Best Race Card Ever Played

[Tagus]

'Racist' dog defended after attack

April 10, 2010

GANNETT NEWS

YONKERS, N.Y. -- A dog said to have a tendency to bark at minorities is being called "racist" -- a charge its owner, Paul Tocco, denies.

A year ago, the animal, Jenna, bit Andrew Owens, a black handyman at Valley Oil, a heating oil business that Tocco's family runs.

Recently, the 58-year-old Owens "egged on" the barking dog, which was chained outside the business, police said.

Owens then pulled out a 9-inch folding knife and slashed the dog across the face, through the eye socket, police said.

He admitted to the crime and was charged with felony aggravated cruelty. In explaining the incident, Tocco first told a local reporter that the dog had it in for Owens -- and other minorities, for that matter.

"The dog reacts to black people, Hispanics, anyone who is not white," Tocco said. "She always barked at him [Owens]. He was well aware the dog didn't like him, and he knew to stay away from her."

Tocco is now backing off that statement, and several other people who know and love the 4-year-old canine have come to Jenna's defense, saying she's no racist and, in fact, has many black and Hispanic friends.

"All of my friends are minorities, and the dog has never attacked any of them," said Richard Lopez, 20, a Hispanic who once lived with Tocco and helped take care of Jenna. "She wouldn't harm a fly."

[Cream Soda]

[Tyche]

I've been suspicious for a couple of years that my Chihuahua doesn't like black people. Any blck person that walks through the door gets barked at.

[Headspace]

saying she's no racist and, in fact, has many black and Hispanic friends.

lol

[miokomioko]

black guy antagonizes chained-up dog

dog barks at black guy

black guy pulls knife on chained-up dog

black guy stabs the dog in the face

it's not his fault because the dog is racist?

WAT

[Abandon]

racist ass dog

[Feedmenow]

A year ago, the animal, Jenna, bit Andrew Owens, a black handyman at Valley Oil, a heating oil business that Tocco's family runs.

Recently, the 58-year-old Owens "egged on" the barking dog, which was chained outside the business, police said.

Owens then pulled out a 9-inch folding knife and slashed the dog across the face, through the eye socket, police said.

His bark must have been worse than his bite.

[Plow]

Need to know what kind of dog. Lots of dogs really are racist lol. Pit bulls especially, which is hilarious when you think about it.

[Tagus]

I believe it was a German Shepherd. Here is an artist's rendering of the dog...

http://img.slate.com/media/1/2057072..._RacistDog.jpg

[Woozie]

saying she's no racist and, in fact, has many black and Hispanic friends.

lol

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that was hilarious lol

[Tagus]

Here's a preview for the upcoming film based on this unfortunate story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v/dg-jabBZGq0&hl

[Alleya]

Man trailers sucked in the 80s.

[Dimmauk]

My dog only barks are white people, she even bit my wife's dad's friend and he is white.

My dog is also Black. LOL

[AoE]

To be fair, when a bitch barks at me, sometimes I wanna pull out a knife on her too.

[Pikarya]

Directed by Ronald Martin.

[Absolutely Virtue]

When I was like seven we had a black friend (see!? I'm not racist) that had to hide every time we went to our friend David's house because his dog, a big beast of a fucking thing, always barked at black people. True story.

[LinktheDeme]

See the problem with these dogs is the schooling. Have you seen those dogs training facilities? They practically promote racism the entire time.

[Priran]

man that dog is such a racist, always barkin at me like I'm dangerously insane

I know, I'll SLASH IT ACROSS THE FACE WITH A 9-INCH KNIFE, that'll teach it

[pohibaba]

I remember this King of the Hill episode.

[Blarg]

The dog wouldn't have to be racist if minorities weren't so inferior