Another Day, Another Tax Paying Dollar

My final day of sitting through all day meetings in Anaheim. I’ve taken in so much information in the past two days that my brain is swollen. I’m not complaining, really; I’ve been starving for this type of challenge for years now. What I’m not happy about is the thought of tackling the traffic tonight back up to Simi. Ugh. What’s up with this shit about protesting the police for shooting that baby? God, I’m so sick of people pointing the finger at anyone but themselves. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I don’t believe the cops can be corrupt or that they have crossed the line many times when it comes to catching their man. That being said, come on! Here is a perfect example of someone who takes absolutely no responsibility for her actions and the choices she’s made in her life. Usually I would say there are two sides to every story. This time, no. This situation is so damn obvious. The step-daughter called 911 and is now in protective custody because the family is angry that she did. Okay, what the hell was she supposed to do?!?! The man threatened to kill her, the baby, the wife and himself and was waving a gun! The wife herself had called the police earlier in the day and actually said that Jose Pena had threatened to kill her. Let’s take a step back here and focus on the wife for a moment. Lorena Pena, a wise woman. She marries Jose Raul Pena. This man is an alleged child molester. He was served a restraining order for this the day before he got himself killed. There are even reports that they were separated. Hmm, sounds like a happy, loving marriage to me. And such a wonderful environment for little Susie Pena. So now cut to the day of the shootings. Jose comes out and starts shooting at the SWAT team. When they shoot back, he retreats into his shop and returns with the baby in front of him. Now he has the gun and the kid, who by the way he’s threatening to kill, and is firing at the cops again. This little song and dance goes on for almost three hours while the police try everything to get this guy to surrender. Don’t forget, he is firing out into the street so it’s not only cops that are at risk of being shot. Unfortunately, the baby is shot along with the Dad of the Year and both die. Who’s at fault for this terrible event? The police? The step-daughter for calling 911? No, it’s none other than Jose Raul Pena himself. And now the wife, who let’s not forget was separated from Jose, is making comments like “he was a loving man, a caring man” and “he would never do anything to hurts his daughter”. What planet does this woman live on? It’s understandable that she’s upset about the death of her daughter. Now, however, she has an attorney and is going after the LAPD. Hey, Lorena how about blaming yourself for marrying and having a child with such a volatile man? She’s at least partially to blame for her actions in this too. Someone just doesn’t explode in the manner that he did without some indication in his life that he could be capable of violence. Why didn’t she deal with that before? It makes me so fucking mad to think that she probably will end up getting some sort of settlement from the county. Someone should follow her life now and see what kind of choices she makes going forward. My bet? She’ll end up with another loser guy and have yet a third kid with him. And in the meantime, we all get to foot the bill for her stupid actions. Time for me to get ready to earn Lorena’s money today… Sorry about your baby, but it's time to grow up Bitch!