$50,000 bail too little for dog-assault suspect

I'm dismayed that a Thurston County Superior Court judge set bail at just $50,000 for the man arrested in connection with the rape and hanging of the therapy dog named Diamond.

I wonder if Judge Erik D. Price knows that the FBI now tracks animal abuse cases because it's been proven that those perpetrators are far more likely to hurt people; I'd like to think he would not have set bail so low if he'd known that.

I tried to send the judge a short message to that effect, but was told he cannot ethically hear such things.

How bizarre of him to shield himself that way. He's a publicly elected official who hasn't even been assigned to this case. Maybe he reads the paper?

This story was originally published April 15, 2016 at 9:29 AM with the headline "$50,000 bail too little for dog-assault suspect."