Agreed. And I am actually GRATEFUL this judge was using JUDGEMENT - what the name is meant to reflect. Instead of going “by the letter” which gets us in unfair trouble so many times.
I doubt this woman did anything with evil intentions. She’s probably just a dummy, or at least ignorant of what the pup might encounter.
Give her a fine and be done with it.
She deliberately lied about what was in the box.
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The bizarre incident occurred last Tuesday. The woman, Stacey Champion, put the Poodle-mix pup into a sealed box for shipping.
She did not tell the postal workers what was inside, but did let them know that the box could make some sounds because it contained a toy robot.
Champion left the post office and a short time later, postal workers became suspicious when the box fell from the counter.
Postal inspectors were contacted so that the contents of the box could be viewed - what they discovered shocked them all.
Inside...a panting puppy.
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http://www.examiner.com/dogs-in-national/georgia-woman-tries-to-mail-puppy-to-georgia