It was a freak event - one you would expect to see in the wild but not from a pet
It was a tragic inexplicable event - no one is to blame
The 9-1-1 operator did a great job working with a hysterical caller in a highly unusual situation
All we can do is pray for the poor woman injured in this unfortunate attack
Don't try to make a pet out of a chimpanzee (More below)
People think chimpanzees are like humans but that's a big mistake
Giving Xanax to the chimp was foolish - no wonder the animal's owner is changing her story
Psychiatric drugs push some humans to violence - it apparently does the same for chimpanzees
How does someone keep a 200-pound wild animal in her home for 15 years? Some government agency didn't do its job
It's tragic the police didn't immediately shoot the beast
Years of brainwashing by animal-rights activists is the reason the cops delayed in shooting the chimp
I'm appalled at the performance of the 9-1-1 operator
Unexpected events and slow response by police - 2 more good reasons to have a firearm handy
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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.