Bob Ouellette
Well-Known Member
Some background to the situation: I was at the dog park one day and there was a man there whose dog had attacked mine a couple of weeks before. I had politely told the man (who had done nothing to control his dog) that if he can not control his dog, to take him and leave. I had seen him one time since that incident and there was no attack. The next time I saw him, his dog attacked a 6 month old yellow lab. There are signs at the park entrances that specifically say "No aggressive dogs allowed."
As soon as I heard the attack, I rushed over to get the aggressive dog off the puppy. After I had stopped the attack, I looked at the man and yelled "You need to get your dog and get the f*ck out of here." The man picked up his walking stick and started to walk towards me yelling all kind of threats to beat my ass. I told him many times to stop walking towards me.
My first instinct was to put my hand on the 9mm I had in my back pocket, but after a second, I backed up and pulled out my phone instead. I knew I could easily outrun the man and called 911, trying to diffuse the situation instead of making it worse. The entire time I was on the phone, he did not stop threatening me or following me around the park. I knew that pulling my gun would have put a quick end to the situation, but also would have escalated it far beyond where it ever needed to go.
I was disappointed that the Charleston Police did nothing, even blaming me and the owners of the dog that was attacked for causing the problem and telling us that we don't want to be the cause of the park getting shut down. I was too much in shock to remember to get their names and badge numbers.
As soon as I heard the attack, I rushed over to get the aggressive dog off the puppy. After I had stopped the attack, I looked at the man and yelled "You need to get your dog and get the f*ck out of here." The man picked up his walking stick and started to walk towards me yelling all kind of threats to beat my ass. I told him many times to stop walking towards me.
My first instinct was to put my hand on the 9mm I had in my back pocket, but after a second, I backed up and pulled out my phone instead. I knew I could easily outrun the man and called 911, trying to diffuse the situation instead of making it worse. The entire time I was on the phone, he did not stop threatening me or following me around the park. I knew that pulling my gun would have put a quick end to the situation, but also would have escalated it far beyond where it ever needed to go.
I was disappointed that the Charleston Police did nothing, even blaming me and the owners of the dog that was attacked for causing the problem and telling us that we don't want to be the cause of the park getting shut down. I was too much in shock to remember to get their names and badge numbers.