The Bull been following the news frenzy over comments made by Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman, (A&E’s ‘Bounty Hunter’), concerning his son’s troubled black girlfriend.
I have now listened to both the long and the short versions. I have to admit, the tapes bothered me on several levels. The first level was that I had to go to the National Enquirer’s web site to hear the tapes! 
Another problem I have is, indeed, Dog’s use of the ‘N’ word. Frankly, I don’t like the word. The only time my dear old Dad ever used his hand against me was for the use of that word when I was just a wee lad. With one swing of his massively muscled arm he rolled my miserable ass across the lawn – and rightfully so. It is a term that is offensive to me, and to Society on the whole. My children know that should ever that word fall from their lips in my presence that they can expect exactly the same treatment I got all those years ago. Despite my personal feelings we must come to terms with the facts surrounding the word ‘nigger’.
A sad fact is that it is a word that it is a term has been in our language so long now that to suddenly say that no one can use it anymore simply won’t work. Especially when the very people that raise such an uproar when it is used use it themselves, often as a term of endearment! The Bull lives about as far South as one can go, in Mobile, AL. I can not leave the house without hearing the ‘N’ word being used. From the white population? No, (and this troubles me most), it comes from the black population when speaking of other blacks. I’m sorry folks, but such double standards just don’t work! Either the word is off limits to everyone or it is fair game for everyone. Therefore I say to the black population of America: “Make up your minds! We can either all use it, or none of us can use it.” (…and to be clear, I’d rather it be ‘none of us’.)
Now, as for Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman the man. Duane is a man with many rough edges and stranger ideas than even The Bull on appropriate attire. Here is a guy brought up hard by a harder man who went ‘bad’ at a young age. He paid his debt to Society, turned his life around, and made his life into a great success as a bounty hunter. Some folks balk at the idea of bounty hunters, yet without them our judicial system would simply collapse under the weight of bond-jumpers. The police know this and while they may not necessarily always like the hunters they tolerate them. Chapman has also been honored by the State Legislature and Governor of Hawaii for his contributions in the War on Drugs. On the whole, Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman has taken the broken pieces of his Life and made a monument to the idea of Second Chances. That certainly doesn’t make him perfect, but to quote someone from America’s favorite Faith, “Let him who is without sin cast the first stone“. If you think you fit this category please contact The Bull. I’ve always wanted to meet a ‘perfect’ human. Yes, he said ‘nigger’ – several times. How many times have you said that word, Dear Reader? Be honest! Even if you have not said it public, how many times in life have you uttered it in private? How many times have you thought it? Do not for a moment consider this post an apology on the behalf of Dog. He was wrong in what he said! Yet, I ask you, was what he said – in a private conversation – worth the losses he and his entire family will suffer? The Bull thinks not!
Finally, concerning Dog’s son, Tucker. Simply put, the boy is a traitorous pig. A scumbag that sold out his own father, step-mother, and all of his siblings for cash. There are damned few things lower on the totem pole of Human Existence than someone like Tucker Chapman. From listening to the tapes it is obvious that Dog was dealing with a son who’s girlfriend of seven months was determined to cause as much discontent within the Chapman household as possible until and unless Tucker was brought into the business so he, (and she), could share in whatever fame and fortune was made by Dog’s celebrity. After threats made against Beth Chapman, (Dog’s wife), by said girlfriend, Tucker was told – in no uncertain terms – that she was not welcome in or around the rest of the Family and neither was Tucker as long as he kept this girl in his life. The Bull supports Dog in that decision! Should one of my children so upset my household or had a ‘friend’ threatened my wife, that child would have to face the same commandment from dear ol’ Dad. This ‘girlfriend’ knew very well, (according to Dog’s own words in the tape), the language used in the Chapman household and had threatened to wear a wire to catch the ‘N’ word being used. My guess is this was her plan all along: Get in on the cash or bring down Dog and his family. Sick. Tucker, you should be ashamed!
A&E has suspended production of ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ series pending investigations. The Bull hopes that they will immediately restart production of what is apparently a hit show. To do otherwise over what is, in fact, an internal family squabble would be simply wrong. Let A&E know what you think by visiting this page and sending you comments. You will find the ‘Contact Us’ link at the bottom of the page. The Bull ask only one thing: Be fair minded in your thoughts and comments.
For now,
Bull, out. 
