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Dog Bite Victims Unsympathetic, Want Dog Dead
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Jen Carlson
Published Apr 28, 2010
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Snoop, the dog on death row with a lawyer keeping him alive, hasn't won over the two people he bit. Terrence Roker spoke to the Daily News about the incident, where he and his 4-year-old daughter were attacked, recalling, "He just lunged at us. I took my daughter and I threw her up on the hood of a parked car. The dog kept jumping up at her and he grabbed her foot and pulled her from the car to the ground. She hit her head on the street. Both her feet were cut... He ripped my leg right open."
The pit bull was sentenced to death for his deed, but has managed to dodge his destiny by getting a lawyer on his side. But an angry Roker says, "It's pretty sickening to hear that this dog could be spared. That dog shouldn't be anywhere on the face of this Earth."
While physically they are doing fine, Roker says his family still has emotional wounds, and claims they have since moved so his daughter wouldn't have to be near the scene of the crime. Following Snoop's lead, he has also lawyered up and is planning a $1 million suit.
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