Connie and Scott Ijams were delivering phonebooks to homes in Bloomington IL last October when a
pit bull pushed through a screen door and severely mauled Connie Ijams and bit Scott when he tried to save her.
The pit bull, Bo, tore up both Connie's arms requiring many hours of surgery, a 10 day hospital stay, $73,000 and four months later she still has no feeling in her arms except for annoying itching that can't be scratched. Connie and Scott are having a benefit to help pay for her $73,000 and climbing hospital bills.
Here is a video of the idiot owner,
SHANIE DOSS, crying about how horrible it was that people were yelling at her while her pit bull engaged in a protracted mauling of a woman. Despite SHANIE DOSS' whining and crying, she is being charged with a class 4 felony and various ordinance violations.
Would it surprise anyone to know that SHANIE DOSS is a backyard breeder, previously allowed her pit bull to escape, get hit by a car and break both its legs, and has a previous felony conviction?
And her husband, well, he pled not guilty by reason of insanity to running a red light, causing an accident and leaving the scene, I kid you not. Yeah, he was found guilty. He also owes the City of Bloomington $725 for ordinance violations.
You can find all the details at this
link. You will have to enter the names SHANIE DOSS and MICHAEL COSTIN.
After watching that video and photos, you'd think Bloomington Illinois was some kind of crappy hillbilly haven. But, it's not just a refuge for abominable redneck buffonery. Bloomington Illinois has been a college town for 160 years as the home of Illinois Wesleyan University an exclusive little liberal arts college established in 1850 that can be found on many "best colleges" lists.
The city is lousy with historic mansions turned into B&Bs, museums, and upscale apartments. Bloomington is host to one of the most respected
Shakespearean festivals in North America. And they have at least one
church that bills itself as progressive, open and affirming.
Bloomington's median income ($58,662) is above the national median and above the illinois' median and has lower poverty rates than the nation and Illinois. The second largest employer for Bloomington residents is Illinois State University located in both Bloomington and its twin city, Normal.
The largest employer is State Farm Insurance, the current insurance darling of pit nutters. After
Farmers Insurance announced it will no longer be providing coverage for pit bulls and rottweilers in California, many nutters in other states proclaimed they will be switching to State Farm because they haven't banned dangerous breeds yet. Well, look out State Farm, gird your loins, look what's coming to you right outside you corporate headquarters.
SHANIE DOSS' breeding practices illustrate beautifully how man eaters are bred. Bo, the pit bull who viciously attacked Connie Ijams had already been bred twice to the another pit bull in SHAINE DOSS's house before his DNA kicked in. Bo sired some or all of the eight puppies their female had in October 2010. They evidently had two male pit bulls that they allowedto have at their female. The other pit bull got the RIP facebook tribute. Who knows why. They sold all the puppies from the second litter of seven by June 2011. So currently running around Bloomington Illinois are as many 15 two and three year old pit bulls who may have inherited papa's proclivity for random shows of extreme man eating aggression.
Some of them may wind up on the upscale, progressive, enlightened, open-minded, inclusive side of town where rescue angels buy home owners insurance. I'd stay away from any black and white or brown and white marked pit bulls in the Bloomington area for next few years. There's about 15 of them that are ready to express their genetic heritage. Is this pit bull featured on the Bloomington farmer's market and Artists' Alley facebook page one of SHANIE DOSS' man eaters?
And what is with Bloomington and her sister city Normal? They are home rule cities in Illinois, so they can enact breed specific legislation despite the statewide ban on BSL. People have been
calling for regulation for years as attacks have become progressively more horrific in Bloomington. Are they waiting for someone to die, because that is looking like an increasingly sure bet. Bloomington should look to
Pawtucket, RI for some answers. Pawtucket is very happy with their ban which has been effective and practicable for the less wealthy but similar sized city.
