understanding the causes and consequences of violence towards animals may be important in the effort to fight crime against humans. A 3-year study recently conducted by the MSPCA suggests that people who abused animals were five times as more likely to commit violent crimes against people than those who do not mistreat animals. Animal abuse was also fund to be linked to such non-violent crimes such as property infringement, drug abuse, and disorderly conduct. But fines are minimal for offenders, and jail time is extremely rare, even thought 70% of the public would like to see stronger penalties against animal abuse.Animal rights are a serious subject. All living things deserve equal respect. Cruelty against animals should be treated the same as crimes against people. I don’t mean stepping on an ant equals a 25-to-life sentence, but the example of tying up a dog, setting it on fire, and drowning it in a lake is a good place to start the justice system rolling. People with these types of disorders should be dealt with accordingly. One notable exception is hunting. Hunting is an important form of population control concerning deer, rabbits, birds, etc. America’s Youngsters Are Responsible for Church Burnings#13 pg. 137Scapegoating minorities puts a human face on an enemy that people are unable to pin blame on. Problems such as global competition, automation, and education are faceless dilemmas, un-personal blockades that keep us from achieving our goals. But to pin blame on an ethnic group relieves the stress and tension of helplessness. Black Americans have made effective scapegoats for America’s problems since the first slave ships arrived long ago. Held down by society until the recent civil rights movements, blacks were easy targets because the were always unable to fight back. Church burnings, lynch mobs, cross burnings, and other hate crimes were common up until recently.Unfortunately, violent hate crimes still oc...
