[nagdu] Minneapolis woman cited for kicking seeing-eye dog

Marion & Martin swampfox1833 at verizon.net
Sat Oct 3 12:36:38 UTC 2009


Steve,
    Yes, this is so. We will discuss future changes at a later time. Have 
you heard anything more about whether the woman turned herself in or not?

Marion


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Minneapolis woman cited for kicking seeing-eye dog


> Marion,
>
> I also understand from our personal correspondence that the Minnesota law 
> could be stronger and that the "bodily harm" issue leaves loopholes if the 
> dog is not
> found to be injured.  Thanks for clarifying.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Steve Jacobson
>
>
> On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:40:54 -0400, Marion & Martin wrote:
>
>>Steve,
>>    Thanks for the note! yes, I was incorrect in my assertions about the
>>lack of a service animal protection law.
>
>>Marion
>
>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
>>To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>><nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 2:01 PM
>>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Minneapolis woman cited for kicking seeing-eye dog
>
>
>>> Marion,
>>>
>>> As you probably learned after you wrote your note below, Minnesota does
>>> have a service animal protection law, although I don't know how it
>>> compares with those of
>>> other states.  I have sent it to you via private e-mail as you requested
>>> yesterday.  It would seem that the enforcement should not require 
>>> anybody
>>> being "creative"
>>> but the main thing is that this get addressed.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Steve Jacobson
>>>
>>> On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:27:11 -0400, Marion & Martin wrote:
>>>
>>>>And for people who are willing to get involved! Ms. Lijewski told me she
>>>>may
>>>>have never known what had happened if the girl who told her about what 
>>>>the
>>>>woman did had not come forward! The perpetrator has until tomorrow to 
>>>>turn
>>>>herself in to authorities. If she does not do so, a misedemeanor warrant
>>>>will be issued for her arrest. The authorities are treating this very
>>>>seriously and being very creative in their interpretation of Minnesota
>>>>laws,
>>>>as the state does not have a service animal protection act....yet!
>>>
>>>
>>>>Fraternally yours,
>>>>Marion
>>>
>>>
>>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>From: "sblanjones11" <sblanjones11 at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>>>><nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 9:45 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Minneapolis woman cited for kicking seeing-eye dog
>>>
>>>
>>>>> Thank God for in-store video!
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>> Behalf
>>>>> Of Nicole B. Torcolini
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 9:16 PM
>>>>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Minneapolis woman cited for kicking seeing-eye 
>>>>> dog
>>>>>
>>>>> I just don't get it.  Why do people think that they can do this kind 
>>>>> of
>>>>> stuff?  If someone does not like dogs, that's fine, just keep it to
>>>>> themselves!  I hope that she gets a proper fine or something for this.
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>> Behalf
>>>>> Of David Andrews
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 2:31 PM
>>>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] Minneapolis woman cited for kicking seeing-eye dog
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> MINNEAPOLIS -- Minneapolis police say a local woman accused of kicking 
>>>>> a
>>>>> seeing-eye dog in the jaw has been cited for animal cruelty.
>>>>>
>>>>> Police Sgt. Jesse Garcia says the unprovoked incident represents 
>>>>> cruelty
>>>>> not
>>>>> only to the 6-year-old black Labrador but to the dog's blind owner.
>>>>>
>>>>> 53-year-old Lynnette Lijewski says she and her service dog, Brook, 
>>>>> were
>>>>> in
>>>>> a
>>>>> store Thursday. She says she felt the dog's legs buckle and then Brook
>>>>> righted herself.
>>>>>
>>>>> As she checked Brook, a girl told her a gray-haired woman just kicked
>>>>> the
>>>>> dog.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lijewski alerted store staff, who called police. Officers reviewed 
>>>>> store
>>>>> video and arrested the 46-year-old Minneapolis woman nearby.
>>>>>
>>>>> Brook appeared to be OK on Friday, but Lijewski planned to have a vet
>>>>> take
>>>>> a
>>>>> look at her.
>>>>>
>>>>> (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Res
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