Ok, this has reached the point of being hilarious. Catch this news report from KCTV here in KC -- I'm actually going to post the whole store after the link in case wiser minds take over and take the link down:
http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/9545179/detail.html
PECULIAR, Mo. -- A dog attacked a 77-year-old woman Wednesday morning and then attempted to attack an officer, KMBC's Bev Chapman reported.
Police used a stun gun on the dog and shot at it, but it still attempted to run away.
The owner said the dog is half pit bull.
Georgie Brickers, who has a heart condition, said she was taking her daily walk along Soryl Avenue at about 6:30 a.m. when a dog attacked her.
"I was just walking along and all of a sudden, this pack of dogs just came on me. Scared me to death. I thought about running, but I thought it might make it worse," Brickers said.
"A neighbor sees it, pulls the lady into his pickup truck and calls 911," Police Chief Dean Kelly said.
Brickers was injured in her hip.
"It was a mom with babies, and it was the mom that was the mean one," Brickers said.
Chapman reported that officers answer calls of dog attacks throughout the metro area, but the pit bull breed is at the center of controversy this summer. Some cities are banning them or implementing dangerous dog restrictions.
Neighbors said the attacking dog has scared them before.
Police said they were attempting to talk to the dog's owner when the animal attacked again.
"As (officers) approached the front door, the dog attacks them from around the side of the house. One of the officers discharged his Taser. The other officer discharged his weapon three times. The dog yelled and ran through the gate that was open at the time," Kelly said.
After officers searched for several hours, the animal was captured unharmed at about noon in a nearby subdivision.
Brickers said despite Wednesday's scare, she will continue her daily exercise.
"I'm going to continue my walking. I'm not going to let those dogs stop me, and I'm going to find out for sure those dogs are under control," Brickers said.
Police said the dog's owner was cooperative, but he could face charges of harboring a dangerous animal, letting it run loose and not having an animal license.
The dog is being checked for rabies. Police said it hasn't had a shot since 2004.
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So now it has come down to reporting a story about a dog that didn't bite anyone? Is that really news? I mean, I went around yesterday and didn't get bitten by a dog either, why am I not on the news? The dog was 1/2 pit bull. Really? That means it was 1/2 something else. And then the police in their insanity shot at the dog while it was running away...and he shot 3x and missed all three? Remind me that if I commit a crime I should decide to do so in Peculiar.
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