Child Attacked By Dog...Officials Warned!
According to WCTV news, Lanetra Bennett reporting by phone from Perry said a nine year old girl was attacked yesterday by a pitbull when she stepped off the school bus. A neighbor helped the child and she had to receive stitches. Animal control officers say there wer possibly two pitbulls and are looking for the other one. Neighbors fear that it could have been fatal and are circulating a dangerous dog petition. Here is the catch, one neighbor has sent numerous letters to city officials warning them of the situation and absolutely nothing was done.
Open discussion...
The pitbull they had before chased me and the police or animal control wouldn't do anything. I told them it was always looseThen the family harrassed me.
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Not a surprise; people nowadays tend to get mad, then vindictive when someone points out they are doing something wrong, instead of admitting or realizing the problem and fixing it. I do have a question, was this in the city or county?
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From what I understand the dog that bit wasn't the same dog that everyone has had problems with in the past - it is a completly different dog.
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That in itself is a concern. How many bulldogs are running lose in that neighborhood? You can contact animal control and NOT leave your name; let them know there are dogs running lose and that some may be viscious. If nothing is done (be absolutley positive that your complaint was not addressed then contact your county commissioner and the sheriff and tell them the next contact will be the local paper, Tallahassee paper, Gainesville Sun and Channel 6 News. The safety of our children is at stake here.
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Then your concern would be that one of the contacts that you listed would tell the department complained about, who reported the incident, in turn, in Perry, the law enforcement, or other entitiy, will find out who you are, and then the trouble really starts. Slow response from calls to law enforcement, being pulled over for each and every minor infraction, not being able to get permits for building or improvements, boards turning down variances, you name it you go against the powers that be, here, they'll make it difficult to live here, and if you think that things are kept private and not discussed among officers and other officials, your dreaming. If you don't beleive what I'm saying, just look at whats happening with this case. If you report anything to Law Enforcement Animal Conrol, ect., chances are whoever your reporting to, will tell the person your reporting on, who made the complaint. If anything is done at all.
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I know of someone who reported an issue to Animal Control. An officer did not take appropriate action, so the caller took the complaint to a higher level in the county bureaucracy. Appropriate action was taken after that, and the caller didn't face any retribution.
But if you worry about reprisals, then e-mail Animal Control rather than calling. You can use an anonymous address. That way they won't know who you are, plus you'll have a written record of your complaint to back you up if action isn't taken.
I've generally found that when dealing with a governmental agency (ANY agency), putting things in writing often yields swift results.
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TCC:
I appreciate your faith in the folks in charge of Taylor County, Perry, however in my youth I worked for a very powerfull man here in Taylor County, he had connections in the State and Federal Government, I have seen first hand how this works, I've been the one getting off, and now that I'm out of favor, I've also experienced the lack of concern, and the veiled threats of retaliation. You may say I'm paranoid, you may be partly right, but I've seen these folks in action, and it aint always pretty, or legal.
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The good ol' boy system still exists, but it's dying. It may be a slow death, but it's death nonetheless.
The way I see it, the good ol' boy system relies on two things: the will of people to perpetuate such a system, and secrecy.
Times have changed, and people no longer want their government to operate under such a system. Sure, there are those who do want it--those who benefit from the system because they're good ol' boys. But those people are in the minority; we who aren't good ol' boys and don't benefit from the system far outnumber them.
As for secrecy... Well, it's mighty hard to come by these days thanks to advances in communication--particularly the Internet. If an agent of the government at any level (city, county, state, federal) misbehaves, within minutes the whole world can be made aware of it. Information now literally travels at the speed of light.
This forum is a prime example. A number of people write here, and even more read what's written. We're using this website to create greater accountability for our elected officials, and maybe I'm naive, but I think it's working.
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A very very slow death here, your right though they are being found out, and some are being held accountable, although the situation with the School System seems to be immune to your theory. Still, it's kind of like the computer deal with the Commissioners, we were all hot on the trail, but we soon became bored with that topic and moved on, now it's forgotten, and when it's time to vote for commissioners again, well you know what happens, the commissioner up for election suddenly starts doing work in his district, fixing mailbox turnarounds, paving roads, putting up signs, and the folks that vote, forget their mis-deeds and re-elect them, look at the history of the county, the faces have changed but the politics are the same.
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The fact that Frank Russell wasn't elected back into office gives me hope that things are changing...
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I hope you are right, it's been a long time in coming.
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Obviously something has been done, have there been any other problems since this incident?
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We know this,same owner ,Never puts dog in encloser or leash.Also the city won't touch them for obeying laws.
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Whether in the city or the county, there is a leash law which requires dogs should be leashed or fenced in. If the dog owner allows the dog to run loose, then that owner should be held accountable to the full extent of the law.
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Another fine example of how many in our community do not think the rules apply to themselves; be it the leash law, pick student line at the schools, DUI laws, golf cart on streets and highways, hunting and fishing regulations, school district regulations and many other "rules" that folks want selectively enforced! We are number one in that!
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Blame the judicial system for such lax laws.
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Sure that's part of it, but you must admit the laws here in Taylor County are selectively enforced, if your family has the right last name, or you know and are known by the right people, you can drive your golf cart on city streets, but if your none of the above, don't get caught on a 4 wheeler riding off the road, but on county right of way, your going to get a stern talking to at the least, a ticket or maybe a trip to jail otherwise. It's always been like that here, I guess it always will, it's part of the trade off of living where there isn't much traffic, and you can hunt and fish a few minutes from your home. If you like the trade offs, you just put up with the inconvieniences, it's life in a small town, and rural county.
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The county has a code enforcement process for dealing with dangerous animals. It is free. Complaints are received at the County Annex (Old Post Office).
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Complaints are received through our animal control department not the annex.
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