You’re right. Freedom is something to preserve (what’s left of it here).
Side note—
Pam Dawber, the actress who played on Mork and Mindy (and Gibbs’ girlfriend his last year of NCIS) used to appear on TV ads advising people not to drive around in their pickups with their dog in the back. That was advice and a choice. Then.
Following that series of ads, states looked into passing laws about it.
California:
“In the case of a pet is transported in the open bed of pickup truck, California requires all animals to be restrained or contained, unless the space is enclosed. This does not mean simply leashing your dog down because the dog could fall out, be thrown out, or jump out and get dragged by the leash for miles. California requires any animal transported in the back of a vehicle “in a space intended for any load” to be cross-tethered to the vehicle or protected by a secured container or cage Vehicle Code section 23117 states. The animal does not have to be restrained if it is in an enclosed space or in a vehicle with side and tail racks at least 46 inches high.
This law does not apply to livestock or dogs being transported for ranching or farming purposes in rural areas. When tethering a dog in a truck bed, it’s best to use a harness rather than a collar that could choke.” pressenterprise.com San Bernardino, CA.
Think I found a reason the arrest him ...he passed thru Sabine Parish. They needed bodies to fill out work crews:
Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Department
400 Capitol St. PO Box 1440 Many, LA (318) 256-9241
Corrections Division
The Sabine Parish Detention Center is capable of housing 134 male inmates. Female inmates are housed in the jail located on the third floor of the Sabine Parish Courthouse and has a capacity of 29.
Your parish jail provides inmates for several work crews that operate daily throughout the parish providing critical services.
Police Jury Crew 1: (2-4 inmates) Work to help maintain parish roads and right-of-ways
Police Jury Crew 2: (2-4 inmates) Work to help maintain parish roads and right-of-ways
SRA: (3-4 inmates) Maintain SRA park sites
Litter pick-up crew: (6-8 inmates) Pick up litter along state highways
Mowing/Clean-up crew: (3-4 inmates) Mow and clean up various indigent cemeteries, The Council on Aging, Taylor House, Project Celebration, VFW, House of Hope, National Guard Armory, Shriner’s Club, etc.
Other functions of Litter and Mowing crews:
* Unload trucks and assist with commodity distributions
* Pinebelt
* Council on Aging
* House of Hope
* Cenchrea Food Bank
* St. Joseph’s Food Distribution
*Assist with set up and maintenance of area festivals
Sabine Parish Fair
Zwolle Tamale Festival
Florien Free State Festival
Other community events
*Assist with Christmas displays
Fisher
Florien
*Assist with various public functions (cleaning, painting, sandbags, moving furniture)
Libraries
Sabine Vo-Tech
District Attorney’s Office
Judge’s Office
Fire Stations
Schools
Homeland Security