Tragedy Strikes Man, Cow.

       Of all the important news that was reported in our newspapers today there is one article in particular that seems unfinished. It tells of an unusual death, but doesn't explain what led to that death. It seems that far to the south, on another continent, a man was killed by a cow that fell through his roof and landed on the man, killing him.
       There is no mention as to whether the cow has been arrested or if it was an accident. The item did not mention how the cow happened to fall through the roof onto the poor man but missed the wife. How is the legal system of Brazil, where the death occurred, to handle such an event as this? A police officer in Caratinga explained the man died of internal bleeding. I'm not surprised.
       I am surprised that the investigation didn't delve deeper into this mystery. Or if it did, then why didn't the news article explain this situation? How did the cow come to be on the roof in the first place? Was there a bovine ladder? Or was the cow a skydiver? Why do you suppose a cow would come to be on that roof? Apparently the roof was made of asbestos. Who would build a roof out of a known carcinogen? Didn't this man realize that roof could kill him?
       Building codes are there for a reason. A one ton cow on an asbestos roof. That's a recipe for disaster. This is a story that should have been milked for all it was worth. I should also report that the news article did not mention the condition of the cow. If this was an accident, wouldn't you think that information should have been a part of the article? The man's name was Joao Maria DeSouza.  Wouldn't you think the cow was entitled to have it's name mentioned? I guess that's a moot question now. Is there a cover-up here? I would think the police might be sweeping the barn for clues.
       Let this be a lesson to all people with low roofs or tall cows. Don't feed the cows bird seed. Now, I've heard of the cow that jumped over the moon, but I always thought that was a soft landing. Not like this. Mothers don't let your younguns grow up to sleep under the milking parlor.