Grrr, dog owners !

[IDB1]

Absolutely.

 

[We_are_Stevo]

would this picture be sufficient for a successful prosecution then?

Absolutely not; it isn't even grounds for a complaint...

...it is just a picture of a dog on a lead baring its teeth. The dog may be behaving aggressively, off the lead it is questionable to speculate that it 'may' be dangerous, but as the pictured the dog is under control and no threat to anybody.

Next!

 

[IDB1]

would this picture be sufficient for a successful prosecution then?

Absolutely not; it isn't even grounds for a complaint...

...it is just a picture of a dog on a lead baring its teeth. The dog may be behaving aggressively, off the lead it is questionable to speculate that it 'may' be dangerous, but as the pictured the dog is under control and no threat to anybody.

Next!

As much as it is not necessarily dangerous, without the bigger picture it's also not necessarily under control.

 

[We_are_Stevo]

would this picture be sufficient for a successful prosecution then?

Absolutely not; it isn't even grounds for a complaint...

...it is just a picture of a dog on a lead baring its teeth. The dog may be behaving aggressively, off the lead it is questionable to speculate that it 'may' be dangerous, but as the pictured the dog is under control and no threat to anybody.

Next!

As much as it is not necessarily dangerous, without the bigger picture it's also not necessarily under control.

By your own argument there's little to suggest the animal is dangerous...

...I could have quite easily taken such a photo of my old Rottie every tme a hot air balloon passed overhead!

AND; the dog in the photo is quite clearly on a lead and therefore 'under control...'

 

[FMJ]

 

[IDB1]

By your own argument there's little to suggest the animal is dangerous...

...I could have quite easily taken such a photo of my old Rottie every tme a hot air balloon passed overhead!

AND; the dog in the photo is quite clearly on a lead and therefore 'under control...'

Going only from the picture, the natural judgement would be that it's a vicious animal. Albeit, probably, incorrect. The tension in the lead and the baring of teeth would bring many people to that conclusion.

And, just because a dog is on lead does not automatically mean it is under control.

 

[suburbanreuben]

'even if you think a dog may bite you (or your children, if any are with you), even if it is on a lead'...

.

...the next thing we knew we had two Coppers standing in our kitchen lecturing me on responsible dog ownership!

I very politely asked them to leave...

I hope they removed their size tens...

 

[suburbanreuben]

would this picture be sufficient for a successful prosecution then?

Absolutely not; it isn't even grounds for a complaint...

...it is just a picture of a dog on a lead baring its teeth. The dog may be behaving aggressively, off the lead it is questionable to speculate that it 'may' be dangerous, but as the pictured the dog is under control and no threat to anybody.

Next!

As much as it is not necessarily dangerous, without the bigger picture it's also not necessarily under control.

Even with the big picture, that dog is NOT under control. It is being restrained, but not controlled.

 

[silverclaws]

The law, the law of the land, the law as it pertains to whatever and everything, the common man might think he knows, but the reality is unlikely to know, yet we can be prosecuted for whatever as ignorance of law is not a defence, yet there are so many laws which we don't know about, there meaning we can be pulled by the policy enforcers for anything and we have to rely on legal professionals to defend us against those that seek to prosecute us, which usually means they are after our money in the form of fines, as imprisonment is a loss situation and the country does not like to lose money.

Can anyone see the intent of this ?

We are effectively controlled by ignorance, for we just know there is some legislation somewhere that can be applied at any time to extract monies, so for the so called 'law abiding', they live a quiet life so as to not fall foul of anything that is set up to trap them for being human.

But aside from control our laws are set up to make money for the country and the profession that writes the laws and argues the interpretation of the law via court cases, for just to notice the politicians that come up with so many bright ideas, what is the majority profession prior to their political career ?

But as to a dog on your own property barking at someone, what's the problem, it is not in a public place the dog is on private land. Passer by calls the police, police should ask is it in a public place, if the answer is no, then no case, if complainant is frightened, tell them to walk away, it is that simple, but instead, money has to be wasted and people upset by enforcers of a law that no one knows the truth of.

Vive la revolution !

Tin foil at the ready.

 

[Easy_Rider]

I feel threatened by police dogs :?