Death By Dog Mauling

...or just business as usual at a large corporation?

I watched the morning news and listened to them discuss the outcome of the dog mauling trial in San Francisco. Here is a situation where two people were warned repeatedly about the malicious and viscious nature of their dangerous "pet". They chose to take no action to correct the situation. Tragically, it ultimately takes the death of a human being to bring the absurdity and horror of this situation to the attention of an outraged public.

There are those who would say "you can't fault the dog, since the owners never trained it." Others would take the position that "well, sure its their dog, but they can't control its natural instincts. It's not their fault." Then you get the absurd defense lawyer out to get her 15 minutes of fame by attempting to turn it into a gay-bashing event, introducing irrelevant and ridiculous "evidence".

I understand the importance of due process, and that justice takes time to ensure our freedoms and human rights. In this particular case, justice was served and the perpetrators will be paying for their crime. However, it does nothing to restore the life of a once healthy, and happy woman. That debt will NEVER be paid off.

Learnings? I suggest you draw your own parallels about what you may see around you regarding how business executives develop people put under their care. Are they making any attempt to correct bad behavior? Who is really at fault when an employee "goes off"?

Time will tell - let's just hope there are no more deaths.

and then there is the controversy about the catholic church and coverup or mishandling of bad behavior by priests. hmmmm... As Buffalo Springfield once said "something happening here".