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No, it's not an assault if I pepper spray your off-leash dog. I have no way of predicting your animal - your legal responsibility is to be in control of your animal at all times. If you're not in control of your animal, good luck trying to explain that to any police officer or animal control officer. Both have explicitly told me that I am well within my rights to pepper spray an unleashed or unrestrained dog if it comes up to me.

Good luck explaining your illegal behavior to the cops - I would love, love to see you try. [/quote]

It's like hitting somebody with a car because they are jaywalking... you will look lovely in handcuffs.[/quote]

Actually, there are numerous cases of jaywalkers being cited after being hit by cars: http://www.tbd.com/blogs/tbd-on-foot/2010/08/rollerblader-gets-hit-by-van-wakes-up-in-hospital-with-jaywalking-ticket-51.html (the article mentions several of them).

If you're breaking the law, don't expect the police to be on your side. And if you're walking with an unleashed dog, the police will cite [i]you[/i] if it approaches someone and they feel threatened enough to use pepper spray. There is no legal consideration given to a dog off-leash in that situation.[/quote]

Sure if it is an accident... psycho pepper spray lady is abusing dogs that are anywhere within reach.[/quote]

No, not "if it is an accident."

The police don't cite people who are defending themselves against law-breakers. Period.

Sorry you are not bright enough to understand. I doubt you have the mental capacity to understand nearly anything, given your responses on this thread. [/quote]

You are conflating a whole bunch of things. Drivers who hit jaywalkers ON PURPOSE are not OK in the eyes of the law. You can't "defend yourself" against every misdemeanor you stumble on.[/quote]

I'm having trouble imagining a scenario where a driver hits a pedestrian on purpose, for the reason of defending themselves. Maybe because they were swerving away from something?

But a person pepper spraying a dog for the purpose of defending themselves, is actually a recommended course of action from law enforcement and animal control. And it is entirely a recommended course of action for a perceived potential threat - not only *after* being attacked. [/quote]

Yep. I don't know crazy, I-do-what-I-want, ignorant PP's jurisdiction, but in my jurisdiction, you can pepper spray a dog "running at large," i.e., any dog off-leash in a public area not specifically designated for dogs.[/quote]

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