marley
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Ok, Something to get off my chest. I was out walking JC(the dog 91lbs black lab) tueday night down nine mile road. We were in front of a tow lot near the house. When i look to my left as i got in front of a van and there was a kid... i said (10 to 12) (cop said 11) with a stun gun making the zapping noise coming right for me.... there was another guy running right towards me too and then past out into traffic on nine mile... The kid with the stun gun stopped and ran inside the tow lot building and I called the cops. It seems that NO crime was committed according to the officer ( i was thinking brandishing a stun gun would be a crime) because the was a juvi on his property. I was dumbfounded. The kid almost got shot. I was a half second (perhaps two seconds away)away from drawing when the kid stopped and ran back the other way. I had NO idea what was going on.. and was more than a bit scared. Henrico police were less than helpful... I was told they were a good family... I have heard from other souces( other Henrico officers) that the kid is a punk and he has been an issue since he was 7. I am pretty sure the look that JC gave the kid is what turned the kid around. Oh and then the Henrico officer tried to give me crap about JC not being on a leash.. He said there is a leash law... and I corrected him and said NO the law says " verbal control" he said never mind... He knew he was wrong and was tring to put me on my heals... (the officer just wanted me to go away at that point and that was when I said fine but I will call someone else, and he asked who and I said you have supervisors)I wonder if the cop was the tow lots owners cousin or something. I was not pleased with how Henrico pd handled the situation and am still not. We live in a strange society when an 11 yo can have a stun gun and run at you and it not be a crime...... Sad times indeed The worst of it is that he almost got shot... I am pretty sure the dog looked at him and stopped him but he was already within 21 feet or so.. Thinking back on it I am pretty sure that they (the boy and the one that ran past me who was much older) were just playing around... I had walked on to the "field of play" they were just as surprised as I was. But when you hear stories of the " knock out game" you have to wonder. Just something to think about. Henrico co is near Richmond VA.