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SAN
JOSE, Calif. (AP) – All Tamar Sherman wanted to do was pet a dog and
give it some water. Sherman’s act left her with a criminal record.

A few months ago, Sherman was walking near her South San Jose home and
encountered a dog left outside in the cold while its owners were inside.

Sherman, a member of a national group called Dogs Deserve Better, decided
to pet the dog on a few occassions and once gave it water. That didn’t
please the dog’s owner.

"When I went out there to fill up the dog bowl, this woman was standing
in my back yard,” attorney Ron Berki told the San Jose Mercury News. “My
response was, `Who … are you?’ She told me, `I’m here to pet your dog.”’

For that, Sherman pleaded guilty this week to two misdemeanors – trespassing
and prowling – and was sentenced to 75 hours of community service and a
year of probation. She also was ordered to stay at least 100 yards away
from Berki’s home.

from APvia Mom.news