You all know what I mean by the term. The representative of the State. The guy who comes in out of left field and kidnaps you, or tries to fine you, or jail you. I'm in Canada. A lot of readers here are in the States. I've got news: not all pigs are fed by the States. But they all feed from the same trough. I was walking my dog in Cypress Hills, Alberta today. That's a park. An interprovincial park, with interprovincial park pigs. The dog was not on leash. The pigs wrote me a ticket saying I can appear in court or pay $115, one or the other. The one so-called Conservation Officer handled my driver's licence in order to fill out the ticket. Unfortunately I was unable to wash it immediately. Here's my take on it. The dog is programmed to live maybe two to five years. I'm programmed to live maybe twenty more with luck. The stinking fucking pigs won't let me walk the hills with my dog off leash. I am not free. Let them pay for a trial if they can't figure a way to leave me the fuck alone. Pigs are shit. *** Hi all, I was skulking through the Cypress Hills yesterday with Max, who was off leash, plotting my next criminal act. Fortunately for society, there was an alert police informer on the Beaver Creek trail who quickly phoned in to police headquarters (aka Alberta Conservation) informing them of the off leash animal. A stalwart policeman quickly burned some rubber off his tires (he wasn't about to walk anywhere) and apprehended me at the trailhead. We had a frank and honest exchange of opinions, which was slowed by his reluctance to step out of his vehicle into the rain. This brave and honest policeman, with the help of another cop inside his brand new Dodge Ram truck, was courageous enough to write me a summons to provincial court for dog off leash, adding that if I would just send in 115 bucks to the government, everyone would forget the whole thing. On August 28 I will appear and pleady not guilty. If I am found guilty and refuse payment they will block future vehicle registration for me for dog off leash, and that means I'll have to pay the pigs if I want to drive in Alberta. A paralegal tells me that for this offence, jail and community service are not options. "Die Fahne Hoch" translates as "Raise the Flag High". It was the Nazi equivalent of the Star Spangled Banner. Hear it on Youtube.com if your PC has audio.
Good news. A paralegal advisor tells me the judge cannot raise the penalty on me if I plead not guilty, even though I'm obviously guilty. So, it's like this. They want to fuck with me, I'll fuck back. I'll plead not guilty and the Conservation pig will have to drive 45 km each way to testify. I'll put him on the stand as a hostile witness. I'll chew up a lot of court time. I don't want the state to spend less than $1000 if they want to screw me for $115. I'll lose the case. I'll pay my $115 and the prosecutor will pay court costs. If they give me five tickets for dog off leash, they'll go to trial and pay costs five times. If they don't like it, they can leave me alone and stop fucking with me.
Like I say, if the Conservation cops leave me the hell alone there is no problem. But harassing people (not just me, but also fishermen, boaters, campers) is how they make a living.
There might be one at the entrance to Elkwater townsite in Cypress Hills (Alberta). I'll check on it next time I'm out that way, which won't be for a while. I have places to camp in the Rockies (300 km farther away) that are free of camp fees and harassment. Only problems there are grizzly and moose, if you don't mind looking at all the new clearcuts. Last year when I was there (Crowsnest Mtn trailhead) my dog was almost killed by a moose because he was on leash at 4:30 AM. Fortunately he was only leashed to my tent fly, and was able to tear himself free and escape. The charging moose came within about two feet of me as I slept. So these days the dog is off leash at night when I camp there, for safety reasons. Any cop will tell you ignorance is no excuse, legally. But living is illegal.
If there was a sign saying you must have your dog on a leash, then you were in the wrong by not having your dog on a leash.
You seem to believe that laws are always right, or that the law should always be obeyed. Were you born yesterday? If I have to do three days in jail for walking free in the back country with my dog, I'm prepared to do that. That's just the price I pay for asserting my freedom in the face of a bullshit law. I'm only programmed to live another twenty years, and my dog another five. "We aint wrong. We aint sorry. And it's probably going to happen again." -- Tracy Byrd, "The Truth About Men"
If you're willing to take the consequences for walking your dog without a leash, then more power to ya, brother. By the way, I agree that you shouldn't really need a leash on your dog if you have a good dog. So.. cheers, I guess.
Thanks, goatman. On the day this harassment occurred, July 6, Maximilian (the husky) was less than two weeks out of surgery in which seven tumors were removed. He was savoring the freedom of the hills, such as it is. Three days later he had sutures removed and I received a pathology report saying there was no malignancy. Dogs known to have attacked people are often killed by the state. I don't call it 'put to sleep'. Anyway, Max has never bitten anyone while I've had him these last seven years. I can't speak for his first two years since I got him as a stray from Humane Society.
fuck pigs -kill one for me--i went on a camping trip and left my wolfdog behind they put a trap in my neigirbiors yard with canned dog food to catch it--i came back the day b4 the bitch put it to sleep--killed it--it was the smartst coolist dog ever---i had a i rflle and put it on her head for weeks --the bitch almost killed my dog--i dont know why i didnt do it i lived in the deseret and i would hve got away with it--i guess the bitch got scared bcas she never fucked with me or my dog again btw was a major speed frk dealer and it would have been nothing to put a bullt in her head for fucking with the love of my life---the wolf dog
i was kidding, i realize the dog would've been taken down. and sorry about the tumors, glad to hear he's ok. and master im glad to hear your dogs ok too, sounds like your neighbors a real bitch tryin to kill your dog.
FUCK that. you go to court an plead not guilty for that shit. make it a big deal. are we really bettering our community by setting laws that bound our own personal freedom? no. but the government thinks they're bigger than life and want your money. now.
well you really shouldn't be bringing a dog to the park that's where drugs and pedaphiles hang out your lucky they didn't cavity search your dog but the way you complain that you don't look normal while you walk your dog makes the cops suspicious and myself and im sure others think your on some good shit
Mastercylinder: I agree that your dog is probably closer to you than any human being right now, at least that's the way I feel. Your unfriendly neighbor might benefit from a candid conversation. Share your feelings with her, impress on her how important the dog is to your well being, but don't make threats or take any hostile action. With some tact and diplomacy, she might not necessarily become friendly, but she might come around to seeing your point of view and no longer being a threat to your dog. PureMDMA3211: The park in question, Cypress Hills, is a large park well out of town which is mostly wilderness, spruce and pine forest, except for a town of 500. It is not a hangout for druggies, to my knowledge. Also I'm not a druggie and left that livestyle a long time ago. I am pretty straight these days and don't act in a suspicious manner. The park cop's only issue with me is the off leash issue. Obviously I'm very angry about this harassment, but I'm going to try and choose my words carefully in court. If I get into any angry speeches about the police state in court, I could be doing quite a bit of time on a contempt charge.
It was not harrassment if you were obviously breaking the rule of having your dog on a leash. Jesus christ. I;m not saying the rule is a good one, but it is a fucking rule, nonetheless.
