“Rats not puppies. People like puppies. They’re cute,” retorts Joseph Protento, District Superintendent.
“Turtles naturally eat puppies or rats.”
“The turtle’s an invasive species here, it must be eliminated.”
“I can relocate it far away.”
“No, the turtle must be destroyed.”
“You realize how backward educated people consider our community?”
“Maybe, but we look avenging, in the eyes of the God-fearing. That’s who votes for this Board.”
“Don’t we have an obligation to educate?”
“Not if we’re voted out.”