Yeh -- and Wendy Fischer should never have owned a dog. Think about it -- then go take a long nap.
What a wild leap in logic.
Owning the dog was not the problem.
Yelling at the wrong person was the problem.
The results should convince you that yelling at strangers in a known tough neighborhood is not the smart thing to do.
I have done the same thing. I was lucky, not smart.
No, it is not a crime. But lots of things that are legal are not smart.
Sort of like wading in a pond full of alligators.
Is it legal?