The complainers this article talks about are why we have so many dog attacks and why city/county official are so loathe to put "teeth" in leash laws:
County cracks down on dogs off a leash on Forge school properties - baltimoresun.com
The mindset of so many people who want the "right" to let their dog run loose off their property within city limits just astounds me! So many of them take that mindset into walking their dog and allowing their dog free run of the neighborhood, too, no doubt. Would be great if dogs would not attack and bite other dogs, cats and people but sometimes they do and it is getting costly in every way due to some of the owners we seem to have these days. They don't seem to want any boundaries anywhere.