chicagoguy
08-15-2006, 11:27 PM
Hello,
I hope everyone has been following the Chicago Tribune’s recent vicious attack on “pit bulls” (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/chi-pitbull-special,1,745399.special?coll=chi-news-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true) which appeared as the lead story on the font page of the Sunday paper. They have recently had a three part series on the dogs that attacked two children almost a year ago in Cary, IL. The dogs however were not “pit bulls” as the article later states in its body but were rather Italian Mastiff mix Dogs (not to mention a plethora other factual errors). Thanks to the Chicago Tribune’s yellow journalism they have caused people to incite violence against our dogs publicly on their website. Such comments which can be found at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/chi-pitbull-board,1,6314733.graffitiboard?coll=chi-news-hed&slice=3&limit=1 (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/chi-pitbull-board,1,6314733.graffitiboard?coll=chi-news-hed&slice=3&limit=10)
(http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/chi-pitbull-board,1,6314733.graffitiboard?coll=chi-news-hed&slice=3&limit=10)
It reads:
“24. If pits continue to remain legal then people who live near them should not be prosecuted if they , ahem, seek to ensure their own saftey by eliminating the dogs themselves.”
Submitted by: Bigs
3:20 PM CDT, Aug 15, 2006
It is important to note that all comments are first reviewed by someone at the Chicago Tribune prior to them being posted and someone there deemed such comments were appropriate. When I called to complain to the Chicago Tribune about allowing people to encourage cruelty to animals on its website I was told by a woman who identified herself as “Cynthia” and refused to give her last name that it was called “free speech”. However, when I canceled my subscription to The Chicago Tribune the previous day the person I spoke to apologized and said such comments should never have been posted and said she would bring it to the attention of the editorial staff and the internet moderators.
Furthermore the father of the boy that was attacked saw his son being mauled and pretended that he didn’t and instead sent his wife, who had sent her young son out without adult supervision, to go get their son. The Chicago Tribune didn’t make too much of a big deal about this clear case of child neglect but instead focused on its smear job against “pit bulls”. Here is the text:
But what haunted him most was a feeling that he had failed his son. On the drizzly day of the attack, Brooks had caught a quick glimpse of two figures on a lawn, and saw the dogs chewing at a familiar pair of sweatpants.
Then the pit bulls turned on him, tearing at his arms and legs. He left the scene telling himself that his son had not been in that yard, that his son was safe. A few hours later he learned he had been wrong.
As the weeks passed, Brooks obsessively replayed the attack in his mind, admitting to himself that he had recognized his son on the lawn. He should have grabbed a baseball bat or a machete or a gun, he thought, and kept fighting until he had killed the dogs.
Brooks grew angry and depressed, reached a tentative acceptance, then started all over again.
He wondered what his own father, the Marine, would have done. The Corps never left a man behind.
At last, he was able to tell his wife what his denial had kept buried: He knew it was Nick.
Now, finally, he could confront his feelings of guilt.
"I did what my son couldn't do. I walked away," Brooks said later, his wife beside him on the living room couch. "To make things worse, I sent [Polly] into it."
I am encouraging everyone to cancel their subscriptions to the Chicago Tribune and never buy a single issue of that rag again! Subscriptions can be canceled by calling 1-800-TRIBUNE (1-800-874-2863) if you need a paper read the Chicago Sun Times that’s the best way to make the Tribune pay. The Sun Times can be reached at 1-800-945-5000 or 1-888-848-4637 for subscriptions. Also the Community Relations for the Chicago Tribune can be reached at: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm (312) 222-4300. Call them and ask how they feel about their website being used as platform for sick individuals that want to murder our pets! The Public Editor can also be reached at (312) 222-3348 publiceditor@tribune.com. Ask him the same question and make sure that you point out that you no longer will be purchasing the Chicago Tribune. Spread the word! Punish the deed not the breed! Don’t let our family members be taken away because of the actions of irresponsible owners in the case not even owners of “pit bulls”!
I hope everyone has been following the Chicago Tribune’s recent vicious attack on “pit bulls” (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/chi-pitbull-special,1,745399.special?coll=chi-news-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true) which appeared as the lead story on the font page of the Sunday paper. They have recently had a three part series on the dogs that attacked two children almost a year ago in Cary, IL. The dogs however were not “pit bulls” as the article later states in its body but were rather Italian Mastiff mix Dogs (not to mention a plethora other factual errors). Thanks to the Chicago Tribune’s yellow journalism they have caused people to incite violence against our dogs publicly on their website. Such comments which can be found at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/chi-pitbull-board,1,6314733.graffitiboard?coll=chi-news-hed&slice=3&limit=1 (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/chi-pitbull-board,1,6314733.graffitiboard?coll=chi-news-hed&slice=3&limit=10)
(http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/chi-pitbull-board,1,6314733.graffitiboard?coll=chi-news-hed&slice=3&limit=10)
It reads:
“24. If pits continue to remain legal then people who live near them should not be prosecuted if they , ahem, seek to ensure their own saftey by eliminating the dogs themselves.”
Submitted by: Bigs
3:20 PM CDT, Aug 15, 2006
It is important to note that all comments are first reviewed by someone at the Chicago Tribune prior to them being posted and someone there deemed such comments were appropriate. When I called to complain to the Chicago Tribune about allowing people to encourage cruelty to animals on its website I was told by a woman who identified herself as “Cynthia” and refused to give her last name that it was called “free speech”. However, when I canceled my subscription to The Chicago Tribune the previous day the person I spoke to apologized and said such comments should never have been posted and said she would bring it to the attention of the editorial staff and the internet moderators.
Furthermore the father of the boy that was attacked saw his son being mauled and pretended that he didn’t and instead sent his wife, who had sent her young son out without adult supervision, to go get their son. The Chicago Tribune didn’t make too much of a big deal about this clear case of child neglect but instead focused on its smear job against “pit bulls”. Here is the text:
But what haunted him most was a feeling that he had failed his son. On the drizzly day of the attack, Brooks had caught a quick glimpse of two figures on a lawn, and saw the dogs chewing at a familiar pair of sweatpants.
Then the pit bulls turned on him, tearing at his arms and legs. He left the scene telling himself that his son had not been in that yard, that his son was safe. A few hours later he learned he had been wrong.
As the weeks passed, Brooks obsessively replayed the attack in his mind, admitting to himself that he had recognized his son on the lawn. He should have grabbed a baseball bat or a machete or a gun, he thought, and kept fighting until he had killed the dogs.
Brooks grew angry and depressed, reached a tentative acceptance, then started all over again.
He wondered what his own father, the Marine, would have done. The Corps never left a man behind.
At last, he was able to tell his wife what his denial had kept buried: He knew it was Nick.
Now, finally, he could confront his feelings of guilt.
"I did what my son couldn't do. I walked away," Brooks said later, his wife beside him on the living room couch. "To make things worse, I sent [Polly] into it."
I am encouraging everyone to cancel their subscriptions to the Chicago Tribune and never buy a single issue of that rag again! Subscriptions can be canceled by calling 1-800-TRIBUNE (1-800-874-2863) if you need a paper read the Chicago Sun Times that’s the best way to make the Tribune pay. The Sun Times can be reached at 1-800-945-5000 or 1-888-848-4637 for subscriptions. Also the Community Relations for the Chicago Tribune can be reached at: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm (312) 222-4300. Call them and ask how they feel about their website being used as platform for sick individuals that want to murder our pets! The Public Editor can also be reached at (312) 222-3348 publiceditor@tribune.com. Ask him the same question and make sure that you point out that you no longer will be purchasing the Chicago Tribune. Spread the word! Punish the deed not the breed! Don’t let our family members be taken away because of the actions of irresponsible owners in the case not even owners of “pit bulls”!