Dear Judge, Mediator, Animal Control
Officer:
This letter is sent to help you with
"barking dog" cases. New discoveries show that
many "barking dog" cases are actually cases of threats,
harassment and stalking by criminals who use dogs
as weapons.
http://rexcurry.net/dogs-barking-nuisance-training-ultrasonic-control.html
Research shows that no reason exists for accidental
barking-dog problems because dogs are easily
trained not to bark. Barking-dog problems exist
because dogs are deliberately used for persecution.
Here is an important fact that is often
overlooked by public officials who deal with
sociopaths who use dogs to harass others: It is EASY to
train dogs to stop barking. It can take as little
as a half-hour followed by reinforcement of the training
as shown by the animal behaviorist Dr. Rex Curry, an
expert about training dogs (especially in the area of drug
detection, due to his work in suppression motions and
other dog-related defense work in Court). Dr. Curry's knowledge
about drug-dogs has expanded with knowledge about
training dogs to stop behavior that is threatening and
harassing. As a pro bono public service, Dr. Curry helps victims.
As a Canine Advocate, Dr. Curry is an expert witness and
provides expert testimony.
There are many ways to stop barking dogs
and many instruction aids (e.g. the perfectdog.com).
For example, anti-bark training is easy with a
shock-collar with remote control that is manual.
When a dog barks, a shock is activated by pressing
a button on a remote-control pad (and a verbal command
is given simultaneously, e.g. "SSHHhh!" Or "Quiet.").
Within less than a half hour almost any dog will
stop barking. Thereafter, the collar is only activated
rarely when the dog regresses (which would be more than
usual for dogs abused by sociopaths who have trained dogs
to bark and provoked them to do so).
Another method involves electronic bark collars that are automatic.
Automatic electronic collars are more sophisticated than when they were
first introduced. In some models, the first bark of the dog is met with
the first warning which is a mild shock. If the dog barks again within 30
seconds the shock is intensified slightly. The shock is gradually
stepped up to its 6th and final level if the dog continues to bark. Safety
measures are designed to prevent cruelty: for example, if the dog barks
more than 15 times in 50 seconds then the collar shuts down for 3 minutes
and then resets.
With the bark training above, dogs
will actually become security dogs because
they will still bark when it is important to bark (as opposed
to being non-security dogs that bark all the time
at everything, making the barks of no security value).
Sociopaths will not simply quiet their
dogs (as above) because they use their dogs
as threats and harassment. That failure to act
(and everything else) shows that the dogs are used
for threats and harassment.
The authorities have the ability
to help and to stop an offender's harassment of
people (and their abuse of dogs).
Training dogs to stop barking is quick
and easy. Many public officials are ignorant
of the process or they erroneously imagine
that it is difficult.
Are people with barking dogs mentally
ill and/or violent people?
http://rexcurry.net/mental-illness-psychopaths-sociopaths-socialists
-insanity.html
Dogs are used for torture and to produce
fear.
http://rexcurry.net/dog-torture-terrorism-abu-ghraib1b.jpg
http://rexcurry.net/dog-torture-terrorism-abu-ghraib.jpg
http://rexcurry.net/dog-torture-terrorism-abu-ghraib1d.jpg
Some of the worst murderers and serial
killers began as people who abuse dogs and
other animals.
http://rexcurry.net/serial-killers-worlds-worst-murderers.html
There was a case where a person who committed the crime of assault (via dogs)
had a brother serving a lengthy sentence in federal prison for child pornography
and his unsuccessful appeal asked for relief based on "... a history of physical
and sexual abuse, as well as mental illness." Who knows what personal hells
drive people to threaten neighbors with vicious barking dogs?
There have been cases where the dog-owner
had an alcoholic parent who abandoned him There have been
cases where the dog-owner was a drug addict and dealer. There
was even a case where the dog-owner was a drug addict and dealer
who had been abandoned by an alcoholic parent.
There have been many examples of
drug dealers using dogs to "protect" their activities
or to assuage their drug-induced paranoia. Many
are convicted felons who have had their 2nd amendment
rights removed due to their supposed potential for violence.
They use dogs as substitutes for guns (on a similar topic
see the Diane Whipple case http://rexcurry.net/bigdogs.html
).
Thus,
there are two concepts of "drug dogs": 1) Dogs used
by police to sniff drugs and arrest people for recreational
non-violent activity between consenting adults
and; 2) Vicious dogs used by drug dealers to threaten violence
against non-consenting adults (those victims are often
people who live near the drug dealer).
Police officers often have to shoot
such dogs in self defense (for examples google
"police officer shoots dog").
A news from Indiana story states: "Last year, Elkhart's noise
control officer did more drug busts than any other Elkhart police officer
and he was looking for noise violators, not drugs. Elkhart's experience
demonstrates the strong link between noise, guns, drugs, gangs, and
crime." [and sociopathic behavior]
Animal Control bureaucracies
are ineffective and their bureaucrats serve as
enablers for sociopaths who threaten and harass people
with dogs. Instead of advising and aiding victims, Animal
Control bureaucrats mislead and misinform victims.
When used by the government, the phrase "Animal
Control" means that animals control humans (Animal Control
of Humans).
Many owners are criminals with
felony records and may be on active probation.
They behave as if they or their dogs were shouting
"Pay attention to me! Research me! Investigate me!"
Their dogs are surrogates for their own inferiority
complex and/or persecution complex in which they wish
to be the territorial alpha dog intimidating others.
Have you ever heard of someone accused of the imaginary
crime of being "felony stupid"? How about "America's Dumbest Criminals"?
There is stupid and there is scary stupid.
Probation is the government's way of training
humans who behave badly. The government often fails miserably
in its training efforts. Sometimes the government seems to train
bad people to behave more badly.
In one case an investigation resulted in the discovery
that a dog-owner was a convicted drug-dealer
felon on active federal probation with a history
of mental health issues, drug arrests, and long-term
addictions to more than five substances (most of those
substances were illegal). In that case, his use of dogs
was consistent with his history of felony drug dealing
and mental health issues.
Perhaps the constant viciousness and barking of his own dogs added to the
convict's addiction to drugs (as it pushes normal neighbors to need drugs
to cope with the addict's sociopathic behavior).
In another case the dog-owner had served three years in
prison for cocaine, been re-arrested for cocaine, and was
on active state probation. Both cases developed into contenders
for "America's Dumbest Criminals."
In yet another case, a person who permitted and provoked dogs to bark had
multiple DUI arrests/convictions, a revoked driver's license, and his wife
had left him and taken his kids and moved to a northern state, where legal
proceedings were filed in an effort to have his daughter adopted by another
man, and stating as grounds therefore that the biological father failed to
maintain contact/involvement. He was too busy with dogs and making dogs bark
in another state?
In one case, the defendant, after his arrest, had narced/snitched
on one or more "friends" and/or associates in his drug dealing trade
(had cooperated with police in setting up others who were thereafter
arrested) in an effort to receive a lighter sentence. A defendant's fear
of repercussions would exponentially increase paranoia that the defendant
already endured from his drug dealing and abuse, and it would fuel
his drive to use vicious dogs for threats of violence.
In one of those cases the felon had no prior convictions
for violence and had been arrested for a recreational
drug in a sting (where a police officer buys or
sells drugs to a person and then arrests him). He
faced years in prison even though there was no "victim," no one
had complained and the arrest occurred due to a set-up created
by police. Later, while the defendant was on probation, he engaged
in constant harassment, torture and terrorism of new neighbors
(the defendant moved to a new location) with vicious barking dogs
(that he had used during his lengthy drug-dealing career and that
he had kept after his arrest and while on probation).
Complaints to his probation
officer and to the judge fell on deaf ears even though
the defendant engaged in daily threats of violence through
his vicious dogs and produced real victims with real complaints.
It is a reminder of the case of Phillip Garrido who was under
federal and state supervision for ten years while he allegedly
imprisoned a girl. That case also involved numerous complaints to
the authorities who did nothing so doggedly that it should raise questions
as to whether any of the government officials were deliberately assisting
Garrido. If not, then it shows that Garrido (and the dog-owning probationer
here) considered his "guards" to be jokes.
The government spends tax
dollars fabricating crimes out of non-violent activity
between consenting adults. The government ignores true
crimes of violence against complaining victims. Government
bureaucrats were blind to the fact that the defendant's
use of vicious dogs probably spanned his long career of drug-dealing
(that the two activities were related).
People with threatening dogs are people
who want to use dogs for attacks and physical
violence (that is their logical "progression").
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfh3mpfb_114gczt863w
Through their threats and harassment
they show that they are dangerous. They are
reminders of the Michael Vick case and the Diane
Whipple case (the lady in San Francisco who was killed
by her neighbor's vicious dogs). Neighbors are not only
threatened and harassed, their lives are in danger
around such sociopathic misanthropes.
Some dog owners may suffer from bonafide mental
health issues and might be subjected to injunctions against repeat
threats/violence or various state statutes for the involuntary
admission/commitment of people for socially dysfunctional behavior
as a danger to themselves and/or others (for substance abuse and/or
psychological problems) (in Florida that is the Marchman Act and the
Baker Act).
In one case, a dog-owner who had used dogs for
threats was being sentenced (for drugs, his second time). At
sentencing, the defendant's own sister (who was also a lawyer)
told the judge that she had, in the past, thought about involuntarily
committing the defendant under the Marchman Act. She told the judge
this in the belief that the judge would be lenient.
Paranoia and schizophrenia are bonafide side effects
of long-term drug abuse.
In one case the dog-owner had "mental health issues"
and took prescription drugs for "anxiety attacks." He seemed to seek
out anxiety attacks and he behaved in ways that seemed designed to induce
anxiety attacks in his family, friends and neighbors. He was a felon and
his problems caused him to continue to threaten people even though the
dog-owner experienced repercussions far worse from his victims, who
took action against him. The dog-owner's behavior was so compulsive
that he could not stop himself.
One day, the felon's enormous female pit bull dog was incessently
barking at a neighbor who was sitting quietly in his yard with a small
dog (the small dog was completely quiet and motionless). The pit bull
was repeatedly charging the chain link fence and repeatedly attempted to
dig its way under the fence to attack the neighbor and his dog. The felon's
human female enabler/cohabitant came out (the felon was too cowardly and
remained in hiding) and she proceeded to scream at the neighbor as he
sat there not making a sound. The felon uses the dog to terrorize people
into fleeing into their homes.The felon's female enabler was outraged that
anyone would not comply. She and the felon live in "upside-down" world
where all logic is reversed: They will not stop their dog, you are supposed
to flee. As one fan of this page quipped "So, there were 2 bitch-dogs barking?"
And that shows that the dog is actually an extension of the
humans: They want to scream threats of violence at the neighbor but they
use the dog to do it, and in this case, when the dog fails to dispatch
the neighbor, then the human decides to come out and do the barking herself.
The dog is her, she is the dog.
It is sad to note that children resided with the felon and his cohabitant
while the above (and similar behavior) occurred. Are the children on
their way to learning sociopathic behavior?
As one victim of persecution via dogs
stated: “When we (the neighbors) compare
notes in the morning, we’ve all had the same problems.”
He added: “I don’t think it’s a dog problem. It’s an owner
problem.”
Some people are so vile and/or ignorant
that they will not take the simple short measure
of teaching their dogs not to bark.
They become enraged if someone tells them
that their dog barks and asks them to train
it to stop. It's the same reaction as telling someone
that their child misbehaves because they are a lousy
parent. It's not rational, although it explains much about
those many dog-owners who have a history of drug use and
abuse with felony convictions and probation. In other words,
they WERE misbehaving youths with lousy parents. Now they
are sociopaths.
It is unfortunate that some public officials
have the mis-impression that dogs should be
allowed to bark, and even suggest "schedules" as
a resolution between victims and the sociopaths who
own dogs. It is wrong to coerce victims into
accepting a schedule for daily threats and harassment.
Sociopaths who want a daily schedule
for their dogs to bark reveal their sociopathic
goals: they want their dogs for harassment. They
could leave their dogs out at any time and all the
time if they would simply teach the dogs to stop barking.
They prefer to abuse their dogs and maintain
the bad behavior. Again, they are dog-haters who hate
their own dogs, at least in that sense.
If their own teenage son ran up and
down the property line shouting threats of
violence at the neighbors, they would take no action
if they believed they would suffer no response.
Indeed the behavior of some dog owners is worse
than if they took no action; some of them provoke their
teenagers to run up and down the property line shouting
threats. The dog-owners would do it themselves if they thought
they would suffer no response.
There is no relevant difference between
the dogs and their sons. They would say "Oh
my son likes to do that. For him its normal. I tried,
but I can't get him to stop. Just ignore him." The
dog-owner would say that about themselves: "Oh we like to run
up and down the property line shouting threats of violence at
you. For us its normal behavior. We tried to stop, but we can't.
Just ignore us (if you can, ha, ha)." (Here one begins to see
the value of shock collars... if the dog-owner wore it and the
neighbor had the remote control. Then the persecutor would find the
wherewithal to stop the threats from the dog/son/himself).
Sociopathic
dog-owners use dogs for the same end, because they
believe that no one will stop it.
The use of barking dogs for psychological
torture is known by military and law enforcement
globally. Review a web search for images of dogs
used at Abu Ghraib.
http://rexcurry.net/dog-torture-terrorism-abu-ghraib1b.jpg
http://rexcurry.net/dog-torture-terrorism-abu-ghraib.jpg
http://rexcurry.net/dog-torture-terrorism-abu-ghraib1d.jpg
Sociopaths
are notorious for using dogs in the concentration
camps and ghettos of the socialist Wholecaust
(of which the Holocaust was a part): the National
Socialist German Workers Party (with Adolf Hilter and
~20 million people slaughtered); the former Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics (V. I. Lenin and Joseph Stalin and ~60
million slaughtered); and the Peoples' Republic of China
(Chairman Mao and ~50 million slaughtered).
Some
modern victims of that behavior literally cannot
crack their doors to step out without a barrage of
violent threats from dogs that want to attack them.
They become prisoners in their own homes as if their homes
were concentration camps.
Long
term abuse by dogs also produces post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) - a malady most commonly associated
with combat veterans.
Flashbacks, inability to concentrate,
depression, exhaustion and eating disorders are
common symptoms of PTSD.
The incompetence of the legal system
to stop dog-criminals also leads to Legal
Abuse Syndrome (LAS). Dog-criminals make fools
of the legal system through prolonged litigation. LAS
and related psychological problems are one
of the many scars of the prolonged litigation.
Coined by a Las Vegas therapist, it is
virtually unknown in medical or legal circles.
But it has been embraced by people across the country
who say that messy lawsuits turned them into emotional,
physical and, in most cases, financial wrecks.
Therapist Karin Huffer says she began
her research into the problem after watching
her husband's suffering in an ugly contract dispute.
She discovered those involved in lengthy litigation often
suffer the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Using the Americans With Disabilities
Act, Huffer has asked that in one case that a
victim receive accommodations so representing herself
in court is less traumatic.
In 2008, U.S. Judge Paul Hyman approved
most of the requests, which included taking
frequent breaks, giving the victim extra time to
file court briefs and having an advocate beside
her in the courtroom.
Similar requests were granted by a Miami-Dade
court by Judge Cohen.
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Move the dogs (and pen) as far as possible
from the victim's house, or remove the dogs
from the property.
Make the dogs in-door dogs exclusively
and paper-trained;
Walk the dogs instead of placing them
in a pen to threaten and harass others;
Muzzle the dogs at all times in such
a way that it prevents barking or other noises.
Utilized anti-bark surgery (simple
and painless).
Another point of view from a victim:
Years ago I had neighbors who had barking
dogs. I worked out of my home and they barked all
day long. The neighbors were apologetic but said
they had to stay out during the day since both worked
and ask me to turn on some fans to quell the noise. After about
2 months of this I took a small tape recorder and recorded
the dogs barking for about 2 hours. When my neigbors came
home they started to barbecue. I had 2 speakers pointing towards
their house and replayed the barking dogs for 2 hours.
I never had barking problems again.
The idea above
has also been tried by victims who simply record the
dogs barking for a much shorter period of time and put
it on a CD and then use almost any CD player on the "repeat"
mode, which plays until someone stops the CD.
Another victim
had a similar idea: Has anyone ever tried using a
CD in repeat mode with a recorded statement such as "Stop
harassing people with your dogs. Teach your dogs to stop
barking. It is easy. Use a shock collar." Or some similarly
helpful message. There is actually some attraction to the last
one in that it might arguably have greater First Amendment
protection (as compared with the replayed barking dogs), it actually
provides advice/solution, and presumably, if the sociopath/dog-owner
complains, any intelligent person will respond with "Well,
you should teach your dogs to stop barking. It is easy. Use
a shock collar. Duh." (and then the intelligent person
could begin repeating that over and over again).
Another point of view from a victim:
Cesar Millan's show, the "Dog Whisperer"
on the National Geographic channel assisted me
greatly in understanding dog psychology. I am no expert
but I do know that just by giving my dog a good, brisk,
30 minute walk every day does WONDERS for his attitude.
We do have some VERY frustrated dogs in our neighborhood
who spend all of their time in a small, cramped space or
NEVER leaving their yard. I ask all of you dog owners: How
frustrated would you be if you lived your life never leaving
a pen or your yard????? Many of the owners have been arrested
and have been in prison or jail.
Remote controlled shock collars for
owners of barking dogs.
Source: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=69116
WND HOMELAND INSECURITY Latest buzz:
Shock bracelets for all airline passengers.
'Just when you thought you've heard it all'
There are so many things sociopaths
could do but don't because their intent is
threats and harassment via abuse of dogs. Instead
of doing any of the above, some sociopahts spend enormous
amounts of time provoking dogs to bark and engaging
in threatening and harassing behavior.
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Perhaps the kids in high school (and adults) should
carry around a pet that barks when left unattended
like they have to carry for 24/7 those pretend babies
that cry when left unattended. That is how they are taught
responsibility.
It would make as much sense or more to have responsible
pet ownership classes, similar to classes for
responsible parenting.
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A fan writes: "The distress caused
by barking is proportional to the recipient's
intelligence. More intelligent people are more
distressed by noise pollution and harassment.
The dog-owners always have very low intelligence.
They can't even stop their dogs from barking."
"It's me or the dog" is the program
with the British gal Victoria Stilwell
Animal Cops Houston, Miami, Detroit
rotten neighbors
http://ap.google.com/article
/ALeqM5ip5snQMQN3AbUPxvxXr0ESd_mG0AD91ID0FO0
dogassault@yahoo.com; noisewatchaus@yahoogroups.com;
quietaus@yahoogroups.com;
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=greenlightbandit
drug dogs
http://www.nevergetbusted.com/sneakpreview.php
http://www.geocities.com/ericsquire/articles/dogs.htm
http://barkingdogs.net/modbarklaw.shtml
BARK COUNTERS -
try web searches for bark counters
http://www.ccac.net.au/issues/barking/resource/
bark-counter-seeking-objectivity-bark-nuisance-assessment#files
http://www.smarthome.com/61392/
Stop-Dog-Barking-Bark-Smart-Deluxe/p.aspx
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Ultrasonic bark tools
are often used as automatic devices triggered
by a dog's bark. They often prove ineffective,
especially for a neighbors dog (to which you have
no hands-on access) and if the dog learns how the device
works and becomes accustomed to it, or if the device's
settings are poor.
Hand held
ultrasonic tools provide a better method
that is often overlooked. When the dog is
having a barking episode (e.g. after it is first
put out into a fenced area), approach the dog with the
device and command the dog (e.g. "Quiet!") while simultaneously
triggering the ultrasound for the same instant. If
you ever hear the neighbor chastise the dog to quiet,
then use the same command that the neighbor uses (e.g.
"Stop!" or "Shhh!"). You might discover the neighbor's
command by trying common commands to find the one that
works best. When the dog stops barking (even if only for a few
short moments) reward it verbally (if you cannot toss it
a treat). Say "Good!" or "Good dog!"
The method
can be repeated many times in one episode.
If the dog barks when you exit your house, then
go back into the house and have the device ready and
exit, repeating the same method.
The hand-held
method requires some personal labor,
but it can have lasting and reinforceable improvements.
A flaw in automatic devices is that they operate
constantly and many dogs quickly become acclimatized
and learn to ignore them.
With the
hand-held method you might gain greater
control (and a closer relationship) with the dog
then it has with its owner (Some readers might
be wondering if they can train the dog to attack its
owner).
The hand-held
method can also be used through solid
fences where the dog cannot even see the trainer
(where the dog barks at sounds).
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" ... Car alarm noise
is an example of very loud impulse noise. If more than
45 seconds of it is deemed unlawful then the same rule must
apply to the barking of dogs, for this is also an example
of very loud impulse noise. "Both noises have been engineered
to capture attention in a deliberately dramatic way, regardless
of the disruption to human life in the vicinity ... " "What's
OK for car alarms must also be OK for dog alarms. "The fact that
one source of sudden, screaming din is mechanical, and the other
is biological, makes no difference to the comparably frightening,
measurably adverse effects on human health ... "
There is a difference:
When a dog starts barking you do not know if it is
loose. You do not know if the criminal-owner will set it
loose upon you. Dogs can escape and kill people. It happens.
Dogs act upon their owner's command and in defiance of their
owner's commands. Dogs can physically overpower their own
owners effort to control the dog.
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DOG SCIENCE
DOG TRAINING WORKSHOP
http://dogscience.org/workshop/index.shtml
Northwest Barking Mad wordpress
blog
http://northwestbarkingmad.wordpress.com/
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It's utterly absurd that
anyone enduring an assault should be required to record
the number of blows assaulting him. The fact that he is being
assaulted AT ALL is where the crime lies. Specious requirements
of this nature are merely attempts to deny remedial intervention
indefinitely.
In the Australian state of Tasmania
there are noise law reform proposals relating to false
alarms for cars. The idea is that any vehicle alarm which sounds
for more than 45 seconds is deemed an offence.
A great many people use their dogs
primarily as alarm systems, so it's quite appropriate to
demand that the 45 second rule applies to them also.
Furthermore, any noise whose nature
is intermittent (eg beep beep beep) is for legal purposes
taken to be continuous.
We Tasmanian anti-barking activists
now quite sensibly require that the same definition be
applied to barking dogs. This "continuous" rule negates
any official's requirement to count the woofs, an illicit requirement
that should be shoved right up his naughty word.
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BARKING DOGS KILL
Another victim of sociopathic humans writes:
"My wife and I lived on the west coast and we liked it there,
until two women and a girl moved in next door with a dog that barked
for hours, continuously, encouraged so by them, and no matter
how much I and 8 of neighbors complained and pleaded, they would
get even worse. The mayor of the town was for the dog barking, no matter
that my blood pressure had risen to 248/146 & my doctor's letter
pleading for my life was given to him and to the Chief of Animal Control,
who also would not do anything to help, and she would not even allow
those under her to do anything, either. My wife and I had to move. My
health got much better. We moved to a foreign country where dogs are
not considered "children," and dog barking is a serious police matter,
and there is
no Animal Control comedy shop."
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Various case laws state that barking dogs
can be a "nuisance".
>
> For example, in *Rae v. Flynn*, 690 So.
2d 1341(Fla. 3d DCA 1997), the court acknowledged that noise such
as barking dogs was indeed a "nuisance"
> and:
>
> The reason why a certain amount of noise
is or may be a nuisance is that it
> is not only disagreeable but it also wears
upon the nervous system and
> produces that feeling which we call 'tired.'
That the subjection of a human
> being to a continued hearing of loud noises
tends to shorten life, I think,
> is beyond all doubt. Another reason is
that mankind needs both rest and
> sleep, and noise tends to prevent both*.
*
>
> The Florida Supreme Court has defined "nuisance"
as:
>
> "Anything which annoys or disturbs one
in the free use, possession, or
> enjoyment *of his property* or which renders
its *ordinary use* or
> occupation physically uncomfortable �..may
become a nuisance and may be
> restrained." * Knowles v. Central Allapattaw
Properties*, *Inc*., 145 Fla.
> 123, 130 (1940). (quoted in *Miami** **Shores**
Condominium v Moreau,*Case No. 2004-03-2435 (Fla. 2005).
>
>
>
> Since this particular matter influences
the courts--- shouldn't this
> influence the local government, too?
>
> The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA")
acknowledges that "noise" can be detrimental to one's health
and welfare. However, the EPA concluded thatnoise issues were best
handled by the local government or State,
> *in order to better protect the health
*& welfare of its citizens. See:
> http://www.epa.gov/history/topics/noise/01.htm
>
> The Florida Supreme Court also stated in
*Knowles v. Central Allapattaw
> Properties*, *Inc*., 145 Fla. 123, 130
(1940). (quoted in *Miami** **
> Shores** Condominium v Moreau,* Case No.
2004-03-2435 (Fla. 2005).
>
>
>
> It is a well settled rule that all property
is held subject to the right of
> the State to regulate it under the police
power *in order to secure
> safety, public welfare, health, peace,
public convenience and general** **
> prosperity*. The rule is based upon the
concept that all property is held
> on the implied condition or obligation
that its use *shall not be
> injurious to the equal rights of others*
to the use and benefits of their
> own property. *The public interest is paramount
to property rights.* The
> right of the State to regulate a business
which may become unlawful is a
> continuing one, and a business lawful today
may, in the future, because of
> changed conditions, the growth of population,
or other causes, *become a
> menace to the** **safety and public welfare,
and the continuance there of
> must yield to the public good.*
>
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IN Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's short story "Silver
Blaze," Sherlock Holmes, investigating the theft of a race horse,
remarks upon "the curious incident of the dog in the night-time."
A Scotland Yard sleuth protests, "The dog did nothing in the night-time,"
to which Holmes replies, "That was the curious incident."
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On the web
site http://barkingdogs.net/modbarklaw.shtml
- "Setting up a webcam that allows city officials
to monitor the behavior of an accused dog by way
of a live internet feed is another possibility. In addition,
as the technology progresses, it should soon be possible
to document the behavior of an accused dog by way of a noise-activated
camcorder that kicks-on only when triggered by a barking
dog or some other nearby noise."
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Dogs have the
natural ability to bark! I have the natural ability
to scream.
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I have two
dogs. My dogs I keep very stringent control over.
If I hear them bark once, I immediately call them in.
How ignorant
is it to say that neighbors should have to let dog
owners know that barking is bothering them? HELLO!!! Barking
is ANNOYING! How about I sit outside your house and blow
my car horn for hours? Then I will tell you that you didn't
let me know it was annoying you so how should I have known?
See how prepostero
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Deputy who stole neighbor's dog sentenced
By Angelica Martinez Union-Tribune Staff Writer
January 29, 2009
SAN DIEGO — A San Diego County corrections deputy
who stole a neighbor's dog and abandoned it 20 miles
from her Hemet home was sentenced Wednesday to 60 days
in jail, Riverside County court records show.
Diane Michelle Brown, 42, pleaded guilty at a court
hearing and was given credit for one day already
served. Brown will serve her jail time during consecutive
weekends beginning Feb. 20.
She was placed on three years of probation and ordered
to pay a $454 fine. Sheriff's officials said Brown is
still employed with the Sheriff's Department and is on
administrative leave. It is not known whether Brown's leave
is paid or unpaid.
She was booked into the Riverside County jail in late
October after she put her neighbor's Maltese,
Spike, in the trunk of her car and left it in front
of a building in Beaumont.
Brown claimed Spike's barking was a nuisance, Riverside
County Animal Services officials have said. She tried
to take Spike's owner to court, but her complaint was thrown
out.
Authorities were led to Brown after employees at
the Cherry Valley Water District in Beaumont reported
seeing a woman take a dog out her trunk and leave it
in front of the building. The woman returned about a minute
later, apparently to remove the dog's collar.
Two surveillance cameras captured the incident, and
one witness wrote down the woman's license plate number.
The witnesses took the unharmed dog to a veterinarian,
who scanned the dog's microchip and called
its owner.
Staff writer Kristina Davis contributed to this report.
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Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjMfckchl_s
Bad dogs? http://rexcurry.net/drug-dogs-goose-creek-police-raid.html
Many victims of barking dogs seem
limited in their efforts to stop the harassment from human
sociopaths who own dogs. There are many things that
have been discussed that can be considered and the list can
be expanded. Here are some ideas to consider, somewhat hierchical
and depending on the circumstances, as everyone faces different
situations (consult an attorney about the impact of local laws concerning
all of them):
Anonymous letter or copy of laws against barking
dogs.
http://storyofedhardy.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-
handle-noisy-neighbors-their.html
Letters by certified
mail by a lawyer, again citing the laws. The lawyer
can also write on behalf of a client who remains nameless.
Repeated anonymous calls to animal control with no
timidity and no apologies.
Express the desire
to remain anonymous.
Repeated anonymous calls
to zoning, code enforcement, planning, noise control
bureaucrats. These are different from animal control. look
it up. Local codes are often online and address noises and nuisances.
Repeated calls to police.
Express the desire to remain anonymous.
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/
gated_communities_sometimes_fi.html
(If any of the items above cannot be done anonymously,
then use them farther below, after friendlier attempts have been
exhausted).
Express admiration for
the dog and offer to purchase it.
Find a better home for
the dog in a distant state or county and offer to
take the dog there. Consider offering compensation.
Express admiration for
the dog and offer to personally train the dog (including
training it to stop barking) and teach the miscreant (the
human).
Offer to buy a bark control
collar and train the dog (e.g. a shock collar where
you control the shock by remote button). The collar could
be for the dog(s) and/or the owner(s).
Buy a muzzle for the dog. Modern muzzles are made of cloth and nylon and
are more comfortable than the old cage style muzzles (also available). Modern
muzzles even expose the end of a dogs mouth, even enabling the dog's tongue
to hang out.
Offer to pay for a pen
on the opposite side of the sociopath's house, preferably
solid wooden or plastic fencing (so the dog does not see out)
positioned up against the opposite wall of the house and not
extending beyond the edges of the other walls of the house.
Talk nicely (?) to the
offender about the problem.
Offering to buy for the sociopath a "barkless"
dog, such as the Basenji, which produces an unusual yodel-like
sound commonly called a "barroo," due to its unusually shaped
larynx.
Discuss with sociopaths anti-bark surgery
(and offer to take the dog and pay for it?)
Videotape, record, journal
the dog(s) harassment in preparation for court et
cetera.
Try anti-barking ultrasonic
devices (there are various ways these devices can
be used that are not readily apparent. think about it a lot,
or ask others). Also see the barking dog compact disc cd at http://www.thebarkingdogcd.com
Nuisance mobile that
has mobile videotaping cameras (or the appearance
of such) parked near the sociopath. Suggest this to your
police or consider doing it yourself. Do a web search to see
photos of Peoria Police Nuisance Property Surveillance Vehicle
(Armadillo Truck). http://rexcurry.net/dogs-barking-armidillo-truck-police.JPG
Obtain a device that
is controlled remotely by button from inside your home
that creates a quick ultronsonic sound near the offender enabling
you to more precisely try training as a way to stop the barking.
Multiple devices can be arranged at different locations (or
together) to operate simultaneously. It is also possible to go
beyond the commonly advertised products for something that is
more effective.
obtain a device that
is controlled remotely by button from inside your home
that creates a quick audible sound (something similar to a
bark-like sound) from speakers (or whatever device makes such
a noise, and there are many) near the offender enabling you
to more precisely try training as a way to stop the barking.
arrange speakers near
the offending noise in an effort to drown out the
noise with more pleasant sounds such as talk radio, country
music, classical music, rock and roll, et cetera, whatever
works best. That can also assist in helping to try training as
a way to stop the barking.
The use of audible & inaudible tones has also been pursued with "canine
lullabies" and some of them include "heartbeat sounds" (within the music)
that are claimed to provide an added calming effect. Do an internet
search for canine lullabies. There are CDs on Amazon etc, and there are even
downloads that appear to be free in a search for "canine lullabies torrent"
Other devices or machines (and there are many) near the
offending noise in an effort to drown out the harassment/noise.
Such devices can be arranged to be operated remotely.
That can also assist in helping to try training as a way
to stop the barking.
A recording of the sociopath's
dog combined with a device to enable play-back when
the sociopath is harassing you (and perhaps in loop-play
to acheive an extended period of time).
Some anti-barking devices
that are designed to be in a fixed position can be
set to "automatically" emit an ultrasonic sound together with
an audible sound. They are sometimes not precise in operation
and in the long run they might not per se train a dog to
stop barking. However, the audible part itself can have a
helpful impact.
A fan writes: neighbors might try the following: Fill an empty
tin can with rocks and, as soon as the dogs start barking, shake the
can. The dogs will think their barking is causing the noise and will
stop. You will have to repeat this a few times, but it might work on some
dogs.
Research the sociopathic
human for history of convictions, jail, prison, drug
use, mental health issues, etc. that can be helpful if litigation
occurs and when you report the offender to police, animal
control, judges et cetera (consider having free copies available
to help educate police et cetera).
signs at offender's property
explaining the problem. There was once a sign up
that said "stop harassing!" and another explained that
the offender was a convict on supersivion.
If the offender is on
supervision, contact the person who supervises him
about his threats and harassment.
Fixed security cameras
for your personal security and to help document the
sociopath's criminal behavior.
Fake fixed security cameras.
Injunction against repeated
threats, harassment.
Lawsuit for nuisance,
personal injury, intentional infliction of emotional
distress, harassment, deprivation of your property.
Hypnosis therapy (for
you) to trick yourself into enduring harassment.
Drugs (e.g. sleep aids
and anti-depressants for you)
Fencing, tall thick shrubbery,
bamboo, et cetera.
Curtains, blankets and
other cloth (as decorations on walls that serve as
noise suppressors), special windows, white noise machines,
fans (for a similar background noise effect), ear plugs,
et cetera.
Extremely expensive house
boarding, insulation, windows for noise suppression
and expensive fencing for same outside (all of which will
probably be of limited help).
Regarding the "WHAT WORKS?" question:
r u living next to Stalin, Mao or Hitler? Are you living in
a concentration camp or gulag surrounded by vicious dogs? Should you
move/re-locate? Some of the smartest people in the history of
the world were ones who fled their homes under Stlain, Mao, Hitler
and the socialist Wholecaust (of which the Holocaust was a part):
~60 million slaughtered (and more persecuted and tortured) under
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, ~50 million under the Peoples
Republic of China, ~20 million under the National Socialist German
Workers Party. Add to that the smaller examples in Cambodia and elsewhere.
The smart ones fled their homes, countries, often abandoning their wealth,
businesses and everything in a rush to escape before it was too late.
Others stuck around and hoped the situation improved. The latter people
were persecuted, tortored and died by the millions. For the latter, the
situations did not improve, they worsened. Other places benefitted from
the many well-educated people who fled (e.g. many fled to the United States
and prospered there, remaking their lives). It is interesting to
think about. Are you living next to Stalin, Mao or Hitler (or all 3)? Are
you living in a gulag or concentration camp (with barking dogs)?
Sociopathic dog owners are reminders
of the Michael Vick case and the Diane Whipple case
(the lady in San Francisco who was killed by her
neighbor's vicious dogs). Neighbors are not only threatened
and harassed, their lives are in danger around misanthropes
who own dogs.
There are neighborhoods that are being
destroyed by a single large, loud barking dog. There
are empty houses on three sides, more across the street, and
even farther, where others have fled and no one else will move
in. Do you want to stay while the neighborhood continues down the
toilet? If you are not already living there, you will not buy one
of the great deals (deeply discounted) and available nearby.
http://rexcurry.net/dogs-barking-armidillo-truck-police.JPG
Armadillo Truck Peoria
Police Nuisance Property Surveillance Vehicle
Police intervention
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/
gated_communities_sometimes_fi.html
Another thing to consider in court proceedings
or litigation (in addition to
the stereotypical nuisance count) should
be a count alleging deprivation of
your property (your right to enjoy and
use your property). Give that some
thought. The idea was prompted by someone's
remark "I'm already worried that
I could lose money on my house due to this
issue with the neighbor, and am
wondering if I have grounds to sue them
in court for the difference on what
my house would have sold for had that issue
not existed. Proving damages in that
situation might be difficult (you could
try using appraisers/realtors on the
topic.
A fan writes: Who would want to live next
door to a dog kennel with seven dogs? (The kennel was not there
when I moved in).
I approached a Realtor because I was trying
to first prove that my
property taxes were too high and the Realtor
wrote a letter on my behalf.
Homes next door or in the vicinity of barking
dogs very rarely sell. Real estate agents know the problem
will lower the price of the home, but they will inform the seller
the house needs a price reduction because of the 'trends.'
Buyers usually say "Get me the hell outta
here." NOBODY offers a lower price on a home because of barking
dogs. They just wont buy the house.
This page from a barkingdogs.net contains
an interview with Geordie Duckler, an attorney from Oregon,
who was talking about the wisdom of possibly hiring an attorney
who specializes in property law to handle your barking dog case.
> http://barkingdogs.net/duclawyers.shtml
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A victim writes: Has there ever been an anti-barking
effort that included posting of flyers on a neighborhood's telephone
poles, or as signs (perhaps something like "stop barking dogs" and
referencing a website or providing an email
address), maybe door-to-door leaflets, or other efforts
in that regard?
How about "Stop barking dogs. For the children."
It is even possible that a campaign could appear to
announce that there will
be official crack-down soon, and the leaflets would
appear to be an official
warning in an area.
Or "Stop barking dogs. Free training at this email."
"Stop barking dogs - Domestic terrorism."
"Stop barking dogs & human torture."
Or a No Parking Zone sign altered to "No Barking Zone."
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Agra, Jan 12, 2010. Over 25 street dogs
were found poisoned in Agra's Idgah and Mohanpura areas in the
past two days, police sources said Tuesday. At first the general
impression was that the dogs died because of the cold or some disease.
But when more dogs died and some biscuits were found near them,
it became clear that they had been poisoned.
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The web contains this
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to get back at those noisy neighbors! Give them a taste of
their own medicine with any one of these 20 ear-splitting
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Spoof commercial from Saturday
Night Live SNL of Will Ferrell as attorney Wade Blasingame:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/61332/saturday-night-live-wade-blasingame
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It is astounding to
see the number of news stories about adults murdering
babies when adults cannot make babies stop crying.
It is more astounding that the killer is often the baby's
own parent.
There are many differences and similarities between
crying babies and barking dogs. One difference is
that dogs can be quickly and easily taught to stop
barking.
The impact of crying babies is a reminder of evidence
that barking dogs influenced the murders committed
by David Berkowitz (the Son of Sam serial killer
of the 1970s, in Brooklyn, New York).
It is a reminder that barking dogs are deliberately
used by the government to torture and terrorize
humans.
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Injunctions against
repeat violence, & criminal assault
by "deliberate
threats & harassment from sociopath next door."
Don't fall into
the trap of understating the issue as a "dog barking
problem." Break the bad linquistic habit. Instead
it is "deliberate threats and harassment from the sociopath
living next door" (and using a dog for the threats and
harassment is just one modus operandi).
It is a trap
because you know that if you misstate/understate the
sociopath's behavior as a "dog bark problem" the sociopath's
response will be to lie and accuse you of harassment (e.g.
provoking the dog), when in fact they provoke their dog(s) to
threaten and harass you. They know what they are doing.
It is deliberate.
Has anyone ever
tried a "repetitive violence injunction" or "injuction
against repeat violence/threats"? Many states enable
a person to fill out a form/affidavit which usually requires
only two descriptions of incidents in which a person has
perpetrated threats/harassment. The process is set for a
quick hearing in front of a judge who decides whether to issue
an actual injunction against the sociopath that can last for
months or years. Shouldn't actual threats of violence using a
weapon (dog(s)) qualify?
Some states include
in the "repetitive violence injunction" definitions
both assault and stalking. Look at the statutes to understand
what can qualify. Assault is generally defined as "A
crime that occurs when one person tries to physically harm
another in a way that makes the person under attack feel immediately
threatened. Actual physical contact is not necessary; threatening
gestures that would alarm any reasonable person can constitute
an assault." Stalking laws can be even more inclusive of behavior
involving dogs.
Has anyone ever
examined whether such a petition for injunction could
be followed with a regular civil lawsuit for assault,
stalking and the more commonly discussed "nuisance" claim
in regard to sociopaths with dogs?
Every time that
there are two incidences of violence/threats, it
might be the case that a new petition for an injuction can
be filed. It is also possible that a different judge
will hear new petition(s). It all depends on the local
procedure and law.
If the first Judge
is a boob, other judges might understand the crime
or have experienced similar threats and harassment and
comprehend the gravity of the sociopath's threats/abuse.
For the stereotypical
sociopathic dog-owner that could mean never-ending
efforts until the sociopath stops her/her abuse.
If the sociopath
fools the judge with "I didn't know" for the first
petition, then that excuse does not work for the second
petition and later petitions.
The victim/petitioner
decides when to pursue the injunction and can thus
prepare throughly to document the incidences (e.g. with videotape
and high quality sound recording) and prepare memorandums/briefs
in support with references to the Diane Whipple case, similar
cases, expert literature on the impact of barking/noise,
on the use of dogs to terrorize, et cetera. Even a CD or DVD
with various material included with a memorandum in support
of the injuction, or provided as an exhibit in the hearing.
It might even be possible to bring in an actual expert. Other
witnesses to the two incidences cited could be brought. It
would be a great educational opportunity and could be well
executed. If the dogs have a record of biting or other violations,
that would seem relevant also. If the sociopaths have a record
of violence or other crimes, that could be raised.
Some victims describe
sociopathis behavior with dogs that should qualify
as an actual misdemeanor criminal violent assault charge
(even aggravated due to the use of a weapon - the dog(s)),
no different then if the sociopath personally ran out repeatedly
with a stick or a poisonous snake and charged at you with
it while loudly threatening repeatedly to attack you (and
repeating this on an hourly or daily basis). Has anyone ever
tried talking to police or the local prosecutor's office about
that issue?
Has anyone tried
those avenues?
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Some vermin are protected, some are not. by
Paul Carpenter
Sensational event on April
Fools' Day: District Judge James Narlesky,
his courtroom jammed with a standing-room-only
herd of wrathful dog lovers, came down hard on James
Clewell of Bethlehem.The judge approved criminal
charges of animal cruelty and injury to dogs.
Clewell stands accused of trying to defend himself
against some curs that he said tormented him with incessant
barking. A witness, it was reported, said Clewell
tossed rat poison into the curs' vicinity. The two
mongrels were not harmed, it seems, but Clewell faces years
in prison on each charge.The big news story, on the front page
of the local section, did not explain why it is acceptable
to poison one type of vermin but not another.(I have more respect
for rats. They are cleaner than dogs and do not bark. Nevertheless,
I confess I have murdered rats and mice with savage spring-loaded
devices, with malice aforethought, but I never was busted
for it.)
More recently, in another case,
District Judge Patricia Warmkessel did
not face an angry SRO crowd of human lovers in her
courtroom as she gently slapped the wrist of Audra
Schwoyer of Allentown with a $25 fine and $58
in costs after finding her guilty.There was no big news
story, but court documents said police accused Schwoyer
of violating a noise ordinance.''The above owner
[Schwoyer] did fail to prevent her dog from disturbing
the peace by barking or howling to the annoyance of others,''
said a Feb. 23 citation. It noted this was a ''repeat
offense.'' ''Repeat offense'' is putting it mildly, according
to Schwoyer's next-door neighbors.''They'll go away
and the damn dogs will bark for hours.Â…One time they
barked for 41/2 hours, almost,'' said John Watson. ''Can
you imagine what it's like?'' asked his wife, Joann. ''You
can't imagine what it does to us.''She said she and her husband
have called police more than a dozen times about the barking,
and the officers always are sympathetic but are limited
in what they can do.So Schwoyer paid the $83 and went her
merry way.For less than $83, by the way, you can buy a ''bark
collar'' that uses chemicals, high-pitched sounds or mild shocks
to deter prolonged barking.I'd prefer a simple surgical ''debarking''
procedure to alter a dog's vocal cords, but animal rights lunatics,
who somehow have political influence, oppose debarking. They
claim it is cruel to deprive a mutt of the joy of tormenting humans.The
screwballs often display an anthropomorphic attitude about
dogs, which raises this question: If you were in a dog's place,
or vice versa, which would you find more disagreeable -- having
your vocal cords surgically altered, or being castrated?The same
people who think spaying and neutering are acceptable will oppose
debarking, and I suspect it has nothing to do with what is or
is not cruel to the dog. I suspect it has to do with the desire of
malevolent twerps to torment other people with impunity.I recognize
that dogs can be a joy. Many people in my neighborhood and two
of my children own them, so I know that dogs are not problematic
if the owners are responsible.The lunatics, however, have organized
themselves into a powerful special interest group that has
judges in its pocket and can win perverted measures to give dogs
more rights than human beings.So it is high time that the victims
of vermin start forming their own special interest groups to reverse
that trend.A good first step would be to lobby for legislation
that says human beings are entitled to defend themselves against
vermin -- any form of vermin. A second step might be to get rid
of weak, maladroit judges. I do not know whether Clewell actually
gave rat poison to dogs that tormented him with incessant barking,
but if he did, he should be given a medal for trying to rid his
neighborhood of the pests, instead of being prosecuted.When we
look at what Clewell faces (years in jail), compared to what happened
to Schwoyer ($83), it is clear that the system is demented. paul.carpenter@mcall.com
610-820-6176
Copyright © 2008, The
Morning Call April 27, 2008
TERROR INDUCED VIA BARKING DOGS
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Bad Dogs
kill children and adults
BARKING DOGS USED FOR TERRORISM
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Barking Dogs terrorize humans
Most caliphates within fundamentalist Islam
prohibit dogs as pets. Of course, they have their share of social
iniquities.
Was the Muhammad besieged by neighborhood dogs
in Mecca? Is that why he left and went to live in the cave?
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Washington Post article from ~01-14-09 Headline:
Gitmo detainee was tortured, judge says. Charges
were dismissed.
"At one point Qahtani was threatened with a dog
named Zeus, according to a military report."
Notice that it does not say Qahtani was bitten
or attacked, but threatened. Thousands of Americans
are tortured and threatened by dogs (and their sociopathic
owners) every day in the USA.
Associated Press article from 01-14-09 Headline:
Study: Stalking haunts 3.4 million in U.S.
"By the tens of thousands, victims of stalking
lose their jobs, flee their homes and fear for their
safety, according to a new federal survey..."
The number is even higher if they bother to count
the thousands of Americans stalked, tortured and
threatened by dogs (and their sociopathic owners)
every day in the USA.
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On drug dogs, lizards and other
animals and animal rights -
"The sovereign, after taking individuals
one by one in his powerful hands and kneading
them to his liking, reaches out to embrace society
as a whole. Over it he spreads a fine mesh of uniform,
minute, and complex rules, through which not
even the most original minds and most vigorous souls
can poke their heads above the crowd. He does not break
men's wills but softens, bends, and guides them. He seldom
forces anyone to act but consistently opposes action.
He does not destroy things but prevents them from coming into
being. Rather than tyrannize, he inhibits, represses, saps,
stifles, and stultifies, and in the end he reduces each nation to
nothing but a flock of timid and industrious animals, with the
government as its shepherd." -- Alexis de Tocqueville,
Democracy in America, Vol. 2 [1840]
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Apply this logic to barking dogs........barking
dogs will be towed.
Car stereo noise measurement
Bass bumpers beware:
Your music could cost you your ride.
Only the really loud cars will be towed,
police say
Sarasota ordinance allowing impound takes
effect today
By Anthony Cormier Published: September
1, 2008
SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE -
Today, Sarasota police will begin enforcing
a noise ordinance that allows the city to tow
vehicles for loud music.
The rule itself is not new. State law prohibits
any type of music that can be heard 25 feet
from a vehicle.
But the city has added some bite to the
existing law.
In addition to the standard citation and
fine, officials will begin towing vehicles
to impound lots.
First-time offenders face a $74 fine and
a $125 towing fee. The prices go up for each additional
offense, reaching as much as $500.
Sarasota is one of a handful of Florida
cities -- including Bradenton -- that tows vehicles
involved in misdemeanor offenses such as prostitution
or possession of drugs. But it is the first city in
the state to enforce noise ordinances with the threat
of tow trucks.
The police, though, promise to be a bit
lenient.
Instead of obeying the 25-foot rule, Capt.
Lucius Bonner says officers have been instructed
to use a 100- to 200-foot radius.
Bonner says: "My general rule is, if you
can hear the music before you can see the car,
then it's a violation."
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Frequency is measured in hertz
or "hurts"
An important term related to noise harassment
is "frequency."
Frequency is measured in hertz.
In regard to barking dogs, victims make the
mistake of thinking that frequency refers to how
often the dog(s) barks and that the term used is "hurts."
They think that high frequency means it hurts more.
Victims say that any situation "mega hurts."
Bass sounds have lower frequency but travel
greater distances to be heard.
Higher frequencies tend to bounce more. Thus
both types of dogs have their disadvantages.
Large dogs have bass sounds that travel greater distances.
Small dogs have high pitched frequencies that reflect
off objects more.
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It seems that when a dog barks or howls,
it sets off our car alarm. And the dog owner seems
to hear the car alarm where he never heard his dog
barking. Poetic justice?
Oh my GOD!!!! What a great idea! Every time
the dog barks, hit the panic
button on your key fob and make the car alarm
go off! When they go nuts,
tell them it's very sensitive and their dog
barking sets it off. Tell them
it's set to go off after 30 seconds as long
as the dog stops barking! Then
tell them there is nothing you can do about
it.
They will begin to associate the alarm with
their barking dog.
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A dog can easily bark hundreds or even
thousands of times in a few hour period.
Bad as that is, it is not like the horror stories
from some people of barking about once a second for
hours!
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This was heard from a claims administrator for
a risk retention group that insures one-thousand-and-three-hundred
campgrounds and RV parks nationally. Her insurance agency is
going to be sending out to the managers of all of their facilities a
copy of an article from New Animal Control.Org called:
The Relationship Between Dog Attacks and the Tolerance
of Belligerent Barking.
http://newanimalcontrol.org/shapeaggress.shtml
They are going to be telling all their managers that
as far as the insurance company is concerned, barking is an act of
aggression. Hence a barking dog is a biting dog. Therefore,
no barking dogs will be tolerated.
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edward bellamy 
francis bellamy 
rex curry 
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