>> Judge Judy: YOUR LANDLORD CAN
SAY "I DON'T WANT SOMEBODY WHO'S
RAISING 10 PUPPIES IN THEIR
GARAGE.
I DON'T WANT SOMEBODY WHO'S
HAVING THEIR BROTHER-IN-LAW COME
AND STAY OVER WITH THEIR THREE
DOGS.
I DON'T WANT HIM THERE ANYMORE."
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REASON IS.
YOUR TENANCY IS OVER.
THIS CASE IS ABOUT MR. HARVEY
SUING YOU TO RECOUP THE MONEY
THAT HE HAD TO PAY THE
NEIGHBOR --
>> AND ALSO --
>> Judge Judy: I'M SPEAKING.
>> I HEAR YOU.
>> Judge Judy: AND MR. HARVEY
WAS DOING WHAT YOU HAVE DONE --
IS MR. HARVEY WAS BREAKING THE
LAW WHEN HE LEFT HIS HOUSE WITH
A GUN IN HIS POCKET.
THE GUN IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN HIS
HOUSE, IN THE SAFE -- THAT'S
WHERE HE SAYS HE KEEPS --
>> THAT'S WHERE I NORMALLY KEEP
IT, YOUR HONOR, BUT FEELING
THREATENED --
>> Judge Judy: JUST A SECOND.
MR. HARVEY...
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> Judge Judy: ...IF YOU FEEL
THREATENED, THEN YOU APPLY FOR A
CARRY PERMIT.
YOU SAY "I FEEL THREATENED," AND
THEN YOU PROVE TO THE
AUTHORITIES WHO GIVE YOU A
CARRY PERMIT THAT YOU HAVE A
NECESSITY FOR CARRYING.
BUT YOU CANNOT, MR. HARVEY --
PUT YOUR HAND DOWN.
YOU CANNOT, MR. HARVEY, COME TO
COURT AND ASK THE COURT TO GIVE
YOU A JUDGMENT WHEN IN DOING SO,
I AM CONDONING YOUR BREAKING THE
LAW.
>> WELL, IN GEORGIA, YOUR HONOR,
YOU CAN CARRY A WEAPON IN A
VEHICLE, YOUR HONOR, LONG AS YOU
GOT THE AMMUNITION SEPARATED FOR
YOUR PROTECTION.
>> Judge Judy: YOUR AMMUNITION
WASN'T SEPARATED.
IT WAS IN THE GUN.
THAT'S WHY THERE'S DAMAGE TO THE
NEIGHBOR'S GARAGE.
>> BUT I'M SAYING ON YOUR
PROPERTY, MA'AM, YOU CAN HAVE A
WEAPON ON YOUR PROPERTY AND ALSO
INSIDE YOUR HOUSE.
>> Judge Judy: YOU DISCHARGED A
WEAPON OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOUSE,
AND AS A RESULT OF THAT ACTION,
MR. HARVEY, WHAT YOU DID WAS YOU
COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEBODY THAT
WAS BEHIND THE GARAGE DOOR.
>> I UNDERSTAND.
MY WIFE, SHE'S BEEN REAL UPSET
WITH ME ABOUT IT.
>> Judge Judy: I MEAN, YOU
DISCHARGED THAT WEAPON.
IF THERE WAS SOMEBODY PICKING UP
THEIR GARAGE DOOR, AS YOU DID,
YOU COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEBODY
BY ACCIDENT.
>> I UNDERSTAND, YOUR HONOR, BUT
I WAS SHOOTING FOR SELF-DEFENSE.
>> Judge Judy: YOU DON'T EXPECT
THE COURT TO REWARD YOU FOR THAT
BY ENTERING A JUDGMENT IN YOUR
FAVOR.
YOU KNOW, JUST AS I'M COMING
DOWN ON MR. FORD AND I'M SAYING,
"LISTEN, IF THE DOG IS SUPPOSED
TO BE ON A LEASH, YOU KEEP ON
THE DOG ON A LEASH UNDER
CONTROL."
AND YOU DON'T GET REWARDED FOR
THAT, AND IF SOMEBODY SAYS TO
YOU YOU'RE GONNA GET EVICTED
FOR THAT OR SOMEBODY DOESN'T
LIKE IT OR IF THEY'RE HARASSING
YOU ABOUT IT, SIR --
NOBODY WANTS YOUR DOG TO BEFOUL
IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE.
NOW, I ASSUME, IF YOUR DOG WAS
ON A LEASH AND YOUR DOG HAD TO
USE --
>> BUT THAT DOESN'T WARRANT YOUR
DOG BEING SHOT AT.
>> Judge Judy: [ RAPS DESK ]
NO, NO, NO.
PAY ATTENTION, SIR.
>> YES. >> Judge Judy: I'M NOT CONDONING
THAT.
AND I'M NOT GIVING HIM A
JUDGMENT AGAINST YOU FOR THAT.
BUT I'M TELLING YOU THAT YOU
ARE SUPPOSED TO MAINTAIN YOUR
ANIMALS, WHATEVER KIND OF
ANIMALS THEY ARE, SO THEY DON'T
DISTURB ANYBODY ELSE.
THEY DON'T DISTURB ANYBODY ELSE
BY NOISE, BY BEING --
>> THE DOG NEVER BARKS.
>> Judge Judy: PAY CAREFUL
ATTENTION.
...BY MAKING THEM FRIGHTENED, BY
ANY SMELL THAT MIGHT EMANATE
FROM YOUR GARAGE AS A RESULT OF
YOUR DOG-BREEDING.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO MAINTAIN YOUR
ANIMALS FOR YOUR PLEASURE, BUT
NOT AT THE COST OF SOMEBODY
ELSE'S DISCOMFORT.
AND I HAVE A SENSE, SIR, THAT
YOU DIDN'T DO THAT.
I'M NOT ENTERTAINING THAT NOW,
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TO.
I AM NOT GIVING MR. HARVEY WHAT
HE WANTS, WHICH IS FORCING YOU
TO PAY FOR THE DENTED GARAGE
DOOR, BUT I'M NOT FORCING HIM TO
PAY FOR YOUR EVICTION.
>> BUT ALSO, HE MAKES ME FEEL --
>> Judge Judy: GOODBYE.
>> YOUR HONOR, BUT I'M SAYING...
>> Judge Judy: GOODBYE.
>> ...I WAS BEING ATTACKED,
YOUR HONOR.
>> Judge Judy: BYE.
>> Byrd: PARTIES ARE EXCUSED.
YOU MAY STEP OUT.
>> I WAS ON THE WAY TO RETRIEVE
MY DOG...
>> JUST TRYING TO PROTECT
MYSELF...
>> ...WHEN THIS GUY JUST STARTED
SHOOTING AT MY DOG.
>> ...WHILE I'M BEING ATTACKED
BY A DOG.
>> SO I HAD TO STAND THERE IN
SHOCK AND AWE...
>> I THINK EVERY PERSON HAS A
RIGHT TO PROTECT THEMSELF...
>> ...AS HE'S JUST FIRING THE
WEAPON AT THE DOG.
>> ...WHETHER IT'S AGAINST
BODILY HARM FROM A HUMAN OR A
DOG...
>> WHO'S ACTUALLY A DANGER TO
THE NEIGHBORHOOD?
>> ...SO I FIRED OFF A COUPLE OF
ROUNDS.
>> HE'S DEFINITELY A DANGER TO
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.