Sad and Wrong

In watching the news there are numerous things that are obviously just so sad and so wrong, for example I think starving a woman to death is NOT a humane way to die....

And in other news there are things I hear that are just so Sad and Wrong as well, not just the stories, but in how they are being reported. So give me my time to bitch please.

I will start with wrong.

Last night in the wee hours of the morning I was watching the national news channel on ABC and as they were covering the Red Lake Teen murders in Minnesota the station said they had no news themselves but had coverage from the Minneapolis station KSTP, so they plugged that in to cover the story. Incidentally I was brought back to watching Cindy Brocato and some other chump from Minneapolis covering the story and I couldn't believe what this chump referred these murders as: "Minnesota's own Columbine."

Um I found that disturbing. Anyone agree? In other words, "Yes! We got one! A major massacre to put Minnesota on the map!" I think this news anchor was even slightly salivating over getting to cover this local story. I could see the glimmer of "national pick-up" in his eyes.

Now onto sad, not that the murders in themselves weren't sad, indeed they were, but and forgive me if I seem to putting my worries in the wrong basket but it's stories like this next one that just kills me. Today the local station here covered a story of a pitbull found, alive and badly beaten in a dumpster. The dog has lacerations on his head and body. Thank God someone found him and rescued him, he is now getting medical attention and animal control is investigating the issue. They believe the dog was used as bait in a dog fighting ring, which is huge here in Chicago. UGH! This shit pisses me off so much, I could scream.....

This story aslo brings up an issue I woud like to talk about and that is Pitbulls. Many people see Pitbulls as vicious and as killers, but this is WRONG.

Pitbulls are NOT vicious killers as so many believe. If they are raised like that yes they can be, but if they are let alone to be themselves, or if they are raised like any other lovable animal companion pitbulls will be amazing, loving pets, gentle and loyal.

Interesting PitBull facts:
* Petey of The Little Rascals was a Pitbull
* Helen Keller owned a PitBull (and yes I feel bad about my joke)
* The pittbull was the number one family dog of the first part of the 20tth century.

The reason why these dogs are being bred to be killers is because of the same qaulities that make them wonderful, loving pets: intelligence, great trainability and loyalty.

For more info on pitbulls I urge you to check out the following website, there is a ton of great info and some really wonderful photos of people way way way back when with there beloved Pitbulls (warning there are some graphic photos as well)
www.furryfriendsfoundation.com/Truth03/Truth03.htm