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Archaea · 07-04-2008, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Solon

Oh yeah. He was nuts. And his family had a lot of guns. Choosing the 20 gauge was extra cruel. There wasn't anything left but fluff, since he shot it at a distance of about 18 inches.

It was my friend's older brother, not an adult at the time (or maybe 18 years old, but you get the point). I know he ended up getting treated for severe psychiatric problems, and I believe he was institutionalized at one point. Sad.

Other than fish, and indirectly through eating of flesh, I have not killed any animal, though I don't oppose hunting, I just was never very fortunate.

But the act of killing a pet which wasn't endangering you is mind boggling. We had a lizard that my staff accidentally killed by leaving a heat lamp on, and the loss of that life troubled me. Perhaps I'm but a wuss, but the harming of animals is something I am unable to comprehend. This may affect my manquotient, but so be it.

Solon · 07-04-2008, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Archaea

Other than fish, and indirectly through eating of flesh, I have not killed any animal, though I don't oppose hunting, I just was never very fortunate.

But the act of killing a pet which wasn't endangering you is mind boggling. We had a lizard that my staff accidentally killed by leaving a heat lamp on, and the loss of that life troubled me. Perhaps I'm but a wuss, but the harming of animals is something I am unable to comprehend. This may affect my manquotient, but so be it.

Nothing wussy about it.

When I get to hell, there are going to be about 1200 potguts waiting for me, still angry that I killed them on the Wyoming prairie when I was 14 years old. Sure, the old rancher was going to poison them anyway, but I still feel bad about it.

I used to hunt a lot and enjoyed it, but hunting's different than just killing.

creekster · 07-04-2008, 01:05 AM

WHen I was in high school a kid a year younger than me killed a cat in an almost unspeakbly cruel way (I was going to describe it, but just trust me on this). I was convinced he would end up being a mass murderer or a criminal of some sort. Years later I was visiting home and ran into another old firend and we began to catch up on HS days. He asked if I had heard what had happened to the cat murderer. I said no, and expected to ehar a tale of criminal acts. Instead, he told me the guy had just been elected as mayor of a then semi0rural town not far from SLC. Weird.

MikeWaters · 07-04-2008, 01:07 AM

Creek, don't mean he is a respectable person when people aren't watching. We can go down the list and look at mayors and city councilmen.

I don't think every animal torturer ends up messed up. But it certainly is a predictor of it.

creekster · 07-04-2008, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Creek, don't mean he is a respectable person when people aren't watching. We can go down the list and look at mayors and city councilmen.

I don't think every animal torturer ends up messed up. But it certainly is a predictor of it.

I agree completely that itis a predictor. By all accounts, however, this fellow has lived a very exemplart life. The story is only notable to me becasue I think it is an aberration.

MikeWaters · 07-04-2008, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by creekster

I agree completely that itis a predictor. By all accounts, however, this fellow has lived a very exemplart life. The story is only notable to me becasue I think it is an aberration.

If one were hunting deviancy, he would be a good person to look for it.

His position of power gives him more access to the powerless.

Mars · 07-04-2008, 02:09 AM

When I was 6, I caught my pets. One day, I came home with a new turtle and frog, which I put together in a goldfish bowl. The next morning, Frog's leg was hanging out of Turtle's mouth, with no other signs of him. Gruesome.

After getting married, my wife bought a cat. We went out of town on vacation, and left the cat with my in-laws (SoCal) with instructions to not let it out of the house (we had paid to have it declawed). They let it out, and a teenage neighbor thought it would be fun to hit it with a bat. Sick. Of course he killed it. I was pretty pissed, but never found out which teenager did it. My wife cried for a week (this was before we had kids).

MikeWaters · 07-04-2008, 02:22 AM

Mars, this is the Serengetti plain, and you and your loved ones are not the predators. You are the prey. As are myself and my family.

TripletDaddy · 07-04-2008, 04:43 AM

My FIL was in the backyard today shooting magpies with his pellet gun.

I watched him kill one....at first, it looked like it exploded in mid-air, feathers flew a bit, then the bird fell down with a small thud.

I went inside, grossed out.

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07-04-2008, 01:05 AM	#43
creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	WHen I was in high school a kid a year younger than me killed a cat in an almost unspeakbly cruel way (I was going to describe it, but just trust me on this). I was convinced he would end up being a mass murderer or a criminal of some sort. Years later I was visiting home and ran into another old firend and we began to catch up on HS days. He asked if I had heard what had happened to the cat murderer. I said no, and expected to ehar a tale of criminal acts. Instead, he told me the guy had just been elected as mayor of a then semi0rural town not far from SLC. Weird. __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.

07-04-2008, 02:09 AM	#47
Mars Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cougartown, USA Posts: 336	When I was 6, I caught my pets. One day, I came home with a new turtle and frog, which I put together in a goldfish bowl. The next morning, Frog's leg was hanging out of Turtle's mouth, with no other signs of him. Gruesome. After getting married, my wife bought a cat. We went out of town on vacation, and left the cat with my in-laws (SoCal) with instructions to not let it out of the house (we had paid to have it declawed). They let it out, and a teenage neighbor thought it would be fun to hit it with a bat. Sick. Of course he killed it. I was pretty pissed, but never found out which teenager did it. My wife cried for a week (this was before we had kids). __________________ "Enter to Learn, Go Fourth and Eighteen!" :twisted:

07-04-2008, 04:43 AM	#49
TripletDaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,483	My FIL was in the backyard today shooting magpies with his pellet gun. I watched him kill one....at first, it looked like it exploded in mid-air, feathers flew a bit, then the bird fell down with a small thud. I went inside, grossed out. __________________ Fitter. Happier. More Productive. "Everyone is against me. Everyone is fawning for 3D's attention and defending him." -- SeattleUte

07-04-2008, 01:07 AM	#44
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Creek, don't mean he is a respectable person when people aren't watching. We can go down the list and look at mayors and city councilmen. I don't think every animal torturer ends up messed up. But it certainly is a predictor of it.

07-04-2008, 02:22 AM	#48
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Mars, this is the Serengetti plain, and you and your loved ones are not the predators. You are the prey. As are myself and my family.