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Gallina [NM] Man Killed by Pit Bull
Rio Grande Sun ^ | 05/03/06 | Mike Gisick, John Foster

Posted on 05/06/2006 6:55:06 AM PDT by maxwell

Gallina Man Killed by Pit Bull

Juan Garcia attacked, dragged 50 feet

By Mike Gisick and John M. Foster
Rio Grande SUN

A Gallina handyman was mauled by a pit bull Tuesday, then dragged by the dog more than 50 feet, a Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy said. Juan Garcia, 52, died after the attack, which happened at a home off County Road 419 in Gallina.

The dog was later found covered in blood, Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Deputy J.B. Turner said. The dog, named Max, belongs to Julie Coletta Pederson. Pederson told deputies she had no idea what Garcia was doing at the property but acknowledged he occasionally did some odd jobs.

Turner said the victim arrived at the yard Tuesday to find the pit bull behind a gate. However, the gate was "feeble" and the dog managed to push through the bottom.

Once out, the dog began mauling Garcia, then dragged the man 50 to 60 feet down a hill. Two other dogs were present but there was no sign either was involved in the attack, Turner said.

More. . .

(Excerpt) Read more at riograndesun.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: dogofpeace; maul; newmexico; pitbull
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To: maxwell

Most everyone here has a dog with some pit in it??

So, I guess "most everyone here" lives in hell, is that your conclusion.

Congrats on making the final 100 most stupid statements I've read on FR.


21 posted on 05/06/2006 7:47:03 AM PDT by altura (Bushbot No. 1 - get in line.)
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To: altura
But Pit Bulls are really sweet and misunderstood.

My knee-jerk assumption is that you're being sarcastic...

Regardless: pits are misunderstood. People misunderstand how to handle them effectively, and when that misjudgement plays itself out in violence, folks hit one extreme or the other. I gave up painting the world in black-and-white a long time ago.

22 posted on 05/06/2006 7:49:41 AM PDT by maxwell (Well I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation...)
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To: maxwell
There were approximately 21 pit bulls at the residence

C-130

23 posted on 05/06/2006 7:50:39 AM PDT by gotribe (It's not a religion.)
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To: altura
So, I guess "most everyone here" lives in hell, is that your conclusion.

Only on my third cup of coffee, so not sure where this is coming from.

I'm positive that I could come up with some real whing-bangers if you're looking for stupid comments, however.

24 posted on 05/06/2006 7:51:47 AM PDT by maxwell (Well I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation...)
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To: maxwell

Hey, I'm sorry I said that. I haven't had much coffee at all, just a third of a cup.


25 posted on 05/06/2006 7:54:30 AM PDT by altura (Bushbot No. 1 - get in line.)
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To: maxwell

I'd question what the guy was doing to cause the dog to get so mad as to get out of the gate in the first place. Sounds more likely the dog was doing it's duty in guarding the property.


26 posted on 05/06/2006 7:56:11 AM PDT by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Another one for ya!


27 posted on 05/06/2006 7:56:40 AM PDT by DTogo (I haven't left the GOP, the GOP left me.)
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To: mtbopfuyn
Sounds more likely the dog was doing it's duty in guarding the property.

This was my first speculation, hence my comment above about not judging the vic since I don't have more info.

28 posted on 05/06/2006 7:58:43 AM PDT by maxwell (Well I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation...)
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To: altura

No problem, just trying to understand where that was coming from.


29 posted on 05/06/2006 7:59:46 AM PDT by maxwell (Well I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation...)
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To: maxwell
Some interesting snips from the article....

"Pederson is the ex-wife of Antony Coletta, Turner said. Antony Coletta was arrested Oct. 6, 2005, after he entered an Española casino with $22,000 in cash, a handgun and a badge, claiming to be an international police agent."

"Davis said she spoke with Antony Coletta last week, and he told her that he and Garcia had been having a disagreement. Coletta then left the store as Garcia arrived in the parking lot, Davis said. She said she saw the two men arguing outside, but did not know what the argument was about."

I ran across an article a couple a days ago that has some additional info...

"Deputies are trying to determine whether Garcia was intoxicated at the time of the attack after finding a can of beer at the scene.

Coletta says that Garcia, who had done work for her in the past, had been told that he wasn’t supposed to be at her home unless she was there.
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30 posted on 05/06/2006 8:02:39 AM PDT by kanawa
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To: kanawa
Thanks kanawa.

Not rushing to judgement here, but sounding more and more like the vic was contributing to things.

Like I am trying to hammer home above, these situations seem to be alot more complex than "devil-pit ruthlessly mauls innocent human out of the wild blue yonder".

31 posted on 05/06/2006 8:05:35 AM PDT by maxwell (Well I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation...)
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To: mtbopfuyn
"I'd question what the guy was doing to cause the dog to get so mad as to get out of the gate in the first place.

You don't know that dogs bounce off the fence trying to get at whoever's on the other side? They're always trying to burrow out, like this one did. Some are chained and all they do is try to break the chain.

" Sounds more likely the dog was doing it's duty in guarding the property."

Then the dog would be inside the house. Else the entire house must be securely fenced and marked. This dog was outside it's fence.

32 posted on 05/06/2006 8:07:06 AM PDT by spunkets
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To: altura

It's amazing that a grown man could be killed by this dog.

42 year old male owner killed by his Pits last year:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/05/12/national/main694926.shtml


33 posted on 05/06/2006 8:08:02 AM PDT by Wristpin ("The Yankees announce plan to buy every player in Baseball....")
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To: maxwell
Max, there was no need for you to post this article, which maligns a fine and noble breed.

It's true that now and again Pit Bulls carry off the odd child, perhaps devour a letter carrier or two every once in a while, or occasionally kill some blundering handy-man who wrongfully invades their "turf."

But it's a big country, Max. These few hundred, or certainly no more than a thousand or two, cases evey year are nothing compared to the hours of pleasure and guard service these wonderful pets render their sensitive and caring owners, many of whom belong to colorful neighborhood organizations, and some of whom are engaged in ground-breaking research in domestic production of OTC pharmaceuticals.

Yes, Max, the brave Pit Bull is a breed apart, and so are their owners. In fact, I think Pit Bull owners should be allowed to share their cells with their pets.

34 posted on 05/06/2006 8:13:33 AM PDT by Kenny Bunk (Any legal immigrant who wants to join me as an American, is welcome.)
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To: maxwell

It is illegal to set booby traps in ones yard or home for would be lawbreakers while owning dogs that have a reputation of attacking people is perfectly legal. I believe this is food for thought for lawmakers.


35 posted on 05/06/2006 8:15:05 AM PDT by jazusamo (-- Married a WAC in '65 and I'm still reenlisting. :-)
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To: maxwell
"When a man declares: "There are no blacks and whites, only grays" he is making a psychological confession, and what he means is: "I am unwilling to be wholly good -- and please don't regard me as wholly evil!"

AYN RAND
36 posted on 05/06/2006 8:16:33 AM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ("Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto")
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To: maxwell
"Regardless: pits are misunderstood."

I understand pit bulls. They are bred to to fight bulls and be extremely aggressive. Even though some of the aggression has been bred out in some of the lines, the fact is, a pit bull can never be relied upon not to ever exhibit it's inherent breeding.

I have a border collie. Even if I tried, I could not stop my collie from instinctively wanting to herd.

Dogs have been bred for certain work. To ascertain that any dog will some how over come what it has been bred for over centuries is pretty stupid imo.
37 posted on 05/06/2006 8:20:01 AM PDT by Sweetjustusnow (Mr. President and Representatives, do your duty to uphold our laws or you are all gone.)
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To: Kenny Bunk
Bwahaha!

Right clever of you, Ken. Pat yerself on the back there.

Now: you and I see this orthogonally. The way I see it, some "fine and noble" homo erecti are being maligned.

38 posted on 05/06/2006 8:22:59 AM PDT by maxwell (Well I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation...)
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
"When a man declares: "There are no blacks and whites, only grays" he is making a psychological confession, and what he means is: "I am unwilling to be wholly good -- and please don't regard me as wholly evil!"

I guess that is one way to look at it.

Acknowledging gray areas can also be a mark of pragmatism. We could get into alot here.

39 posted on 05/06/2006 8:25:37 AM PDT by maxwell (Well I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation...)
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To: jazusamo
It is illegal to set booby traps in ones yard or home for would be lawbreakers while owning dogs that have a reputation of attacking people is perfectly legal. I believe this is food for thought for lawmakers.

Personal property rights should also be food for thought for lawmakers.

40 posted on 05/06/2006 8:26:38 AM PDT by maxwell (Well I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation...)
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