Posted on 04/01/2009 10:34:18 AM PDT by Chet 99
A Warren toddler is recovering after being attacked by a pit bull over the weekend.
Three year old Christine Francis required 19 stitches after the animal bit her face. The dog got inside her home on Saturday after her father trapped it on the front porch, hoping animal control officers would come and pick it up. However, due to budget constraints, no one was available.
The girl's father, Thomas Holmes, says he understands the city's financial concerns, but feels an exception should be made when it involves something dangerous. "I know those dogs aren't good to have around. When something like this happens, they should come and get those dogs so nothing like this can happen. That is something she didn't need to go through," Holmes said.
Warren Police Chief John Mandopolis says the animal control officer is normally given permission to come out on overtime when vicious dogs are involved. He says he's not sure why that didn't happen on Saturday.
Apparently, you didn’t understand what I wrote. Currently, in some jurisdictions, victims are not legally allowed to sue for damages that occur on the property of the dog’s owners. I want that restriction lifted.
In other words, and I’ll type real slow so you can follow, I want those victims to have the right to sue. What happens as a result of any particular suit depends on the decision of the jury based on the facts in evidence.
I honestly hope you get the ‘tough crap’ sued right out of you and you lose everything you own if your dog attacks someone on your property, and the victim is killed, mauled, or maimed as a result of your ignorant negligence.
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