There is really no way to explain death, especially murder. The only explanation I have, probably sounds condescending. Unfortunately it happens,as sure as you're born. You're going to die someday. One way or the other. Just in the last month their has been, four unexplained attacks by animals. Some of them resulting in killings, if not serious injury. By animals that normally don't attack humans, unless they're provoked. They pretty much stay away from you, if you stay away from them. It first started with the Bear killing the 6 yr. old little Elora Patrasek, and attacking her mother and brother. Mother Susan Cenkus 45, and 2 yr. old younger brother Luke Cenkus. Then there was the mountain Lion that attacked the 7 yr. old little boy, on a mountain trail. While he and six other people were hiking, in Boulder, Colorado. He was bitten, on his head and jaw. Details about the victim, and his injuries were sketchy. The animal was later killed by a Colorado park official. Then we have another Bear attack, that happened in the Smoky Mountains. It resulted in the death of 50 yr. old Glenda Ann Bradley, from Cosby, TN. The latest attack involved a renegade pack of Chimpanzees. In Freetown, Sierra Leone one man was killed, several others were injured. One of the victims had to have his hand amputated, after being mauled by 20 wild chimps. The animals killed local taxi driver Issa Kanu and bit and mauled three U.S. employees of a construction company helping to build the new U.S. embassy in Freetown.The three Americans, Gary Morris, Paul Gregory and Donald Ford, were flown to the United States on Monday to receive medical treatment for their injuries.In all the above mentioned cases, they have one thing in common. It happened in the midst of them enjoying themselves. They didn't know they were in a danger zone.In the past they hadn't been.
That's kind of like us being attacked by other people. When we have something happen like the incidents mentioned above. We are flabbergast, and we don't know what's happening. Yet murder is a regular occurrence, in our society. Yesterday a two year old little girl was shot and killed, caught in the middle of a drive-by shooting. Young 2 yr. old Jakira Lewis was killed by a stray bullet. As her mother Shantira Marion held her, in her arms. The mother was shot twice as well. She was treated and released, only to discover her daughter was dead. In our city, we already have 52 homicides. We are ahead of where we were last year, at this same time. What a category to build the numbers. This is the one thing, where we need the numbers to go the other way. I began to think about it statistically. You are much more likely to be attacked by another human. Than you are a wild animal. Even when you go into his natural habitat. What if the animals started acting like people? It would be utter chaos. God gave man dominion over all in the beginning. Somewhere down through time we have got it twisted. Instead of man keeping himself, above the level of animals. Animals have started to act like men. That shouldn't be a bad thing,but unfortunately that's not the case.
When killing has become a human characteristic we are in trouble.
ReplyDeleteKevin,
ReplyDeleteWe have had 53 murders in this city,and it's just April. We're in trouble.
We are experiencing the same thing here in Detroit. It's a worldwide thing.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 12:09,
ReplyDeleteYour Mayor Qwame Kilpatrick is in our city, at the Black Mayors convention.
That's just the ones we know about.
ReplyDeleteRecent Sea-Lion Attacks Concern Experts
ReplyDeleteBy MARCUS WOHLSEN, AP
SAN FRANCISCO (Nov. 28) - Tourists flock to Fisherman's Wharf for the seafood and the stunning views of San Francisco Bay, but for many visitors, the real stars are the dozens of playful, whiskered sea lions that lounge by the water's edge, gulping down fish.
"People who swim with the lions -- though I'm sure that's nice -- it's probably not the best thing to do," Oswald said. "It's a wild animal. And you want to keep them wild."
Now a series of sea-lion attacks on people in recent months has led experts to warn that the animals are not as cute and cuddly as they appear.
"People should understand these animals are out there not to attack people or humans. But they're out there to survive for themselves," said Jim Oswald, a spokesman for the Marine Mammal Center across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco.
In the most frightening of the recent episodes, a rogue sea lion bit 14 swimmers this month and chased 10 more out of the water at San Francisco's Aquatic Park, a sheltered lagoon near the bay. At least one victim suffered puncture wounds.
Some scientists speculate that the animals' aggressive behavior is being caused by eating fish contaminated by toxic algae, or by a shortage of food off the coast. But wildlife experts say even healthy sea lions are best left alone.
In Southern California in June, a sea lion charged several people on Manhattan Beach and bit a man before waddling into the water and swimming away. In Berkeley, a woman was hospitalized last spring after a sea lion took a chunk out of her leg.
Last year, a group of sea lions took over a Newport Beach marina and caused a vintage 50-foot yacht to capsize when they boarded it. And a lifeguard in Santa Barbara was bitten three times while swimming off El Capitan State Beach.
In Alaska, a huge sea lion jumped onto a fisherman's boat in 2004, knocked him overboard and pulled him underwater; he escaped without serious injury.
Sea lions, which can reach 1,000 pounds, typically bite only if they feel threatened or cornered. And they are more likely to flee than fight if they can escape. Researchers have described the most recent attacks, in which some swimmers were chased through open water, as abnormal behavior.
Still, with a population numbering about 200,000 and growing, these playful, social creatures are increasingly likely to cross paths with humans.
Sea lions accustomed to the easy pickings of seafood scraps in popular fishing areas can become aggressive toward people if they fear their food is about to be taken away, Oswald said.
The Berkeley attack, for example, was at a marina where fishermen dock their boats and feed fish scraps to sea lions. After they ran out of scraps, the sea lion turned aggressive and bit a crew member.
At the same time, a food shortage off the Southern California coast could be driving more hungry sea lions than usual to San Francisco Bay, said Lynn Cullivan, a spokesman for San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
Humans could also be contributing to aggression in sea lions in another way: Toxic algae blooms fed by agricultural runoff and other pollution can lead to the poisoning of marine mammals by a chemical called domoic acid, which can cause brain damage. The Marine Mammal Center treated more than 200 sea lions for domoic acid poisoning last year.
Veterinarians at the center believe the brain damage caused by the poison could have led to the marauding animal's erratic behavior in Aquatic Park, Oswald said, though they cannot be sure without actually examining the sea lion.
So far park rangers have not been able to track the attacker down. Nevertheless, the lagoon where the attacks occurred has been reopened to swimmers, though with new signs warning people to stay away from sea lions.
"People who swim with the lions - though I'm sure that's nice - it's probably not the best thing to do," Oswald said. "It's a wild animal. And you want to keep them wild."
11/28/06 14:44 EST
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