The images of blood and death are ubiquitous. Gangs assault each other and murder innocent bystanders. Video games splash gore and horror across television screens and computer monitors. Rap songs cry out for the demise of cops. Robbers kill customers in that quintessential symbol of America, our fast-food restaurants.
Zoos become venues for slaughter.
I'm here to tell you it isn't so. Such blanket judgments are wrong, untrue, and damnable lies. I can hear the gasps. Of course, those whose utterances drip such contempt no doubt failed to catch the crucial adjective in my statement. That modest modifier makes all the difference.