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Originally Posted by red 928
Reporting a crime is the same as filing a law suit?
On what planet?
That doesn't so very logical to me. .
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OK, a valid point. Bad analogy on my part.
That said, if someone or their dog is doing me harm the justice needs to be served to the level that is appropriate. If there is damage, it needs to be replaced. If there is injury then medical bills, missed work days need to be reimbursed. If there is emotional damage done (think child that is hurt and now will not go outside for any reason) there is a valid reason to make a claim beyond the cost of stuff.
I would say that in most cases, the dog owner didn't take appropriate measures to prevent the attack. I had a friend who loved his dogs but one of them became prone to biting people and he told me that he didn't want me to come into the house (as I had for years) because of the danger. He did his due diligence to protect me from the dog. If he let the dog run loose and it bit a neighbor then he is certainly would have been responsible and would have to deal with the consequences.
I will venture to say that if the owner takes the appropriate attitude and response then 99% of the the there will be no lawsuit. If the owner doesn't do proper precautions or cops an attitude then they need to be paying.