January 15, 2004
Maybe I am not human, but the fact this child was killed does not upset me. People die every day that includes children. 12 people die from dog attacks every year. Yes, this is a terrible thing and I think irresponsible dog owners should be punished severely. I hate to see this in the news. It makes limited people overreact and more innocent dogs will be put down because of the actions of an irresponsible minority. The other thing, this is not news. What I want to see on the news is the story of the Jack Russell Terrier who mauled a 6 week old baby last year. That was news. Maybe I just pissed because I can’t get renter’s insurance because of my dogs are dangerous according to the insurance industry who continues ignore the fact that more money is spent on dog bites from Cocker Spaniels and other terriers under 25 pounds than the evil 4 breeds. But those stories don’t make the front page of Google news.
Posted at January 15, 2004 01:32 PM
i do feel bad the boy died.. but i think the mother is more responsible... where was she? why did she let a 3 year old wander off? after all, the dogs were chained in their own yard.
the dog owners who don't chain, fence, or control their dogs are the idiots.
oh, and i just got renters insurance, and almost nobody asked me if i live near a fire house, if i smoke, if i have smoke detectors, but everyone asked me if i had dogs... thank god i don't.. i hate them.
Posted by: dee at January 15, 2004 02:06 PM
Dee...Word of advice. If you don't want Sarah to hunt you down and kill you, I would strongly suggest you avoid the words "hate" and "dog" in the same sentence.
Posted by: Howard at January 16, 2004 10:59 AM
