observer Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 Are there folk out there without any sense of risk awareness at all? We've just had yet another case of a Richard Head Uncle, allowing his dog free rein around a baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 Where there's no sense, there's no feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LymmParent Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 To be fair, he wasn't there, there's no suggestion it was a banned breed or had any history and Granny and Mummy were in charge. I'm not quite sure why Uncle is talking to the Police and not Granny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 Because he is the owner of the dog and as such is liable. Personally I will always say that dogs and kids don't mix..... because the first thing the owner or family member says after a dog has ripped the throatout of a baby is.... It wouldn't hurt a fly!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LymmParent Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 But he's not liable, is he? No more so than if he owned a brick and someone brained the baby with it. Not a banned breed, no history of aggression, other adults in charge, Uncle not present. I'm with Baz that it's criminal stupidity on the part of any adult to trust any dog with any small child, but I do not see how they are going to make charges stick on the Uncle. Mother or Grandmother would make more sense, as they were actually responsible for the fact that the dog had access to the baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Broadening the theme slightly: observed 3 young Mums with prams trying to cross a road. Their view to the their right was blocked by a large van - so what did they do? You guessed it - pushed the prams out infront of them, in order to see around the van, to see whether it was safe to cross! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Durnim Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Observer, your comment is very Confuscious like. here is another one... ...Never test the depth of the water with both feet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted June 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 Think the Uncle got jail, and they've also charged Gran?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Durnim Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 Here?s a solution? All dogs, big, fat, small, fluffy or long should all be muzzled in a dog friendly way in public or at home especially where there are children? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry hayes Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 Too simplistic Sue. How would such a law be implemented? Could only be after an accident unless you want to give the local authority and the police power to burst in your home. I'm afraid accidents like this always happened - thankfully a lot less now than in the old days. Happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted June 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 The problem is that we have people, who are so dense, that they can't sense the danger in any situation; thus these kind of incidents occur, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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