Moral Dilemma

[mike777]

"All government action is ultimately backed up by the point of a gun."

 

NO all government action is ultimately backed up by the people allowing you to govern" Otherwise they can die trying to get rid of the government and in dying find some degree of Liberty. One more reason to not believe in the "innocent civilian" theory.

[asdfg2k]

Actually, the circumstances as posted by the OP aren't that unusual. Frequently, one finds disputes between neighbors over dumping. trespassing and the like. Almost everything I have ever read agrees with Richard.

 

Lodge a formal complaint.

 

If that doesn't work, take independent steps that are reasonable. Building a fence is certainly a reasonable step. Or maybe installing one of those dog-training electrical fences - not to keep your dog in, but to keep others out. If you think building a moat is desirable, that would certainly be allowed.

 

Sue for damages.

 

Repeat as necessary.

 

Unless you can prove that your life was threatened and in imminent danger, killing the neighbor as a recourse isn't allowed. Except maybe in Texas. As far as killing the dog, that would also be judged in light of existing laws. And unless you could establish that you were threatened (definitely not as high a standard as would be required for offing the neighbor, but certainly higher than merely the threat posed by dog poop on your property), offing the dog is likely to be against a law or two, as well.

[mike777]

Actually, the circumstances as posted by the OP aren't that unusual. Frequently, one finds disputes between neighbors over dumping. trespassing and the like. Almost everything I have ever read agrees with Richard.

 

Lodge a formal complaint.

 

If that doesn't work, take independent steps that are reasonable. Building a fence is certainly a reasonable step. Or maybe installing one of those dog-training electrical fences - not to keep your dog in, but to keep others out. If you think building a moat is desirable, that would certainly be allowed.

 

Sue for damages.

 

Repeat as necessary.

 

Unless you can prove that your life was threatened and in imminent danger, killing the neighbor as a recourse isn't allowed. Except maybe in Texas. As far as killing the dog, that would also be judged in light of existing laws. And unless you could establish that you were threatened (definitely not as high a standard as would be required for offing the neighbor, but certainly higher than merely the threat posed by dog poop on your property).

those elec fences will not work, lol, you need to have a collar on the other dog. LMAO.

[Badmonster]

And unless you could establish that you were threatened (definitely not as high a standard as would be required for offing the neighbor, but certainly higher than merely the threat posed by dog poop on your property), offing the dog is likely to be against a law or two, as well.

Not to mention generally icky.

[asdfg2k]

Right, I left out the part about putting the collar on the dog, or potentially installing the fence on the neighbors side of things (as well as putting the collar on the dog) - both of which require some level of cooperation from the neighbor.

 

Who knows, maybe he is using the poop as a means of extorting from the OP's friend the funds to install an electronic fence.

[luke warm]

Please help my friend out. My friend's neighbor has a dog. The dog leaves his waste everywhere, including my friends garden and where my friends children play. The children keep getting sick. They have complained to the neighbors and to the police but nothing has been done.

 

a. Is it in the legal/moral authority of the township to put the dog to sleep?

no

 

b. if the town continues to do nothing, can my friend take pre-emptive action before his kids get really sick? Can he kill the dog himself?

can he? well sure... should he? no i don't think so... we're a nation of laws

 

c. suppose my friend sold his house and moved, and the dog owner followed him to the new house with his dog, and the dog continued to threaten his kids health, can something be done then?

same answer... no mention of legal paths taken or of their results (complaining to the police might or might not work, perhaps each time they come by the dog is in the neighbor's house or leashed or gone fishing or something)... go to court, get an injuction, hire a lawyer, sue the guy, but don't take the law into your own hands - not over this :o