Quote of the Day

I have been writing and reading a lot about the resurgent cougar population here in North America. The story of the cougar being shot in the city of Chicago by the CPD interests me greatly. I am still waiting to hear if this is the same cougar that had been spotted here in Southern Wisconsin. If that is true, that cat walked from South Dakota, through Minnesota, Southern Wisconsin, perhaps through Wilmette, IL, and south to Chicago. Amazing.

I am no defender of the famously corrupt CPD, but they did the right thing by shooting that animal. If they did not it would only be a matter of time before the lion started eating dogs, cats, and humans - especially in an area like Chicago that doesn't have enough of the lion's normal things to chew on, like small game and most importantly, deer.

The Chicago cops could have made up the story about the cougar charging the officers before they put it down, but it could also be true. Either way they did everyone a huge favor by killing it. I am interested to see the reaction by many people on blogs and in the media. Many, many people who don't understand how these animals operate are beating up on the CPD for their actions.

Upon reading some of these reactions I came upon this gem from this story in the LA Times:

I am totally disgusted by Chicago Police and will report them to PETA for their horrible attack on an innocent animal.

After cleaning up my computer screen from the spray of vitamin water that I expelled upon reading this reaction, I chuckled for about five more minutes and then came up with four words to respond to this poor, misguided individual: GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.

Cross Posted at ChicagoBoyz.