Ron Bogdan of Princeton
Well, I have done an about-face, 180-degree turn on the Congo issue. I am not just John Q. Public, I was there holding a sign. One picture you showed over time even had me in it.
I never have, even till now, blamed the dog or his offspring for either incident. Back in November when the frenzy was on and I became involved, I felt there was a lot of unknown, and that the dog and the family deserved the benefit of the doubt. Now, having seen the way Mr. James handled this situation, I feel duped and likely lied to, about what occurred then — because of what we know occurred now.
As a supporter of Congo, I was not against the judge or the animal control officer, but now I can see how Mr. James was and is, and his actions of taking the dogs’ lives as his way of depriving “them” of taking their lives is just so manipulative and selfish on his part.
The superior court gave him a gift in returning the dog from death row, to his home on conditions, and for that, with the next questionable shady incident, he takes the dog’s life. Who is he to be making such decisions? This was not what I protested for. At the very least he should have notified the court, cooperated with everyone involved from the other side, and waited for the court’s directive on the next step he should take.
Everything he did, with his choice to kill the dogs himself, casts doubt that we ever had or have the real story. I can even forgive the dog after this most recent attack. What I can’t forgive is Mr. James being the authority, the decider of fate, and the person who decided he was going to just dispense his own brand of justice, so as to deprive the authorities of their ability to do so — as if, in listening to him. they had an agenda and looked forward to this outcome in some perverse manner. He owed the court, the supporters, the public in general the ability to see this play out through the directives of the Superior Court after his mother-in-law’s attack from the dogs. Somewhere along the line this all became too personal to Mr. James and his family; I now feel he and they would lie about anything, to effect (and justify) the outcome they sought.
As a sign-holding supporter that whole day, I fell on my sword. Mr. James, it is now time for you to fall on yours.
Ron Bogdan
Witherspoon Street
Princeton
