So, I may be in trouble...

[472 R/T SE]

We Americans' have our priorities mixed up.
Michael Vick caught hell for what he did, which he should have.  Almost ruined his career but Americans' like a good rags to riches story.

Former Chiefs Pro Bowl RB Larry Johnson has a habit of beating up women.  Did he ever get suspended or serve any jail time?
About the worst punishment he got was being released before he was able to break the Chiefs all time rushing record held by former great Priest Holmes.  Boy that pissed him off.  


We sent our Golden deep undercover looking for Vick.  

[TUFCAT]

We sent our Golden deep undercover looking for Vick.  

Adorable!

[Ram07]

haha, the dog pic is very cute...looks just like the dog in the parking lot!

As for the kid thing, have no clue what I would have done, thats a tricky one for sure, one that is best to stay out of, I think....unless its something, well, not so good...

[bull]

Let's just say you shouldn't get in trouble but these days doing the right thing doesn't seem to work out very well.

[ACUDANUT]

Good job on your part.  BTW I knew an asshole who punched his dog in the face because the dog chewed on something attached to his house.  I told him he was a asshole and never talked to him again....BTW, I later set his dog free and removed his dog tags.

[TUFCAT]

Good job on your part.  BTW I knew an asshole who punched his dog in the face because the dog chewed on something attached to his house.  I told him he was a asshole and never talked to him again....BTW, I later set his dog free and removed his dog tags.

I realize you meant well, but setting him free wasn't the best decision. You should have taken him to a proper animal shelter to be adopted into a good forever home. Who knows what kind of dangers or abuse the dog could have got himself into being "free".  

[Brass]

Just saw this.  Yeah - that guy needed to be tuned.

[Ram07]

I too feel an outrage when I see something like this.  And also think I would step in to help the animal in distress.

However food for thought is what would we do when we see someone hitting a child? Do we tend to step back a bit and are less likely to step up?

I was in a check out line the other day and in front of me was a woman with a small child in the cart.  I saw a cell phone fall from the basket to the floor and the child caught hell from the woman. I could see that the child had nothing to do with the cell phone but she took a good smack from the woman and a lecture that she could not understand. (too young).

That little girl was happy and bright until the smack and it was clear to me that she had know idea why she was hit.  The rest of the child crying episode was the woman explaining to me and the checker that the child was a problem.

So my bringing this up is to say I think I could have decked the woman if it was her dog that she hit but felt a resistance because it was a child.

I don't like this.  Why did I resist-- It is rhetorical of course--  

That's a tricky one for sure...the Mother thought the kid did something wrong, but didn't realize she (the mother) was wrong...she over reacted, but...yeah...I dunno what I would do in that type of situation...I would have probably told the Mom what I saw...and run...

But, if was a kid, being tossed around, or hit, as in out of control type thing ...no matter what the kid did, I would definitely step in...

[Ram07]

Good job on your part.  BTW I knew an asshole who punched his dog in the face because the dog chewed on something attached to his house.  I told him he was a asshole and never talked to him again....BTW, I later set his dog free and removed his dog tags.

I realize you meant well, but setting him free wasn't the best decision. You should have taken him to a proper animal shelter to be adopted into a good forever home. Who knows what kind of dangers or abuse the dog could have got himself into being "free".  

I would agree, you did the right thing, sort of....but I would have made a call to get the dog picked up..

[Bobs69]

Good for you sir!  I'm glad you stepped in. 

I know here in Ontario the rules for animal abuse are getting more serious.  After all, it's said to lead to further abuse then eventually to fellow humans.

[Steve P.]

If he tries that I would definitely push that you were acting in defense of the dog and even if it did I think the testimony of the witnesses would negate anything he said. He instigated it by hitting the animal, and I'd bet that would make him the aggressor.

I totally agree. Could be wrong, but my money is on you and the dog. Now go to the pound and adopt him. He'll be your shadow for life knowing you will be his. 

[Ram07]

Just saw this...dog is in a new home and safe...no charges against me, unsure about the ass who hit the dog....no matter...he no longer owns it, and that works for me...would have taken the pooch, but already have two...(if there are no charges against him, he already got a punch in the nose,  )

[Steve P.]

No doubt that shot to his nose was nothing compared to what he has done to the dog.

I am a firm believer in good dog training. It starts very early on and never really ends, but punching a dog is equal to punching a baby to me!!    You just gave him a slight taste of what he deserves...

[ACUDANUT]

X2 

[Bobs69]

You should have adopted that dog!  Go visit him soon.