~Pit bulls and Parolees ~
I typically do not find anything admiral about parolees, due to the nature of the known likelihood of them repeating the original offense or adding to their record by committing some other type of crime. With this being said, I DO NOT feel this way toward every parolee. I do have someone in my family that has served time in prison for making wrong choices in life. However, this person I am speaking of straightened his life while in prison and today is an ordained minister. He is an amazing person who truly made a wrong choice in life, has never tried to make an excuse for his wrongdoing, and who made the best out of the situation. I do not in any way condone what he did, but I respect and admire the outcome. I hope that makes sense.
In the vast majority of cases, we see parolee’s repeating the offense, getting caught back up in the wrong crowds, remaining hooked on drugs, involved in gang activity, continuing to rape young women and children, continuing to find troubles with alcohol, repeat offenses of child and domestic abuse…. You name it. The list just goes on and on. When a parolee is released from prison most people turn their heads in the other direction, not wanting to provide any assistance…. Or maybe they are just tired of being that person that is always bailing someone out. Any way you go about it, it is easy to turn your head and just walk away. At some point or another people need to get their acts together and keep them out of trouble. At the end of the day, you can’t help someone that is not willing to help themselves.
Back to my original subject line of Pit bulls and Parolee’s; I have become so addicted to this show on Animal Planet! It is unreal how I can sit for a few hours and watch episode after episode. I can’t help but to have so much respect for the woman that runs this program. Her life revolves around the pit bulls that she has taken in, her children, her husband who is in prison, and her parolee’s. What amaze me even more are the chances and the opportunities at life that she gives not only the pits, but also the parolee’s. To me, that has to be so rewarding for her when she sees these guys making changes for the better. I know I am amazed and filled with joy when I see them pushing for a better life! After all, life is what you make it in the end. Sure, from time to time, the parolee that cannot seem to get their act together gets locked back up. But, that goes with any situation in life. We all take ten steps forward and five steps back at times (sometimes ten forward and fifteen back, just depends on the person and their moral’s I suppose). No one ever said life is supposed to be easy. It is just how you handle it and maintain certain situations. When we fall, we need to learn how to act quickly and begin picking up the pieces. As I watch the show and see different emotions surface, I learn that Tia is always full of love, sacrifices, second chances, surprises, and hard work. She never stops. I see the ex-convicts working their way to a better lifestyle with one step at a time. Baby steps are what it takes to make it in the world once you have a record on hand. What amazes me the most though, is her strength and will to help rehabilitate the ex-cons and pit bulls from all different backgrounds and situations. This show is proof that people can make the best out of terrible decisions, mistakes, and circumstances; just as it shows regardless of what a dog has been through, he or she can still be your best friend. Pit’s are not everyone’s enemy as the media hype has made them out to be. I think she is doing an amazing and selfless job with everything she has on her plate.
