[SatinDoll]

Oh, poor woman — animal bites can be unpredictable.

[LibWhacker]

It’s not the dog’s fault she looks like a big fat guy in heavy padding.

[plinyelder]

"Baker intentionally agitated Pablo"

Did anyone ever think that maybe Pablo couldn't speak the english?

[familyop]

"Pierce said the dog was supposed to attack a man in protective gear."

Attack dogs are effective and possibly deadly weapons against people--mostly criminals--who can't afford lawyers. When used to guard an area, they are booby traps no less than mechanical devices: unpredictable and possibly deadly. To set booby traps is a felony in at least some states.

This is not only about police. The point is that once such practices get started, many others eventually become "untouchables." That's bad for everyone. Trust me on this. You don't want to create a hostile society full of various groups and kinds of untouchables then try to pay a visit to my place as a stranger under color of whatever.

It's better for all of us to keep a square, moral society.

[Bernard]

Mchenry County used to be a nice place to live and raise a famliy. Then a few years ago democrats started moving in from the Chicago suburbs, bringing things with them that they moved away from.

Now we have attack dog competitions like this, only a few miles from the site of a viscious pit-bull attack on small children a few years ago.

Hopefully this attack dog rodeo will go back to Waukegan and take the bad element with it.

[Scotsman will be Free]

“...but it happened and certainly she should be made whole,...”
Her medical bills were 100K? She needs to find cheaper doctors.

[familyop]

Here’s some more information. I was going to exhibit some information about a common house plant that can be used to silence animals but will pass on that and present the following.

Dog Silencer Pro™
http://www.ultimatebarkcontrol.com/ds_pro.htm

The point is that if any of us escalate fear and violence illegally in our locales, things can get more complicated all around us. Imagine guard dogs no longer barking and a criminal approaching with a crossbow and/or other quiet weapon. There are many legal and honorable ways to defend or properly apprehend and no long-term benefit to becoming a bad boy (or girl). Barking dogs will deter creeps as well as a dangerous animal will.

Police dogs are best used for finding explosives, evidence, etc.

For citizens more interested in defending their own properties, there’s no sense in keeping liability weapons that are as dangerous to yourselves as to neighbors or visitors who need help (victims of transportation breakdowns, crimes, accidents, etc.). Imagine someone coming to your door late at night, after their transportation breaks down. The best way to deal with an assault (home invasion) is to be able to see visitors coming (barking, non-lethal dog, cameras, etc.) and to deal with any threats yourself.

You can discern between friendlies and foes better than a dangerous animal, and there are many ways to defend yourself. It is even better to avoid criminal invasions altogether by having your place built to deter criminals and to direct visitors through particular routes. There are even more ways to do that. A home can look very inviting to good visitors while looking like (and being) a nightmare to would-be burglars and home invaders.

[chainsaw]

I think the dog knew something about her that has not been made public, and she is not telling.

[chainsaw]

I think the dog knew something about her that has not been made public, and she is not telling.

[Lockbar]

Hispanic named police dog doing what American named police dogs refuse to do.

[Condor51]

There's something wrong with this story. Hell, there's a LOT wrong with it.

1. If a Police Dog 'had' bitten a civilian at this show, or anywhere near Chicago, it would have been on every Chicago TV station; network, local and cable -- but it wasn't.
2. If a Police Dog 'had' bitten a civilian at this show it also would have been in both Chicago newspapers and this Daily Herald -- but it wasn't.
3. If a Police Dog bites a 'civilian' that dog gets 'put down' -- but it wasn't.
4. If a Police Dog just fails to obey its handlers command it no longer CAN BE a Police Dog. But this dog still is.

A Police Dog biting a civilian is HUGH News, like a cop shooting a bystander. Especially in August when this allegedly happened, but there was zero on this 'attack'. And I love this part:

The attack left puncture wounds on both sides of one of Pimental's thighs, Pierce said. Her injury has since been magnified by post-treatment complications, he added.

Yeah, 'complications'. Like her house payment is late, she wants a trip to Disney World and a Black Caddy Escalade with 24" rims - and spinners.

[Lurker]

Waukegan, the bunghole of McHenry County.