I thought the question may have come up in the course of the trial or something. I've never heard of pigs as a epithet for police specifically--obnoxious people in general, but originally I didn't know you were specifically referring to police when you said "cruelty in the pig's heart."
--- In [email protected], "i_nourider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Never found out for sure. Not the kind of guy I'd invite over for a > converastion, as if I thought I'd get one instead of a fight. Best I > could reckon; he was one of those Brarney Fife type who took their job > way too seriously, or he was one of those who had sold their soul to > the white bread America concept of uniformity and me and my pup were a > threat to the simplistic view of our society that he'd spent his life on. > > --- In [email protected], "Ellen" <ellengoodman6@> > wrote: > > > > yay! Go you! So did you ever find out why the dog catcher was target > > ing your dog specifically? > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "i_nourider" <jeff@> wrote: > > > > > > Yes, (please excuse the typo) a real live gun-totin' dawg ketcher. > > > > > > Went several rounds with those glorified DMV workers that summer. I > > > went to jail twice over refusing to pay the "dog at large" fines. > > > > > > My young naive logic thought that the law would make sense. No harm no > > > foul. That's what led me to investigate the pups routine. > > > > > > The third time they took him to doggy jail my neighbor was there. She > > > tried to get them to release him to her and give her the ticket, but > > > the doggy pigs weren't playing nice. The dog was on my porch, but > > > alas, he wasn't tied to the porch. Therefore he was according to the > > > law, "at large". > > > > > > I was so mad when I got home and heard of this that I (Hope the > > > statute of limitations has run out on this) drove to the dog pound and > > > broke him out. When this episode eventually wound up in court, I > > > claimed ignorance as to how the dog ended up back at my house the very > > > next day after the doggy jailbreak. I offered no defense to what was > > > then my fourth "dog at large" ticket of that summer. I did however ask > > > the judge if I could say a few things. He agreed. Remember now that I > > > was a twenty-two year old hippie looking guy. > > > > > > First I asked if the dog catcher had received any complaints about my > > > pup. I'd already polled all the neighbors and the mailman, so I knew > > > this wasn't the case. Then I informed the judge that my street was > > > only one block long; not likely that the dog catcher was just passing > > > by and noticed from the street that there wasn't a rope on my dog. > > > > > > Then I asked the judge to clarify a rule of evidence for me. I said > > > that if the police thought there might be a smoking gun from a murder > > > on my porch wouldn't they need a warrant to come search for it? He > > > agreed. Then I pointed out that it seemed that the dog catcher had > > > more authority than the police to enter property and sieze evidence. > > > > > > The old judge laughed and said I had a point. He told me that his > > > hands were tied as to the ticket, fined me $250 (near a weeks wages > > > then) and told the dog catcher that if I ever received another ticket > > > that they'd better produce a complaint to go with it or he'd give me > > > and my pup free rein to roam the city at large. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Ellen" <ellengoodman6@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Dog cather? Would that be dog catcher? I've never actually seen a > > > > real dog catcher. I thought they were only in cartoons or > something. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > After several not nice encounters with the dog cather, he did > snap > > > > at > > > > > the mailman once, but I explained the situation and reintroduced > > > > both > > > > > of them and both dog and mailman were fine after that. > > > > > > > > > > I can only think of two explanations for this. Either the dog > picked > > > > > up on the bully mentality and cruelty in the pigs heart when they > > > > > encountered us, or he caught a vibe from me about being > hassled by > > > > the > > > > > police. The second one is not likely since whenever we were OTR I > > > > had > > > > > nothing to hide. All the pot was rolled up in the bandana tied > > > > around > > > > > the dogs neck. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Ellen" > <ellengoodman6@> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > it was unheard-of to me before I met my brother's dog. The > dog I > > > > > > grew up with didn't have this tendancy--he was prejudiced > against > > > > > > professions, not skin colors. Anyone driving a truck or > wearing > > > > a > > > > > > uniform. Who knows how a dog's brain works? Apparently not > very > > > > > > well. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "lovett1979" > > > > > > <lovett1979@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There was a "Curb Your Enthusiasm" where Larry had a racist > > > > dog, so > > > > > > > this is definitely not an un-heard-of thing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Ellen" > > > > > > > <ellengoodman6@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I haven't even finished reading the chat transcript, but I > > > > had to > > > > > > > say > > > > > > > > something about the racist dogs thread. Actually I can't > > > > believe > > > > > > > this > > > > > > > > was discussed at such length, because the last time my dad > > > > and I > > > > > > > were > > > > > > > > at my brother's house, he commented that he thinks my > > > > brother's > > > > > > > dog is > > > > > > > > racist. I have no idea if my brother is aware of this. We > > > > > > > thought it > > > > > > > > was a fluky, freaky thing that is not a common trait among > > > > dogs. > > > > > > > Then > > > > > > > > I read the chat and learn that a disproportionate number of > > > > dog- > > > > > > > owning > > > > > > > > chatters have this problem. How weird is that? So my > > > > brother's > > > > > > > dog > > > > > > > > isn't the freak we thought he was. It was quite > noticeable, > > > > too-- > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > dog normally loves people, but would bark whenever there > was > > > > > > > someone > > > > > > > > there who wasn't caucasian and continue until the person > > > > left. > > > > > > It > > > > > > > was > > > > > > > > eerie. Anyway, this appears to be a well-documented > > > > phenomenon, > > > > > > > which > > > > > > > > was eye-opening to find out. I will see my dad at my > > > > brother's > > > > > > > house > > > > > > > > at Thanksgiving--if my brother's dog is still exhibiting > this > > > > > > > racist > > > > > > > > behavior I can reassure my dad and maybe my brother too > if he > > > > has > > > > > > > > figured it out that his dog is not alone in acting like > > > > this. > > > > > > The > > > > > > > chat > > > > > > > > is so educational! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
