Drunk arrested for taunting police dog
According to the Chicago Tribune a southwest Ohio man charged with teasing a police dog by barking at it says a city law violates free speech.
TheCincinnati Enquirer reports the attorney for 25-year-old Ryan James Stephens says his client was not striking the animal in suburban Mason. Lawyer Jim Hardin says barking may not be seen as intelligent speech but is “still speech.” He questions the validity of a city law that bars taunting police dogs.
A police officer investigating a car crash at a pub on April 3 reported he heard the dog barking uncontrollably. The officer said he found Stephens making barking noises and hissing at a dog inside the police car.
The officer’s report quoted Stephens as saying “the dog started it” and said the man appeared highly intoxicated.
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I wish the dog had bitten this dufus.
“The dog started it”-that right there tells you there’s a special kind of stupid involved. Out of all the chemicals and drugs in the world, what is it about alcohol that brings out the inner asshole? Shoulda let the dog bite his sorry ass.
What an asshole this guy is and I’m glad he got busted. Like Lazer says I hope the judge doesn’t throw this out.
I hope the judge tells him that all speech is not protected by the First Amendment and the dog heard him shouting fire in a crowded theater or that he was disorderly because he was screaming obscenities on a public street.