Trainwreck Ed. Vol 1.0

At times you realize a situation that is such a major, epic, FAIL that the only allegory that can describe it accurately is Train Wreck. 

There is a true Animal Uncontrol Train Wreck unfolding in Maricopia County, AZ. This is a disaster so epic in scale, it left me speechless for a while (and getting me to shut up is an epic accomplishment in itself). Interesting to note that many Train Wrecks are often caused by a few minor mistakes / problems that ultimately lead to an epic disaster.

Another aspect of the Trainwreck is that so many people lie about the details (usually to protect themselves), that it is difficult if not impossible to determine what actually happened.

Here is what I think happened, and feel free to eludicate me on any details I may have wrong or may have missed.

February 24^th, 2014 4 year old Kevin Vincente was attacked by a pit bull type dog ("Mickey") in Phoenix AZ. The dog caused massive injuries to Kevin's face, resulting in severe blood loss and requiring extensive plastic surgery to his face. Kevin likely faces years of reconstructive surgeries to his face.

Apparently, Kevin was under the auspices of a babysitter at the time. The babysitter took Kevin and her 5 year old to her boyfriend's house for a visit. Kevin had been a guest on this property in the past, and was no stranger the the boyfriend or the dog. The boyfriend was Mickey's owner at the time of the incident.

It appears that the children were playing near "Mickey" when the dog lunged and bit Kevin on the face. Mickey proceeded to perform a "shake and hold" maneuver on Kevin for an unspecified period of time. Long enough to do a lot of damage to Kevin's face, in any case. The babysitter then drove Kevin to an emergent care facility and he was then ambulanced from there to the hospital.

The boyfriend (Sorry, I can't seem to determine this individual's name) surrendered Mickey to Maricopia County Animal Control after the incident. This person has not been charged with any crimes at this time that I know of.

For more details on this incident, consider the related Dogs Bite Decateur AL article.

First, I invite any Facebook users to visit the For the love of Kevin Facebook page. Please give it a "Like" at least... I'm sure Kevin and his family could use the support. The page has info on how to donate funds and the like.

Now, none of the above is all that unusual. Something like this happens daily. Where this gets interesting and I mean that in a strictly morbidly fascinating kind of way, is viewing the public response to the incident.

Note that the For the love of Kevin Facebook page has about 360 "likes" as I write this. Unfortunately, the Save Mickey Facebook page has 35,200 "likes as I write this!! Apparently, an extremist Animal Rights advocacy group, the Lexus Project, has taken up Mickey's cause, pulling out all the stops to not only prevent Mickey's euthanization, but to get him re-homed!

I'm not liking these odds: The Mickey supporters outnumber the Kevin supporters nearly 100 to 1. Those are not winning odds, people.

Indeed, Mickey is now represented by the Schill Law Group, who has filed for and received a legal restraining order against Maricopia County Animal control, preventing them from euthanizing Mickey until ALL of the legal proceedings have been exhausted.  Note the TRO is only temporary, I am sure Schill will file even more sophisticated motions in the future.

For my remarks on how A.R. Extremists lie, cheat, abuse the legal system and social media to achieve their goals, consider my remarks on the subject from 2012.  That playbook indicated is being followed to the letter.

In any case, Lexus, Schill, and a horde of rank and file supporters are pulling out ALL the stops to "Save Mickey". They may, indeed, succeed. Think about that for a minute, a known human mauler coming to a neighborhood near you! Thanks Lexus Project!!

More to come... this fiasco has barely started...

A Pit Bull, I am

I'd like to thank Dawn and the folks at Craven Desires for being my "muse" on this article and many of my previous... you guys do great work!  I certainly can't take all the credit.  Special thanks Snack, Meals, Dude and the rest.

Below is best read out loud...

A Pit Bull, I am

Some say my writing, too grotesque and gory,

So, stop reading if you don't want a pit bull story!

Don't be pissed, you are not disrespected,

The rest of this is from a Pit Bull's perspective!

My life has purpose, there is no disorder,

Can I get toy poodle as a take out order?

Some people say my type are nasty creatures,

Look, my behaviors are not bugs but features!

I'm a Nanny Dog, many of them say,

Very true, until I have a bad day!

Bit no one so far today, so don't be a hater,

I have yet to eat the kids: I'm saving them for later!

I bark, bark, bark and bark some more,

The neighbors, I let them sleep nevermore!

I'm a hundred twenty pounds of pure-bred attitude,

I let YOU live, so show some gratitude!

Stuck indoors, such endless tedium

Only a screen door between me and freedom!

Out on the street, time to get rowdy,

I'll start by eating the bumper off that Audi!

When I get caught, I always get to slide,

For I have AC and the government on MY side!

See, I have no fear of Law Enforcement,

The US President gave me a personal endorsement!

Sorry, you all seem so disappointed,

That a hack for the Pit Bull lobby was anointed!

So, expect no action from the AC director,

When I turn you into another bloody spectre!

I look down the block, a window open a crack,

Sounds like time to plan a home invasion attack!

I'm nothing but muscle, a lot of brawn,

I'll eat your kitty cat and shit on your lawn!

Jaw like a bulldozer, head like a block,

Skull so thick it can stop a .45 from a Glock!

Put down your pistol, no bullets expended,

Around me, your defense rights suspended!

I have a chest like a barrel, big as a beer keg,

So, pardon me while I chew off that leg!

Quit being so angry, so very bitter,

Hose off the sidewalk and pump out another litter!

My last mauling victim, what a mess,

I have a mouth like a hydraulic press!

I stop chasing cars for a minute, look about,

I think I'll have that dachshund with sauerkraut!

Pit bull haters, getting all angry and feeling blue,

Hey, I'm just doing what I was bred to do!

BSL folks, as usual a total bore,

I'll attack them coming out of the grocery store!

Neighborhood pets, a very tasty buffet,

Can I get fries with that Shar-Pei?

I'm a gourmet, won't eat dogfood from a can,

Why bother, when I can lunch on Mail Man!

The kid next door, a yummy feast,

Don't look at me, no one died, at least!

The parents so angry they could spit,

Hey, he must have done something to deserve it!

I run up and down the block with glee,

Knowing that everything belongs to me!

My last biting victim, what a moaner,

Look pal, its not the dog, its the owner!

Yo! No more sitting outside to drink a beer,

I have the entire neighborhood living in fear!

Look, I'm not responsible, I'm no felon,

I'm just looking to crush your head like a melon!

I love to chase and bite sheep at the farm,

By the way, good luck re-attaching that arm!

I'm just a poor product of puppy mill greed,

As always, blame the deed and not the breed!

Ban me? That will be the day,

No one can ID me, anyway!

Spare me the nasty words on your blog,

Remember, I'm just like any other dog!

Look, I am tired of the badmouthing and the rest,

I'll be at the mall in my new service dog vest!

All those mean words from you, so very feeble,

I'm protected because DOGS IS PEOPLE!

An Ode to Pibble

I wake up this morning, thoughts a jumble

Pit nuts, they brought on the law of the Jungle!

Some call me a cad, a nut, a liar, a sinner

To hell with that: Pit Bull, its whats for dinner!

Dog attacks on the rise, look out below

Bad times, yes, but do not wallow!

You should not despair, you sad fellas

For .308 Winchester is on sale at Cabelas!

I chose my rifle and ammo, so proudly

This is politically incorrect, must lie loudly!

Put on hat, vest, step out into the morning air

Tell them all, I am off to hunt "Bear"!

Pit Bull lovers, so incredibly bitchy

Can't compete with my trigger finger, so itchy!

Pit Bull at large, a great many

Feel the blast from my 700 Remmy!

Pick out the ingredients with care,

Its dinner at my place, if you dare!

Dog for dinner, you laugh, you squeal?

Indeed, a Pit Bull makes a fine meal!

I heat water to boiling in the pot

This one dead before he heard the shot!

I turn up the heat, careful not to burn

Soon, it'll be time to eat "Pibble" in return!

Chop up vegetables, spices so fine

Should I soak my kill in refrigerated brine?

I have a great recipe that cannot be beat,

Pit Bull, the new white meat!

The meat is too tough, you rebuff

Has it been in the pot long enough?

It will be like an old boot, you moan

Wrong, that meat will slide right off the bone!

You look so tired, would you like to stay over?

Pit Nuts looking for me, don't blow my cover

I promise to entertain, not to be a bore...

Pit Bulls, they're not just for breakfast anymore!

An unpreventable tragedy, Part III

Were Dayton AC, Police, et. al. Culpable in Klonda Richey's death? The woman made multiple calls to AC, multiple 911 calls, and sought a protection order and got NO relief. The dogs she was complaining about ultimately killed her.

Many have been saying: "AC was negligent!" "Fire Mark Kumpf!" (the AC director) "Impeach the magistrate!" "Sue the Police!".

Did the Dayton City government run interference for the dog owners in the Richey case? Absolutely. However, the devil is in the details. It not so much the ENFORCEMENT of the laws, its how those laws are written.

Unless you have been physically on the front lines of the dog wars, you need to take everything you know about AC laws and throw them out the window. I have written many times in the past about the special legal protections that Fido enjoys. I was not kidding or exaggerating. I am completely serious.

Lets consider barking laws for a moment. What is the purpose of an "anti" barking law? If you think the purpose of an "anti" barking law is noise abatement you would be flat out, 100% WRONG. Indeed, the purpose of "anti" barking laws is to protect the owners of noisy dogs. The purpose of "anti" barking laws is to shift the entire legal burden to the victim AND to set the standard of prosecution so ridiculously high that few will attempt it.

Consider the letter I sent to my county administrator regarding some proposed "anti" barking laws in my locality. Generally, "anti" barking laws burden the victim and protect the perpetrator in 2 ways:

1. Multiple household rule. I am not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure this is unique in the legal universe. What this means is, each complaint requires that MULTIPLE complainants step forward before ANY action is taken. Imagine that someone steals your car and you have to get at least 2 neighbors to agree, in writing, that having your car stolen is a problem before authorities take any action... your head would explode, for sure, BUT this is EXACTLY what happens in the Fido universe!
2. Consecutive disruption laws. This is another one that helps seal up Fido's overclass status. What this means is, in addition to having multiple complainants, the offense itself must continue unabated for a minimum amount of time before any action is taken. So, going back to the car theft analogy, if the thief joyrides for less than, say, 1/2 hour the theft was completely legal... even if you get all your neighbors to agree that the theft was an issue.

Its also important to consider that you can clear those enormous hurdles and the State may still find against you, particularly if the judge is Dorg.

Note that, typically, neither of the above is contemplated for any OTHER nuisance noises, such as fireworks. Fireworks enthusiasts typically get busted right off. Again, Fido and his owner have special protections the rest of us do not (though YMMV).

Another good example of this effect is the infamous "One Bite Rule". This states that a dog/owner gets to attack you one time and get off scott free. I wonder, how do they even keep track of this? They probably don't, particularly if the dog owner changes jurisdictions. In any case, again, contrast this with the rest of the legal system – Where is there a "one burglary rule" or a "one bank robbery rule"? Sure, perhaps the penalty for first time offenders may be less than for repeat offenders, but its generally not nothing. Again, the purpose of many of our "dangerous dog laws" is NOT public safety. The purpose of many "dangerous dog" laws is to keep biters biting.

In Florida, KILLING someone with your dog is only a 2^nd degree misdemeanor. Off property attacks are often given a complete pass. Again, consider the Roy McSweeney incident.

The bottom line is, many of these "animal control" laws are crafted in such a way to protect the individual animal and individual animal owner. They are NOT crafted to protect public safety. This gives authorities a TON of plausible deniability.

Personally, I seriously doubt that the owners of the killer dogs in the Richey incident get any real jail time.  As far as I know, no charges have been filed at this time. Hell, the only reason the dogs are dead is because they tried to attack the cops at the scene (who promptly shot them). If they hadn't been killed at the scene I would not have been surprised to see the dogs spared and returned to the owners. Technically the dogs were first time offenders.

I also seriously doubt that Kumpf or anyone else in authority will be held accountable. Again, the laws are likely crafted in such a way that they ALL have a ton of weasel room. This is NOT unique to Dayton or anywhere else.

An unpreventable tragedy, Part II

Its axiomatic!

So, more and more news is coming out about the Klonda Richey incident. The situation leading up to her killing is not exceptional in any way. Almost every neighborhood has a bully like Andrew Nason (the killer dogs owner).

Here are the actors in this boiler-plate story:

• Klonda Richey. Victim of doggers. Begged for help, denied any kind of due process.
• Andrew Nason. Bully dogger. Used his pets to project intimidation, terrorize the neighborhood. Had no restraint placed on his behavior.
• Mark Kumpf. Corrupt and lazy AC officer. It appears that he withheld some information from the victim that may have gotten her some relief. Dawn at Craven Desires did some SUPER investigative reporting on this character.
• Dayton PD / 911. Does not take animal related complaints seriously.
• Magistrate Kristi Wuebben. Did not take animal related complaints seriously. Denied protection order in spite of video showing violations taking place.

There are literally ten million stories like this. Sure, 99.9% of them do not end with the dogs killing the victim. However, they are all epic fails with the lives of the victims changed for the worse, perhaps forever. Many of these scenarios typically result in a different, but still awful, outcome.

What would some of the more likely outcomes been?

• Victim moves away. Often, taking a big financial loss. Many folks get literally "barked out" of their homes. Very common.
• Dog owner kills complainant/victim, or at least tries to do so using a non-canine method. Uncommon but happens.
• Complainant kills dog owner. Sleep deprivation from endless loud barking can result in a psychotic episode. As per the above, the vic occasionally kills the dogger in justifiable self defense. Uncommon but happens.
• Victim takes matters into their own hands: Shoots or poisons the dogs. May wind up in jail for doing so. Fairly common.
• Dog owner arrested / incarcerated for something other than a dog related offense. Its noteworthy that Nason had a long "rap" sheet – he would have likely wound up back in prison before much longer. Fairly common.
• Dogger moves away for various reasons. These people have very unstable lives and often move around a lot. Sometimes, the victim will "out asshole" the perp who then go project their aggression onto someone else somewhere else. Fairly common.

Why were Richey's pleads for help summarily ignored by authorities? (This is my favorite rhetorical question). Remember, many hold dogs and dog owners are absolutely perfect as a First Principle. Its axiomatic! So when they receive a complaint, that leaves only 2 options – 1) the complainant is a crank and a liar, or 2) they deserved what happened. All evidence is summarily dismissed as forgery.

And it IS axiomatic – Its like a computer program:

IF COMPLAINT

THEN DECLARE FALSE

END IF

IF EVIDENCE PRESENTED

THEN DECLARE FORGERY

END IF

IF EVIDENCE IRREFUTABLE

THEN BLAME VICTIM
END IF

Of course, there are a small handful of places where these scenarios are taken seriously, so YMMV. There are a handful of people who are not brainwashed by The Collective. Unfortunately, none of those people were in Dayton.

In any case, I'm sure the judge who was reviewing Richeys case was following a similar decision tree. There is no thought process, judgement, or reason involved. Its pure binary logic. I mean, the videos clearly showed violations in progress, but that did not fit the narrative: There is no programming for that.

I'm sure the cops and the judge were fully confident that Richey was indeed an evil mastermind, using all her considerable skills as a special effects guru to frame the innocent dog owner and his absolutely perfect pets for wrongdoing. What else could it have been? There is no other explanation. See, during process of elimination you first eliminate the dogs and dog owners from the calculus, as being a dog/owner is a rock solid alibi in itself. Hell, they might as well have been on Mars when all this went down!

Kumpf, I am sure, probably was not too concerned as to the validity of the complaints... he just needed to protect a fellow Nutter at all cost: That is HIS programming.

As an aside, I've been taking some flak recently for a few things I've said on here and some comments I've made on Craven and other blogs. Again, I did not create this regime nor do I contribute to it. Look, when you are confronted by "The Dorg" your life as you know it is over. Don't freaking get pissed at ME about it. You can't afford a kevlar body suit for your pet bunny? AR15's with night sights ain't your thing? Those things may be true but they don't mean squat. That and 99 cents will buy you a cup of coffee in this town What it means is, YOU just outsmarted yourself.