Colossal Error of Judgement! Those were strong words from Senator Kerry last night. That's how he described President Bush's invasion of Iraq -- "A Colossal Error of Judgement!" I know what that means. Here in my Manhattan neighborhood of Sutton Place, there is now a lynch mob mentality against the owner of pitbull who killed a Chihuahua a few weeks ago. The owner of the Pitbull is a local shopkeeper and there is now a movement in the neighborhood for her to be evicted and for her three pitbulls to be killed. The pitbull owner is now walking her pitbulls with muzzles and truly regrets the attack and murder of the Chihuahua. My wife is actively defending her, but I am still undecided, much as I am undecided on the present presidential campaign. But what I cannot tolerate is the neighborhood frenzy against pitbulls. Sometimes, one has the feeling that we are one step away from a Sutton Place Lynchmob and that pitbulls will soon be eliminated from the native dog population. I own a dog and Buster is part pitbull. He is a very sweet dog and I can assure you that pitbulls are lovely creatures when trained to be lovely creatures. To condemn all pitbulls would truly be a Colossal Error of Judgement, as Senator Kerry so eloquently stated! I felt like I had to do something to aid pitbulls and am supporting Damian Mateo, of Geneva, New York, in his struggle against Pitbull Hatred Frenzy (PHF). Mr. Mateo is being accused of having Rex bite off the nose of Katrina Dahl, Mr. Mateo's girlfriend, Mr. Mateo says that the dog did attack Katrina but only after Katrina started a dispute with Damian and threw a telephone at Damian's face. Damian's mother has pointed out that Rex is a gentle dog who "doesn’t even bite his own fleas." Please click on the below hyperlink for more information on this case and my involvement with Mateo and Rex: Pitbull Hatred: A Colossal Error of Judgement! As of Friday morning, October 1st, neither Senator Kerry or President Bush have commented on this case. E-mails to the websites of both candidates have gone unanswered. |
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