Pit bull hater recruiting for his cause — on government stationery
By Christie Keith
August 9, 2009
Wow. Via Selma Mulvey over at Caveat, a really nasty piece of paranoid pit bull hate from Kory A. Nelson, the Senior Assistant City Attorney for Denver, offering to help other jurisdictions fight off, ignore, and circumvent the court of public opinion when it comes to pit bull laws.
First, he offers his assistance in helping other communities fight the scourge of, well… us, and what he calls our “irrational emotional rhetoric,” which he says makes it “easy for any government official to become confused.”
He warns them that “First, you have to understand that the anti-BSL pundits organize over a number of web group sites that help distribute mass emails to all their registered members.” This sounds extremely seditious to me… until he names the ringleader of them… and it’s a freaking YAHOO GROUP (bolding mine):
While you could find these groups on any major web group site, one I recommend to examine and sign up for is BSL-UPDATES@Yahoogroups.com. I find this site to be a good source of information and strategic intelligence gathering. If you have been targeted by these groups (most likely how I found out about your recent interest in this topic of BSL), that (sic) your organization will be flooded with emails, letters, and telephone calls from members of these groups. You should contact your leaders and advise them of this, as it has been my experience the same members will send emails, letters, or telephone calls to each jurisdiction reviewing this issue in hopes of intimidating them into a full retreat away from the issue. I can cite you specific examples where these groups have promised to bring litigation against local governmental entities, but failed to follow through with the threat when their threats bad been called. Many of these emails and letters will have either fake or bad names and/or addresses, as our attempts to respond to them resulted in this discovery.
The revolution apparently will not be televised; it’s gonna be on YAHOO GROUPS. And you’d better warn those government officials that the bad scary pit bull people are going to… are you ready?… send letters and make phone calls! Obviously, a matter to be looked into under the Patriot Act.
But don’t worry, foes of the irrational emotional rhetoric of the pro-pit insurgency! Mr. Nelson, he started his own Yahoo group, now apparently defunct or renamed, but once known as DangerousDogLaw@yahoogroups.com. Ooooh the counter-insurgency! It’s OMG exciting like watching the Matrix, but with dogs and stuff.
So, where do we get the money for all those emails and letters and phone calls? We are being super-sekritly funded by dog fighters, of course:
Second, many of these groups have questionable funding sources, as they are usually willing to take donations without keeping records of the true identity of the donor. For this reason, the rumors of big donations from dog fighting proponents have been unconfirmed. But it would make sense that with all of the money involved in the illegal dog fighting circles, those involved would be donating funds to support their straw man advocates.
And why do we do this? Because we’re animal lovers. That’s right, dear readers; it is a very very very bad thing for animal lovers to express our beliefs as they relate to legislation. Remember that the next time some devil whispers seductively in your ear, using his best dog fighter-financed oily charm, that an email to your town council about breed-specific legislation would be a good thing to do:
Many of these animal control personnel have either come from or have been trained by non profit animal welfare organizations…. The ongoing “political correctness’” involved within this field would prevent any organization from admitting the obvious truth that “The Emperor Has No Clothes”, because these organizations are heavily dependant upon the donations of charitable individuals who are either incapable or unwilling to learn the truth, and are more susceptible to the emotional rhetoric of anti-BSL advocates.
Why is it exactly that we animal lovers are such a threat? It’s because we’re organized, and our foes (AKA, people who have been bitten by dogs) are not:
(T)here are no known organized groups of victims of dog attacks. Only plastic surgeons, prosecutors, and a few brave legislators appear to be the publicized advocates in favor of BSL.
It’s a PDF file, but definitely worth the read — check it out here.
Oh, the snark!! Honestly Christie, you’re surprised you have politicians following you on Twitter? ;O) I’m surprised they’re not joined by standup comedians and professional roasters…
I wish we could bottle it… Snark! - by CK!
Comment by Kim — August 9, 2009 @ 3:29 pm
The sad thing is that his bosses undoubtedly approve of his shenanigans. Kory has also been lecturing around the country on how to use the principle of “home rule” to circumvent state laws against BSL.. it’s “home rule” that has allowed almost all jurisdictions in Colorado that want BSL to pass it (e.g. Aurora) AFTER the state law.
Kind of makes you wonder what the purpose of state laws is…
Comment by EmilyS — August 9, 2009 @ 6:26 pm
“Third most animal control organizations tasked with duties on behalf of local government take a position against BSL.”
And the last thing we want to do is listen to animal control organizations when it comes to laws regulating animal control. That would be like…the farmers guarding the hen house!
Comment by Eric Goebelbecker — August 9, 2009 @ 9:30 pm
Geesh, he makes us all sound so scarey, Im even afraid of myself now….really though, can i just say….this guy sounds like he might be off his meds. I can assure him Im not funded by any questionable funding source for all the donations I make, my mostly empty wallet is open to anyone who wants to look…and most of all to most animal causes that are in need of help…
Comment by Sandi K — August 9, 2009 @ 10:10 pm
Reading this about Korey Nelson and his search for seditious dog owners seeking to undermine BSL among Yahoo groups, it’s no wonder so many dog people have swallowed one side of the Murder Hollow basset story so readily! The blackshirts are Out There and they are real! Possibly there were none involved in the Willard debacle, but that doesn’t make the threat to dog ownership any less when confronted with the likes of Nutcase Nelson.
Comment by Anne T — August 10, 2009 @ 3:06 am
The only place K. Nelson belongs is behind bars,
What did Michael Vick do that is worse than this slug’s behaviour.
His mission in life is spreading Hate.
He is GARBAGE.
smarock10@yahoo.com
Comment by selwyn marock — August 10, 2009 @ 6:08 am
Whatever the truth of the Murder Hollow story, it is absolutely true that in Denver jackbooted storm troopers come to people’s houses and take away their perfectly innocent dogs. Rarely are any of those dogs given the chance to go to nice caring rescues. Denver has killed thousands of non-trouble-causing animals they call “pit bulls” over the last few years.
http://denverkillsdogs.com/
Comment by EmilyS — August 10, 2009 @ 7:49 am
I think it is kind of hilarious that Mr. Nelson accuses those of us who are urging municipalities to use common sense and actual, factual information regarding dog behavior, bites and fatalities, when crafting their laws of being driven purely by emotion. I mean really, all this time I thought that was what the other side was doing! And for the record, Mr. Nelson, I am both a dog attack survivor, and an opponent of BSL. It is possible to be both, once you realize what factors are really important in causing, and avoiding, dog attacks. Anyone who is really concerned with public safety and understands the facts will not support BSL in any form.
Comment by Keri Kirkpatrick — August 10, 2009 @ 2:36 pm
Said it before, I’ll say it again. Any government employee using government stationery (and possibly time) for SELF-PROMOTION and promotion of a personal agenda should be fired.
Denver taxpayers should be asking whether this is an appropriate use of their tax dollars. Is this included in the government employee’s job description?
Oddest thing….I recall scuttlebutt that Nelson reportedly had a German Shepherd that terrified his neighbours. Howcum GSDs aren’t seized and killed in Denver, huh huh huh???
Comment by Social Mange — August 17, 2009 @ 6:25 am
I recall scuttlebutt that Nelson reportedly had …
Comment by Social Mange — August 17, 2009
Cough up a citation before you post this sort of thing.
“Scuttlebutt” and “reportedly” are BS terms. Find and report what you know and can support. Otherwise, you’re no better than those who engage in anonymous Internet lie-forwarding.
Comment by Gina Spadafori — August 17, 2009 @ 6:39 am
I agree with you Gina, but it is certainly true that we have seen pit bull hating authority figures who own biting dogs.
http://yesbiscuit.blogspot.com.....tolen.html
Comment by EmilyS — August 17, 2009 @ 7:05 am