Pit Bull Victims Sue Cianci ?

 Infuriating story on the front page of the Providence Journal

    this morning (May 7 ) :  " Twins, 6 injured in attack by pit bull ". The

    attack on Toren and Tyren Gamble  took place at a bus stop on the corner

    of Cranston and Althea. I often catch the Cranston St. bus and have often

    reflected that neighborhood that Cranston St. borders is nothing less than

    a crime against humanity - especially for kids trying to grow up with a

    little promise in their life. Walking up the street, I  am reminded of

    scenes out of " Claude Brown in the Promised Land " and a famous book

    titled " Death at an Early Age " .

                Is Providence  the " Renaissance City " for kids like Toren

    and Tyren ? The Providence Journal published an anti-pit bull letter of

    mine a while back. I said that the vicious beasts often reflect the personality

    of their master... and that the pit bull " will rip a kid's face off just

    for the hell of it ".

                I suggest that  Toren and Tyren send all their future medical

    and dental bills to our charming celebrity Mayor " Buddy " Cianci .

               A city has an obligation to make its streets safe for kids

    and pedestrians.

         I guess Rhode Island is indeed going to the dogs. The tourists here

    in the once idyllic Ocean State are more likely to encounter " Cujo " -

    the Stephen King nightmare than " Jaws " at the beach.

                My own " Cujo " story was published in West Bay on March 5 :

    " Vicious Dogs Rule ".