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16 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Metro Transit future: ... · 3 replies · -8 points

You are so clearly ignorant.

16 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Woman attacked by dogs... · 0 replies · 0 points

Ya, you're probably right. The CDC is an unreliable place to get a statistic like "over half are pit bull and rottweilers".

ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Publications/mmwr/wk/mm4621.pdf

Though I appreciate your info - I see you didn't include any reliable source either to back up your comment. Kudos.

16 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Woman attacked by dogs... · 6 replies · +7 points

Though certainly I blame owners for not caging their unpredictable animals -- let us remember pit bulls were bred for the sole purpose of fighting. ( a cross of a bulldog and terrier)

It should be of no surprise that the Center for Disease Control finds that over half of the dog-related attack deaths are from "Pit bull-type dogs and Rottweilers". These types weren't bred to be cuddly teddy bears...

16 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Man who shot dog and l... · 0 replies · -1 points

We had a rot in our neighborhood. Our neighbor shot and killed it when it jumped the fence and started biting his daughter.

Not really the point now is it? Though he'll find good company with you in hell -as I can't imagine those who wish hell upon someone are really fit to be with their christian god.

16 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Man who shot dog and l... · 0 replies · -1 points

Good call - you seem like such a better man than him.

16 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Man who shot dog and l... · 0 replies · -2 points

Good plan - as of today - let's rush out and prosecute any family who's put down their family pet with murder.

Oh yes, even those who flushed their gold fish down the toilet or burned ants with a magnifying glass!

16 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Man who shot dog and l... · 0 replies · -3 points

Yes! That's got to be it. Dogs and other animals don't just act like animals. Bears don't just attack, dogs don't just bark and attack small children and elderly, and certainly birds don't just poop on us unprovocted. Oh wait - or do they given that in the end, they're unpredictable animals. Dogs just happen to be more domesticated.

If he intended the dog to suffer, then sure, animal cruelty. Charge him with that.

For all those posting that the owner deserves the same fate as the dog -- you're no better than him.

16 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Parents unhappy over 2... · 3 replies · -9 points

This is our own fault. If we'd impose a mix of income and sales tax like other more healthy states -- and stop doing stupid things like insisting the state earmark only certain funds for certain projects instead of allowing it to be a collective pool.

Out of who's butt do we think we can just pull money out of and pay for teachers?

16 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Cell phone snapshot la... · 0 replies · +2 points

As any bank employee will tell you, they're trained to NOT take aggressive action against a suspected or real robber. This concept of "protecting assets at any cost" just doesn't apply in any industry -- this is why we have insurance. Human life is never expendable for the protection of assets.

However, journalists who take pictures are often arrested -- and then released after the situation is determined innocent/safe. This is how the world works. Police can take someone into custody but must release them in a 24-48 hours if they have no evidence to suggest they were involved in criminal activity.

Sure, he's a self-proclaimed anarchist. But - let's remember we judge crimes not people or their past. A person may have a history of crime, and that's used to determine if there's a likelihood of committing a crime again - but ultimately guilt is determined by the actual act.

17 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Crash of stolen car sn... · 5 replies · -3 points

I always thought police should withdraw from the pursuit if it's deemed dangerous to the public. Seems this was pretty dangerous to the public, and rather expensive during the post-crash. I wonder why said policemen/women didn't just stop pursuing the suspect, allow suspect to feel comfortable slowing down himself, and we'd all be a lot safer. Surely this pursuit/crash cost far more than the insurance claim for a stolen car.

Or maybe police dream of pursuing cars at high rates of speed just like on TV. Search "police hits kid pursuing speeder" on Google and find out why police are supposed to factor in public safety when determining if a chase is worth it.

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