A cautionary tale indeed. We have learned the hard way, on a couple of occasions, that leaving the screen door open is not a good idea, particularly in the kind of transitional area we live in--on the border of urban and rural foothill zones.
We had a skunk, after the dog's food, come in the kitchen one summer evening only to be discovered by one of the dogs--that took some deodorizing.
We had two marauding raccoons start to enter the bedroom thru an open screen while we slept only to intercepted by our Cairn, who was promptly pinned and bitten by one coon--I believe she would have been killed had not my wife heard the scuffle on the deck!
Last week I inadvertently left one door open only to have the younger Cairn finally get her long time goal of attacking the skunk that had been visiting the bird feeder come true. Three a.m. showers with a stinking terrier is not fun!
It is hard to believe a Lab, or two Labs, could not have repelled a Mountain Lion, especially given the reluctance of these Lions to engage large dogs but I suppose that these wild animals that become used to semi-urban areas aren't your garden variety predators.
I won't criticize the owners of this poor dog because I obviously have done the same thing they did--left doors open.
Oh wow....we leave our back door open all the time. We just recently replaced the sliding screen door. It kept coming off the track, and if the "girls" were outside and wanted in, they had learned how to nose it so it would open. Therefore, the door would end up hanging open half the day. I never thought about other animals coming in! We live in the country and have numerous critters outside. Thanks for the warning....
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We had a situation a couple years ago we were in large RV Resort at the coast, and brother was staying in the State Park right next door. 8 am told we could not go over to the state park because they had a mountain lion between the two areas and were trying to catch it. Maybe half hour later shots fire lion down. This is a small wooded area right on the beach! Town surrounding in all directions.
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Re previous post: Does anyone else wonder how we're supposed to know who the bad guys are when police wear black masks and break down doors with no warning?
I see that on a regular basis in the news.
Once upon a time we had a bill of rights in this country.
Ductape wrote: Re previous post: Does anyone else wonder how we're supposed to know who the bad guys are when police wear black masks and break down doors with no warning?
I see that on a regular basis in the news.
Once upon a time we had a bill of rights in this country.
Well, would you be more comfortable with drug dealers, a violent and innovative bunch of thugs, running your cities? Most search and seizures are legitimately conducted in America and I would warrant that our justice system is much more cognizant and careful of personal rights today than fifty years ago.
Surely you don't want the police to "warn" criminals that they are going to be raided do you?
It is sad about the dogs but I'm betting the two labs weren't heeling at their master's side at the time of the shooting. I can tell you that when I was a cop and was conducting court authorized seizures, no dog was going to get close enough to lay a fang on me and given how dogs are used by drug dealers, I think the shooting is, if not easy to accept, is justified.
No, the dogs weren't heeling at their master's side at the time of the shooting. As a matter of fact, one was running...AWAY! Most drug dealers do NOT use labs as their protectors; look to the rotts. Bull****! that shooting was not justified!
Ductape wrote: Re previous post: Does anyone else wonder how we're supposed to know who the bad guys are when police wear black masks and break down doors with no warning?
I see that on a regular basis in the news.
Once upon a time we had a bill of rights in this country.
Well, would you be more comfortable with drug dealers, a violent and innovative bunch of thugs, running your cities? Most search and seizures are legitimately conducted in America and I would warrant that our justice system is much more cognizant and careful of personal rights today than fifty years ago.
Surely you don't want the police to "warn" criminals that they are going to be raided do you?
It is sad about the dogs but I'm betting the two labs weren't heeling at their master's side at the time of the shooting. I can tell you that when I was a cop and was conducting court authorized seizures, no dog was going to get close enough to lay a fang on me and given how dogs are used by drug dealers, I think the shooting is, if not easy to accept, is justified.
I certainly hope the courts do not find the police justified in raiding an innocent family's home, kill their dogs, handcuff the Mayor while he's in his underwear and refuse to admit they made a mistake.
Holy smokes this was a raid for illegal marijuana, not murder, after all.
This raid needs to be investigated by someone other than that police department imo.
I also read that one of the dogs was running away, not towards the trouble. The whole thing is needless and sad.
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Ductape wrote: Re previous post: Does anyone else wonder how we're supposed to know who the bad guys are when police wear black masks and break down doors with no warning?
I see that on a regular basis in the news.
Once upon a time we had a bill of rights in this country.
Well, would you be more comfortable with drug dealers, a violent and innovative bunch of thugs, running your cities? Most search and seizures are legitimately conducted in America and I would warrant that our justice system is much more cognizant and careful of personal rights today than fifty years ago.
Surely you don't want the police to "warn" criminals that they are going to be raided do you?
It is sad about the dogs but I'm betting the two labs weren't heeling at their master's side at the time of the shooting. I can tell you that when I was a cop and was conducting court authorized seizures, no dog was going to get close enough to lay a fang on me and given how dogs are used by drug dealers, I think the shooting is, if not easy to accept, is justified.
I certainly hope the courts do not find the police justified in raiding an innocent family's home, kill their dogs, handcuff the Mayor while he's in his underwear and refuse to admit they made a mistake.
Holy smokes this was a raid for illegal marijuana, not murder, after all.
This raid needs to be investigated by someone other than that police department imo.
I also read that one of the dogs was running away, not towards the trouble. The whole thing is needless and sad.
Barb
Uh, did we read the same news article--drugs were Fed-Exed to the suspect's house and the police were tracking that shipment. What more evidence do you need to conduct a raid? If Homeland security was tracking a shipment of missiles and had an address of the person that received the shipment, should they wait until one of the missiles was deployed?
Marijuana possession is illegal in most jurisdictions.
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