Would you drive off

danger mouse · 17-05-2009 11:29PM #1

Ok I was walking out of my house today with my Dog. He ran out ahead of me and got hit by a car flying by. Now this is a built up housing estate with loads of kids around your man must have been doing atlest 40mph on a cul da sac. I ran over to my dog and noticed he was in pain in the corner of my eye i seen the driver flying off into the wind. This made me so f.cking mad. I got one of my family members to take care of the dog as i went looking for the driving. I found him a few minutes later. I was so angry that i broke a couple of windows in his car and the only reason i didnt hit him a box was he ran off again on foot. Anyway the garda where called by the driver. The garda told me i would have to pay for the damage or be arrested, as my dog wasnt on a lead. Im so angry right now, as the chap who knocked the dog down got away with it even tho, due too his speeding he could have killed my dog or just as likly some kid on the street. Too cut a long story short, i was just wondering what people thought of this would you have done the same thing as me or did i over react?

Schism · 17-05-2009 11:35PM

danger mouse wrote: »

Ok I was walking out of my house today with my Dog. He ran out ahead of me and got hit by a car flying by. Now this is a built up housing estate with loads of kids around your man must have been doing atlest 40mph on a cul da sac. I ran over to my dog and noticed he was in pain in the corner of my eye i seen the driver flying off into the wind. This made me so f.cking mad. I got one of my family members to take care of the dog as i went looking for the driving. I found him a few minutes later. I was so angry that i broke a couple of windows in his car and the only reason i didnt hit him a box was he ran off again on foot. Anyway the garda where called by the driver. The garda told me i would have to pay for the damage or be arrested, as my dog wasnt on a lead. Im so angry right now, as the chap who knocked the dog down got away with it even tho, due too his speeding he could have killed my dog or just as likly some kid on the street. Too cut a long story short, i was just wondering what people thought of this would you have done the same thing as me or did i over react?

Uh yeah I'd think so, he just got hit by a speeding car.

And yeah I think breaking his windows was a slight over reaction.

magenta73 · 17-05-2009 11:36PM

No, I would have probably punched him as well, then my husband would of had a go! get the dog checked out by a vet and pay for the damage and then give the guards the vet bill and tell him to pay up:mad:

shqipshume · 17-05-2009 11:37PM

I understand how you felt:( your poor dog he is after all apart of the family.The guy should have stopped and said sorry and checked if the dog was ok.It is however against the law not to stop or report you hit a dog.
I do think you over reacted even though most people would like to do that or kick his ass.

danger mouse · 17-05-2009 11:38PM

Vet cost me 123 euro so far. The garda told me it was all my fault. Imso fu.cking mad as dont think it is. I was told i would have to pay his damage as well

S.I.R · 17-05-2009 11:39PM

id not drive off cause id never drive that fast ( i do 10 mph at best in estates... ) and if i do something wrong - put my hands up and take the blame...

if someone hurt my dog, even by accident, they'd be in hell with jade goodie.

magenta73 · 17-05-2009 11:40PM

danger mouse wrote: »

Vet cost me 123 euro so far. The garda told me it was all my fault. Imso fu.cking mad as dont think it is. I was told i would have to pay his damage as well

get yer man to pay for the vet bill,:mad: and if the dog needs any follow up treatments, get him to pay for that too!

stepbar · 17-05-2009 11:40PM

But you didn't have the dog on a lead. Take some responcibility FFS.

Venom · 17-05-2009 11:41PM

Tbh both of you were to blame. Yeah the driver should of stopped but then again your dog should of been on a lead.

muletide · 17-05-2009 11:42PM

Dog not on lead - your fault

Breaking Windows and failing to control your anger - Your Fault

In summary - You are at fault - Shut Up and Pay up

misty floyd · 17-05-2009 11:45PM

muletide wrote: »

Dog not on lead - your fault

Breaking Windows and failing to control your anger - Your Fault

In summary - You are at fault - Shut Up and Pay up

thats a bit roof

...........I agree though, but the driver was a d*ck for driving off.

poisonated · 17-05-2009 11:47PM

I would say that you should of had your dog on a leash.Fair enough if he knows to stay off the road but he obviously doesnt.
Still what a pri.k to just drive off like that!it annoys me to think that people can be so insensetive!that guy sounds like a right di.k!... so does the garda actualy

magenta73 · 17-05-2009 11:47PM

no animal lovers here I see

but driving at 40mph in a built up area is against the law and it could have been a child! and as far as I know you dont have to keep them on a lead

danger mouse · 17-05-2009 11:49PM

muletide wrote: »

Dog not on lead - your fault

Breaking Windows and failing to control your anger - Your Fault

In summary - You are at fault - Shut Up and Pay up

LOL heartless... Think about it, what if it happened to you lad??? I wonder how you would feel FFS, it was only a puppy (4 months) Sure i was only putting his lead on and he seen another dog and got excited. your man was belting it along the road there is no need for that.

S.I.R · 17-05-2009 11:50PM

magenta73 wrote: »

it could have been a child! and as far as I know you dont have to keep them on a lead

thats why i'll never be allowed children

Toots · 17-05-2009 11:50PM

stepbar wrote: »

But you didn't have the dog on a lead. Take some responcibility FFS.

Agree with this. I know it's really sh*tty, and if someone hit my dog and tried to drive off, I'd be feeling the same way you are, but the reality of it is dogs are meant to be kept on a leash. Granted that's mainly for people's safety, but personally, I keep my own dog on the lead for precisely this reason.

There's a big park behind where I live, and I've had a few near misses (while driving very slowly I might add) where an unleashed dog has run out in front of my car cos they caught sight of a rabbit or squirrell or whatever. If the worst happened and I did hit a dog, I'd definitely stop and see was it ok.

However, the reality of your situation is that while not stopping if you hit a dog is wrong, so is smashing up someone's car. In fact, smashing up someone's car is criminal damage (unless you work in a scrapyard), and if all you have to do is pay the guy's costs, then you're getting off lightly. I know that the red mist must have descended big time to cause you to do something like this, but all you have accomplished by this action is to make a bad situation worse.

edit: just seen this bit -

I wonder how you would feel FFS, it was only a puppy (4 months) Sure i was only putting his lead on and he seen another dog and got excited. your man was belting it along the road there is no need for that.

That is heartbreaking, but again, the dog should have been leashed before you left the house. As you're no doubt well aware, puppies and young dogs are very excitable and are liable to 'bolt' without warning, which is all the more reason to make sure they're well restrained before setting out on a walk.

That said, it doesn't make your situation any easier, and I do understand that you were upset having seen that. I hope the dog is ok.

seanybiker · 17-05-2009 11:52PM

the poor dog. Hope he isnt to bad. Ya should of having him on a lead but retrospect is brilliant.
I would have baiting the snot off me man for driving off. Just pay up and thank feck the dogs grand.

Clare Bear · 17-05-2009 11:52PM

I would have followed him, found out where he lived and waited a day or so, then drive up there around 3am and done some damage to his car.

Not that I condone violence :pac:

But to be fair, any dog let alone a puppy will run when he gets excited/sees another dog. I always put the lead on mine before I leave the house. Hope he'll be okay.

stovelid · 17-05-2009 11:52PM

All this talk of leads is correct, I guess. But I don't really get how it's worse than some bell-end speeding around a built-up area and then not even bothering to stop when they knock down somebody's pet. Guy is lucky he only got his windows broken.

PogMoThoin · 17-05-2009 11:54PM

It doesn't matter if yer man was doing 100MPH, the dogs not supposed to be on the road, end of story

Insect Overlord · 17-05-2009 11:54PM

So basically, you smashed up his car and you don't think there's anything wrong with that.

Nice.

Elliemental · 17-05-2009 11:55PM

I've never hit
A dog before, but I like to think i'd have the guts to stop, and take the rap for it.
But unlike some drivers, I didn't get my license out of a packet of cornflakes!

shqipshume · 17-05-2009 11:55PM

Everyone also forgetting its an offense for him to have drove off after hitting the dog as he is meant to stop and report it also if he cant find the owner?

I hope ur puppy is ok.

Mr. CooL ICE · 17-05-2009 11:58PM

danger mouse wrote: »

LOL heartless... Think about it, what if it happened to you lad??? I wonder how you would feel FFS, it was only a puppy (4 months) Sure i was only putting his lead on and he seen another dog and got excited. your man was belting it along the road there is no need for that.

Heartless, but very true. My parents have a dog (considered it my dog too until I moved out) and if anyone did anything like that, I would be pretty damn angry. Would I smash up someone's windows over it? Hell no. At least I can control my anger, and you should try to do the same

A few years ago I was driving along and saw a dog get caught under the wheel of a 4x4. Needless to say, the 4x4 drove off, but I was the only driver there who stopped for the dog. The dog was alive but whimpering in pain and stumbled into the ditch at the side of the road. I was gonna put it into the car but realised I was in the middle of the Childers Rd in Limerick (not a rough area, but thought it was at the time) and didn't want to leave my car unattended, so I got back in, rushed back to my house and got a housemate and some towels to go looking for the dog. When we went back, we couldn't find anything, so we just left it. It did shock me how someone could be so heartless to ignore a hurt animal

danger mouse · 17-05-2009 11:58PM

Toots* wrote: »

However, the reality of your situation is that while not stopping if you hit a dog is wrong, so is smashing up someone's car. In fact, smashing up someone's car is criminal damage (unless you work in a scrapyard), and if all you have to do is pay the guy's costs, then you're getting off lightly. I know that the red mist must have descended big time to cause you to do something like this, but all you have accomplished by this action is to make a bad situation worse.

Seriously, I have never done that before but seeing my 4 month old dog on the ground in pain and hopping around trying to gather himself up was enough to make me want to kill anyone. Funny thing tho, the vet told me she had 3 other people in with the same thing this sunday alone. hit and run of dogs she told me my dog got off lightly. How can people do that kind of thing.

Toots · 18-05-2009 12:03AM

danger mouse wrote: »

Seriously, I have never done that before but seeing my 4 month old dog on the ground in pain and hopping around trying to gather himself up was enough to make me want to kill anyone. Funny thing tho, the vet told me she had 3 other people in with the same thing this sunday alone. hit and run of dogs she told me my dog got off lightly. How can people do that kind of thing.

I don't know, and it makes me sick to think of it. I prefer to let Karma take care of aresholes like that though, generally I find if I take matters into my own hands things get messy. Besides, in the past, Karma seems to have done a much better job of it than I could

54kroc · 18-05-2009 12:04AM

Hope your dog's ok but i'd say your lucky not to be in more trouble over the windows.

misty floyd · 18-05-2009 12:07AM

The kind of person that smashes up a car would probably drive off if they hit a dog........some might say

Nunu · 18-05-2009 12:10AM

There are no speed ramps on my road. It's in housing estate but it's actually quite a long stretch of road and the number of cars that boot down it is disgraceful really, especially when you consider there is also a large green across that is used by kids.

....A couple of weeks ago I was in the front garden kicking a ball around with my younger cousin. My gaff is about halfway down. I saw a car come round the corner and proceed to absolutely tear down the road. Sort of instinctively I put my foot through the ball and smacked it off the cars side door...stupid thing to do I know. The driver screeched to a halt and reversed back (ridiculously fast also I might ad). He rolled down the passenger window and I think he was expecting to see a kid because he just sat there looking all confused....all I could muster to say was 'slow the **** down'! ...and off he went.

Anyway, that's my slightly related story:o

ArphaRima · 18-05-2009 12:14AM

I love cars and I own a dog.
If I hit a dog I'd be out making sure he/she is ok, and doing what I can to help.

If I was you I would have stayed with the dog.
But if I did chase him, (and on principle I would never damage a persons car) I would have done so much damage as to write off the car.
To the charge that its illegal etc. I answer this: Its worth it.

Not because he hit the dog. But because he hit the dog and kept driving away.

stovelid · 18-05-2009 12:14AM

What's stupid about the people who speed in my estate is that everybody knows the two or three cars that boot around. If any of them actually did hit a child, they would probably just be better off just getting out of the estate as quickly as possible.

Would you drive off

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