94 Mail Carriers bitten in Houston in 2006

[pbandjelly]

I look back fondly to those days, just me, my dog, and a crack dealer screaming "Get 'im off me, get 'im off me!"

thanks for the great laugh, and the clearance, clarence!

anyway, by definition Deadly Force means, not only death, but great physical harm, including, but not limited to, losing one's limb, or the threat of losing one's limb.

I submit for evidence, your honor, one, , my co-worker.
he was attacked by a Dawg. not a dog. a Dawg!
he was forced to protect his wife (pushed her out of the way, she fell, was slightly injured), and took a severe bite on the upper arm (humerus).
Could have punctured his artery, pert near did, and he'da been up that creek we all know so well.
without a paddle.
not to mention infection (yes, I realize how clean a dog's mouth is....), blood loss alone could have affected not only his arm, but his life.

sounds like Deadly Force came into play in that situation, don'tcha think?
but I hear ya, people don't really need to cap a dog everytime one rolls up on'em.

[NcongruNt]

This why I have little tolerance for people shootings dogs. It is just NOT a life threatening scenario. If it was, we would have to arm all Letter Carriers, Meter Readers, phone company installers, etc.

A stray dog with a violent enough demeanor to attack a person may very well have rabies. That is a life-threatening scenario. In most of the circumstances discussed (letter carriers, service personnell, etc.) it would be very unlikely that those dogs have rabies. However, a stray dog is an entirely different scenario, and IMO would be a much more likely situation to warrant lethal force. Additionally, a mailman is just as likely (if not more) to have an encounter with a rabid stray dog as anyone else. Where I live, the mail carriers park and walk from house to house delivering mail.

[Renegade]

This why I have little tolerance for people shootings dogs. It is just NOT a life threatening scenario. If it was, we would have to arm all Letter Carriers, Meter Readers, phone company installers, etc.

A stray dog with a violent enough demeanor to attack a person may very well have rabies. That is a life-threatening scenario. In most of the circumstances discussed (letter carriers, service personnell, etc.) it would be very unlikely that those dogs have rabies. However, a stray dog is an entirely different scenario, and IMO would be a much more likely situation to warrant lethal force. Additionally, a mailman is just as likely (if not more) to have an encounter with a rabid stray dog as anyone else. Where I live, the mail carriers park and walk from house to house delivering mail.

You are taking my quote out of context as I was not talking about stray dogs, but household pets. FWIW, rabies is not life-threatening unless your religious beliefs preclude getting proper medical treatment. Not that I would allow my self to be bitten knowing that.