death at Dunn Loring metro
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Anonymous
Dog people are often inconsiderate of others and regularly break rules that they consider to be ridiculous. Many people have real phobias and the danger is sometimes real. This thread illustrates the disconnect between dog people and those who have "had a bad experience". |
Anonymous
You really think you’re changing hearts and minds here? Says a lot about your character, though. |
Anonymous
Were you THERE??? Well the dog was inside the train and the person he was to provide service to was outside being dragged to his death. That's a good example of not well trained to do anything but pretend to be a service animal and excuse for the owner to bring it to places it doesn't otherwise belong. |
Anonymous
Daisy is super cute!!! I wish he could be my service dog. |
Anonymous
This. People are fed up with a culture of putting dogs above people. It's wonderful to love your dog, and treat it like a king or queen at home. But in public, human beings come first. And the inability of some dog owners to acknowledge this says a loit about their ill character. Not to mention the harm it does to people who actually NEED to have service animals and dogs with them for legitimate, real medical needs. |
Anonymous
No. I’m not a dog person. I’m a little afraid of them really. But I’m not going to be callous and judgmental about this man’s death. It appears his family loved him and it’s tragic a violent death and tragic loss for his family. |
Anonymous
I can’t stand the dog-as-child culture but I’m still not going to be an a-hole about this man’s death. Some of you are contributing to our crappy culture too- just in another way: you don’t care about people, obviously. |
Anonymous
You're clearly a moron. You are arguing about something I didn't say. I called that poster an a hole because their response to this story was to be gleeful about this dog going to a new home (read: not with her owner whom everyone apparently thinks he deserves what happened because he broke a rule, allegedly.) |
Anonymous
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This thread is horrifying and I hope it gets deleted before his family sees it.
I bet some of y'all fixated on the status of his dog's qualifications instead of his death and the trauma experienced by the witnesses claim to be pro-life. God people in this area are freaking bizarre and soulless. Take up your dog rules agenda with your state and local governments. Advocate for real service animal policies. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
It's why Jeff has to have a 48 hour rule. Although I see it doesn't apply to death by Metro. |
Anonymous
Think of it this way. People get dogs for protection, right? Especially pitbulls, for protection. Well, your protection is a threat to everyone else. For people with dog phobias or who have been attacked as children, it's visceral. So if you're going to have a dog in public with other people, especially in a confined train car, it better be trained and qualified. Because many people see an unleashed dog as an unpredictable threat. |
Anonymous
I think it's weird that she set it up the day he died. (She says "We tragically lost my father today in a train accident.") Seems oddly rushed. |
Anonymous
This is not death by Metro. This is death by personal carelessness. |
Anonymous
There is no such thing. Neither the ADA nor any similar agency "approves" service animals. Yes, there are definitions and guidelines about what a service dog should be and do, but there is no certifying or enforcing agency. So much for your facts. |