Rocky is innocent ok? And so am I

Rocky is innocent ok? And so am I

Yesterday I went to see my probation officer because she, according to the notes of the interview, "requires details leading to offence". Surely, that should be alleged offence? The onus is upon the prosecution to establish guilt beyond all reasonable doubt. However, it would appear that the probation service tends to believe allegations just because they are printed in black and white. Humphrey, my friend the judge, on the other hand, has stated that whether a dog is under control or not, when it is not on a lead, is a grey area. Admittedly there are notices proclaiming that "All dogs must be on a lead" in Pearson Park. However, the rule is not enforced. I did ask one of the parkie's about this when I first got Rocky, and he said that provided a dog was not a control problem the policy was not to enforce the rule. So, we have a rule that states one thing and a policy that states another. This is a contradictory state of affairs. It means that whether a dog is under control or not is at the discretion of the dogs owners and individual parkies. This may lead to conflict. As this case has highlighted.

From the notes of the interview, it states that I would be amazed if I was to discover that the Animal Rescue Centre had sold me a dangerous dog. I added that I did not believe that Rocky is dangerous.

When I got recalled to prison in 2004, I noted that much was made of a so-called "pattern of behaviour". This consisted of observations and hearsay evidence written down by hostel staff in the Occurance Book. During the police interview, to back up the initial two charges, they introduced a log compiled by a couple of parkies, of their observations which the police have stated show a "pattern of behaviour". I knew that my probation officer would focus on this so-called "pattern of behaviour". It is supposed to indicate that somebody is deemed to be a risk to the public. However, I get up on a morning and take Rocky for a walk at 9am, 2pm feed him at 5pm and walk him again at 7pm. That to me is a pattern of behaviour. It couldn't be more innocent.

We are living in dangerous times...