WaPo:
A barking pit bull alerted a family of five to a smoldering fire in the basement of an Alexandria townhouse this weekend, fire officials said.
Jasmine, a young pit bull, began barking after a fire broke out shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday in the basement of a brick duplex at 37 South Gordon St. Smoke alarms sounded, but the family only heard the barking before emergency responders arrived.
Sure, it sounds good—score one for the pit bull apologists—but who set this fire, hmm? All arson investigations begin with a long, hard look at whoever discovered the fire because in many cases like this the “hero” set the fire to attract attention to his or her heroism. Just sayin’.
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It sounds reasonable — make yourself look like a hero to the benefit of your own ego and image. This Pitbull just proves that they are cold and calculated emotionless machines, only interested in getting fed and brutally disemboweling the elderly and weak of human society.
I read this article over the weekend and thought of you, Dan. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.
Even a broken clock is right twice a day so maybe once in awhile a pit bull can do something good.
Reading more closely, the dog’s infernal barking drowned out the sound of the smoke alarms.
Nice try, bad doggie!
I miss slog
Dan, I’m pretty sure you set the fire in an effort to frame the pit bull. Looks like you’ve been foiled again, Savage. Stop mauling six-year-olds.
What’s worse is that the pit bull might have started the fire due to an adopted sibling and secret racisms. Just sayin’.
“Looks like you’ve been foiled again, Savage. Stop mauling six-year-olds.”
This is my quote of the day.
It also voted to ban gay marriage after enjoying a lunch of fois gras.
Where’s the morning news? I’ve been without the P.I. for over a week now and now there’s no morning news on slog for the past 3 days? My nerves are in tatters!
Oh no, now we have mutant pit bulls with telekinetic fire starter abilities?
Haha, @8, that is the first thing I thought of when I read Dan’s post. I’m sure this pit bull had an adopted Doberman little sister, that is why he started the house on fire.
At least the Pit Bull didn’t steal red wine from his local grocer!
The market completely going to pieces was all because a few pit bulls engaged in risky borrowing.
Mrs. O’Leary’s cow was blamed for the great fire in Chicago, but secret files show it was actually a pit bull.
You know who built the cross that Jesus was nailed to? A pit bull.
@11, apparently Slog can’t be bothered to “do” news any more. Not that they ever did a very good job of it.
Sure, blame it all on the pit bull.
http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/…
Well I’m pleased that Dan can bring a fair and balanced perspective to this pressing issue, just as he can throw a bone to the occasional upstanding youth pastor.
maybe he has some canine version of Munchausen syndrome by proxy?
Oh, Dan.
I hate the Stranger slightly less today.