“What the hell happened in America when the first thing we want to do is not talk to our neighbors but call the government.”
This sounds like you support anarchy. The “government” is what Ronald Regan was a part of. It’s what Rand Paul and Ted Cruz are a part of. It’s completely insane to equate the local government with the federal government. Dangerous, loud, disrespectful neighbors should be met with the full force of the local laws (which usually means progressive fines) and if that fails civil litigation (maybe both). And in this case self-defense measures are also appropriate.
Any moron who is watching their dog aggressively stalk a neighbor deserves no “manners” or respect.
Sounds like you’re the one with the problem, government is not there to solve all our disputes and problems. And funny you invoke Reagan who was against big government, local and federal. The biggest problem is no one wants to talk out issues anymore, call the cops, call the government, kill the dog. Someone alludes to one instance, none of us were there but plenty have opinions!