Like other commenters, I too would like to know the identity of WestMichTeaParty's confidant.
Not only is this comment brain-meltingly stupid, it bears an unfortunate resemblance to rape apologists' insinuations that the woman should have done more to prevent her assault. That said, I will resort to bullet points.
1. There is no such thing as a "feral bat." This implies that it was at one time somebody's pet bat, but flew from its loving home only to contract rabies. So sad!
2. How anyone can provoke a bat while asleep is beyond me.
3. There is no such thing as "bat repellent."
4. Kentwood is not widely known to be a "feral bat area," nor do its residents use bed nets. Instead, they donate to NGOs which provide bed nets to those actually at risk of contracting malaria. In, you know, the tropics.
5. I assume by "spotters" he means the woman's dog. Is there a bat-sniffing training course available, and if so do they train the dogs to attack the bats, or simply to locate them?
6. Good luck! I hope you enjoy living in a state of barely-repressed panic, knowing that horrific tragedy could strike at any moment!
Cash prize offered for anyone who can find evidence of a) persuasion or b) a point in the above remarks.* If these government agencies did not exist, the woman in the article would be dead. WestMichTeaParty either doesn't understand this, or considers it an acceptable tradeoff for ideological purity.
Never let it be said that conservatives have no sense of humor.
* Not intended to be a factual statement.
She was probably playing her "theremin" WestMichTeaParty knows everything of course.
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