#50: Truth-seeker - Re:  

 Do you all really believe this story as written? I got one of these letters as well and it had a bunch more details than this petition, all seem very difficult to believe. Do you all really believe a mayor, an elected board, a police chief, attorney, and all the others who work in a village are all after this family and this dog? Oh yea it's on the internet so it must be true. Towns, mayors, police chiefs, they don't go around killing family pets for fun. If they did you all would have heard about it long ago. Maybe all of you should just stop and think for a moment. Maybe go ask some neighbors who have had experience with the petition writer and then start making judgements. I also noticed the petition writer deletes entries - maybe that was someone who was bit, or has a different opinion on the issue? Anyone wondering about that? And the court case has been brought on by the petition writer, so any money that town has spent is only because this person is suing the town. Maybe there should be a petition against people who file frivolous lawsuits and cost taxpayers money? I sent an email to the mayor, and all he said was that since this was in court, he was not able to talk about details. But I know enough about the law to know that all that is written by this petition writer better be true, or they may learn what the law is really all about.

#51: BS detector - Re: Re:  

Why don't you call the petition writer, me, and you are welcome to ask me anything you want to.  847-736-1340.

Here's a question for you: under WHAT circumstances is a village government justified to kill a family pet?  No matter if you believe what has been written or not, I think you need to ask yourself this question.  All the facts of this case are out there if you want to find out more information. 

The case is only in court because the mayor and his lawyer refuse to settle with us and allow Heidi to be re-homed outside of Hawthorn Woods. We will immediatley drop the legal case if the village board agrees to let Heidi live. The village forced us into this postion.  We will do everything in our power to let this beautiful, sweet, loving dog live out the rest of her natural life.  The truth of it is that the case is, on the surface, about the dog, but really is a vindictive, powerful government punishing humans for personal and not legal reasons.

#51: BS detector - Re: Re:  

#51: BS detector - Re: Re:  

Detector: with your knowledge of law you could have the procedings from the village and circuit court and see that the initiative was by the chief and then by the lawyer with the firm that has the village for $5, 000 a month retainer.  The board and mayor were not involved until the lawyer brought them in after the village lost in Waukegan.  The issue was prompted by a nip, not a bite, below knee when the beagle felt cornered in her front doorway by five trick or treaters.  Unfortunately.  Please don't inflame the matter, I trust your legal knowledge will agree.  Only one comment was removed - yours.  If you want commentors to see a certain girl you can invite them to your home for them to meet her.  

#51: BS detector - Re: Re:  

 It's obvious you may be either naive or are somehow politically connected.  I was once a defenseless victim of a community village and its crooked police dept and it's unethical elected officials before I moved here 2 years ago.  One of the reasons why I moved to HW was to get out of Cook County and into a sacred truthful community.  I am beginning to see that Lake County and HW is no different.  Until you are in it as a victim and have lived the system like I have or the Bacardi family has, you have no idea what goes on behind the scenes, and with our court judges too.  You probably believe that everyone in prison is guilty too, right?  Wake Up!  We are talking about a dog here!  People work very hard for what they have and pay big taxes here to live in HW.  And for these folks to use our money and hand it over to legal attorney crooks to teach someone a lesson or for avengance, what a shame!  I will pray for you that you will see the real world one day.  Shame on you for your comments too!  Have some compassion!  It's obvious you've never owned a dog before either.