Here's Your Average "Dog Bites Man" Story
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Topic(s): me
2007-04-16 01:52:12 PDT
Here's your average "dog bites man" story. Except replace "dog" with "ravenous squirrel" and "man" with "4-year-old boy."
The story in Mountain View's newspaper has so many unintentionally hilarious quotes.His screams will haunt our thoughts and dreams. He has asked me, "Why did that squirrel try to eat me?"If you are bitten by an animal, you become half animal and half human. I learned this from watching Spider-Man.Mrs. Packard reported that he is now hoarding items at home and school, continues to hide from his teachers at school despite increased efforts to help him feel comfortable [...](Not mentioned is the the 5-year-old victim's new-found desire for acorns.)
The attack took place in Cuesta Park, which my family will remember as the park within which we played frisbee a couple years ago. You can read the entire story from the Moutain View Voice's web site: Squirrel attack sparks lawsuit.
I also found this quote at a different web site:"The squirrels will be back," South Bay wildlife rehabilitator Norma Campbell said. "For every one you take out, two more will come in. It could be a never-ending project that isn't going to accomplish anything."Wait... are we talking about squirrels, or the war in Iraq?
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Mom —I think that this pitiful victimized child and his family should move on out here to Texas, where he can tote a gun and learn to shoot; since I learned to handle fire-arms, the critters stay off of me pretty good, and they don't mess with my stuff or bother my kin-folks, neither. Stevie learned to shoot here in Texas and look at how far he has gone with it. God Bless Texas. |
steve —Mom is right that these people would be laughed at in Texas. But this happened in California. I bet some of your tax dollars will go towards the countless psychological therapy sessions it will take to cure this boy's "PTSD." Good Lord. How many of our men coming back from Iraq do not get counseling? |
Mom —This 'euthanasia' of the socially offensive critters actually strikes me as being akin to the Death Penalty for humans in Texas. The State of California is going to begin killing innocent critters at what level of offense? Is pooing on someone's lawn enough to merit death or must it be damage to a person's body? I think that California should take responsibility and begin by raising the level of the collective squirrel consciousness' so that the animals can learn right vs wrong. After being taught about, and fully understanding their situation, continually offensive critters not found to be mentally deficient could be put to death. I am sorry for the child's problem, but perhaps the squirrel thought the child had a bag of Frito's that he was not going to share. |
Lori —Hmm...you do wonder about the parenting techniques of these folks considering everything. I'm sure it was a very traumatic experience for the boy, but everyone (should) know that no one can control how a wild animal will react at any given moment so the lawsuit is ridiculous based on that alone. My perspective is, as usual, the parents did not watch their kid carefully enough. They were the adults there in that situation. They could have tried to make sure the squirrels did not get close to the child, keep food out of sight/reach from the squirrels, etc. And maybe they're not doing a great job of answering the question about "why did the squirrel try to eat him?". Faith got slightly bitten twice by a friend's dog and she understands the dog just wanted the food in her hand and was too anxious for it. There may be more behind the story so I'm not firm on what I wrote but those are my first thoughts... |
Tammy —you have the same name as my brother, but seem infinitely more interesting. |
anonymous —Lori is correct, where were the parents? |
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