[quote=AuntyM]
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So, if a pack of feral dogs (which, in itself implies they are no longer under human control) attacks a person, the owner (or former owner) should be prosecuted, in spite of the fact that the dog may not have been in their care for months or years?


Yes, because the P.O.S. is responsible and at fault for creating a public menace.

The same as if you dumped a whole bunch of Benzene out back on the ground and 5 years later all your neighbors came down with Leukemia because it showed up in thier well water, or, in terms the average rural hick can grasp, if you decided to start a Meth Lab in your singlewide, then when you're out for the evening singing Karaoke down at the bowling alley there's a explosion and it causes a fire and that fire burns up a family of six sleeping peacefully in the singlewide next door, it would still be your fault for being an irresponsible worthless scumbag, not the fault of the people who got Leukemia or the people who burnt up.
The first thing a parent learns is that EVERYONE knows how to raise Their kids better than they do and they aren't afraid to say so.