01-05-2011, 12:54 PM
Well if that is how attentive a driver this guy is it is important for the safety of all of us that he be taken off the road asap. It could have easily been a child or pedestrian he hit if he "glanced away from the road for a second and not seen the dog in time" or was "distracted by Spunky and his dogs". In either case this guy shouldn't have a license and be on the roads. It is a driver's first responsibility to be aware of his surroundings and have his vehicle under control.
It amazes me that some people are making up excuses for this guy, either he chose to hit the dog on purpose (likely if the eye witness account is accurate), he was avenging the dog hypothetically threatening his chickens or kids, or he is a really bad driver who just couldn't help himself. In all scenarios this guy is not someone safe to have around. I walk down there all the time, I would like to be confident that some guy in a white Jeep Cherokee isn't going to run me and my leashed dog down because he either is a bad driver, or a mean and vicious guy who runs down dogs on purpose, or because he thinks my dogs will/have threatened his chickens/kids. The chicken scenario is the least likely, there are very few domestic (not feral) chickens in that part of the park. If you have an issue with an unleashed dog call animal control, don't take it upon yourself to execute the animal with your vehicle; people who use their vehicles as weapons are really scary.
Carol
It amazes me that some people are making up excuses for this guy, either he chose to hit the dog on purpose (likely if the eye witness account is accurate), he was avenging the dog hypothetically threatening his chickens or kids, or he is a really bad driver who just couldn't help himself. In all scenarios this guy is not someone safe to have around. I walk down there all the time, I would like to be confident that some guy in a white Jeep Cherokee isn't going to run me and my leashed dog down because he either is a bad driver, or a mean and vicious guy who runs down dogs on purpose, or because he thinks my dogs will/have threatened his chickens/kids. The chicken scenario is the least likely, there are very few domestic (not feral) chickens in that part of the park. If you have an issue with an unleashed dog call animal control, don't take it upon yourself to execute the animal with your vehicle; people who use their vehicles as weapons are really scary.
Carol
Carol
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb