A lot of readers have complained about that article on the guy who raped the dog. The problem, which lept out at me too, is that the article makes it sound like the bigger crime was dog rape rather than his sexual assault of two girls. I agree it sounds like that, but I assumed it was because this was a follow-up story about the fact the dog died. It reads that way to me. This story is new to us, but presumably this has been in the headlines in South Carolina for a while. If I’m wrong, then I agree it’s pretty outrageous, no matter how much of a dog guy I may be.

Update: From a reader: here’s the earlier link…it looks like this guy attacked the two girls earlier on and was awaiting trial for those. http://www.fox21.com/Global/story.asp?S=3388412 The tone of this article is one of a frustrated community who can’t seem to get rid of this criminal kid. while out on bail for the two girls, he raped the dog. which it seems was witnessed by the owner…

Sylvia Jones says she wouldn’t have believed it had she not seen it with her own eyes. “When I got here we were laying on the deck looking at him and he had his pants down and he was doing sexual activity with the dog like a man would do to a woman.”