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[Judy] If I got bitten by
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somebody's vicious dog...
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That's a traumatic event.
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We had an agreement that she signed.
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It says this agreement
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settles a dog bite.
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Why did you sign this?
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I was very high on narcotics
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coming out of the hospital.
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I do not remember signing this.
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[Narrator] This
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is Judy Justice.
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[Narrator] Previously on Judy Justice...
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She wasn't trespassing
in your house madam.
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She wasn't burglarizing your house.
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- She was bitten by your pit bull.
- Right but...
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- [Judy] That's what the case is about.
- She was told not to go into my house.
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If I believe you.
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Now I'm gonna look
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at your video.
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[video] You got it.
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Oh my god.
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[dog barks]
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- [dog barks, growls, and bites]
- Oh god!
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- [dog continues barking]
- I'm so sorry!
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She even said it was her fault.
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[Judy] It wasn't her fault.
It was your fault.
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- You have the dangerous animal.
- How is it...
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How is it my fault?
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- I told her not to go into my house
- [Judy] Don't ask me.
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Don't ask me any questions, madam.
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[Narrator] And now the conclusion.
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{\an8}Myla Bazen is suing
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{\an8}her former employer, Sarah Adams,
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for lost wages and pain and suffering
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after being bit
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by Sarah's pit bull.
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[Judy] Okay. My issue actually is,
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in addition to everything else,
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why would
a seemingly smart woman,
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have a dog that she would
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have to warn people about
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to come to her front door?
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Why? I say to myself, "Why?"
I don't understand that.
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And when I was preparing
for this case today,
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looking at the complaint
and looking at the answer, I--
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I could do a little multitasking--
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I was reading the newspaper.
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This is today.
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A 7-year-old Louisiana girl was
mauled to death
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by a neighbor's pit bull
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after it ran into her family yard.
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The name of the person is here,
was a child,
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was "playing outside
her East Baton Rouge Parish home
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Friday, when the dog barreled onto
the property and viciously attacked her.
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A family member tried to stop the dog by
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hitting it with a walking cane,
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but the animal couldn't be deterred.
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First-grader suffered multiple bites to
her face and severe skull damage.
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She died.
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The dog was euthanized.
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The dog's owner told the officers
he wasn't home during the attack
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and regularly lets
the dog roam the neighborhood.
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He was charged Saturday
with homicide.
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Yeah.
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Perfect!
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Perfect. I would go right from
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charge to execution.
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I also have proof
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that another lady down the street was
bitten by it.
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[Judy] Just... I'm gonna get to you.
I'm not finished.
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I'm not finished. I don't understand.
I have others.
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I have others, cause it looks like--
you look like...
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Dog-sitting mom killed by pit bulls.
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North Carolina woman was mauled to death
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by two pit bulls she was dog-sitting for
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after the mother warned her to stop
watching the animals,
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according to reports.
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That's all.
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Husband came home and found her
in the backyard being eaten by
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two pit bulls she was watching
for her son.
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I don't understand. I have more.
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but I won't bore you with those.
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So I don't understand
why intelligent people
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{\an8}have a dog that they know is capable
of killing somebody.
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Of just turning
and killing somebody.
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I don't understand it.
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I think... you know,
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insurance companies can--
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can legally discriminate against
people who have
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pit bulls by saying we're not gonna
insure you.
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{\an8}And there's a reason for that.
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{\an8}But Your Honor, I told her before she left
not to go into my house.
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- Ah. Ahhh.
- [Sarah] My dog was outside.
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- My dog was in my home.
- [Myla] Yeah.
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- Protecting my family...
- [Judy] I want you to look--
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I want you to look
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at the video again.
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And unless your daughter is a moron
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and can't follow your instructions,
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she did not say to her, "Wait outside."
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- She saw...
- I understand that
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[Judy] Just a second. She saw her.
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She was in charge of your home that day.
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She permitted her to come in
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and put the drink down.
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She did that!
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- She-- you want to watch the video again?
- No.
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- No, I don't need to watch the video.
- [Judy] Good. So you acknowledge it.
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So I don't care what you said to her.
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When she got there,
the circumstances was such
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that your daughter--
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who is taller than you are--
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was very happy to have her come in
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instead of saying you're not allowed
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to come into my house 'cause we have
this vicious dog.
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- She's not vicious.
- We have...
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Oh yes, a dog that--
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a dog that bites somebody that's
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- coming in with...
- She was protecting my children
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- in my home.
- [Judy] Oh, just a second.
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I understand what you're saying
and I'm saying to you
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that she came in
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with your daughter within
inches from her.
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And your daughter,
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when she opened the door--
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didn't you see the dog?
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{\an8}- Yep!
- No, I didn't realize.
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{\an8}- [Judy] What?! You didn't realize?
- No.
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It happened so fast. When I heard
the door, I then realized.
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So, I came back to rush
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to stop Myla, but she already got bit.
It was too late.
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So, it is my fault.
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Right!
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[Judy] I love that.
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It's too bad you can't teach that
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- [Myla chuckles]
- [Judy] It really is too bad
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you can't teach your mother
to say, "It's my fault."
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I have a dog that can be vicious.
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And so far the dog has not been vicious
to my children."
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I hope for your sake,
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and your brother's sake
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that one day the dog doesn't get annoyed
with one of your brothers.
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I just hope. I mean,
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this lady was about your size. The one
that was killed by the two pit bulls.
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An older lady.
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So, I'm hoping.
Your mother chooses
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to have that
instead of double locks
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taking care of her children? Great!
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But then she has to pay
the consequences.
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I mean, I have to tell you
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I'm old. I'm very old.
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I'm probably the oldest person
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- [chuckles]
- [Judy] I have never read
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one article
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where a Shih Tzu killed a person.
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That's why I have Shih Tzus.
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You have chihuahuas?
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- Yes.
- I have never heard about
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a chihuahua killing a person
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- [Myla chuckles]
- [Judy] Ever!
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{\an8}[Narrator] Myla Bazen claims
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{\an8}her former employer, Sarah Adams,
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owes for injuries after being bit
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by Sarah's dog.
Sarah says
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Myla accepted a $300 settlement
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from the incident.
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[Judy] Now. May I see
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the note that you had
from the previous neighbor.
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Yeah. So this is a text message
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from Sarah to me stating that
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- the neighbor down...
- Ah don't-- don't. I can read.
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- [Myla] Okay.
- Nobody can state here.
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[Judy] Okay.
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What was the name of the other woman
that got bit by your dog?
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Your Honor, it was my neighbor and...
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Just a second! I asked you for a name!
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{\an8}[Judy] Did she get bitten anywhere
around this time?
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{\an8}No.
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{\an8}[Judy] What year?
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{\an8}It was 2020,
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and it was a dog fight
that me and her were
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both trying to break up.
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Just a second.
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It was 2020.
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- 2021, excuse me.
- [Judy] Okay.
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- She is my neighbor.
- [Judy] Just a...
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Just a second. So,
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a year before-- when in 2021?
Give me a month.
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- I don't remember.
- [Judy] Summer, fall,
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- [Judy] winter, spring.
- Fall.
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- It was fall.
- [Judy] Fall.
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So you're talking about
September or October?
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Somewhere around there, yes.
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[Judy] Was she treated for the dog bite?
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No, your Honor. It was...
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- ...not severe.
- [Judy] Just a second.
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[Judy] The answer is no. She was
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not treated for her dog bite.
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- Not seen by anybody.
- Correct.
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[Judy] Okay. Can I see photographs
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of the dog bite, please?
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Sure thing. I also
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have the first initial appearance
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that went to the hospital.
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Now you can step back up.
I have another question for you.
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[Judy] Now, you were there. I heard you
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say from inside, "Oh, I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry."
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- Is that right?
- Yes.
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{\an8}[Judy] Yeah. At least twice.
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{\an8}Now after this happened,
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- what did the plaintiff do?
- She called me...
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Don't!
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After this happened,
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just you and your two younger brothers
were home.
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What did the plaintiff do?
She was sitting outside
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{\an8}on the porch.
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{\an8}- We came, and I gave her some towels.
- [Judy] Who's we?
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{\an8}My brother.
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{\an8}So you got some towels.
I saw
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- she asked you for some towels.
- [April] Mm-hmm.
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And then we tried to give her
some bandaids.
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Put the paper down. You're annoying me.
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Umm, she said, "Just let me come in."
So, I put away the dog.
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[Judy] She said what?!
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"Just let me come in."
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So I put away the dog.
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she was in my mom's bathroom, and we
were finding bandaids and rinsing it off.
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- And then she came to...
- [Judy] I didn't ask you a question.
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She's in your mother's bathroom.
She's trying to clean it up,
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and you put the dog where?
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We have kennels for them. Cages.
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- [Judy] In kennels?
- [April] Mm-hmm.
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Okay. You have kennels for them that
you put them in what time of day?
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Or when anybody is coming over?
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When do you use the kennels?
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Uhh, we use them when we leave,
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{\an8}or about to leave, or if somebody is
coming over they haven't met.
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Now, you knew
that the plaintiff was coming over.
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Your mother had told you
the plaintiff was coming over.
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- Yes.
- [Judy] Okay.
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And did your mother tell you when--
that phone conversation
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would ordinarily ask,
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because I know-- I live with people
your age and some a little bit older--
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"When is McDonald's going to be here?"
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"When is it going to be here?"
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- Did you ask your mother that question?
- No.
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Did she give you any indication about
how long it would take?
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- No.
- How did you know
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when plaintiff arrived?
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The car pulled up.
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- So you were looking outside for the car?
- Yes.
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Great.
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And when you were looking
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outside for the car,
you knew the food had arrived.
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- Yeah.
- You went outside.
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Yes. I closed the door right behind me.
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[Judy] Of course.
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You closed the door behind you.
You went and got the food.
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There was extra food.
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She was clearly following you,
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and you clearly saw that she following you
into the house.
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- No.
- Well, by the time
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you got to the front door--
you want to see it again?
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You turned around
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{\an8}and saw she was there behind you.
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{\an8}That's when...
when I went into the house...
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[Judy] No, no no, no, no, right before.
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Right before.
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Play it again, Sam.
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[sighs]
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[video plays].
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[Judy] She is now out of the car.
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You're calling your brothers.
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[voice from video] What?
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[Judy] Turn around, you look at her and
smile. Say nothing.
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She walks in.
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You say nothing to her.
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[dogs growl and bark]
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- [dog bites]
- [Myla] Oh god!
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I am so sorry
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{\an8}[Judy] Got it. Don't say
"Don't come in here."
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"Don't come in, just leave it outside."
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You're both smiling.
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{\an8}Smiling.
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I am so sorry
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You wanna see it again?
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No, you were both smiling
when you walked in.
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Play it again, Sam!
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[aggravated sigh]
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[voice from video] What?
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[Myla] You got it?
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[dogs growl and bark]
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- [dog bites]
- [Myla] Oh god!
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[Judy] Okay. Thank you.
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Got it?
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- Got it?
- Yeah.
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[Judy] Okay. Very good.
300
00:11:27,066 --> 00:11:29,266
Ms. Bazen, quite frankly,
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the only thing that's distressing to me
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about your complaint
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is that you're only suing her for $3,500.
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- That was...
- That's the only thing
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00:11:38,233 --> 00:11:41,066
that is...
As far as I'm concerned,
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you could've just as easily been
really seriously injured.
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And to me, people who keep--
will keep an aggressive dog--
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that's an aggressive dog--
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at home for whatever reason,
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especially a breed that has been
determined to be
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a potentially dangerous breed of animal,
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deserves any consequences.
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This guy-- this 20-year-old idiot--
is going to jail!
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If I was sentencing him,
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he would go to jail for a very long time
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as an example!
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{\an8}Maybe you have to set examples for people
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{\an8}who allow innocent people
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to get killed because they like
a particular breed of dog.
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I mean, I have to tell you.
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00:12:20,934 --> 00:12:22,467
I'm old. I'm very old.
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I'm probably the oldest person
that you know.
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- [chuckles]
- [Judy] I have never read one article
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where a Shih Tzu killed a person.
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00:12:30,667 --> 00:12:31,934
That's why I have Shih Tzus.
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00:12:32,100 --> 00:12:33,233
I've never heard...
327
00:12:33,433 --> 00:12:36,300
I've heard them--
ah, they bit my finger, maybe.
328
00:12:36,500 --> 00:12:38,467
You know, they rip my stockings.
329
00:12:38,467 --> 00:12:40,533
They ate the furniture leg.
330
00:12:40,900 --> 00:12:44,333
But I've never read a piece--
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00:12:44,333 --> 00:12:45,467
You have Chihuahuas?
332
00:12:45,700 --> 00:12:46,633
You have a Chihuahua?
333
00:12:46,967 --> 00:12:48,433
- Yes.
- I've never heard about
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00:12:48,433 --> 00:12:49,700
a Chihuahua killing a person.
335
00:12:50,066 --> 00:12:51,300
- [giggles]
- Ever!
336
00:12:52,166 --> 00:12:55,000
Ever. So if you're dumb enough
to have a dog...
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00:12:55,467 --> 00:12:56,967
you have to accept the consequences.
338
00:12:57,400 --> 00:12:59,867
This guy is going to
accept the consequences
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for his stupidity for letting his
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pit bull roam around
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00:13:02,734 --> 00:13:03,767
by going to jail.
342
00:13:04,233 --> 00:13:06,467
And you will accept the consequences by
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00:13:06,467 --> 00:13:09,800
paying the exact amount that she is
requesting which is $3,500.
344
00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:11,266
Your counterclaim is stupid!
345
00:13:11,266 --> 00:13:12,767
- And it's dismissed and I'm...
- [Sarah] Your Honor.
346
00:13:12,767 --> 00:13:13,667
- ...done with you.
- [Sarah] Your Honor, we had...
347
00:13:13,667 --> 00:13:15,667
- [Judy] I'm done with you.
- ...an agreement that she signed.
348
00:13:15,867 --> 00:13:17,100
I'm done with you.
349
00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:18,934
We had an agreement that she signed.
350
00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:24,166
I was very high on narcotics
and coming under
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00:13:24,166 --> 00:13:26,100
the influence of
coming out of the hospital.
352
00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:27,800
I do not remember signing this.
353
00:13:27,900 --> 00:13:29,900
And if it was, it was for her
to make me feel better
354
00:13:29,900 --> 00:13:31,066
because of what had happened.
355
00:13:31,166 --> 00:13:34,433
I'm sorry, Ms. Bazen,
but that's not going to fly with me.
356
00:13:45,567 --> 00:13:48,300
{\an8}[Narrator] Defendant, Sarah Adams,
is accusing
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00:13:48,300 --> 00:13:50,934
{\an8}her former employee,
Myla Bazen,
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00:13:50,934 --> 00:13:53,834
of harrassment
after her dog bit Myla.
359
00:13:54,100 --> 00:13:58,767
Myla claims she did not agree
to Sarah's $300 settlement.
360
00:13:58,767 --> 00:14:00,667
{\an8}We had an agreement that she signed.
361
00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:02,600
{\an8}- She signed the agreement...
- [Judy] Just a sec.
362
00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:04,233
for $300 and we were done!
363
00:14:04,333 --> 00:14:05,600
Okay, I'd like to see that.
364
00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:06,500
- [Sarah] Please.
- If she...
365
00:14:06,500 --> 00:14:08,400
On top of that,
the next day she came back
366
00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:10,533
into my house to meet
the dog...
367
00:14:10,533 --> 00:14:11,934
- I don't care. I don't care.
- ...that bit her.
368
00:14:12,133 --> 00:14:13,033
You made me... [voices overlap].
369
00:14:13,166 --> 00:14:14,000
- Made me meet the dog.
- [voices overlap]
370
00:14:14,467 --> 00:14:15,734
- Because she got bit.
- Why would you bring that
371
00:14:15,734 --> 00:14:21,200
She, she, she picked at it. I have
all these evidence that she picked at it.
372
00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:23,767
And that's what it turned into
because she didn't take care of it.
373
00:14:23,767 --> 00:14:24,967
I have to tell you I don't care
374
00:14:24,967 --> 00:14:27,300
whether she took care of it
or whether it got infected.
375
00:14:27,500 --> 00:14:30,567
If I got bitten
by somebody's vicious dog,
376
00:14:30,700 --> 00:14:32,633
I don't care whether
it got infected or not.
377
00:14:32,934 --> 00:14:35,400
That's a traumatic event.
378
00:14:35,734 --> 00:14:37,900
- Only reason I was suing for...
- [Judy] But it's just-- just a second.
379
00:14:37,900 --> 00:14:40,133
- But if you signed a release to her...
- [Sarah] She did.
380
00:14:40,133 --> 00:14:42,467
- [Judy] ...that's a different story.
- [Myla] No, it isn't.
381
00:14:42,667 --> 00:14:44,600
- [Sarah] She signed that paper.
- [Judy] Shhh, don't!
382
00:14:50,533 --> 00:14:51,800
Why did you sign this?
383
00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:53,533
This is clear. First, she-- Kevin.
384
00:14:53,533 --> 00:14:54,500
Can I see it, please?
385
00:14:54,633 --> 00:14:56,233
[Myla] And when is it dated on?
386
00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:57,333
[snickers]
387
00:14:57,667 --> 00:15:01,734
Well, it says this agreement settles
a dog bite that happened on 7/18.
388
00:15:01,734 --> 00:15:03,300
- This was signed...
- [Judy] Shhh!
389
00:15:03,300 --> 00:15:05,200
- in October or November
- [Judy] Shhhh!
390
00:15:05,433 --> 00:15:06,734
If you shout out again...
391
00:15:06,734 --> 00:15:08,367
[Myla] Because I was missing, um,
392
00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:12,033
{\an8}all my money. I was not getting paid.
I needed something from her.
393
00:15:12,033 --> 00:15:13,500
{\an8}- I came from the hospital.
- What do you-- I don't understand.
394
00:15:13,500 --> 00:15:15,667
{\an8}What do you mean
you weren't getting-- here.
395
00:15:16,100 --> 00:15:18,200
Is there a date on this?
396
00:15:19,100 --> 00:15:20,400
[Sarah] And do have other things that
397
00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:22,734
she signed if you need to
verify the signature.
398
00:15:23,834 --> 00:15:25,333
I was very high on narcotics,
399
00:15:25,333 --> 00:15:28,066
coming under the influence
of coming out of the hospital.
400
00:15:28,066 --> 00:15:29,734
{\an8}I do not remember signing this.
401
00:15:29,934 --> 00:15:32,333
And if it was, it was for her
to make me feel better
402
00:15:32,433 --> 00:15:33,400
because of what had happened.
403
00:15:33,500 --> 00:15:36,400
I'm sorry, Ms. Bazen,
that's not going to fly with me.
404
00:15:36,567 --> 00:15:37,767
- Well...
- It's not going to fly with me.
405
00:15:37,767 --> 00:15:40,900
- If you accepted the $300...
- No. I didn't.
406
00:15:40,900 --> 00:15:42,200
[Judy] Shhh!
407
00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:46,066
Pay careful attention to what I'm saying
before you answer.
408
00:15:46,166 --> 00:15:49,367
If you and the defendant
in any action
409
00:15:49,367 --> 00:15:52,300
can at any time--
even without a lawyer--
410
00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:53,834
neither of you have a lawyer--
411
00:15:53,934 --> 00:15:54,934
shhh! I'm speaking--
412
00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:57,166
...can settle a claim--
413
00:15:57,367 --> 00:15:58,500
if they wish--
414
00:15:58,633 --> 00:16:01,066
to settle a claim before
getting the courts involved.
415
00:16:01,066 --> 00:16:02,667
- Mm-hmm.
- [Judy] That can happen.
416
00:16:02,967 --> 00:16:05,533
And that should happen
in many instances.
417
00:16:05,533 --> 00:16:06,900
I'm not quite sure of this one,
418
00:16:06,900 --> 00:16:09,834
but it certainly
should happen more often than not.
419
00:16:10,233 --> 00:16:12,500
You settled for less than
what you were entitled to.
420
00:16:12,867 --> 00:16:14,367
You settled for $300.
421
00:16:14,567 --> 00:16:16,066
Did she give you $300?
422
00:16:16,166 --> 00:16:18,667
- No, Your Honor.
- May I see that document, please?
423
00:16:18,967 --> 00:16:20,100
[Myla] She did not.
424
00:16:20,100 --> 00:16:21,200
[Judy] Okay.
425
00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:23,700
- Let's see whether she...
- Also referring to a car battery...
426
00:16:23,700 --> 00:16:25,100
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
427
00:16:25,100 --> 00:16:27,133
Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
428
00:16:28,033 --> 00:16:31,200
"I agree to give Myla $300."
429
00:16:31,300 --> 00:16:32,667
- Did she give it to you?
- No.
430
00:16:32,867 --> 00:16:34,600
[Judy] Show me that you gave it to her.
431
00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:36,000
- And when.
- I gave her cash.
432
00:16:36,133 --> 00:16:40,333
{\an8}It's on camera at work. I handed
her at work with my boss there.
433
00:16:40,333 --> 00:16:42,100
{\an8}My boss--
you can call him right now...
434
00:16:42,100 --> 00:16:43,333
- I'm not calling.
- ...he will corroborate it.
435
00:16:43,333 --> 00:16:45,333
Listen to me. I'm not calling your boss.
436
00:16:45,333 --> 00:16:47,300
That's your problem to prove it.
437
00:16:47,500 --> 00:16:48,600
I also helped her
438
00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:50,133
- when her car broke down.
- I don't care.
439
00:16:50,133 --> 00:16:51,266
- Paid for a battery.
- I don't care.
440
00:16:51,266 --> 00:16:52,900
- I paid for Lyft rides for her.
- Listen to me.
441
00:16:52,900 --> 00:16:53,800
- I don't care.
- Your dog bit me.
442
00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:55,333
[Judy] Shhhhh! I don't care.
443
00:16:55,433 --> 00:16:57,233
All I want to see is
444
00:16:57,367 --> 00:16:59,233
- proof that you handed her...
- I gave
445
00:16:59,233 --> 00:17:00,800
{\an8}- her cash.
- ...$300. $300.
446
00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:02,300
{\an8}I don't have proof,
'cause I gave her cash.
447
00:17:02,300 --> 00:17:03,567
Well, that's a problem for you.
448
00:17:03,567 --> 00:17:05,767
- Did she give you cash?
- Your Honor, no.
449
00:17:05,767 --> 00:17:08,567
- She helped me out with the car battery.
- Why would you sign that then?
450
00:17:08,567 --> 00:17:09,467
[Judy] Just a sec.
451
00:17:09,633 --> 00:17:12,400
- It doesn't say you gave her $300.
- Your Honor, she's lying.
452
00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:13,834
It says "I agree to give her..."
453
00:17:13,834 --> 00:17:15,567
She's lying. I handed her $300
454
00:17:15,567 --> 00:17:17,000
and made her-- and had her sign that.
455
00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:17,900
At work.
456
00:17:18,633 --> 00:17:20,066
[Sarah] We did it at work.
457
00:17:20,166 --> 00:17:21,867
- She's lying.
- And she threatened me.
458
00:17:21,867 --> 00:17:23,367
Then I'm going to give this to you.
459
00:17:23,533 --> 00:17:26,533
She says you didn't give her the $300.
460
00:17:26,867 --> 00:17:30,433
You have no proof
that you gave her the $300.
461
00:17:31,033 --> 00:17:32,567
- You have no proof.
- I don't. I don't.
462
00:17:32,567 --> 00:17:34,500
You don't have any proof. $3,500.
463
00:17:34,500 --> 00:17:36,000
Judgment for the plaintiff. We're done.
464
00:17:36,133 --> 00:17:38,133
[Kevin] This court is adjourned.
465
00:17:38,133 --> 00:17:41,867
I feel like if it would've been a Shih Tzu
that bit her and did that damage,
466
00:17:41,867 --> 00:17:43,767
I feel like the judge would've favored--
467
00:17:43,767 --> 00:17:44,967
would have gone in my favor.
468
00:17:44,967 --> 00:17:47,333
And I knew I would get justice
coming here for pit bulls.
469
00:17:47,333 --> 00:17:50,633
She takes care of the community,
and I'm so glad that happened that way.
470
00:17:50,633 --> 00:17:53,367
I had a lot of evidence,
and the reason why her bite
471
00:17:53,367 --> 00:17:55,400
turned into what it looks like now
472
00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:57,200
is because she didn't take care of it.
She picked at it.
473
00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:59,533
I was happy to bring the kids food.
I'm that type of person.
474
00:17:59,533 --> 00:18:01,834
Because I have documentation of her
475
00:18:01,934 --> 00:18:04,467
picking at it. She went to the hospital
four different occasions.
476
00:18:04,467 --> 00:18:05,800
Pretty traumatizing.
477
00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:07,600
I know she was fine
because I have text messages
478
00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:08,500
that prove she was fine.
479
00:18:08,500 --> 00:18:10,333
And all of sudden the dog just got me.
480
00:18:10,333 --> 00:18:12,667
And that it was her fault and she knew
better than to go into the house.
481
00:18:12,667 --> 00:18:15,600
Right when I walked in, the dog lynched
and grabbed my leg.
482
00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:18,900
I walked in and then I realized
there was a voice behind me.
483
00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:20,333
I... I went back
484
00:18:20,433 --> 00:18:23,166
and saw that Myla was back
and she got bit by that time.
485
00:18:23,166 --> 00:18:24,200
So I went to go help her.
486
00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:25,300
Locked its jaw.
487
00:18:25,300 --> 00:18:27,300
Her first tooth went really far down deep.
488
00:18:27,300 --> 00:18:29,100
Me and baby girl both had to hit the dog
489
00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:30,200
to get him off of me.
490
00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,500
I picked up the dog and I put her
back in her kennel.
491
00:18:32,500 --> 00:18:34,533
Very terrifying. I still have PTSD.
492
00:18:34,533 --> 00:18:36,133
Even watching that video was shocking.
493
00:18:36,133 --> 00:18:39,000
She was constantly complaining
about the dog bite
494
00:18:39,133 --> 00:18:41,967
to myself, my boss, slandering me
at every chance that she got.
495
00:18:41,967 --> 00:18:43,333
Absolutely ridiculous!
496
00:18:43,333 --> 00:18:46,066
And I said, "Myla, look, this needs to be
settled once and for all."
497
00:18:46,066 --> 00:18:49,033
Bullied me and put me in a position,
cornered me, and made me
498
00:18:49,133 --> 00:18:51,066
do what she wanted to do.
She was my boss, so...
499
00:18:51,166 --> 00:18:52,567
whatever she said, I had to do.
500
00:18:52,567 --> 00:18:55,400
What do you want? She's like,
"Give me $300 and I'll sign something
501
00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:56,600
saying we're done." So that's what I did.
502
00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:58,367
I don't know. Some people are different.
503
00:18:59,266 --> 00:19:00,200
[Sarah] So I just wanted to
504
00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:03,033
point out a distinction
in the articles that you brought in,
505
00:19:03,033 --> 00:19:06,500
and I know you've been hearing
these pitbull cases for decades,
506
00:19:06,500 --> 00:19:09,600
so I understand your outrage
every time you see one.
507
00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:11,333
But the distinctions in the news articles
508
00:19:11,333 --> 00:19:13,000
that you brought in today as examples
509
00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:14,700
as well as this case,
510
00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:18,033
there are a couple key differences.
One, the main one, being
511
00:19:18,133 --> 00:19:19,567
in the newspaper articles
512
00:19:19,567 --> 00:19:21,100
the dogs were outside.
513
00:19:21,300 --> 00:19:23,600
Outside the home, outside the control.
514
00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:26,934
And in this case, the defendant wanted to
make it especially known
515
00:19:26,934 --> 00:19:28,734
that the dog never left her home.
516
00:19:28,734 --> 00:19:30,567
However, from a legal standpoint,
517
00:19:30,967 --> 00:19:32,734
it's a more egregious charge
518
00:19:32,834 --> 00:19:36,033
if you allow your dangerous animal
out and about in society
519
00:19:36,033 --> 00:19:37,533
without any sort of warning.
520
00:19:37,533 --> 00:19:39,967
However, just because it's
inside your home,
521
00:19:39,967 --> 00:19:42,200
doesn't absolve you
from that responsibility.
522
00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:44,800
The plaintiff was still an invitee
into the home.
523
00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:47,700
Like you had said, the daughter had
every opportunity from
524
00:19:47,834 --> 00:19:49,900
the street all the way up the sidewalk,
525
00:19:49,900 --> 00:19:51,166
all the way on to the porch,
526
00:19:51,166 --> 00:19:55,166
and even into the screen door that you
can see on the video opened up.
527
00:19:55,333 --> 00:19:57,367
Never once said, "Oh, just wait outside."
528
00:19:57,367 --> 00:19:59,700
- Even with my own dogs.
- Or put the...
529
00:19:59,700 --> 00:20:01,967
Or put the...
or leave the food on the porch.
530
00:20:02,100 --> 00:20:04,166
Even with my own dogs, golden retrievers.
531
00:20:04,166 --> 00:20:06,433
Sometimes I never know
if they're gonna be overexcited.
532
00:20:06,433 --> 00:20:08,900
I say, "Hang on one sec out here.
Let me make sure they're good."
533
00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:12,166
And I make sure they're happy, whatever,
and then I say "Come on in."
534
00:20:12,300 --> 00:20:14,100
So she had every opportunity to do that
535
00:20:14,100 --> 00:20:16,700
and she didn't.
So, like you mentioned to her,
536
00:20:16,834 --> 00:20:19,867
it's not like the plaintiff was
a trespasser or trying to steal
537
00:20:19,867 --> 00:20:21,667
or trying to harm her children.
538
00:20:21,867 --> 00:20:24,667
And you're still responsible for your
dangerous animals even
539
00:20:24,667 --> 00:20:26,233
- if they're inside your home.
- Yeah.
540
00:20:26,333 --> 00:20:28,266
So I just think that's a word to the wise.
541
00:20:28,266 --> 00:20:30,600
It's not just when they are
outside your control
542
00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:31,900
that you can be held liable.
543
00:20:31,900 --> 00:20:34,266
[Judy] I thought it was also interesting,
now that I think about it
544
00:20:34,266 --> 00:20:35,800
and listen to what you're saying--
545
00:20:35,900 --> 00:20:39,233
Usually when you have a dog that you know
is dangerous because...
546
00:20:40,166 --> 00:20:41,867
Let us assume that I believed
547
00:20:41,867 --> 00:20:44,233
her when she said, you know,
"I said don't go into the house,"
548
00:20:44,233 --> 00:20:45,967
which I don't believe her.
549
00:20:45,967 --> 00:20:47,900
You usually have a sign if you live
550
00:20:47,900 --> 00:20:50,633
in a private house and you're using
the dog for protection.
551
00:20:50,867 --> 00:20:51,800
To have a sign--
552
00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:53,166
"dangerous dog"...
553
00:20:53,300 --> 00:20:54,867
- "Beware of dog."
- "Beware of dog."
554
00:20:54,867 --> 00:20:57,000
Because somebody may come
and deliver a package...
555
00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:58,934
- Mm-hmm.
- ...open your screen door.
556
00:20:58,934 --> 00:21:01,200
you never know when something
is gonna happen.
557
00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:03,567
So you at least give the public notice...
558
00:21:03,567 --> 00:21:04,934
- Mm-hmm.
- ...that there is a potentially
559
00:21:04,934 --> 00:21:07,166
a vicious animal inside.
You're absolutely right.
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