Liberty Sanders
Master
Kut, now that my head is clear...
Yes, I was attacked, and no, I was not in fear of my life, nor does the ordinance require me to be. I had a .45 in my pocket and those dogs were mine anytime I wanted. What I was in fear of was allowing the situation to degenerate until I was in fear of my life.
Do I think it was acceptable to fire a shot in my neighborhood? In view of the alternative, definitely yes.
Shots were going to be fired. I could have waited until the dogs were overwhelming me and opened fire on them. That would have required multiple shots at two angry moving targets while facing a frame residence and a construction site swarming with workers. I chose to face the other direction and fire a single shot. My knowledge of the physical makeup of that square foot of my back yard is as much as I've learned cutting the grass there for a number of years. Desireable? Certainly not. Necessary? Without a doubt.
I understand your point about using a revolver as a substitute taser, and yes, I know the difference. Unfortunately when this unfolded I was fresh out of both dog whistles and tasers and I had to improvise. Back in the day I halted a few vicious dog attacks by whacking them across the snout with my stick (in the olden days when we actually carried sticks). I was out of them too.
I wish I'd had more time to plan my strategy and I'm sure sorry you're disappointed in my performance. Maybe this old brain isn't firing as fast as it used to. This whole incident took about 3 seconds.
This is the point where I'm supposed to say that if I had it to do over again, I'd just let the dogs eat their fill from my available neighbors and stay in the house.
Can't do it. The only thing I'd change is the part about being honest, calling the police, and truthfully reporting what I did.
Yes, I was attacked, and no, I was not in fear of my life, nor does the ordinance require me to be. I had a .45 in my pocket and those dogs were mine anytime I wanted. What I was in fear of was allowing the situation to degenerate until I was in fear of my life.
Do I think it was acceptable to fire a shot in my neighborhood? In view of the alternative, definitely yes.
Shots were going to be fired. I could have waited until the dogs were overwhelming me and opened fire on them. That would have required multiple shots at two angry moving targets while facing a frame residence and a construction site swarming with workers. I chose to face the other direction and fire a single shot. My knowledge of the physical makeup of that square foot of my back yard is as much as I've learned cutting the grass there for a number of years. Desireable? Certainly not. Necessary? Without a doubt.
I understand your point about using a revolver as a substitute taser, and yes, I know the difference. Unfortunately when this unfolded I was fresh out of both dog whistles and tasers and I had to improvise. Back in the day I halted a few vicious dog attacks by whacking them across the snout with my stick (in the olden days when we actually carried sticks). I was out of them too.
I wish I'd had more time to plan my strategy and I'm sure sorry you're disappointed in my performance. Maybe this old brain isn't firing as fast as it used to. This whole incident took about 3 seconds.
This is the point where I'm supposed to say that if I had it to do over again, I'd just let the dogs eat their fill from my available neighbors and stay in the house.
Can't do it. The only thing I'd change is the part about being honest, calling the police, and truthfully reporting what I did.
