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Anything by Mark Steyn is worth the read and enlightening to say the least. The following is a small excerpt from his book “The Undocumented Mark Steyn”.

The Butt Stops Here Novembeer 8, 2013

David Eckert was pulled over by police in Deming, New Mexico, for failing to come to a complete halt at a stop sign in the Walmart parking lot. He was asked to step out of the vehicle and waited on the sidewalk. Officers decided that they didn’t like the tight clench of his buttocks, a subject on which New Mexico’s constabulary is apparently expert, and determined that it was because he had illegal drugs secreted therein. So they arrested him and took him to Gila Regional Medical Center in neighboring Hidalgo County, where Mr. Eckert was forced to undergo two abdominal X-rays, two rectal probes, three enemas, and defecate thrice in front of medical staff and representatives of two law-enforcement agencies before being sedated and subjected to a colonoscopy-all procedure performed against his will and without a valid warrant.

Despite their best efforts, Mr. Eckert’s bottom proved to be a drug-free zone, and so, after twelve hours of detention, he was released. If you’re wondering where his lawyer was during all this, no attorney was present, as police had not charged Mr. Eckert with anything, so they’re apparently free to frolic and gambol up his rectum to their hearts’ delight.

Deming Police chief Brandon Gigante says his officers did everything “by the book.” That’s the problem in New Mexico and beyond: “the book.”

Mark Steyn

We live under the illusion we are free to live our lives. On the American plantation, we are under constant surveillance by “Big Brother.” The rest of the book opens your eyes and should cause you to be alarmed at how suffocating the state is. Please read.

Having been attacked by two dogs I’m not really in love with dogs as a good share of the population seems to be. We have one, a pug, and I’ll admit he is probably the easiest of the lot to have around. So if I must (and it seems I do) have a dog our pug is probably as good as it gets.

Reading this morning about another pitbull attack just reminds me of my bewilderment with those that own such rotten animals. Pitbulls aren’t the only dogs that attack but as blacks aren’t the only ones who murder, they make up a larger percentage of the population than is reflective of their population numbers.

So in the same way that black criminals’ lives matter, pit bulls enjoy this allegiance by their owners that seem to defy logic. Black men are human and over time should be able to be rehabilitated, and encouraged by society to be a player in this game called life. But, like pitbull owners, the government has told black men they are the butt of discrimination and deserve to reap revenge on their fellow man.

The excuses for violence are many, even placing the blame on the victims. We were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. We looked at them wrong. It’s always amusing that a motive is always looked for. Whether you’re hurt or murdered by a human or a dog owner’s neglect, the perpetrator deemed your life of no value.

So what if you were hurt. The dog must live on to hurt someone else. The murderer must live on; an eye for an eye is outdated is it not. The advantage is to the discriminated group whether human or dog.

Whether it’s people or dogs, if they’re trained to lash out at those around them, it’s probably better to stay home with your pug.