Tuesday, November 10, 2015

What does Atticus do about Tim Johnson?

It sounds a bit strange, but Atticus shoots Tim Johnson
and kills him.  This sounds strange, but it is not because Tim Johnson is not a human
being.  Tim Johnson is a dog.


Tim has gone mad --
presumably he has rabies.  That makes him a danger to everyone in town because if he
bites them they will get the disease.  Heck Tate asks Atticus to shoot the dog because
Atticus is the best shot around.  With Atticus shooting, there will be less risk of the
bullet missing Tim and accidentally hurting a person.

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