It read fine to me.agdude wrote:WOW, I just read my post and... wow. It's so late right now that it doesn't look like I could make a coherent though. Sorry for it being so poorly written and for all the gramatical errors... next time I'll wait until morning so it doesn't look so bad.
I have mixed feelings on this issue. The other dog owner is a bully, plain and simple. You have a right to be in the park and not be accosted by dogs, especially one intentionally set loose by its owner. Most places have leash laws, and it is the obligation of other owners to keep thier pets under control.
You could have called animal control or the police and had the person cited.
That said, we should choose carefully on which hills we are prepared to die. My ego would want me stand my ground in such a situation. After all, my rights....his obligations. However, forcing my rights in this situation and possibly causing the incident to escalate is not a wise choice.
If you felt harm was immminent then you should defend yourself against the dog in whatever manner you believe best. Removing yourself from the area before it gets to that point is better, IMO.
Just food for thought.