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Re:The sinister, shocking rise of dog attacks on postal workers by enthulhusiastic on Wednesday July 31, 2024 @03:57PM (#41122861)
The focus on insurance over criminal charges or even personal civil liability is wild.
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Re:The sinister, shocking rise of dog attacks on postal workers by bastawhiz on Wednesday July 31, 2024 @10:11PM (#41125593)
Civil liability doesn't stop a dog from jumping a fence and eating a kid's face. You can already be held liable for the actions of your animal. No amount of scaring people with consequences is going to decrease the population of these animals.
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Re:The sinister, shocking rise of dog attacks on postal workers by enthulhusiastic on Thursday August 01, 2024 @10:06AM (#41129206)
A deterrence doesn’t have to be 100% effective.

If deterrence is ineffective, turn around and look at the dog owners again. Why do people get aggressive dogs?

The fraction of people who:

- get an aggressive dog (because they’re afraid of something)

- but feel no fear of repercussions (for their aggressive dog’s behavior)

has to be very small.

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Also, might I suggest indeed “decreasing the population of these animals”?

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