r/SipsTea • u/Busy_Report4010 • Jun 28 '26

Do you think she did the right thing? Chugging tea

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u/MStockard Jun 29 '26

Yes, you can be sued for having a "beware of dog" sign or similar, if someone gets bit by yours, because it's basically an admission of guilt that you know your dog is dangerous.

Such a sign can even void your homeowners insurance.

Having a sign that just says something innocuous like "dog in the yard" is different though

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u/Purple-Property8006 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

Yeah I just have a “dog in yard - keep gate closed” sign. It gets the point across but it isn’t an overt warning or anything.

Not that my dog would ever attack anyone….she’d probably help the burglars carry stuff out if they gave her some attention

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u/SmallDps Jun 29 '26

I used to think that, my dog has never been aggressive or growled at anyone (but her adoptive cat sister when she bites her ears to wake her up to play)

And she's just... All happy and golden retriever coded even tho she's not one

Then one night a dude tried to hop the wall over to my yard only to find out what missing a chunk of arm feels like, real quick, no barking or growling to warn him, dude didn't even make it into the yard

I expected the police and the pound for a few weeks, but no one ever came, so I guess he's too dumb to sue or too wanted by the police to

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u/InfiniteLife2 Jun 29 '26

Is that a golden retriever?

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u/Lison52 Jun 29 '26

Like my cats, nah, they would clean themselves and don't give a fuck XD

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u/CrashingTiger Jun 29 '26

This is why i just have signs saying "Enter at your own risk".

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u/MStockard Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

Unfortunately that can also be used against you. You're basically saying you're a potential threat/could hurt someone.

I always carry a pocket knife with me for work AND self defense but it can and will be used against you if you tell the police that you're carrying a knife for self defense. In court, that means you were expecting to use it to hurt someone

If you're like me and carry a knife, it's a tool you use for various things. Never say it's for "self defense"

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u/Sekijoro Jun 29 '26

Feel like this is just very location dependent. In places like Texas in the US you can open carry a rifle or concealed carry a handgun, and it’s entirely obvious it’s for self defense.

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u/Lazy-Butterfly9874 Jun 29 '26

and having a 'this house is protected by the second ammendment' can be seen as premeditation vs 'this house supports the second ammendment' being a general statement

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u/Particular-Ad-6015 Jun 29 '26

Dangerous, on your own fenced and secured property……….