Beyond Opinion

Recently my development's architectural watchdog agency announced that it was going to take pictures of all the housing in the development. In announcing this, the agency's chairman wanted to ensure the safety of the photographers, so he said, "If you have a dog or any other issue that could pose a safety …" A dog or any other issue? This guy is using a meaningless cliché. Everything's an issue, it seems. Except that "issue" also means "offspring", in which case it is asking if you give birth to dogs. Not very flattering. Watch those clichés. It would have been better to say "a dog or anything else".