Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Tiger Takes Drugs

In an indirect way.

I post this because it shows the lengths the MSM and state will go to to protect itself. The government isn't for you, readers.

Now, this could all be true; the kid could have been stoned and drunk and annoying the tiger; however, the MSM account almost makes it sound like, hey, well, the kid deserved to get eaten.


"Tiger attack victim had drugs in system

SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Medical Examiner says a teenager who was killed by an escaped zoo tiger six months ago had marijuana and alcohol in his system. The toxicology report was released Monday. It is included with an autopsy that concluded 17-year-old Carlos Sousa Jr. was killed by "blunt force injuries of the head and neck." Sousa's two friends also were seriously injured when a 250-pound Siberian tiger escaped its enclosure at San Francisco Zoo on Christmas Day. Michael Cardoza, a lawyer for the Sousa family, says it is irrelevant whether the teen was drinking or smoking pot before he was mauled. The family is suing the city. The wall surrounding the tiger's enlosure was found to be 4 feet lower than recommended industry standards (AP)."

Is it just me, or does this article feel like its blaming the kid for the tiger attacking because he was drunk or stoned?

The SF zoo doesn't want to pay up, does it?