[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

You didn't answer my question.

Essentially, because said "question" was an idiotic one. Not all questions are created equal, sadly.

I have a well treated dog by the way

Why do I find this possibility a highly dubious one, at best? Hmmm... reason... reason...

Wanting to send someone to the joint for beating a dog is most definitely a 'PETA' type.

Ah! There it is!

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

Any comments on why the prosecution would be using pop psychology child development theories concerning the potential future actions of a 26-year old man? What if this guy was 50 years old?

I beat my dog for crapping on the rug, and punted his ass outside. I also had to shoot a hound who got into the chickens. Nothing you can do with a dog on a farm once he has the taste for that. How many years will that give me? I'm a Christian man who has never laid a hand on a woman or baby. Think I'm more likely to, before or after, the beating or shooting? Or just maybe I, like many others, know the difference between and animal and a human. There's not a big slippery slope between the LAW versus the man above, and the LAW versus people like me. Granted there's likely a big difference between this man and me, but not enough to keep a crazy PETA anti-humanist leftist happy.

[ol painless]

It is a fair question to ask. You avoid answering because you know what the answer is and that it makes you position look ridiculous.

I will answer it for you. You would not send a man to the joint for beating a rat because they are nasty rodents. Dog are cute and furry and deserve more protection.

If I am wrong about you position by all means please let me know. Do you want full torture protection for all animals from ants to zebras, or just the cute ones?