Merciless

I am usually out of bed by 7:00 each morning and on my laptop writing by 7:05. I start to format the morning’s script for the news show and at the same time balance multiple browsers: FaceBook, Twitter, email, Huffington Post, and the NY Daily News. The latter is my way of tapping into the The NY Post without really accessing the Post online. Unlike the Post, NY Daily News is somewhat balanced, colorful, and offers a raw look at all the news happening in my city. They also happen to have an in-your-face reporting style when it comes to NYC’s animals, which let’s face it, is why I really read them. They cover dog fighting busts, dog maulings and shed a very necessary light on cruelty cases.

But still, I wasn’t prepared for what I saw and read this morning. A 17-year old Bronx girl roasted her ex-roommate’s kitten to death in a stove – then played it off as a joke when she was busted by authorities. I just don’t get it. I don’t get how a budding, young teenager who has the whole world at her fingertips, could be so heartless, so merciless, so cruel. I cannot even wrap my mind around it.