I hope you're right Mulder, and that's what everyone keeps telling me. I'm excited that I'm going to use this time apart to do what I should've done so long ago, it just sucks not knowing how she's feeling right now.
Cops are going too far now... Man in the doghouse for barking at police dog By The Associated Press (4/23/03 - SAN JOSE, Calif.) — A man accused of barking at a police canine is in the doghouse with authorities. Richard "Tyson" Dillon, 25, faces a misdemeanor charge that he willfully and maliciously interfered with a Palo Alto police officer's duty by teasing and agitating the officer's dog. The incident occurred March 5, on Mardi Gras night, when Dillon, a bartender, and a co-worker were walking in downtown Palo Alto and passed a group of officers standing by their patrol cars. According to Dillon's attorney, Donald Tasto, the police dog in one of the cars was already agitated and barking at other passers-by when Dillon returned a single "friendly bark." Police cited, then released him.Tasto contends his client's behavior doesn't measure up to a crime. "It's ridiculous that someone could be charged for barking," he said in a phone interview Tuesday, adding that Dillon "doesn't have a mean bone in his body." "And what about First Amendment rights?" Tasto asked. "Is there no freedom of bark?" Palo Alto police spokesman Jim Coffman acknowledged that barking in itself may not warrant a citation, but he said the law clearly prohibits actions that harass and agitate police dogs. Police also accused Dillon of swinging a fist at the dog _ something Dillon denies. Dillon, who could face up to a year in county jail and a $1,000 fine if convicted, pleaded not guilty in a Palo Alto courtroom Tuesday.
