My local mailman is a real jerk. He maced my dog through a screen door. Like my dog could have really bit him through a door. So to get revenge on this gutless/ coward mailman, I went to the public mailbox (the standard blue ones) he picks up at and scooped 1/2 gallon of chocolate fudge ice cream in it. I then waited from afar to see the look of disgust on his face as he tried to make sense of the ruined ice cream soaked mail. Now hopefully when he brings this back to the post office he will be fired for getting his ice cream on the mail. Don't you agree this is great karma for an animal abuser?
2007-01-25 04:27:19 · 51 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
I think it was childish, destroying others property, a federal crime and just about the stupidest thing. He wont lose his job over it a lot of morons dump things in the mail boxes like trash. You may have cost some innocent people valuable time if they were waiting on something in the mail that is now destroyed.Especially like tax forms that are due now. And the dumbest part is the "gutless/coward mailman still doesn't know its because he maced your dog. Speaking of cowards, why don't you take this up with the mailman face to face, instead of destroying property we tax payers have to foot the bill for???????
2007-01-25 04:39:00 · answer #1 · answered by st.lady (1 of GitEm's gang) 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I guess i'd have to know more about the dog and his behavior. I have personally seen dogs go through a screen door so i can say from experience YES your dog could have bit him (assuming your dog isn't 5lbs or less). The fact is, biting in general, and biting of mailmen is a very big problem in this country. It's not just about avoiding getting people hurt, it's also about the perception of danger. Mailmen, or anyone else approaching your door for legal reasons should not have to be worried about the potential for violence from your dog or from anything else. I suspect that many have the opinion that they should mace first, ask questions later. Which i can certainly understand given the number of dog bites, especially with mailmen, they get every year.
I certainly would not want my dog maced but i also know that if he were on one side of a screen door, the mailman would be correct to be worried.
2007-01-25 05:25:06 · answer #2 · answered by SC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I do not agree. Mail people often have to come into contact with agressive dogs (some which may bite them). Your dog is just being protective and personally that is scary. If your mailbox is on your house and your door is open, and your dog is barking. I know that when I walk my dog there is some jerk who leaves their door open and the dog gets out and runs into the yard and barks at me. That's scary.
Perhaps you should of kept your door close to prevent this.
I know my postal carrier recently got bit by a dog and she's afraid of my dog because my dog growls/barks at everyone then she wants to go up to them and play. How she is. I try to be considerate and simply cover her mouth and let her go about her business so that she has no contact with my dog.
I feel more sorry for your postal carrier than you. If your dog got mace in his eyes, you could of be the mature person and call the vet and take proper care for that. Then talk to the postal carrier and see what he had to say and try to be reasonable. Don't go and act immature in that sense. You could have also contacted your local post office and spoke to the supervisor there. They will advise you as to why your postal carrier did that if it's proper action or they could of taken proper action towards this situation.
It's also a Federal Offense to tamper with mailboxes. So you actually broke the law and you can be fined or setenced based on how offensive the crime is. Also no one wants to recieve stains on their letters and that could have a lasting effect on the letters could of bled through or stained the papers.
You really need to think beyond yourself in this case. You should of consider other alternatives to this specific situation other than doing that.
2007-01-25 05:59:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this question even real?? come on. Well it's a felony to tamper with those mailboxes, and you ruined other peoples mail on purpose. You'd better hope no one seen you do it!
Yeah there are alot of assholes out there, and mail carriers may use their mace out of context. But perhaps you should put more than a screen between your dog and mailman so this won't happen again. If your mailbox is at your front door now, go get one that sits out side your yard so there is no excuse next time. I doubt you got him fired for that. I'm sure you could've came up with something better.
2007-01-25 04:39:40 · answer #4 · answered by knightn_gal 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Not good thinking Batman, a lot of innocents were affected by your actions and it didn't really hurt him because the bloke's boss is going to know the mailbox was sabotaged, so isn't going to blame him. Surely a more direct approach would have been better, ie, confronting the tosser and giving him a good macing followed by a nice smack in the mouth. True you might go to jail, but that holds true for the other thing aswell.
2016-05-23 22:33:26 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a federal crime to tamper with mail. Why didn't you just call the mailman's supervisor and handle it like an adult? If he does it again after talking to the supervisor, then call the police and report him. It's highly unlikely that they'll fire him for someone else dumping ice cream in the mailbox.
2007-01-25 05:11:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you would have done better to have made a complaint to the postmaster about your mailman and filed a report about it. Now all you've done is destroy mail that other people have gone to the trouble of sending out. Who knows what was in there? Priceless family photos being sent to a grandparent far away, bills with payments that needed to get in before the electric company turned off the power to a house with little children or elderly people. You didn't really take it out on the mailman, you exacted your revenge on all the people that didn't have anything to do with it.
2007-01-25 04:33:58 · answer #7 · answered by Trace 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
You know instead of acting childish . You should have just filed a complaint with your postmaster at the post office . You should have not done the ice cream thing cause now he may get fired and he might have a family to support . How do you feel about that ? what you did was wrong as well.
2007-01-25 04:48:53 · answer #8 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, Harry, I hope this is a joke because the Feds can trace you through yahoo and have you arrested for a Federal offense--tampering with the U.S. Mail. Keep your dog under control and away from the screen door. A dog can easily lunge through a screen or glass door if he is provoked enough and the mail carrier knows that and so should you. The man is only trying to do is job. He doesn't have to put up with harassment. Grow up.
2007-01-25 04:34:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
And how well cared for is your dog going to be while your in a Federal Prison? Hate to break it to you, but most mailboxes in public places have security cameras pointed at them.
He probably did what Federal guidelines call for. Any dog over 8 or 10 pounds can easily go through a screen door.
2007-01-25 04:38:34 · answer #10 · answered by pater47 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋