I know that I tend to ramble here. The websites that offer recommendations on blogging say that you should pick a topic and stick to it. Oh well.
On September 24, our little town adopted a new law that may be controversial in some circles. It was on the local television news on October 9, Tuesday of last week (see the previous blog post). It showed up as "Breaking News" on the main local daily newspaper late last week (Friday I think). Their coverage on this breaking news story (almost a month old now) was basically, "City passes ordinance restricting ownership of some dogs." Seriously. It was one line -- on the website. No story followed the next day.
There was a message on my answering machine tonight from a reporter for the local daily newspaper. She left the message at about 7:45 for a news story that will, I guess, run tomorrow. I returned her call just after 10 o'clock. She thanked me for my call but said she'd already filed the story.
I have no idea why this has become an issue now. Further bulletins as events warrant... :)
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Perhaps it's an issue for the following reasons:
BSL (Breed Specific Legislation) is unconstitutional. There is no opportunity for due process and the burden of proof lies on an innocent citizen. Most cities that have BSL are engaged in costly and unending litigation.
BSL does nothing to enhance public safety, but does put an unacceptable drain on public resources.
The CDC, AVMA, and numerous other respected organizations have determined that canine aggression cannot be predicted by breed but can be predicted by reckless ownership practices. See http://www.nationalcanineresearchcouncil.com/canineaggression.asp
It would appear that you endorsed this inhumane, irrational and ineffective legislation without actually doing any due dilligence. Bravo. Im profoundly glad that I'm not one of your unfortunate constituents.
Do you even know what a pit bull is? Could you even pick one out of a line-up? Why not give it a shot:
http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/findpit.html
When you're ready to consider effective, reasonable legislation, take a look at Illinois' Ryan Armstrong law: http://www.geminiz.com/ArmstrongAct/Index.htm
Good luck with the whole "public servant" thing. Really.
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