Animals Do Not Have Rights

Fellow Patriots:

I do not like political correctness. Political correctness is nothing more than censorship of our thoughts, words and actions. I fight it wherever I find it. Political correctness also results in the bastardization of the language and confuses communications. Obviously, there are those whose agenda is to demonize those who refuse to be sheeple when it comes to their thoughts, words and deeds. So, when I witnessed a small example of what I believe is political correctness in news reporting I had to comment on it. By the way, if you listen carefully to the news, you will find all kinds of subtle examples of political correctness. I get really ticked about these kinds of things, because I have a B.A. in English, and I am a lawyer, by occupation. I know it is not earth-shattering stuff, but it is a pet peeve of mine.

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Dear Stacie [Schaibel, Channel 8 News reporter]:

I listened with interest to your report about the cat that was killed. My interest was peaked by your statement that the cat "was brutally MURDERED." As a person whose bachelor's degree is in English, and who is a practicing lawyer with many years of defending people charged with crimes, I am concerned about who writes your stories. By definition, murder is the unjustified killing of a human being. I take great umbrage at the bastardization of the English language, especially by the media. Cats are animals. While I understand that there are those who belive that their pets are family members as much as a child would be, animals are not human. Therefore, because a cat is not human, but is instead an animal, it cannot be murdered. It can be "brutally killed," or "senselessly butchered." And while I do not and would not go around killing animals for no reason, I also do not give them rights that they can are unable to exercise or to which they are not entitled.
I watch Channel 8 for my local news because I have observed it to be the most professional and the most objective in this market. My opinion about Channel 8's objectivity and professionalism is eroded by this kind of reporting. I would ask that you and your colleagues be accurate in your reporting of the facts and in your use of the English language. I do not believe in political correctness, because it is nothing more than censorship. I would hope that Channel 8 News, as a news operation, would not want to be told by anyone what words it must use or what words it cannot use in reporting the news. I would also hope that, as reporters, you would not want to become nothing more than a propoganda vehicle for verious single interest groups. [BTW:"nothing" should probably be "anything", but I am tired when I write this.]
Words have meaning and certain words have certain meanings. Please be more accurate. (By the way, when a criminal breaks into a person's house and takes things, that is a burglary, not a robbery. When a criminal assails a woman on the street and takes her purse, that is a robbery. Most people seem not to understand this distinction, either. You can, however, educate people about these kinds of things by using the correct words when reporting events.)
Keep up the good work.
Thank you.