Wednesday, March 28, 2001

Pets on cart paths: Letter revealed arrogance

Re: Bob Biles' letter. Wow! Allowing his dogs to run free on the paths of Peachtree City will be outlawed if he does not have more respect for the well-founded fears of his neighbors.

I reread Larry Robinson's letter to see what made Biles write such a nasty, intemperate letter. Robinson wrote of him and his wife being attacked by unleased dogs. Biles characterizes this as unfounded and whining and uses all kinds of psychobabble and innuendo to make his case, implying that his rights and opinions are superior to those of his neighbors.

This is arrogance and reminds me of the efforts that were made to have cigarette smokers act in a responsible manner in the workplace. They, too, insisted that their rights were greater and would not curb their actions. This resulted in cigarette smoking being banned from the workplace altogether.

The paths were made for all to share and enjoy, not for dog owners to act irresponsibly. We knew these facts when we moved to PTC.

John Flynn

johnbflynn@earthlink.net

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