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Search for pooping dog goes high-tech
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| May 15, 2010
Posted on 05/15/2010 11:42:44 AM PDT by JoeProBono
BALTIMORE, - Some residents of Baltimore's Scarlett Place are balking at a plan to test every dog's DNA to find the animal responsible for leaving poop at the upscale condo.
"It's absolutely ridiculous," said attorney Richard Hopp, who has lived in the condominium since 2006 with his dog Sparky. Hopp likened a plan to charge dog owners and guests with dogs $50 each to cover the DNA test and supplies to an episode of "Seinfeld."
Dog owners would also be charged $10 per month to pay for collection of the poop by the building's staff. The resident not cleaning up behind an offending dog would be fined $500.
The Scarlett Place condo board will vote on whether to mandate the doggy DNA testing at a hearing Wednesday, the Baltimore Sun reported.
"Some people think it's funny. But you know, this seems to be a reasonable objective to say, 'This is your poop, you're responsible,'" Steve Frans, a condo board member, told the Sun.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: dog; jpb
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To: JoeProBono
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posted on
05/15/2010 11:44:22 AM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
05/15/2010 11:44:22 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Political Correctness Kills)
To: JoeProBono
"Some people think it's funny. But you know, this seems to be a reasonable objective to say, 'This is your poop, you're responsible,'" Steve Frans, a condo board member, told the Sun.
It must suck to not have a brain.
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posted on
05/15/2010 11:45:10 AM PDT
by
microgood
To: mamelukesabre
Scarlett Place 250 President Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
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posted on
05/15/2010 11:47:12 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
I understand the going after the person that is offending, but put the entire cost of finding him on the line rather then charging everyone. A simple threat that if they are forced to use DNA testing, they will charge the one responsible for the full price, plus a $500 fine for not picking up after your pooch.
To: JoeProBono
I wouldn’t live in that thing if it was lowest rent in town.
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posted on
05/15/2010 11:55:31 AM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: JoeProBono
Gee where is a respectable dog going to poop? I don't see any green space. A dog has to have some nice grass to poop comfortably!
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posted on
05/15/2010 11:56:00 AM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: mamelukesabre
Is this some sort of HOA? Evil things.
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posted on
05/15/2010 11:59:18 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Political Correctness Kills)
To: JoeProBono
If the dogsh*t don’t fit, you must acquit.
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posted on
05/15/2010 12:00:01 PM PDT
by
VRWC For Truth
(Throw the bums out who vote yes on the bail out)
To: JoeProBono
If only we could apply this same standard to illegal aliens and their enablers and criminals and the judges who turn them loose on the public.
I don't like stepping in dog poop anymore than the other guy, but I would rather do it a hundred times over than encounter a two-legged criminal who should never have been loose on our streets!
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posted on
05/15/2010 12:00:15 PM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: JoeProBono
Psst. All dogs do it. ;’)
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posted on
05/15/2010 12:09:36 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
To: JoeProBono
We have illegal aliens pooping in our parks and National Forest here and when we try to do something about it we catgch Hell.
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posted on
05/15/2010 12:10:38 PM PDT
by
20yearvet
(they yell for more tests as long as its your money)
To: JoeProBono
These Democrats will be sorely surprise when this socialist eden envisioned by Commander Zero comes into being. They will be evicted or heavily taxed to effective eviction. They vote him. Screw them....they might try to learn a little spanish to say “please don’t hurt me” when they are driven from the socialist paradise.
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posted on
05/15/2010 12:14:49 PM PDT
by
Gaffer
("Profiling: The only profile I need is a chalk outline around their dead ass!")
To: JoeProBono
I’m with these people — testing every dog?? What, no one has eyes, a camera?? It’s an *invisible* dog what’s doing the deed??
To: JoeProBono
If they test some ones dog against the owners will, and it turns out positive, the owners should pay.
If it turns out negative, the authorities should have to eat the poop.
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posted on
05/15/2010 12:18:34 PM PDT
by
ravenwolf
(Just a bit of the long list of proofs)
To: mamelukesabre
Me too neither....we live fifteen miles from the San Andreas fault.
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posted on
05/15/2010 12:22:58 PM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(It's not the Obama Administration....it's the "Obama Regime".)
To: JoeProBono
So somewhere there is a pile of dog chit lying around under lock and key that someone picked up and saved so that they could test the DNA of all the dog to find which one did the dirty deed.
I gues the fifth amendment doesnt apply to dogs. Can a dog be forced to crap for these people so it’s DNA ca be tested. How aboutt eh dogs right to Miranda, Anything you say and crap may be used against you.
And these people dont believe this is funny?
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posted on
05/15/2010 12:31:33 PM PDT
by
Venturer
To: Red_Devil 232
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posted on
05/15/2010 12:44:22 PM PDT
by
mom4kittys
(If velvet could sing, it would sound like Josh Groban)
To: MozarkDawg
"Dog owners would also be charged $10 per month to pay for collection of the poop by the building's staff."
Grammatically this says that they will be collecting poop of the building's staff, too.
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posted on
05/15/2010 2:15:51 PM PDT
by
boop
("Let's just say they'll be satisfied with LESS"... Ming the Merciless)
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