loveanimals wrote:
All I wrote in that post was about the court case and btw I do love animals. Not sure where the info on Kolb getting her dogs back came from but Jonathan is going to court today. Keep you updated.

Vigilante wrote:
Your screen name is a little disengenuous. If you truly loved animals you would understand that a dog, like a child is only as good as it's upbringing. Like a child, a dog can eventually overcome it's upbringing and through love and care and alot of hardwork become a well behaved citizen. Take a look at Michael Vick's dogs for instance. Many of them have overcome the depravity that only a sick human would inflict on them. These Mastiffs should be taken away from this woman and probably seperated from each other. A good handler could easily get them to be well behaved, wonderful pets. Crying out for their blood seems a bit too much.
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loveanimals wrote:
The case on the 20th is Susan trying to defend her Vicious Dogs...she is trying to prove that they are not vicious and also Susan can be possibly charged with aggravated assault.

loveanimals wrote:
The case on the 20th is Susan trying to defend her Vicious Dogs...she is trying to prove that they are not vicious and also Susan can be possibly charged with aggravated assault.

moxiebaby wrote:
Skeptical,
You're sh*tting us, right? A small 1 bedroom on Communipaw for $300K????!!!??? Try $200K at most.
I'd also point out that Communipaw runs perpindicular, not parallel to, the waterfront. So I don't understand your formula for $10K for each block closer to the water.

Original Poster-
There are many more sh*tty blocks in JC other than MLK drive. The real pity is that Bergan/Lafayette, Bergen Hill and areas by Lincoln Park are stunning and offer affordable housing but they are just not safe.

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skepticalhook wrote:
Here's a new article with a pic of Kolb trying to control those dogs.
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... owner_asks_for_trial.html

She appears to be awkwardly holding the dogs back by grasping the bench. Good control there lady.

How does the incessant denigration of this woman's character solve the larger problem? We get the point.

Here's to justice being served.

itsaurora wrote:
Oh come on, let's not get hysterical now. She's clearly just sitting on the bench and the dogs are completely relaxed - she's not "holding them back" by any means.

r_pinkowitz wrote:
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K-Lo wrote:
Friday's Jersey Journal reported that Susan Kolb, the owner of the Paulus Hook mastiffs who attacked a young man, will have a hearing at Jersey City Municipal Court, 365 SUMMIT Ave, on Tuesday, 2/3, at 1 pm.

http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/jerse ... 23330036231670.xml&coll=3

Are there any members who are able to attend? This hearing is a probable cause hearing, where a judge would determine if there is enough proof for the case to proceed to a grand jury and possibly criminal court. Irene, member and lawyer, will try to be there by 1pm. This dog owner has been a problem for other law abiding dog owners.

Please reply to this email if you can attend.

Thanks!
Pam

K-Lo, It's my understanding that the hearing in JCMC is on totally separate issues from what the HCPO presenting before the Grand Jury.

JCMC, would handle the summons for dog off leash and the state's Vicious Dog Law and any other violations they received. The HCPO gave a statement in that article: "We intend to present the matter to a grand jury for the consideration of possible charges of aggravated assault (against the owner)," Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio said yesterday.

shadrack wrote:
Justice???

Cruelty charges from January 2008 were dropped recently against Zoe Carbajales. Wonderful.

Charges for creating a public nuisance and improper disposal of medical waste have been postponed until a February 20th hearing.

Don't be surprised if they sue to reclaim the old facility.


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johnspat wrote:
I have encountered the mother and son many times in the hood and was on edge. I think this is going to be an extremely interesting legal case to follow. Why?

1. They live in a rich area. (I live here and feel poor too, but yes, it is a rich area.)

2. Son has disabilities but seemed to love his walks with these dogs.

3. Dog community will be 50/50 on their opinion.

4. Parents of children with disabilities will 100/100 on how the dogs helped the son.

5. The owner is white and presentable and some of the victims are not. (I am white and do not know any of the victims. I am calling out the media and the white voting powerful contingent on being lenient on white people.)

6. Substantially differing views of events during \"attacks\"

7. Were they really trying to breed them? Breeding large breed dogs in downtown jersey city in a small apartment is a really bad idea. Especially when you have large (plus 100 lbs) dogs in a building that only allows 45lbs dog. The building website states this.

8. If the dogs are put down, what is the effect on the son? Many groups will come out and say that his ability to \"socialize\" was a result of the daily dog walks. I know many local businesses knew them well and went out of their way to explain how great they were.

Again, I have encountered them many a time, sometimes with a toddler walking and sometimes with a stroller and I don\'t know how I feel about it. My current gut is that the dogs helped the son gain confidence, but it was the wrong kind of confidence, (dogs and him intimated people into being friendly) and the dogs were too big given that situation. The repeated \"attacks\" are not helping their situation.

I think either the owner will get out of town leaving the dogs to die, or this is going to court. Since I live in the hood and don\'t want my kids to get hurt I am okay with the dogs being put down. However, I would like to see what a jury of peers thinks.

hudsonhorizons wrote:
A 400 lb. dog? Really? C'mon now.

Gorillas weigh 400 lbs. max. Lions weigh like 500 lbs.

These dogs sound like a menace, but exaggerating does nobody any good.

Breathe people.

GeorgeWBush wrote:
Toast. Between the witnesses who have come forward and her unbelievably stupid comments to the paper, DeFazio will have zero problem obtaining an indictment.

I guess comments to a reporter are hearsay....any lawyers here? But that doesn't matter in grand jury proceedings.

So friggin' stupid. Would she have been indicted anyway? Probably. But like a moron she basically taunted the victims in print, and did it so specifically that it gives a prosecutor a big fat hook to yank her with...the grand jury is going to say, "Well, I don't know if it's criminal or not, but it's obvious she's lying about aspects of the incidents, so let's just send up a true bill & let the trial jury sort it out"

So when DeFazio says "possible charges", that's just him paying a little heed to proceedure. The PO has decided to hit them with an agg assault charge. That's exactly what they're going to end up standing for or pleading down from.

Nice! I don't know how you prove intent for an agg assault charge, maybe because it was a repeated pattern you could....they let the friggin' dogs try to eat people 6 different times. But agg assault is a 2nd degree crime in Jersey, with a presumption of a custodial sentence if convicted, even if there is no criminal history at all.

Have fun, dummy!

GWB