i should have been more specific about the "evil dog owners".
by the end of rudi's regime, he seemed to be cracking down on ever more trivial offenses. he should get credit for cleaning up the real crime in the city, and i'm not against fines for people whose dogs mess up the place. but rudi seemed to going after minor "crimes" in a bizarre, fanatical way. for instance he had a bunch of wiccans or pagans arrested for their service (or whatever they call it) on a public beach--they had a bonfire, so they had to be arrested. there is something nutty about this type of crackdown. i guess it reminds me of the inquisition or oliver cromwell's puritans in england. i'm all for law enforcement, but i think rudi sometimes shows real bad judgement.