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Originally Posted by MaDMaN_26
There are just so many animal tickets that need to be enforced by arrest that they have no time for gangs, shootings and drunk drivers.
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First off, some good info there for sure.
But I wonder how many drug dealers, gang members, etc. that they happen to catch because they are also out serving arrest warrants. For example, let's say a drug dealer has a dog, and he hasn't renewed the license. So the police show up with an arrest warrant, and right in plain sight is a drug scale. The police had reason to enter his house; to serve the arrest warrant. They see the drug paraphernalia, and either get another warrant to serve while the person is being help, or do a further search. (I'm not up on my search laws, so I can't say for sure.)
In any event, I can say that on a regular basis (like more than once per year) I have to deal with dogs that have irresponsible owners. Be it stepping in and/or cleaning up poop, a dog digging in my yard, or most recently when I thought I heard a dog attacking a child. That one turned out to be a dog attacking another dog, but I didn't find out until after I came running out of my house with a hatchet in my hand. Whereas I am far less frequently exposed to drug traffic and the issues that come with that. So for me I don't mind a certain amount of enforcement going out keep dogs where they should be.
Now, that being said, while I think dogs owners should be responsible, I also think the OP has a point with there not being signage, and he also has a point to raise for city council regarding land use for dog owners.