John, Penalties for slapping a vest and passing your dog off as a fake service dog, vary from state to state, in California it is a Misdemeanor carries a $2500 fine and up to a year in jail, in Florida it is a Felony.
Under ADA Guidelines a service dog is never allowed to attack. By slapping a service dog vest on an aggressive dog that "scares the hell out of people" and "will chase folks" you are setting yourself for up for the possibility of a huge fine, jail time and a lawsuit. Bob On Aug 15, 2012, at 1:08 PM, John S. wrote: > The past few years I've been lucky enough to have a dog. Shes a lab/pit bull > mix and she scares hell out of people. If I don't say hush girl, she will > chase folks. On walks she is not offensive unless people start yelling and > her bark always calms things down. She drew blood once from a guy that that > kept coming at me after she had warned him and I didn't call her back. Its > hard to explain how much safer I feel with her around. Even my aide likes > walking to the store with her and her fake sevice dog coat on. The bet money > I've spent in a long time > BW, > john > > From: RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 3:51 AM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] protection > > > I drive a lift van, so the idea is to get in and close the doors....then im > in my safe zone. Behind the passenger captains chair I have a large knife > thats been adapted for my use to defend myself or cut things if im in a jam. > I can shoot a low caliber pistol , but not in a hurry, so thats out of the > question for me to use it for defense. In my house I have a rifle hidden, but > at the ready......if I hear someone breaking the door down i will shoot them. > Ive tried mace as well, kind of hard to use against an atacker but for dogs > could work. > > If you live in a ghetto its not if you will be a victim its when. If people > are able to get into your car basically you are at their mercy. Carry minimal > amounts of cash and use credit or debit cards, dont ever count cash in view. > If an attacker has a weapon and tells you to hand over your wallet or > vehicle....give it to him. A couple weeks ago here in St. Louis a paraplegic > man was carjacked and thrown on the ground, he begged for his chair and they > threw the frame out without the wheels. At least he had his life. Another > thing to add is dont display to many things on your vehicle that make it > obvious you are handicapped, these thugs are looking for easy targets and > sadly the elderly or handicapped are prime to be victimized. We all have > handicapped plates but they still arent sure how able you are. Be aware of > your surroundings all the time, dont trust people when they come up to you > out of nowhere. > > Ron c7 > From: Mandy <[email protected]> > To: Danny Hearn <[email protected]> > Cc: Todd Daugherty <[email protected]>; quad list > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, August 15, 2012 1:00:51 AM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] protection > > I know where you're coming from but I refuse to accept that...if you have the > ability to move your arms you can learn to block or use a well-placed elbow > (I'm at the perfect height to drive my elbow into someone's throat if they're > close to me). Go for the throat, kidneys, soft bits. Plus, my chair with me > in it is a little over half a ton. Run those f****** over. I would rather > have my teeth pulled one by one than let some worthless, lazy ass junky steal > from me or make me feel scared/victimized. > > Mandy, c5-7 > > On Aug 14, 2012, at 12:22 PM, Danny Hearn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I don't think there is much a quad can do besides, Try to travel with >> someone when possible---Always be aware of surroundings, daytime is usually >> safer than nighttme hours. Try to check out parking lots and not go to your >> van while anyone is loitering near it when you leave. Other than the common >> sense things, there may not be a lot we can do for protection. -- Dan H. >> >> From: Todd Daugherty <[email protected]> >> To: quad list <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tue, August 14, 2012 1:05:12 PM >> Subject: [QUAD-L] protection >> >> How do you guys/girls protect yourself? I went and looked at guns and while >> i could grip it good i could not pull the trigger. I keep a small buck >> knife in my carrying bag but that's about it. I feel pretty vulnerable in >> some places, especially in parking lots where it takes me a few minutes to >> get my chair in/out and my door is open. I've had homeless, etc come up to >> me during this time, and once I accidentally left my passenger door unlocked >> and one of them just got in and sat down, asking for money/ride. Took me a >> few minutes to talk him out. Tazer maybe? "Don't taze me bro!!" >> >> Todd D >> c-6 inc '89 > >
