OMD! (that’s oh my Davey for those of you not in the know – essentially oh my goodness). so much to say, so much to hate, no idea where to start. well, i guess i’ll start with the most recent thing to really piss me off. not just a little irritating, not just kinda mad – but throw the fucking computer across the fucking room pissed off.
i’ve been doing some reading on the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. to start off with – is there any other business that warrants its own law to protect it from citizens? there’s not an automotive enterprise terrorism act (even though we own 80% of the american auto industry), there’s not a banking industry terrorism act, only an animal enterprise terrorism act. sure, you could say it’s necessary because of animal rights protesters, but if our government enforced the laws it has enacted to prevent the insane, unbelievable, incredibly inhumane torture and abuse of animals, animal-rights activists would likely be less violent in their opposition.
instead of protecting animals from violence and murder, they protect rich businessmen from the consequences of their cruelty. they protect property over animals. i mean, i ought not be surprised, they promote a diet of animal products despite the very real possibility, probability in fact, that animal products are dangerously unhealthy. lactose intolerance has been linked to so many other symptoms and ailments that it’s ridiculous. hmmm…maybe that’s part of the issue – all of these other symptoms and ailments mean more prescriptions and increasing revenue for drug companies – which, by the way, are some of the worst offenders of animal cruelty, through animal testing which provides incomplete and often inaccurate results.
wow, i’m all over the place! and i haven’t even thought about the disparate sentencing and such. anywho, the original point: in a hearing about the AETA back in 05, Dr. Tom O’Connor of North Carolina Wesleyan College is quoted as saying that ecoterrorism involves extremist views and groups aimed at inflicting economic damage on those profiting from the exploitation of the environment. i’m sorry, but in a world run by those with money, is there any other way to reach them and make a point? is there any other way to get their attention? the AETA actually makes it a separate crime to cause damage of the property of any person having a connection to an animal enterprise or to place a person in “reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury.” but i’d like to point out, which i may have done before, but animal-rights groups have caused about $200 million in property damage and have injured or killed exactly NONE. so is the fear of death truly reasonable? and even worse, don’t the laws against vandalism, stalking, threats and intimidation, etc cover these acts? why do animal abusers get extra protection? that’s stupid, unnecessary, and an excuse to greater punish those that speak out against cruelty and abuse in order to keep the public from being made truly aware of the depths of our depravity in dealing with animals.
and since i don’t know how long it will be before i can spend the time writing a real and detailed bitch about sentencing, i’m just going to throw this out there real quick.
there’s a man in seattle that i’ve read about – he’s been arrested 112 times, 80 something of them felonies. he keeps getting released and then arrested again for selling drugs. he’s been arrested on the same day as his release for selling drugs on the courthouse lawn. michael vick (boy do i have a lot to say about that one at another time) not only raised poor animals for fighting – a cruel and vicious action in and of itself – but he also electrocuted, drowned, and hanged dogs. he got 23 months – less than 2 years, and served 18 months. jacob conroy ran a website that gave information regarding the companies that financially supported, insured, etc., huntingdon life sciences, a lab proven to perform cruel and unnecessary testing on animals. jacob is serving 3 1/2 or 4 yrs. for conspiracy to commit crimes. isn’t that a little like being prosecuted for your thoughts and beliefs and speech? others arrested with him were also sentenced to 3-4 years. and jake is just one of my favorites. there are so many others. animal-rights activists are considered a top priority of the fbi. what about that guy that murdered the abortion doctor? what about the rest of the eric rudolphs, timothy mcveighs, and weaver families?
people who abuse animals are also more likely to abuse people (read Slaughterhouse by Gail Eisnitz for proof and examples). but we don’t care about that because that doesn’t affect the bottom dollar of animal enterprises, drug companies, banking, etc.
ok, i have shit to do today, so that’s it for now. go read Slaughterhouse, read the AETA, whatever.
