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Aug 20, 2018
8:11
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thebruce
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There are 3 sides I have empathy for in this story.
1. The kid.
2. The mailman who has a thankless job and has probably been attacked a few times in his career.
3. The dog for not being properly contained.
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Man I need to vent. This fill-in mailman pepper sprayed my 13 yr old almost dead
8man
8/20/18 7:25pm
Wow. I’d be fuming
YIsForBrigham
8/20/18 7:30pm
There are 3 sides I have empathy for in this story.
thebruce
8/20/18 8:11pm
I know right. Irresponsible dog onwers are the worst. Don't let your dog run
jrob30
8/20/18 9:02pm
Is it normal for mailmen to carry pepper spray?
BenTheBoss
8/20/18 7:31pm
Yes
The Board Imbecile
8/20/18 7:32pm
Required
billyrust
8/20/18 7:54pm
Bad luck. Mailman didn't do a thing to your son. If you want to be mad about
smokymountainrain
8/20/18 7:34pm
Great show of empathy.
TexanY
8/20/18 7:37pm
Thanks, mailmen have a tough job. They need as much empathy as they can get.
smokymountainrain
8/20/18 7:38pm
I can only imagine what they endure with dogs. Anyone who has gone door to door
777
8/20/18 7:52pm
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Mrs Featerbottom
8/20/18 10:06pm
Thank you
8man
8/20/18 7:42pm
Reason #6,293 to not own a dog
ballen
8/20/18 7:34pm
Hard to blame the mailman for fearing such a beast.
Blubook
8/20/18 7:36pm
Doo what you can doo! Sorry for yourbexperience..
CarolinaCoug
8/20/18 7:41pm
Wait for him by your mailbox tomorrow. Pepper spray him.
dadofkhec
8/20/18 7:43pm
I'm thinking of setting up a trap when he opens the mailbox it sprays out.
8man
8/20/18 7:51pm
Total joke, I'd never do that.
8man
8/20/18 7:55pm
The regular mail carrier? That seems very cruel
TNT
8/20/18 8:03pm
As a mailman I can say we are trained to spray any dog that comes at us.
billyrust
8/20/18 7:52pm
Dogs have sharp teeth, and if it's unrestrained and barking and coming at you
777
8/20/18 8:01pm
Not a mailman, but almost got bit recently
bluegato
8/20/18 8:48pm
When I was about 16 I was delivering flyers for my lawn mowing gig. It was
777
8/20/18 10:21pm
And humans have well developed brains
Mrs Featerbottom
8/20/18 11:37pm
How much of a dog bite is "OK"?
Eddie
8/21/18 12:32am
No dog bite is okay. Look, if it were my dog I'd say pepper spay is justified
Mrs Featerbottom
8/21/18 7:55am
Mission plus 3 summer of knocking doors, I get it. It sucks, I've been attacked
8man
8/20/18 9:06pm
You do realize that it is your responsibility to restrain your dog
thebruce
8/20/18 9:14pm
Of course I do. For the rare occasion that my dog gets out the front door I feel
8man
8/20/18 10:56pm
Mailman had great judgment.
thebruce
8/20/18 11:09pm
The Post Office feels that all dog attacks are preventable...
billyrust
8/20/18 9:19pm
100% on the owner.
thebruce
8/20/18 9:26pm
If dogs are under control, there is never any decision the mailman has to make.
ArchbishopMitty
8/21/18 1:23pm
The problem I have the most is when I knock on a door and a kid answers and the dog runs out from behind them.
Holy Driver
8/21/18 2:27pm
He shouldn't have to run away from the dog either. (Or walk fastly)
ochobeeguy
8/20/18 9:38pm
I feel for mailmen. Door to door salesmen deserve to get bitten.
OpusX
8/20/18 10:38pm
Everyone’s job training includes nonsensical things so the company can CYA.
Mrs Featerbottom
8/20/18 10:32pm
Our mailman gives our old fat golden a treat every day.
Orem58thBall
8/20/18 11:24pm
Shame on the mailman for ignoring his training!
Mrs Featerbottom
8/20/18 11:32pm
You should probably control your dog
shakarocks
8/20/18 7:57pm
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Skipshot
8/20/18 8:03pm
The reverse on this should be good
TNT
8/20/18 8:04pm
What kind of heartless individual would even try something like that?
DrKennethNoisewater
8/20/18 8:18pm
Knowing CB? All of them
TNT
8/20/18 8:24pm
When I was 12 yrs old, I had a paper route. This one dog would really...
Eddie
8/20/18 8:20pm
Bummer, but you should be a more responsible pet owner.
abacaxi22
8/20/18 9:01pm
I've been pepper sprayed in the face before.
bluegato
8/20/18 9:10pm
i had a cop friend who loved his job. one of the requirements was to get
smokymountainrain
8/20/18 9:18pm
I sprayed a guy and he took of running full speed despite being blinded
Blubook
8/20/18 9:33pm
Every dog is harmless, until they aren’t
cougXor
8/20/18 9:59pm
Couldn't you say this about practically anything?
Blubook
8/20/18 10:02pm
As usual, thanks for all the different views and perspectives CB gives. I admit
8man
8/20/18 11:25pm
Making a mistake doesn’t justify a dumb decision by the mailman.
Mrs Featerbottom
8/20/18 11:34pm
Clueless. Did you follow this thread at all?
Tsisquan
8/20/18 11:38pm
Yeah I read most of the responses and think the mailman exercised poor judgment
Mrs Featerbottom
8/20/18 11:46pm
That calls your judgement into question
shakarocks
8/21/18 8:08am
Agree.
Orem58thBall
8/21/18 12:34pm
Next time an "old" and "feeble" dog sinks his teeth into your thigh, you might
ArchbishopMitty
8/21/18 1:19pm
Agree. I don't justify what he did, just taking responsible for my part. It's
8man
8/20/18 11:42pm
And I commend you for that.
Mrs Featerbottom
8/20/18 11:53pm
That was good of you to admit. I'm sure it wasn't easy. I'm not a dog person
cougarfuzz
8/20/18 11:35pm
I am a dog person. And I love my dog.
Eddie
8/21/18 12:36am
My dog is a Freaky scary breed. Doberman so my yard is fenced.
CariocaCoug
8/21/18 12:38pm
When I was a missionary, I had one companion that liked to run in the morning.
Eddie
8/22/18 9:47am
Happens all the time with Runners at our house.
CariocaCoug
8/22/18 12:32pm
This is on you for letting your dog get too close to a mailman, bro. Sorry.
ArchbishopMitty
8/21/18 1:16pm
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