June 20, 2005

It's a Sick World

This is a sick story, and I'm so outraged I can hardly type:

SPARTANBURG, SC (FOX Carolina News) - A Campobello teen is accused of raping one neighbor's dog and another neighbor's two little girls. Now the dog has died and charges against the teen have been upgraded.

I'm not putting the whole story here as I think there is a pretty graphic account of what this 17 year old, Cory Williamson, did physically to the dog (it's in the link above).

I'm outraged on two fronts.  First, of course it is awful what this boy did to the dog - I cannot fathom that this boy's mind is right.  It is readily apparent that he needs to be punished and according to the article he will be charged with the highest level of animal cruelty charges on the books.  Obviously the guy needs counseling, too.

The second reason I'm outraged is how much is played up on the abuse of the dog and how little is mentioned of the fact that this slime bag is also charged with sexually abusing two little girls in the same neighborhood.  I love animals - I have 3 dogs - but when does what happens to a dog outweigh what happened to two little girls?  He RAPED them!  I counted the references in the article.  There were 7 full paragraphs that referenced the situation about the dog and only 3-4 sentences that mention that he also raped two little girls in the neighborhood.  I have to ask...since when is a dog more important than the well-being of two little girls?!?!?   

Punta del cappello:  NIF