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(160,515 posts) Mon Jul 6, 2015, 04:17 PM Jul 2015

Michigan woman frisked, jailed, for not renewing dog license [View all]

Source: Associated Press

Michigan woman frisked, jailed, for not renewing dog license
| July 6, 2015 | Updated: July 6, 2015 2:57pm

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A western Michigan woman heads to court Tuesday after being arrested for failing to renew her dog's license.

Becky Rehr says she drove to the Kalamazoo County sheriff's office June 23 to prove that she's recently renewed the license for the family's 11-year-old dog, Dexter. Rehr's 14-year-old daughter waited in the car as her mother was arrested, fingerprinted and held for three hours, The Kalamazoo Gazette said.

"They frisked me and put me in this intake cell with all these inmates in orange jumpsuits," Rehr said. "I was pretty nervous."

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County animal control Director Steve Lawrence said his office gave the 47-year-old Cooper Township woman numerous phone, mail and in-person notices of the need to renew the license. The last was a phone warning that a warrant would be requested unless she got a license by May 28.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Michigan-woman-frisked-jailed-for-not-renewing-6368850.php

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Michigan woman frisked, jailed, for not renewing dog license [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2015 OP

bark and frisk mt HFRN Jul 2015 #1

a warrent for not renewing dog licences? whow! riversedge Jul 2015 #2

I thought Michigan was an Open-Dog carry state. BlueJazz Jul 2015 #3

Open-Dog carry NotHardly Jul 2015 #22

Beyond stupid. truebrit71 Jul 2015 #4

Rehr? That sounds white! KamaAina Jul 2015 #5

Yeah, I had the same thought. Here she is: thesquanderer Jul 2015 #6

You, too. candelista Jul 2015 #18

Was that sarcasm? Or if you're making a point, I don't get it. Explain? (n/t) thesquanderer Jul 2015 #25

I take it back. candelista Jul 2015 #36

White people can get fucked over by the system, too, you know. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #13

But usually not quite so violently. KamaAina Jul 2015 #14

My very white son-in-law got attacked by a rabid Tornoto cop because he wore a red shirt. DamnYankeeInHouston Jul 2015 #38

Is Tornoto a small town near Houston? KamaAina Jul 2015 #44

Toronto Ontario Canada - that civilized country up north. DamnYankeeInHouston Jul 2015 #47

Gotcha. Just like ours. KamaAina Jul 2015 #48

That looks like a racist comment. candelista Jul 2015 #17

No, I'm pointing out that the victims of police brutality are usually African American KamaAina Jul 2015 #19

Kama'ainas are haoles who have lived in Hawaii a long time. Beauregard Jul 2015 #20

The term is generally applied to anyone local KamaAina Jul 2015 #21

Sorry I wrongly accused you of racism. But you're mistaken about "kamaaina." candelista Jul 2015 #35

Our country has gone totally batshit crazy!!!! lark Jul 2015 #7

Very oppressive at the most local of levels. Sunlei Jul 2015 #34

She renewed several days before, had her child in the car and they still arrested her? uppityperson Jul 2015 #8

Paperwork, you know. No Vested Interest Jul 2015 #26

she may have renewed at her vet passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #40

she already had a warrant issued for her arrest before she showed up snooper2 Jul 2015 #49

WTF? SoapBox Jul 2015 #9

if she had proof she renewed it, what basis did they have for booking her? restorefreedom Jul 2015 #10

It's a common practice in totalitarian countries like China and North Korea fasttense Jul 2015 #11

makes one wonder why any city official would phone a woman so many times over this issue. Sunlei Jul 2015 #31

Yeah weird fasttense Jul 2015 #46

Have these people never heard of the expression "cost-effective"? n/t SwissTony Jul 2015 #12

What kind of backwards ass state/city requires a license to own a dog? Reter Jul 2015 #15

Most, if not all cities, I suspect Major Nikon Jul 2015 #16

I suspect most major cities do and require dogs to wear license tags. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #23

Cities that want to ensure dogs are inoculated against rabies. . . Journeyman Jul 2015 #24

Those are all wonderful reasons for dog licenses. Demit Jul 2015 #27

oh check the books. in some counties and neighborhood associations the cats are also limited Sunlei Jul 2015 #30

Not talking about neighborhood associations. Demit Jul 2015 #33

Thanks for laying it out for those that just don't get it Person 2713 Jul 2015 #39

I agree it is a disgrace. Its for the revenue from fines and for their local court. Sunlei Jul 2015 #32

It's about the rabies requirement passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #41

Mine does. Cats and dogs have to be licensed. $10 each/year if spayed/neutered. City Lights Jul 2015 #42

I'm not familiar with Michigan law, but around here dog licenses are usually under silvershadow Jul 2015 #28

dog catcher gets a long title and powers to jail those -criminals- Sunlei Jul 2015 #29

More Broken Windows policing bullshit bluestateguy Jul 2015 #37

Total outrage! City Lights Jul 2015 #43

I was once arrested for this Marrah_G Jul 2015 #45

How long did they keep you? PersonNumber503602 Jul 2015 #50

Only a couple hours Marrah_G Jul 2015 #51

What a headache for you and a waste of resources. PersonNumber503602 Jul 2015 #52

It was bizarre really Marrah_G Jul 2015 #53