Seattle, WA

It was an ugly weekend for Washington, news wise. Weldon Marc Gilbert, a millionaire pilot, was arrested in Atlanta, charged with raping and torturing at least 20 young boys at his upscale home on Lake Tapps.

He gave them alcohol. We don’t know if there’s drugs involved,” said Troyer. “He had rooms specifically designated for this. He was an intelligent man. He was a wealthy man. He put all of those things together, and he was able to do what he needed to do to get what he wanted.”

They also found videotapes of the abuse. It’s no wonder that parents are afraid to let their kids out of the house these days. While crimes against children continue to decrease just reading about people like Gilbert make you want to lock your kids up and never left them out of the house. You can’t even safely send them to church.

From child abuse to animal abuse, next up over the weekend was the shooting and abandonment of two ponies near a North Bend public riding trail.

“One was found face down away from the other one,” she said. “Their manes and tails were not in good condition and they only had shoes on some feet. … Somebody probably knows something and we hope they come forward.”

Apparently someone did know something and they did come forward. The owner stating that “friends” euthanized the horses. The ponies were shot in the head, which may turn out to be a legal way to euthanize animals. Dumping the bodies on public property, not so legal.

It seems they weren’t faring a lot better down in Oregon over the weekend where a teenager was arrested for beating a 71-year old man with a baseball bat. The teen is believed to be a gang member and a mere 15 years old. If convicted he may find himself in jail until he’s 71. The elderly man is lucky to be alive. He’s reported to be in fair but stable condition. The teenager has been charged with assault, attempted murder and criminal mischief. The last charge was because he was reported spray-painting graffiti at a MAX stop, police said.

Makes you want to go back to bed, doesn’t it?

Send me your happy stories. I think we’ve had enough bad ones. Let’s go look at cute kitty pictures instead!

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