by Karon Brandt

Created on: November 26, 2007

Does using the "n" word automatically classify one as a racist? I have heard people say things in the heat of anger that I am sure did not represent their "true natures."

Does Duane "Dog" Chapman believe he is superior in character or ability to anybody else because of his race? No.

Dog knows his roots. Dog was a former gang member who was in jail for 18 months for a murder he says he was a "legal accessory" to. He was 24. He was sentenced to 5 years, but he was released on probation after 18 months.

Chapman will be the first to admit he has made many bad choices in life, and he is very grateful he got a second chance to make good.

The "racist" issue focuses on a private phone call between Chapman and his son. Tucker was talking about his black girlfriend. Dog had never personally met the girl, but it seems her reputation preceded her, and Tucker knew she was a hot button topic. Dog called her a "n" and was furious that Tucker was dating her.

During his dad's rant, Tucker taped the phone call and sold the tape to the National Enquirer for a measly $15,000.

On the Larry King Live show, Dog saw a picture of the girl for the first time. He said she was a beautiful woman; he meant nothing personal about her. On national TV, he personally asked her for forgiveness. I believe she is taking the low road and suing Dog.

Perhaps Tucker knew he could get his dad to blow off his mouth by talking about his black/white/green girlfriend that his dad didn't like. Maybe he pre-planned the taped call?

Dog, the Bounty Hunter, as most of us know him from his reality TV show, has the job of risking his life to put criminals back in jail to keep the rest of us safe.

Dog puts some very unsavory people in his van to haul them off to jail. He often offers them a cigarette and gives them a "fatherly talk" about the ways of life that lead to death, like theirs.

He tells them they have family who love them and want them to do well in life. Sometimes he gets emotionally choked up with sympathy. He says they remind him of himself at that age.

His wife, Beth, who always stands by him and works alongside him, will often put the "case" into perspective for him, and say this is how it must be done. But she, too, shows her caring side to the criminals they pick up. In fact they often hug and shake hands with their "captives."

Dog and Beth offer their "clients" help and explain their job as bounty hunters. The Chapmans tell them they care about them, and they can look them up when they get out of jail if

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