The Law’s the Law
As the “crime advisor” for New Mexico’s Gov. Bill Richardson, Bob Schwartz drafted a law allowing felony charges to be levied against the owners of “dangerous” dogs, which he defined as dogs that kill or seriously injure another animal or person. Shortly after the law went into effect, Schwartz was hospitalized — he was attacked by a dog. So will he press charges against the dog’s owner? Probably not: the dog that bit him numerous times was his own. (AP) ...Typically a politician’s bark is worse than his bite, but in this case....
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