If I ever meet those Rottweilers, I hope I have a large stick handy. I think it would be cathartic.

Well, this morning while my stepdad was out on his morning walk with Mina (our dog), they were attacked by two Rottweilers that were running loose just off the corner of 76th Terrace and Troost. (That's like, a block and a half away from our house.) Fortunately, though the other dogs tried to go after Mina's throat and hindquarters, her thick fur and Sharpei skin folds prevented them from getting a good hold, and gave her time to slip out of her collar and go after them. And while she's not as large of a dog, she's still not small, and she's pretty tough. (She's also a really brave dog.) She managed to scare both of them off, and once she'd sent them running, Ben called her back and they took a quick walk back home. It didn't make for the most relaxing morning for my stepdad, but at least nobody was hurt.

But Jesus, I HATE HATE HATE fucking IDIOTS who let their dogs run loose. At this point, I'm thinking we should shoot them all (the owners, not the dogs. Though I wouldn't mind shooting those particular dogs). And of course, Animal Control is completely worthless because we're not in a "good" (read: wealthy) section of the city. (The last time we had large dogs running loose that tried to attack our elderly seventy-something neighbor Delores, and which my mom shooed away with a broomstick, they did absolutely nothing.) I'd be surprised if an Animal Control van is ever even seen in our neighborhood.

Let's Positive Linking!
- In news of less murderous animals running wild, a kidnapped girl is rescued by lions (from surlykitty).

- Before you die, you see...THE KING. Funny, but it would have been funnier if it was the King of All Cosmos, though.

- Another article on video game violence (from eslington). Though I love this quote: "Parents perceive age ratings as a guide but not as a definite prohibition," said Jurgen Freund, Modulum chief executive.

Uh, well, DUH. The rating system IS just that: a guide to suggest to parents what's appropriate. There's no law that says you can't take kids to see R-rated movies with an adult. Games are no more restricted than movies - in fact, they're probably less so - more like DVDs - given that they're for home consumption and so it's harder to restrict sales (because for all the cashier knows, they're buying it for a birthday present for their older brother or something).

And if said parents actually bothered to, y'know, pay attention to what their kids are doing rather than using the PlayStation like a babysitter, they wouldn't be having these problems in the first place.

...I think I'm sensing a theme in this entry. Something along the lines of, "TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, ASSWIPES!"