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There are LOTS of cases of CRIMINALS getting hurt or killed by dogs!

There is ONE case where a guy LOVED dogs, and criminals would simply POISON them. It became WORTHLESS!!!!! He had his shop burglarized 3-4 times, as I recall. He went to a herpetologist, found out how to handle the snakes, etc... and got two POISONOUS snakes! Every night, he would set the snakes out in the shop. He had a sign warning trespassers of the snakes. Two criminals tried to rob him. As I recall, one DIED!!!!!!!

If you CAN'T depend on the police, which would have to be there in a minute or two and likely NEVER will be, and don't want to be up all night guarding your store, etc..., WHAT can you do? Apparently for MILLENIA THIS is the way it has been done.

One thing keeping thieves at bay is the risk/reward ratio. In the hollywood raid, they used the armor to drive risk down, and figured the reward would be upwards of 3/4 of a million. They figured it was worth it. If the reward were $1000, or they went in without any armor, do you think they would be so brazen?

The courts have basically said that the targets should keep the risk LOW! If they want protection, they are to have limited access restrictions, and depend on the local law. If you try to reinforce the door, use a special lock and don't give certain parties the key, etc... you could be subject to a fine or worse. If you use a dog, I guess you could even end up in JAIL. It has gotten THAT crazy. Burglars may EVEN figure this into the risk/reward ratio. They get MULTIPLE chances to benefit, even if the victim has NOTHING!

As for SELLING dogs and snakes? They would want you to prove that you kept them in cages. They would likely want the snakes devenomized. EVEN if you are selling them for research, etc... Next thing you know, they will want dogs to have their jaws wired shut.

YEAH, I have been to places like petco, etc.... I don't expect to get bitten. I never have been. If I got bitten, as a potential customer, I would want recompense commensurate with the injury. That would range from a simple apology(If it were like a nibble) to maybe a hefty fine.(if I lost a leg). But if I stole from the shop and every animal attacked me, they should be held BLAMELESS!!!!!

Steve

I never thought I could fit a whole mouthfull of coffee through my nose until I read that statement. LOL

RoD

Well, there IS a department for that.... Weights and Measures But I have generally only seen them regulate public scales and scales for charging fees, and alcohol and gas. Even THERE, it is actually ILLEGAL to be accurate on gas, though they, of course, don't make that clear. If you buy a gallon of gas, you will NOT get a gallon of gas! It is illegal! You will get a gallon of a concoction that changes on a whim according to the state, area, time of year, etc... It is not even guaranteed to be usable as gas! SEVERAL times, for example, they wanted to add upwards of 15% ethanol even though many gas cars built prior to about 2002 can not handle that. Gaskets and the like can wear out, and it can apparently cause engine damage. In fact, many cars built around that time, that CAN handle it display that they are flex fuel vehicles. Flex-fuel Vehicles Basically all weights and measures checks is the accuracy of the dispensing mechanism, and maybe the amount of condensation.

And look at boxes of whatever in the stores. They try to imply that they are the same size while having less product.

Steve

People want hot coffee! They DEMAND it! At a fast food place, if anything, you might even want it to be a little hotter because it may be a while before they drink it. As i understand it, she treated it like luke warm water that was well sealed, and it was NON of those. If I were te judge, I may have threatened to send her to psychiatric counseling. If I believed in psychiatrists, I would feel that THAT could help her.

If a person always plays with fire, and puts their hand over flames, do you REALLY judge in here favor for falling against a hot poker?

Steve