Dog attack in Lancaster CA

We drive past that "camp" a few times a month and it's an armpit. It's in the far north corner of L.A. County before it turns into Kern. We call it "The Motorhomeless Camp". It's an illegal assortment of homeless people scattered in apparently derelict RVs.

I looked through my phone but didn't spend too much time looking for the photo from a year or so ago of a few of the RVs engulfed in flames. We snapped the pic on our way out to our destination camp. Hopefully nobody was injured.

The City or County brought out some portable toilets and maintains them to keep the camp semi-sanitary. Regardless though, it's a tweaker camp and an utter dump. I assume that the local government's opinion is that it's more desirable for the homeless folks to be out in this remote desert camp than in downtown L.A.

I'm not surprised that someone was hurt there, but I'm surprised to see it hit the national news.

Looked like one of those "resorts".

Lots of craziness in the entire Antelope Valley. I try to not stop in the AV when driving to and from the Eastern Sierra but do get gas in Mojave.

While “it’s never done that before”, I’m certain there have been obvious signs it would do it with the right triggering event but the owner was oblivious to those signs (owner negligence).

RoyF wrote:
A few years ago, I was attacked by a pit bull. I came off lucky -- only a bite in the thigh. I was able to stay on my feet until the owner could pull the dog off, exclaiming "he's never done that before".

When I contacted my representative on my city council about a possible city ordinance to limit pit bulls, I was told there was a strong pro-pit-bull lobby that would make it impossible to pass such an ordinance.

That's the whole point "it's never done that before"

I would own the owner and demand it be put down.

A better approach is to strengthen liabilities/penalties for the owners of dogs that bite in unprovoked situations, regardless of the breed. Popular breeds for “tough dogs” change over time, the above type of penalty covers any breed now or in the future.

A yellow lab was the most aggressive dog in a neighborhood we lived in; it would go after anyone on the road in front of its house, leaving its yard. Limiting pit bulls would be of no help here.

A few years ago, I was attacked by a pit bull. I came off lucky -- only a bite in the thigh. I was able to stay on my feet until the owner could pull the dog off, exclaiming "he's never done that before".

When I contacted my representative on my city council about a possible city ordinance to limit pit bulls, I was told there was a strong pro-pit-bull lobby that would make it impossible to pass such an ordinance.

As for headlines are they ever accurate?

The dog appears to be living in a rough encampment. I wonder what drugs the dog was given and/or what mental illness it was suffering.