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To: Coleus

He got 5 years for killing some animals? Why? Because they’re cute and fluffy wuffy? How many animals have died because most people here (including me) have enjoyed eating tasty burgers and succulent pork chops? Is there such a big moral difference in killing a kitten because it makes you feel better about the fact that you are a pathetic loser, and killing a less cute animal because you love the taste of cooked animal flesh, or at least one that justifies a 5 year prison sentence?

I’m not a member of PETA or even a vegetarian, I’m just wondering why people who have no qualms about eating meat get so wound up about this sort of thing...


20 posted on 01/13/2009 8:46:51 PM PST by sinsofsolarempirefan
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan

Well, personally I don’t eat meat. But the issue is not that he killed the kittens — animals shelters and vets do that every day. He took them under false pretenses from people who were offering them only as pets, AND he tortured them, deliberately making them suffer extreme pain and terror before they died. It’s quite illegal to do that when killing an animal for food, and is a sign that the man is dangerously mentally ill and a threat to humans as well as animals.


21 posted on 01/13/2009 8:53:17 PM PST by GovernmentShrinker
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan
Well, I'm a hunter and a carnivore myself, and I can see the difference. The difference is cruelty. Taking life with respect in order to sustain life is, in my opinion, a very different thing from taking it while deliberately inflicting suffering and solely for the purposes of amusement. That constitutes a lack of respect that reflects on all life including one's own. It isn't a minor point, IMHO.

Just my $0.02.

23 posted on 01/13/2009 9:32:46 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan

Did you even read a single sentence beyont the headline?


28 posted on 01/14/2009 2:56:54 AM PST by Gigantor (Sunni or later, shiite happens...)
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan

Are you dense? He purposely tortured the innocent things. He’s sick and dangerous and should never be allowed back into society. What kind of human being could purposely torture a kitten?? Good Lord.


31 posted on 01/14/2009 5:39:11 AM PST by Fawn (*********************Jack Bauer for President*****************************)
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan

>He got 5 years for killing some animals? Why? Because they’re cute and fluffy wuffy?<

Perhaps because if not stopped, he’ll go from animals to the serial murder of human beings. In any case, he’s mentally ill.


34 posted on 01/14/2009 6:12:27 AM PST by Darnright (A penny saved is a government oversight)
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan
Where do you buy meat from animals tortured to death?

If you don't see the difference, I feel kinda sorry for you.

37 posted on 01/14/2009 7:12:32 AM PST by Turret Gunner A20
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