tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post4207111728975660969..comments2024-02-23T04:39:49.329-05:00Comments on Conversations in Klal: It's a Dog's LifeProfKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954446826821665314noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-35123669397268976262010-04-28T11:00:47.200-04:002010-04-28T11:00:47.200-04:00Newspaper credo: "If it bleeds, it leads.&quo...Newspaper credo: "If it bleeds, it leads." So it should surprise no one that a homicidal dog who lawyers up is going to make headlines in a tabloid. <br /><br />In fact, you might look at the tabloid's behavior much the way you would a pit bull: It is in their instinct to bite people; they just can't help themselves. That's what they do. So why are you surprised? <br /><br />As it happens, I do think a lawyered-up pooch is newsworthy for a tabloid newspaper. That said, I will readily agree that the news itself, as well as its reportage, has no socially redeeming value. (That's why many people read it!)<br /><br />As for children in poverty -- that's certainly not news or unusual, unfortunately. I would spend my energy helping people and newspapers understand why each case is uniquely tragic; then you may get press coverage in the right newspaper. Fact is, average people don't have the capacity to worry for thousands of poor kids, but if you can make people focus on one "interesting" example...Arinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-53868252959599784532010-04-28T08:55:29.765-04:002010-04-28T08:55:29.765-04:00A hearing before a judge? Your tax dollars at work...A hearing before a judge? Your tax dollars at work. What's next? A suit against the city for unlawful imprisonment? Added monetary penalties to compensate the dog for unnecessary pain and suffering? A push to amend the state constitution to include dogs as among the protected class of state "citizens"?<br /><br />Had to be the Post or the Daily News.Tuvinoreply@blogger.com