March 23, 2002
To nobody's surprise, the owners of the dogs in the "Dog Mauling Trial" in California are guilty of all charges. How could it possibly be otherwise? From the short clips I've seen on TV, the prosecution did an excellent job of proving that the dogs were known to be mean and were horribly negligent, at a minimum. The defense did an admirable job of proving ... that the defendants are uncaring assholes.
I don't know how much they paid that woman to defend the wife, but they should get their money back. I think she did more to hurt the case than the prosecution did. Blaming the "gay community" for the prosecution of the couple? Sorry hon, the vicious attack dogs took care of that part. Blaming the cops for not helping sooner, putting themselves at risk? Right. And if they'd shot at the dog and missed, hitting the woman, Queen Lawyer Bitch wouldn't have sued the city for several million dollars. The police simply didn't have a clear shot.
I wish all criminal cases were this cut-and-dried.
