This unit consists primarily of case studies, that we watch and converse about during class. Today we started watching "Dog Mauling" which has to do with a lesbian couple who lived in San Francisco. One of the partners, Diane, came home after getting groceries one day, and got attacked by her neighbor's Presa Canarios. The neighbors claimed that the attack was a freak accident, and that nothing like it had ever happened before, but after further research the police found that dozens of calls had been made complaining about the dogs' aggressive behavior. After even further investigation the police found that the owners had obtained the dogs from a man in prison nick-named "Corn Fed". He was a part of the Aryan brotherhood, and ran an illegal breeding/training program for Presa Canarios. This raises many questions; primarily was if the attack was actually an accident, or a well coordinated hate crime. One more important albeit disturbing piece of information is that the owners of the dog adopted Corn Fed, so that he could be part of their marriage. I like to think of the defendant as innocent until proven guilty; because it helps me look at the entire case study with the smallest amount of bias against the defendant however cruel the act they are being tried for is. I do this so that I can at both sides of the argument and consider all of the evidence for and against the defendant in a deeper and more fair way. It is the morally right thing to do seeing as the actual American justice system is based on this exact code of conduct.