Quote:
Originally Posted by Rose
"...If anyone sees anybody beating a living creature, you call the cops, no questions asked..."
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Regarding "The Law" and animals, the beating would have to be witnessed by "the cops" to make an arrest.
That charge is a
misdemeanor. (It must be police-witnessed).
Quote:
Originally Posted by Island Life
"...There's just not enough information here to make the assumption that he was beating the dog...Pups can be pretty stubborn and can spontaneously refuse to walk on a leash...dragging them along by the leash happens..."
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Agreed—and "yip" doesn't correspond to "beating".
You can get a "yip" just by accidentally stepping on a dog's toe.
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Or mine—come to think of it!)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rose
"...sometimes I just push the wrong button...probably why I'd never make a good Commander in Chief...")
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Don't count yourself out quite yet.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rose
"...What would you do if this were a child? Why would the response be different for an animal...?"
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Have you owned a dog? A large dog? If you've ever owned a dog, you'd know that training a dog sometimes requires some stern and directed language. We won't even talk about horses!
Without
some discipline, our population can end up with millions of
Artemis running around!
(You wouldn't like that prospect, right?)
