My deepest sympathies to the families of the injured infant and deceased camper, but why do these stories always garner headlines? You never read "Thousands of deer murdered by hunters in Autumn" or "Raccoons, Possums, and Squirrels killed by the hundreds every day by automobiles."
@6 The same reason you never read "Millions of ants killed in flood," or "Trillions of bacteria killed under shoe." The smaller its brain, the less empathy a creature garners.
Re Patty vs. Dino: It's so cute when the conservatives start acting like it's unfair that each person gets one vote. We get a lot of that over here in Spokanistan. Even one (maybe more) of the local news channels is playing to that sentiment with headlines like this:
I had totally forgotten about Kids Are People Too!
And how 'bout those kids. They love them some Mick Jagger...
http://www.krem.com/news/King-County-ove…
Even with 100 complaints?
... seriously ...