering operation. Unfortunately, they were not billed for the fraudulent investigation costs to the taxpayers.
www.myfoxal.com
Again, Pit Grifterin’ ain’t easy!…


10. Linda Forney-“Exposure” Stunt Pit “Snoopy” …Grandma Rose Forney volunteered at the City Public library and would take her Pit Bull with her to expose as many people as she could to Pit Bulls for the “Great Struggle“. All was well until Snoopy bit a resident in the face. Now the City of Maul-lala is being sued for $158,000.
Now I can’t get that stupid song “Hang on Snoopy, Snoopy hang on” out of my head, Dammit!



11. Marc Langevin’s PTSD Service Dog “Princess” attacks a neighbor walking her dog and severely bites both of them…Langevin expresses bewilderment as to why his fighting breed dog was “triggered” at the sight of another dog.

I don’t get it. …What’s with all the Pit Bull PTSD service dogs?!? Do they help the owner by making the rest of the world seem safer?

12. San Francisco, Unnamed “Depression” Service Pit…In 2002, when landlord Guy Lowe’s Nutter tenant tried forcing him to accept her “Depression” Stunt Pit as a service dog and he refuses, she gets uppity, forces a court battle, then gets mauled in Federal Court:

Issuing one of the first court verdicts to weigh a conflict between the right of a legally disabled person to keep a companion animal and the duty of landlords to protect tenants from dangerous dogs, U.S. District Judge William Alsup ruled on August 8, 2002 that the San Francisco landlord of Guy Lowe, 38, met the requirements of federal law and the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission by allowing legally disabled persons to keep small dogs, and that Lowe, whose claimed disability is severe depression, acted unreasonably in demanding to keep a pit bull terrier. "The potentially catastrophic consequences of a pit bull attack must be considered, even if the risk of that attack is remote," Judge Alsup wrote.
Since Judge Alsup's ruling, 22 Californians have been mauled to death by Pit Bulls, but a Pomeranian killed a baby there in 2000...


13. ATTS Testing and subsidized Good Canine Citizen Certifications: Pencil whipped GCC Certifications and ATTS testing are a low cost way to to generate an army of “certified” stunt pits that can be cited to support the “It’s the Owner” defense. An examination Pit Nutter mothership Animal Farm Foundation’s 2009 Tax return reveals that they subsidized Pit Bull rescues and humane groups to produce roughly 100 Good Canine Certifications (GCC) to the tune of $150 each…A nice little tax free subsidy to the dog trainers pencil-whipping..err…“certifying” the animals…No wonder dog trainers love Pit Bulls!

Then you have the American Temperament Test Society Test….The abuse of the test for advocacy purposes is exposed here: The TRUTH About Pit Bulls

Ironically, the two breeds that use the test the most are Pit Bulls and Rottweilers which have pumped through over 7000 dogs to the tune of $25 each. Unfortunately, breeders from those communities have produced dogs which have killed over 430 Americans, so ATTS testing rates seem to be inversely proportional to public safety….For breed clubs, pumping dogs through testing is easy, while apparently, breeding and selling safe dogs is nearly impossible….

Former head of the AVMA and now head Nutter at Texas A&M Dr Bonnie Beaver summed it up best about Temperament Testing when she was responsible for the AVMA’s insurance program:




The AVMA warns veterinarians to be careful about supplying behavioural evaluations of dogs for insurance purposes.


"It's risky for veterinarians," said Dr. Beaver, explaining that there are many situations in which a dog may behave aggressively, and temperament tests can't rule out the possibility of aggression. "You don't have temperament tests that can identify all possibilities."


Yes Bonnie, temperament testing IS way too risky for vets…So let’s leave it to the Pit Nutters!


SUPER STUNT-PIT HONORABLE MENTION:

International wanted fugitive Mormon kidnapping-Raper Joyce Mckinney clones her Service Pit “Booger“ in South Korea …Joyce claims Booger actually did laundry and answered the phone. Her Pit-lunacy of near-Biblical proportions can be witnessed here:
pitnutter.blogspot.com


** DISCLAIMER…EXCEPT FOR BAGHDAD BOB, I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP!


Additionally, VINTAGE'S TOP PIT BULL AVIATION MOMENTS may be viewed at americasdog.blogspot.com

Friday, April 6, 2012

WANTED for chicago dine & dash



this mutant killed a small dog at montrose beach last month.

Anyone with information on the man’s identity can call police at 312-744-8320.



blogger can only display 200 comments per page. within the blog post window, scroll to the bottom of the comments and click NEWER. the option to click NEWER at the top of the comments doesn't work consistently throughout the different browsers.

you need to be in this blog post and not just on the main landing page for this to work.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

newark, nj: psychopathic pit nutter alert

i am always taken aback by the brazenness of lying pit nutters. i shouldn't be, but i am. i find it even more shocking that they continually get away with it. my latest stalking interest is dogforum.net. you probably remember them from a few days ago, they played a prominent role in my kids and pit bulls blog post. this all breed dog forum has quite the psycho in their midst. meet KATYDID and her 5 year old brindle amstaff SOPHIE.

katydid joined dogforum.net on feb 15th, and within 7 days she already made herself at home and felt comfortable enough to let it all hang out. KATYDID first established herself as a liar when she proclaimed that she would SWEAR that her brindle amstaff is a "beagle/maltese" if BSL came a knockin in her community. she also claimed SOPHIE was harmless and that she would have to throw her mutant at a mugger to protect her, adding that her mutant would probably wet herself. another 7 days pass and after an especially rough day on the trails (she broke a nail!) KATYDID confided in her fellow fur mommies about how her sweet wimpy mutant turned into cujo during their walk.

I've NEVER seen her like that before...everyones worst nightmare of an enraged pit bull. But the transformation-if you saw a field mouse turn into a fire breathing dragon...
it sounds like KATYDID is getting off on her mutant's transformation.

Some time ago a family member became deranged...the whole time he was going off and even up to the police arriving Sophie stayed hidden and frightened. If she had the hardwiring to protect us wouldn't she have gone off then???

psychopathy runs in the family.
This was just a tall young man, dark skinned, red jacket and hat. Just like other 70% of the young men we see every day...that she pays no attention to. At night she's gotten tweaky sometimes if someone steps out of a shadow or down a dark street but not like today. I've never seen her react so strongly to anything human or animal. Never a human certainly.

this is a textbook example of how psychopaths use (abuse) language, notice how she contradicts herself in the very next sentnece: "I've never seen her react so strongly to anything human or animal. Never a human certainly." it would probably take very little effort to get her to admit that SOPHIE has reacted strongly to humans prior to this incident.
She was almost frothing, no she had her rabies shots, but the barking and leaping and him kicking her and me trying to catch her. Did she see a threat I didn't see? Was she having a flashback? She'll leap upright from a sound sleep barking and confused sometimes.

But when I walked the opposite direction she stopped...and followed me...with her head over her shoulder the whole way back...then she dropped her head and tail like "Woooo, close one". If he had called the police...plan A we have connections that can get us out of serious grief or plan B I would've had to say he threatened me in some way and she was protecting me-law says if a dog is acting in the protection of a human it won't be condemned as a dangerous dog...

plan A and plan B are actually plan B and plan C. plan A was a dine & dash. when KATYDID couldn't control her mutant she decided to leave the scene. plans B and C were back up plans in the event the dine & dash failed.
after the other fur mommies chime in with excuses, rationalizations and justifications for SOPHIE'S uncharacteristic cujoesque behavior, KATYDID returns and adds a few more details.
I try to find gallows humor in what I can...you have to sometimes-while the guy was kicking at Sophie I got between them. He missed Sophie and kicked my hand...breaking my fake nail and real nail together owwwwww,.....fleeting thought just for a second there-" You broke my nail, okay then Soph have at him!

KATYDID, the epitome of aggressive narcissism

more advice from the fur mommy support group and KATYDID discloses more.
I really feel that way too, I don't think it's that I'm being overprotective of her, it was just so completely out of character for her. Even with all her fears she has never singled out a human like that. And there are unfortunately many people in our area who are often on the other side of the law...I really feel she was telling me something there. Still shaky about it...jeez

i suspect KATYDID did get a nice adrenaline rush from the scuffle, in fact she probably only walks her mutant in the hopes of alleviating her genetic predisposition to boredom.

one fur mommy has the the courage to disapprove of this nutter's willingness to perjure herself and accuse an innocent man of violence, although a meek disapproval, it was better than nothing.

to which KATYDID replies
Hey, we protect our fur children and human children any way we can...if it came down to it I'd swear on ten bibles and a torah that she's a full-blooded retriever too!
three more fur mommies felt empowered by the first one, so they too chime in to defend the innocent victim which only convinces the psychopathic princess that pit bull owners are different from normal dog owners, so she had better step back in line, as much as she can.
Nah, I wouldn't falsely accuse...actually worst case scenerio, we know police personally in the surrounding towns...have association with the animal control officer-she lives down the street and always happily greets Sophie by name, our vet too and the vet before that...all would attest to Sophie's true personality
poor impulse control, poor judgement and inability to learn from experience. how does she get away with this? why haven't they banned her?

As I said though, in this area the bad guys can well outnumber the good guys-look up crime rates for Newark NJ if you don't believe me-Sophie has to behave herself certainly but I feel grimly more secure knowing if it was a mugging...or carjacking...both which happen in broad daylight around here...that perhaps my girl would be doing more than wetting herself


look out newark.


suggested reading
psychopathis canis
the language of the psychopath
Hare's PCL-R checklist

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Stunt "Service" Pit Bull on the A Train: Good Morning, New York!

This morning, my train ride to work was made considerably more interesting by the addition of a stunt "service" pit bull riding my local A train!

With morning wakeup calls like this, who needs coffee? I went from groggy to "orange alert" in about two seconds.

The scene of the crime: my local subway station. I was waiting on the train platform with a bunch of other commuters, reading the Times. It was about 9:30 AM. After the train pulled up, I stepped inside.

It was then that I encountered this black and brown brindle pit bull and its smug, asshole owner. I would have turned around and stepped right back out, but the doors closed behind me:

Pit Bull Owner Says: "I love to intimidate my fellow straphangers with my dog! That's how I roll!"

I took a seat as far away from them as possible. Then I took out my camera and snapped a few pics.

Now, I think that the situation pretty much speaks for itself, but let's go over a few notes:

With the exception of SERVICE dogs and police dogs, it is illegal to bring animals on New York City subways unless they are crated or otherwise contained. Incidentally, I have only witnessed this law broken twice. The other time it was also a person with a pit bull. Millions of other New Yorkers carry their pets in a crate or hire a damn taxicab to take their dogs somewhere, like you're supposed to.

The pit bull is wearing a green vest. On one side, the vest says "Service Dog," and on the other it says: "Please Ask to Pet Me." Is that an invitation...? Most vests I've seen say: "Please don't pet me. I'm working!" I don't know.

The pit bull was sanding up and looking around the whole time. Every service dog I remember seeing would sit or lay down at its owners' feet once the owner became seated.

This woman is wearing high-heeled boots and carrying a large tote bag. I have no idea what her disability is (Dawn James suspects it is Narcissistic Personality Disorder), but it doesn't seem to be mobility. (I do know that many disabilities are "hidden," like MS)

The train car was pretty full and some people were standing, but nobody wanted to sit next to this Special Snowflake and her stunt pit. Some more people got on at the next stop and they preferred to stand. She got half of a full row of seating all to herself! Of course she did--she's entitled! Bet your ass she's on a pit bull forum right now complaining about how nobody would sit next to her on the train.

She spent the entire time bent over the dog, holding it by the leash close to the collar, with this little smile on her face. You can see the smirk even in the blurry photo below.

I almost approached her to take better photos, but I didn't want to get too close to the dog. The train is a high-stress environment for any animal. Lots of strange noises, strange people coming and going, it rocks on the track, sometimes the lights go out. Lord knows pits have flipped for less.

I reached my destination after a few more stops and got off the train. Thanks for making my morning commute more interesting, asshole!

Sunday, April 1, 2012

ATTENTION: CITIZENS OF ALABAMA

STAND YOUR GROUND
there is nothing in the alabama state law that forbids the use of deadly force when it comes to pit bulls. do not allow bullies in animal control tell you otherwise!

Section 13A-3-23

Use of force in defense of a person.

(a) A person is justified in using physical force upon another person in order to defend himself or herself or a third person from what he or she reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of unlawful physical force by that other person, and he or she may use a degree of force which he or she reasonably believes to be necessary for the purpose. A person may use deadly physical force, and is legally presumed to be justified in using deadly physical force in self-defense or the defense of another person pursuant to subdivision (4), if the person reasonably believes that another person is:

(1) Using or about to use unlawful deadly physical force.

(2) Using or about to use physical force against an occupant of a dwelling while committing or attempting to commit a burglary of such dwelling.

(3) Committing or about to commit a kidnapping in any degree, assault in the first or second degree, burglary in any degree, robbery in any degree, forcible rape, or forcible sodomy.

(4) In the process of unlawfully and forcefully entering, or has unlawfully and forcefully entered, a dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle, or federally licensed nuclear power facility, or is in the process of sabotaging or attempting to sabotage a federally licensed nuclear power facility, or is attempting to remove, or has forcefully removed, a person against his or her will from any dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle when the person has a legal right to be there, and provided that the person using the deadly physical force knows or has reason to believe that an unlawful and forcible entry or unlawful and forcible act is occurring. The legal presumption that a person using deadly physical force is justified to do so pursuant to this subdivision does not apply if:

a. The person against whom the defensive force is used has the right to be in or is a lawful resident of the dwelling, residence, or vehicle, such as an owner or lessee, and there is not an injunction for protection from domestic violence or a written pretrial supervision order of no contact against that person;

b. The person sought to be removed is a child or grandchild, or is otherwise in the lawful custody or under the lawful guardianship of, the person against whom the defensive force is used;

c. The person who uses defensive force is engaged in an unlawful activity or is using the dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle to further an unlawful activity; or

d. The person against whom the defensive force is used is a law enforcement officer acting in the performance of his or her official duties.

(b) A person who is justified under subsection (a) in using physical force, including deadly physical force, and who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and is in any place where he or she has the right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), a person is not justified in using physical force if:

(1) With intent to cause physical injury or death to another person, he or she provoked the use of unlawful physical force by such other person.

(2) He or she was the initial aggressor, except that his or her use of physical force upon another person under the circumstances is justifiable if he or she withdraws from the encounter and effectively communicates to the other person his or her intent to do so, but the latter person nevertheless continues or threatens the use of unlawful physical force.

(3) The physical force involved was the product of a combat by agreement not specifically authorized by law.

(d) A person who uses force, including deadly physical force, as justified and permitted in this section is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action for the use of such force, unless the force was determined to be unlawful.

(e) A law enforcement agency may use standard procedures for investigating the use of force described in subsection (a), but the agency may not arrest the person for using force unless it determines that there is probable cause that the force used was unlawful.

(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §610; Acts 1979, No. 79-599, p. 1060, §1; Act 2006-303, p. 638, §1.)


REPEAT:

A person who is justified under subsection (a) in using physical force, including deadly physical force, and who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and is in any place where he or she has the right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground.


Translation: No one can keep a dog that is capable of killing, maiming, or harming livestock without being aware that the dog can be vicious. If you keep such a dog, you are liable for twice the worth of any livestock that your dog might kill or injure. Also, if your dog behaves in this way and someone kills him, that third party is not liable for the dog's death.