I think you may be misunderstanding the outrage on this thread.
You say we need to fight cruelty. I agree. But we need to fight it where we find it. This thread was about a sadistic killing of a freezing raft of ducks. I'll be honest -- had I been there to witness this, this snowmobiler would have been unable to get on his snowmobile after I got through with him.
Now as for crimes against people? What in the world makes you think that I would go easier on someone trying to burglarize my home or rape my daughter? Maybe others yawn (as you suggest) at criminal enterprise, but I don't. And I doubt other FReepers on this thread do either.
Yes, let's fight cruelty. But let's fight cruelty in all its forms.
I don't think so. The outrage expressed here may be reasonable, in context, and Freeperville is generally populated with a higher standard of people. But in my lifetime I have encountered so many “animal lovers” whose outrage over cruelty to animals is emotion driven, rather than thought driven, and it often dominates the individual, no matter the political or social creed .
No offense intended. But I think the rage is misdirected.