Posted on 10/14/2009 1:26:56 PM PDT by missycocopuffs
After 30 years remodeling homes, Orson Crisler lives a retiree’s life with his family in a modest house on M Street in central Louisville. On a hot day last July, one of Crisel’s family members — a rottweiler, one of six — ran into the street.
Within moments a friend returned the wayward canine, but it was too late: A neighbor had called Louisville Metro Animal Services, and the responding animal control officer determined Crisler’s dogs, which were safely inside at that point, were not properly enclosed, hadn’t received proper shots and needed to be impounded. The officer reportedly entered the home without a warrant, seized the animals, levied a $1,000 fine and catalyzed a legal battle that would test not only the limits of Crisler’s fixed income, but also the limits of our constitutional rights.
“I went to an attorney and paid him a thousand dollars,” explains Crisler. “All he did was write a letter. Then I went to another attorney, and all he did was make a phone call. I couldn’t afford to keep doing this, so I went down to the courthouse myself, got enough paperwork together to take my case up before a judge, only to find out I had typed it up wrong ...”
Aided by a courthouse employee, Crisler managed to get everything in order. But when all was said and done, he had lost time, money and two of his rottweilers, which apparently died under “mysterious circumstances” during impoundment.
(Excerpt) Read more at leoweekly.com ...
When my Bulldog was much younger he escaped and I was sick looking for him, turns out he had wandered to a neighbors house, entered through his dog door and went up to the man’s bedroom. My neighbor had just stepped out of the shower and was drying off, looking straight at his Boxer when he felt something lick the back of his leg, scared the you know what out of him. He thought it was the funniest thing!
We also had a little pug that was like Houdini, a landscaping truck was parked doing work at my neighbors across the street, he jumped into the guys truck and popped up next to him while the man was driving home!
If they want to get their rocks off by looking at photos of dead dogs, let them. After all, who could have possibly imagined that a ham-handed attempt at government pre-crime interference could have gone so horribly awry?
Oh yeah, WE did...
It certainly doesn't mean it's false, either. Near the conclusion of the article, it states:
"When the federal lawsuit was filed in 2007, the judge had no anecdotal evidence to consider. As a result, then-Jefferson County Attorney Irv Maze persuaded the court to dismiss any Fourth Amendment claims because there were no instances of search and seizure violations. That means the grievances of people like Crisler, Head and hundreds of others were not specifically addressed in the ruling because they occurred after the suit was filed....Now, a hurricane of civil rights lawsuits is on the horizon."
It'll be interesting to see what comes of these...
Yes, but the judge said the same as I, it is an after the fact allegation used about 99.9999999999% of the time.
When there is nothing left that remotely resembles a “pit bull”, they will turn to other breeds to satisfy their desire to kill dogs.
And it will continue, one breed or “type” after another til nothing is left.
pETA wants your pets DEAD so they can be “free” of the horrible suffering slavery of your love and affection.
*Only one* dog ever “bit” me and it was a Border Collie bitch with pups.
[the bite was scrape on my elbow]
Of all the dogs I’ve owned, [~many~ Dobermanns included], the dog I judged most likely to bite somebody else was, surprisingly, my sweet old Ibizan bitch, Izzy, even though she never actually bit anyone.
She just didn’t like *some* strangers getting too close to “mommy”.
They can’t touch her now, though...she died on election day.
[obligatory snark]
Ban pit Ibizan Hounds and/or pit Border Collies!
I think Denver just replaced Ithaca as the official “City of Evil”.
So your conclusion is that, in the face of a number of allegations of Fourth Amendment Violations on the part of the animal control officers, the charges should not be investigated because the people making them probably fall in that 99.9999999999%?
That is why I'm as vocal as anybody against this absurdity. I'm a shepherd guy, and know my dogs and I are right there near the top of the list.
NO, have a camera and a video, otherwise it is BS claim made by ever two bit punk on the street..
That's not true. Sometimes the two bit street punks are the very ones working on behalf of the government.
Fortunately he likes dogs.
Dogs are intelligent creatures. Some will lay in wait for an opportunity to break free of their enclosure. I’ve had guests & delivery people leave my gates open and my dogs have gotten out. I have small dogs that few people would regard as a threat.
The Louisville law could have been applied a little with a little more consideration of the fact that the dog was instantly recovered and nobody got hurt.
The principle of owner responsibility is important, so if this is a one-off event it seems that the JP should have cut the guy a break. Animal control sure won’t.
Golly gee, who'd a thunk a government ban could be so ineffective?
There is a recent court case concerning the situation in Louisville with this dangerous dog law. Here’s the link if anyone is intersted:
http://www.ovdo.org/pdf/Req_sum_jdg.pdf
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