tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post5675756421515914845..comments2023-10-30T11:47:53.134-04:00Comments on why.i.hate.dc: Killing Dogs: Bad, Killing Eagles: HilariousDave Strouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284013068083846700noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-32867572114326316782007-08-24T09:24:00.000-04:002007-08-24T09:24:00.000-04:00Boyer,Is it just because we're from places where w...Boyer,<BR/><BR/>Is it just because we're from places where we eat things that live in our yard which people from other parts of the country would have exterminated?<BR/><BR/>Heartland 4 lyfe.Eriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05416333783199418885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-44330802608343470642007-08-23T15:37:00.000-04:002007-08-23T15:37:00.000-04:00Umm... wait a sec. You have eaten squirrel?Umm... wait a sec. You have eaten squirrel?nicholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868537555683210289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-77226757653006984522007-08-23T09:39:00.000-04:002007-08-23T09:39:00.000-04:00The fact that you mentioned they aren't "mainstrea...The fact that you mentioned they aren't "mainstream pets" backs up my argument further. I'm from the deep south - believe me - I realize that people have the occasional raccoon, opossum, various birds, etc., that stick around and eat whatever those who choose to have them around leave for them. <BR/><BR/>As to the 'moral sliderule,' I'm not saying that what my boy in Waldorf was doing WAS in any way moral, I'm just saying watching and encouraging dogs to rip each other to shreds for 45 minutes-1 hour is less "moral" than poppin' a cap in a squirrel (by the way, squirrel is actually fairly tasty, if cooked properly).<BR/><BR/>I think you and I are in agreement that using the word "moral" to begin with was shaky.Boyer in the Districthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04843192367174824028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-35799181489369314532007-08-23T09:30:00.000-04:002007-08-23T09:30:00.000-04:00Boyer,They aren't mainstream pets, but I swear to ...Boyer,<BR/><BR/>They aren't mainstream pets, but I swear to you that people do have those as pets, and not an insignificant number of people.<BR/><BR/>There are other pets that you and I haven't even heard of, I'm sure, that would be on the same moral sliderule as shooting dogs or opossum.<BR/><BR/>Basically, because humans are weird, exempting things we do, or would like to, keep in our homes from being shot on "moral" grounds is both logically shaky and totally silly.<BR/><BR/>I call bs. I want a better reason.Eriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05416333783199418885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-55927731574207143082007-08-23T09:23:00.000-04:002007-08-23T09:23:00.000-04:00Rusty, "is killing a dog for sport less moral than...Rusty, <BR/><BR/>"is killing a dog for sport less moral than killing an eagle or possum for sport?"<BR/><BR/>I'll answer - we don't have eagles and possums as pets. Nor vultures, squirrels, and other "small game."<BR/><BR/>Done.Boyer in the Districthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04843192367174824028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-8112665303134516652007-08-22T16:54:00.000-04:002007-08-22T16:54:00.000-04:00you didn't specifically say killing dogs for sport...you didn't specifically say killing dogs for sport in your initial post and besides, i wouldn't consider what the two jackasses in the wa post article were doing sport. i will say that i think there is a clear moral difference between killing certain domesticated animals for sport and killing certain wild (assuming its not protected by statute) animals for sport.coffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281869265533977694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-45466472854654247472007-08-22T16:32:00.000-04:002007-08-22T16:32:00.000-04:00Dogs take all this time and work -- opossum just e...Dogs take all this time and work -- opossum just eat our trash! They are trying to save our planet while dogs are keeping us reliant on Chinese products (poisenous dog foods, etc.).<BR/><BR/>I say shoot the dogs!<BR/><BR/>U S A, U S A.Eriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05416333783199418885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-71098319083795641232007-08-22T16:31:00.000-04:002007-08-22T16:31:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Eriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05416333783199418885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-10994276731008571492007-08-22T16:12:00.000-04:002007-08-22T16:12:00.000-04:00Coffee, leave the Vick stuff out of it. Straight u...Coffee, leave the Vick stuff out of it. Straight up, is killing a dog for sport less moral than killing an eagle or possum for sport? I think you would have a hard time arguing that one is acceptable while the other is not.Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00527020690421880939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-4436209634854870732007-08-22T15:54:00.000-04:002007-08-22T15:54:00.000-04:00because puppies are cute, but small game is kinda ...because puppies are cute, but small game is kinda gross.miss beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615089008977273621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-5781980665787773302007-08-22T15:53:00.000-04:002007-08-22T15:53:00.000-04:00wow, rusty, just wow, please tell me you're not se...wow, rusty, just wow, please tell me you're not serious. because if you really don't see the difference between fighting/torturing dogs (to include rape stands, electrocutions, & any other sordid details in michael vick's indictment that i may have overlooked), then the only way i can explain it to you is by asking you not to have kids.coffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281869265533977694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-77528988296516523792007-08-22T15:45:00.000-04:002007-08-22T15:45:00.000-04:00I'm pretty sure shooting animals from your apartme...I'm pretty sure shooting animals from your apartment is on Jeff Foxworthy's "You Might Be A Redneck If" list.HRH King Friday XIII, Ret.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10906200050785557272noreply@blogger.com