73-year old Oklahoma man jailed after using bolt cutter to bust beloved pooch out of dog pound

Times News ^ | 10/25/2010 | AP News

[goseminoles]

Gonna read the whole story and brb.

[TribalPrincess2U]

Knowing from experience, this will hasten the old man’s death.
Anyone that has a beloved dog knows of what I speak.

May the same end come to the people who did this.
Curse them!

[goseminoles]

Ok.
A) shouldn’t have burglarized the pound.
B) Shouldn’t have eunthanize the dog with 90 days or so.
Something else is going on and it stinks.

[the OlLine Rebel]

That IS ridiculous. On what grounds did they kill the dog?

[the OlLine Rebel]

It’s not as if the man was going to “PRISON” for a year or more. Even then, they could just put the dog in the pound and let him be adopted out. To think he was killed while the man was just put in jail (not prison) is beyond reasonable. I don’t see any good reason to kill the dog, unless after so long no one adopted him (standard OP for a shelter).

[SkyDancer]

Wow~ a mad rabid calf kitten puppy killing poodle .... worse than a flock of foaming at the mouth pit bulls .....

[BenKenobi]

Yeah, I consider personal responsibility to involve dealing with the situation to my satisfaction. That means, not screwing people over.

Of course, perhaps personal responsibility in your case means calling the police to resolve a dispute.

[1rudeboy]

So you have this old guy, who cannot restrain his dog. The dog becomes a ward of the state, and everyone else pays for his care. (And the probability of the dog being adopted-out is probably around 10-15%). So the dog gets euthanized anyway, but only after being mistreated even further.

[1rudeboy]

The dog was a public nuisance, if the news reports are correct. Dance around it, if you wish.

[Quickgun]

I'm at a loss for words. If someone were to kill one of my dogs for no more reason than that, my responsibility to behave civilly would end.

[1rudeboy]

Now wait a minute. If you cannot restrain your dogs, I will kill them without compunction.

[TruthConquers]

So, you and nobody else has enough heart to buy this poor old man a leash for his dog.

Right?

And because you and this poor old man’s neighbors have no heart, no one will have any heart for you, or his neighbors.

[bayouranger]

Ar his age...if it were me..I’d get mine.

[Victor]

"...So you have this old guy, who cannot restrain his dog. The dog becomes a ward of the state, and everyone else pays for his care. (And the probability of the dog being adopted-out is probably around 10-15%). So the dog gets euthanized anyway, but only after being mistreated even further......"

Somehow, I think you would have had a future with the SS.

Born out of time and place, son...

[1rudeboy]

So, you and nobody else has enough heart to buy this poor old man a leash for his dog.

ROTFLMAO. Send this story to Kathleen Parker at the Post!

[TruthConquers]

So, you’re a fiscal conservative, BUT not a social conservative.

I will remember that when you face the Ozombie death panels.

[1rudeboy]

Dayum, I give you reality . . . and you go full Godwin on me? Jeepers.

[Victor]

"...Dayum, I give you reality . . . and you go full Godwin on me? Jeepers....."

Just sayin'....where's your heart?

[1rudeboy]

I'd hold off on that, TQ, because I'm not convinced you know the meaning of social conservatism.

In any case, I don't need your "social" approval to rescue animals. And if you want to direct your efforts toward "no kill" shelters, have fun with the libs you meet.

[1rudeboy]

My heart was hardened by the obvious attempt of the writer to take advantage of it . . . just sayin’.