Posted on 03/30/2009 5:21:37 PM PDT by Chet 99
The Central Texas toddler attacked and killed by a pit bull wandered into a backyard with the dog while his mother slept.
18-month-old Tyson Miller died Thursday in Luling.
Police say the child woke up before any of the adults in the house and walked outside through an open door.
His mother, Melissa Miller, woke up between 12:15 and 12:30 p.m. She told police she searched the house then went to the backyard and discovered her son with severe wounds to his head and neck.
Police say it appeared the child had been dead for "a while" but they don't know how long.
Miller and her son had been living at the home on Hackberry Street for about two weeks with her boyfriend. A friend of Miller's boyfriend, Amanda Ayala, had asked him to keep the dog there. It was chained during the attack.
Police say the dog does not have a history of aggressiveness or complaints.
Ayala has signed a voluntary euthanasia order for the animal.
The Caldwell County District Attorney will investigate the incident.
There are a few things here that would require an autopsy, most importantly that medical examiners are supposed to investigate any death that is sudden, unexpected, suicide, homicide, or basically not of old age or in emergency surgery - so that includes pretty much 100% of infant and child deaths, and that is in fact what we pay ‘these people’ for. What if, God forbid, someone was abusing the child and put the body in the backyard, hoping the dog would bite it and get the blame? What if the child had passed out in the backyard, and the pit was trying to ‘wake up’ the child, cause even that could easily be fatal?
Then, there’s the situation itself: the child ‘somehow’ gets into the backyard, the mother ‘somehow’ sleeps through the entire thing, police say it was obvious the child had been dead for “a while” when they arrived (which would most likely mean rigor mortis or livor mortis, which usually take 1-2 hours to show up). And then, to top it all off, neighbors or other adults witnessed the attack, but did nothing? Not even banging on the parents’ trailer and yelling that the dog in their backyard was killing a child? Not even calling 911 or animal control, but letting the mother do it well after the child was dead? If all of that doesn’t warrant further investigation, I don’t know what does...
Roger Dat!,,,but,,,
We have to work with what we got,,,
Ain’t Much!!!
I saw 2 of the bitches being “bred” last week,,,
One to go,,,then,,,
I will have about 36 pits next door!!! 15’ to the fence,,,
At $500.00 (tax free)each the THUG will make $$$$$$$$$$$$$
TAX FREE!!!
Plan : When all those pups are “IN THE HOUSE” I will call
Health/AC/LEO/HUD/Child Services/Etc. and see if I can get
them jailed/thrown out of the house/chilrun taken away !
I sent you a Freepmail.
The “3 Lil Pigs” that came to my house didn't care less
about me or my dawg’s safety,,,
Oh Well,,,
I did get a funi look when I said,”WE Won't Be Eaten!”...;0)
LOL
No reply to the substance, but a snark at a (rare) misspelled word.
Go back to your dictionary, FRiend. It’s likely your sole solace in such an unfeeling world.
For your further edification,
http://dogbreeds.bulldoginformation.com/
BTW, goodnight.
No, you can’t have a tiger because you’re not a licensed circus owner but you *should* report that bastard for animal abuse and maintaining a public nuisance.
[the latter is your best bet, particularly if you live in a state with strict noise laws]
You could also report him to whatever welfare department is paying his Section 8 rent.
If he can’t pay his own rent, he sure can’t afford a pile of hungry dogs chowing down on expensive feed.
I’m fairly certain that public housing has rules governing what/how much those on the dole can and cannot own before they’re judged “worthy” of leeching from society.
[and all profits from puppy milling would definitely be considered “income” and affect their eligibility]
I see you’re in LA.
Also check out your local animal ordinances and see if there’s a “X-number of dogs” limit in residential neighborhoods.
Most of all, keep that little cutie of yours safe...by any means necessary.
I love *all* dogs but if another dog comes for *my* dogs, I would ~hate~ to do it but I’d stop it however I had to.
Years ago, we had coyotes prowling in packs up on the mountain above me.
My dogs went out in the fenced backyard for toilet and play time while I sat in the doorway with a loaded rifle...just in case.
You’ve obviously mistaken me for an irrational, absolute apologist.
I assure you; I am not.
I am a realist.
*Sometimes*, dogs *are* “bad” and need to be put down.
More often, it’s the irresponsible, idiot owners who should be shot.
Responsibility ~for~ and ~ability~ to control your animals [of any kind] is the rule I live by, as should anyone else who owns *any* animal, large or small.
See?
You went and wasted all that sarcasm on me for nothing....:)
Wasn’t there a Columbo [or some other 70s detective show] episode involving a murder and “killer” Dobermans?
I swear that very premise is kicking up some old “TV series” recollection dust.
really ?
on a freedom loving conservative website just how do you propose to regulate just what sort of or how many children or dogs folks can have EF?
i know you know better than that....i get your point but this sort of thing is not the government's business...children or dogs.
cultural pressure for folks to be more responsible for their kids is the only answer in a free society
if their teeth had no enamel and looked all powdery then they were sucking the meth tallywacker would be my guess
Do you two wankers really care about the dead kid or are you just circle jerking in amazement at your comedic talents only ya’ll can appreciate?
LOL!
Don’t *even* go there!
I grew up with Dobermans and until 2001, I *always* had 2 or more around the house.
In 1990, I accidentally fell in with Ibizan Hounds and and had to totally relearn how to navigate the world because they tear around the yard, leaping, hopping and running joyously at insane speeds, their favorite game being “chicken”.
They will charge at me at about 30mph, dead-on and then *suddenly* swerve, narrowly avoiding knocking me flat.
They think this is hysterically great fun.
You have no idea how hard it is to ignore your natural instinct to dart one way or the other to avoid the collision you *think* is coming.
I have learned the hard way that I must remain perfectly -still- because if I move one millimeter, I throw off their carefully calculated trajectory and they accidentally hit me.
*Then* I rescued a Portuguese Podengo from CA.
She is a runt of a mere 18” but a very sturdy weight of 30 pounds.
I am not used to dogs who are smaller than 27 inches at the shoulder and I’ve lost track of the times she’s been walking under my feet, between them as I walk or cuts across in front of me when I’m otherwise moving around.
After having her since September, I’m just now getting used to looking -down- for a possible dog collision.
[and I’ve become quite adept at the “doggy tap dance” necessary to avoid accidentally stepping on her]...:))
It’s even worse if I’m sitting in the grass as they play.
She has adjusted for the size discrepancy between her and my other dogs by flinging her rump in the air and either whapping them with her butt or kicking them with her hind feet.
I thought was brilliantly clever and adaptive of her...until she came flying up behind *me* while I was sitting and watching the other dogs play and just about knocked me out cold with that muscle-bound little butt of hers....:)
Disregarding her built-in maternal instincts, apparently.
http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/phr/about/ao_faq5.cfm
Find out who owns the unit they’re occupying and address your concerns to him/her.
There are contacts on this website for concerns/complaints.
I just had to take Harley “out” and had 2 of the pits
throw themselves against the fence.(15'6” from my door!)
tryin’ to get at him to rip him apart,,,AS PITS DO!!!
Some folks on this thread want to blame the Child for
the attack!!!
LOL actually, I”m more afraid of a cat than a dog...they have many weapons! Good thing they’re small!
Probably, back when that show was on I think Dobies were the bad dog of the day.
LOL I tell you I have nearly broken my neck tripping over my goldens. They don’t think they need to watch out for me! And if I do trip on them, they look at me like, “Hey idiot, watch what youre doing!”
Throw a few chocolate bars across the fence and let nature take its course.
They accuse people who disagree with them of being callous while making flippant comments about a dead baby.
It’s kind of ironic.
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