flatfishkicker@reddit
I disagree with waiting to contact police. If this has happened more than once to one person chances are it's happened to other people. It's already a repeated issue. Contact the police and the dog warden so that they have a record of this dog's behaviour and more importantly the owner's handling of that behaviour. It maybe that they already have them on record and have spoken to owner. Further incidents involving the dog will result in further action. If this is the first time the dog's been reported then the owner will be spoken to and given a chance to remedy the behaviour. If no one says anything, waiting until there's a 'real' injury then everyone loses. The poor soul who suffers the 'real' injury (and what qualifies as real? Mangled face? Permanent nerve damage? Death of a child?) and the dog who'll be classified as dangerous and may be destroyed.
Waiting to see is the worst option when the consequences of doing so may be catastrophic.
