Posted on 12/01/2006 5:44:32 AM PST by ShadowDancer
Woman Erects 'Who Killed Our Puppy' Sign
POSTED: 6:43 am EST December 1, 2006
SMYRNA, Tenn. -- A Tennessee woman put up a controversial reminder to the person who she said ran over her dog, and some have found it offensive. Survey: Sign Offensive?
Ginger Crawford buried her 5-month-old puppy in her back yard, but she built the memorial in the front yard so every driver can see it.
"She was with me all the time and I miss her so much," she said.
Crawford said she will never forget her walk to the mailbox Nov. 16. She said she had kept her dog inside for a couple of days and hoped the walk to the mailbox might burn off some energy.
"She came out behind me like she always does and she usually stays back," Crawford said. "I happened to see her over by the fire hydrant, so I walked toward her, trying to get her to come back (toward me)."
But she said the puppy didn't listen and instead ran toward the road. That's when she said the car hit the dog.
"It flipped her, she rolled backwards and they hit her again with their back tire and threw her up here in the driveway," she said.
Crawford said that drivers often speed past her house and that she has complained about it to police, but police checked their records for the past two years and said they have no record of any speeding complaint from Crawford.
"We haven't received any calls from her specifically, requesting our assistance," said Sgt. Bobby Gibson of the Smyrna Police Department.
Crawford claimed drivers do slow down now to read her sign, and some of them find it offensive.
"If it were our dog that got outside and got killed, it would be devastating to our family, but I don't think I would be putting a sign out there saying 'Was it you?' that did that," said passing driver David Wills.
Offensive or not, Crawford said she stands by her sign and said she hopes somehow it will melt the heart of the one she said didn't even stop the day they ran over Raven.
"She was my best friend and I surely miss her. I'll always miss her," she said.
Offensive? Huh? I see nothing offensive about this sign.
People are always speeding through my neighborhood, despite all the kids playing in yards throughout.
Mine too and I have made complaints to no avail.
Maybe if the dog was on a leash it would still be alive.
People are weird. OK, so the guy that ran over her dog, feels bad after seeing the sign, comes knocks on her door and say "sorry lady it was an accident"
Now what? I don't get it.
It's too bad about the pup getting hit. It does happen sometimes when they run into the street though.
Do you think it could had been a magic bullet?
Maybe somebody put him in a lock box.
By her own admission she knew that cars sped by her house often, and despite that she did not have her puppy on a leash. I feel sorry for her but this is her own fault.
Well, yeah. Not defending her actions re. the dog.
The sign won't stay up that long. Let the lady grieve (although I don't know that I could have gotten THAT attached to a pet in 5 months, it's none of my business). If you aren't a speeding driver, then the sign isn't directed to you; if you ARE a speeding driver, who cares if the sign bothers you-- SLOW DOWN!
I'm on a "quiet" cul-de-sac. I had a neighbor a bunch of years ago who would drag race his dog down the street. This went on until one day...
He had a kid. No more speeding.
Of course, it took the chance of killing his own kid to slow down.... not the chance he'd kill some other family's kid... or pet (4 leg'ged kid).
She put up the sign because she's looking for someone to blame, when all she needs to do is look in the mirror.
That was my first thought as well, and if the person knew that they hit a dog they probably feel terrible about it if they have any decency.
The woman has the blood of the puppy on her hands.
she failed to control the dog that had no clue there was danger in the road.
I would suggest this lady get another dog...there are alot of dogs in shelters that need homes...I feel bad for her...
Burn off the energy of a 5-month-old puppy? She was dreaming. Sad the dog was hit though.
Put me on your list!
Say it rite! Lou-ohk bu-ocks!
Thanks for the Goreblast from the past!
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