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Ohio man challenging law on teasing police dogs
Updated: 2011-04-25 10:15
(Agencies)
MASON - A man charged with teasing a police dog by barking at it says a city law violates free speech.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the attorney for 25-year-old Ryan James Stephens says barking may not be seen as intelligent speech but is "still speech." Lawyer Jim Hardin questions the validity of a city law that bars taunting police dogs.
A police officer investigating a car crash at a pub on April 3 reported he heard the dog barking uncontrollably. The officer said he found Stephens making barking noises and hissing at a dog inside the police car.
The officer's report quoted Stephens as saying "the dog started it" and said the man appeared highly intoxicated.
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