mercykeyes's blog

Okay... here I go again. Day two, and I am really trying hard to keep this up. What's the issue today? Pit Bulls, Rottweillers and other dogs that have it in them to kill people - children. At the same time that I'm horrified about the recent news, I'm really pissed off! Okay, New Years only 3 hours old, there was a 5 year old little girl, getting mauled to death by the family "Pet" in Merseyside England. I happen to be in South Yorkshire, Sheffield area and I'm telling you, I've had it with these kinds of tragedies! Where are the parents and grand parents natural instincts and fears when it comes to this? Scenario - the parents went out to celebrate - ringing in the new year, leaving their five year old daughter with her grandmother. Her uncle owned a pit bull. Now get this - this animal has been reported before as to having problems - whether that be in attacking other animals, or people - not sure. The incident is still under investigation.

Problem with it is this - why did the grandmother not - LOCK - the dog away while her granddaughter was there? How many times must we hear over and over about children being attacked before it makes us go, "Hmmm, just to be on the "SAFE" side - I think I'll lock the dog outside." Well yeah! Why don't you! After all - the child was not raised with the dog. The dog was not raised with the child. She wasn't always present, and so the dog has no bond with this innocent child. So why didn't the grandmother think - I better not take any chances? Not only that - fire works were going off in the neighborhood! That alone makes dogs nervous! Why didn't the parents think to say, "Mom - can you lock the dog up tonight, just to be on the safe side, I don't think its a good idea to have him loose in the house with "Child's name" because they're not used to each other." Why was that not stated? Enforced? Insisted upon? Because all they could think about was heading out to party the night away - that's why!

In conclusion... grandmother - mother - father - Uncle - should all be prosecuted for 2nd degree murder and child endangerment, as well negligence! Yep.. I said it... and I mean it.

In the end, that baby died in a way that no child should - because parents weren't being parents! They should suffer ten times to the degree that she did!