Apparently, some males believe that animal abuse is a more morally repugnant crime than rape. See below:
<blockquote>From Feministing.com
<p>The below transcript followed a short clip of <a href=”http://feministing.com/archives/003941.html”>Kobe Bryant</a> proclaiming his innocence, which Grace used to make a point about how Vick should speak up in the media:</p> <blockquote>SMITH: Yes, well, that’s — he’s been in a lot of trouble lately, when you think about all the other incidents, and this is just the worst one of all. Keep in mind, too, that while Kobe Bryant is a situation we can sort of compare this to, this really is much worse. Not only can you argue that <strong>the crimes are much worse </strong>in terms of, you know, killing dogs and that kind of thing, but as an NFL starting quarterback, you are the most visible face in that city. I`ve said all along, in fact, you know, if you go through and, you know, very quickly name 10 mayors of major cities in the country… <p>GRACE: Larry Smith, did I just hear you say…</p> <p>SMITH: … you could have a harder time doing that…</p> <p>GRACE: … mistreatment of…</p> <p>SMITH: … than naming 10 NFL starting quarterbacks.</p> <p>GRACE: Did I just hear Larry Smith, CNN sports correspondent and anchor, state that crimes on a dog are much worse than crimes on a woman? Did I hear that?</p></blockquote></blockquote>I’m not quite sure how to take this asinine statement. Surely this well educated brother that has a mother & probably sisters realizes that women are in fact much more valued in our society as they are “human” and that rape is a horrific crime against them. I’m not condoning the dog-fighting business…but you cannot compare the two.
