After hearing about a brave woman's battle to keep a stray from attacking her dog (twice) and getting a bill for 18K she thankfully had insurance to cover (with an 900 dollar copay), I shared the following about trying to Prevent that kind of serious situation..."Expect the Unexpected" is a motto I try to plan for to live life fully and that would definitely include safety and without harrowing events if possible for everyone..but some say 'there's a chance we signed up to learn bigger life and spiritual lessons not only for ourselves but for our tribe and our times..so I'm thinking thing through in case that's part of not only my journey but our shared experience...) That motto is the name of a book by a medium Bill Phillips and it's worth looking at too (or seeing other ideas on youtube from Marc Anthony or Delores Cannon and others as well as Edgar Cayce and more...even basic spiritual values of being honest, intending good for oneself and others and other critters or beings on plan-it heart.) Letting all these kinds of matters stew in our dreams may shed light on other aspects of our existence and times, joint future and ways to pave ways of safety on all levels to cope and hope for better times....
So here is what I shared on FB...
As you can see, I hope more people can prevent the stray dog situation and have more partners or game plans for such an attack. We've had problems with rabid raccoons over the years..and now bears are getting 'closer and closer.'
I did invest in some pepper spray so maybe that would be helpful to consider.
One out of a hundred people saw some kids in on a busy city street who seemed to be a bit out of control with their conflict in a rather crowded area. The person started to film a bit in case someone got hurt and needed a clear picture of who hurt whom..though there were about five involved. From a distance the person got ten seconds of video of them running up and down the street but not much clear detail..then when the person got closer the conflict came closer to the person who was then trying to tell them to be careful out in public.
One of the teens slapped the phone out of the person's hand with a curse word and order not do that.That happened on October 18th around 4pm in Brooklyn NY FYI. It got reported later to the police in case they wanted to monitor that area better in the future. The teens felt very entitled to put everyone on edge and in harm's way with their volatile moves.
A few people said the person should call the police (some said calling 311 or really 911 earlier on would have been reasonable) but the person said their point was to try to get them to calm down so police would not be called. At least people are starting to talk about these kinds of situations which are likely more common than dog bites but sometimes deadly (if someone has a weapon or in the case of police responding, shooting a person who is not carrying a weapon but allegedly was etc.)
There has been a huge wake-up call with the recent Cornerstore Caroline incident.Thankfully that woman who was white apologized on television to a young boy, who was black, for alleging he sexually assaulted her by grabbing her back side when she was at a counter. She saw the video that he walked by and his back pack bumped her. The online buzz got 5M views and some air time on GMA, Good Morning America with important points shared by the 9-year-old boy who eventually accepted the woman's apology and heard encouraging words from his mother that this could be used for good to help other children and people.
The lad said 'friendship was important' and it helped to forgive. It was very sweet. There was a broadcast on the radio about the increase in 'white people calling the cops or 911 or 311' on others, often black people or Hispanic people, for things that might otherwise not be reported. With the Black Lives Matter movement, more concerns for the mistreatment of blacks and others by police responding to a call or for being screened in more aggressive ways is another matter to factor in.
Anyone likely should think twice about the 'consequences' (intended or unintended) about reporting something and any options for de-escalating or avoiding a conflict whether verbal, situational, violent or involving any kind of weapon or object thrown or used to intimidate someone. Groups of youths or anyone under the influence or with mental health challenges likely should have adult supervision to help them avoid a scuffle or ongoing set of problems with others or even for general safety during times of cold weather, storms and at night.
All of these kinds of situations should be accounted on some level (even without names and such.) As for the high fees, those are another taboo topic we all need to address and figure ways to fix in reasonable ways...and with Voting Democratic this November.
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