Re: Neighbors
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2019 8:09 am
desertrat wrote:ergot wrote:BARKINGDOGS.NET
This is a useful site for dog owners who need to figure out how to get their dog to stop barking or for neighbors who need to involve the legal system. It also has a bunch of news articles about people who have had to deal with barking dogs. Sometimes irate neighbors actually kill dogs when driven crazy by incessant barking. I'm surprised more people aren't murdered as a result of this kind of thing. If the law won't take care of the problem quickly and without a bunch of excuses being made, then people ought to be able to solve the problem themselves. Some jurisdictions do a good job dealing with this problem, but many don't. In these days of mass shootings, I wouldn't be surprised if someone pissed off about non-stop barking didn't just kill a dog, but then went on and killed an entire family. That would at least seem reasonable compared to some of the irrational mass shootings we've seen in the last few years.
http://barkingdogs.net/
Considering that our country was founded by people willing to use lethal force in order to deal with non-lethal issues, I'd say that someone harassed by a neighbor allowing a dog to bark falls pretty squarely into the realm of self-defense. If on a jury, I'd vote not guilty and maybe even award the guy a medal of valor! After all, we live in a world where it is considered brave to falsely accuse people of petty sexual improprieties. Compared to such insignificant issues, a barking dog does seem like something worth doing something about! And it's definitely the case that compared to some of the mass shootings which have been based on vague ideological issues, that a barking dog which robs a person of sleep and deprives a person of peace and quiet is a pretty solid basis for drastic action, preferably legal, but in a country with a dysfunctional legal system, I could see how someone might decide to resort to violence, although I certainly cannot condone such action.
Unless your nearest neighbor lives a mile away from you, there ain't no excuse for allowing your dog to bark!