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Article: 'Disorderly Conduct' Meets Abusive Conduct
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- The Washington Post
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- August 8, 2009
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She and her fiance (now husband) were unpacking their car. Her
dog was sitting across the street, outside the door of their
apartment building.
A police canine officer with his dog on a leash encountered the
woman's unleashed dog. The two dogs snarled and growled but didn't
engage in a physical fight. The woman ran and got control of her
dog. The officer told her it was against the law to have her dog
unleashed, and he asked for her identification.
She said it was inside the apartment. He told her to get it. She
took her dog inside, left it there, and returned with her
identification.
She and the officer got into a heated exchange. The officer
ordered her to sit on the steps of the building ...