Mexican Donkey Freed From Jail After Assault

"TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico - A Mexican donkey has been freed from jail after doing time for assault and battery. The Televisa network on Wednesday showed "Blacky" gobbling food from a bucket after spending three days in a jail that normally holds people for public drunkenness and other disturbances.
Blacky was jailed for biting and kicking two men near a ranch outside Tuxtla Gutierrez, the capital of Chiapas state.

Officials freed the donkey after its owner paid a fine of $36 and the $115 hospital bill of the men, who suffered bites to the chest and a broken ankle. Authorities say he also must pay $480 to each man for missed work days."

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/weird_news/20080521_ap_mexicandonkeyfreedfromjailafterassault.html

This is great!

A donkey named Blacky attacking two men gets put in jail.

I wonder why Blackys story hasn’t been told! Me thinks its the white oppressors at work again!

*Cue sound track depicting villany*

Maybe Blacky is a product of his environment. Its not Blackys fault he was raised in the slums of Mexico and prone to violent acts of biting. The fact he was gobbling his food suggests to me that Blacky probably hasn’t been fed in a while, which makes me think he’s neglected. Why aren’t we doing more as a community to support Blacky?

Could it be Blacky was merely protecting his property? Maybe these two men were trespassing on Blackys land? Maybe they were trying to steal from Blacky? Maybe they had stolen from Blacky and this was the only way he knew how to serve justice in his donkey oppressed community?

Just look at the amount of time he spent in jail. I bet if that was a Stead committing those crimes they would only have been placed over night?

The problem is there will never be any justice for Blacky until Mexico as a people can see past their old prejudices and begin to heal, together, forever, where ever.

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Yes! I am an idiot.