So angry, I'm shaking.... - MyCorgi.com2024-03-29T10:28:57Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topics/so-angry-i-m-shaking?commentId=1150197%3AComment%3A1885975&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTo my mind, the issue here is…tag:mycorgi.com,2015-02-06:1150197:Comment:19026792015-02-06T14:14:59.886ZVicky Hayhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/VickyHay
<p>To my mind, the issue here is that anyone who will abuse an animal will abuse humans, especially defenseless children. When we pat someone on the wrist and say, "Now dearie, let's not do that anymore," we fail to recognize that the guy is a dangerous mental case.</p>
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<p>The guy will go on to bigger and far more horrifying things when he gets out of the slam. We need to build a competent, functional mental health system in this country, and <em>use it</em>.</p>
<p>To my mind, the issue here is that anyone who will abuse an animal will abuse humans, especially defenseless children. When we pat someone on the wrist and say, "Now dearie, let's not do that anymore," we fail to recognize that the guy is a dangerous mental case.</p>
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<p>The guy will go on to bigger and far more horrifying things when he gets out of the slam. We need to build a competent, functional mental health system in this country, and <em>use it</em>.</p> A 90-day plea deal seems like…tag:mycorgi.com,2015-02-06:1150197:Comment:19026782015-02-06T05:07:35.406ZRandihttp://mycorgi.com/profile/RandiTokar
<p>A 90-day plea deal seems like a slap on the wrist to me. Also shows that guns-plus-alcohol anger DOES appear to work for the criminal, and should be accepted by society? I think not.</p>
<p>This man should never be allowed to own a firearm in the future. I have always owned firearms, but I expect to be punished if I try acting like a drunk John Wayne? I think the Whole Book, should be thrown at these types of creeps. Send him to jail. Send a message to similar flotsam. It would benefit all…</p>
<p>A 90-day plea deal seems like a slap on the wrist to me. Also shows that guns-plus-alcohol anger DOES appear to work for the criminal, and should be accepted by society? I think not.</p>
<p>This man should never be allowed to own a firearm in the future. I have always owned firearms, but I expect to be punished if I try acting like a drunk John Wayne? I think the Whole Book, should be thrown at these types of creeps. Send him to jail. Send a message to similar flotsam. It would benefit all of us.</p> Years ago, a visibly disturbe…tag:mycorgi.com,2015-02-06:1150197:Comment:19027502015-02-06T04:34:24.661ZJohn Wolffhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JohnWolff92
<p>Years ago, a visibly disturbed, agitated man knocked on my door, thinking I was the owner of the dog that was driving him nuts (we had no dog then -- the animal was driving me nuts, too). I spent quite a while listening to him, commiserating, and talking him down.</p>
<p>If this ever happens again, and the guy has been drinking, and has a gun, I hope he'll have heard of this case and remembers that the perp got a lot more than a 90-day plea deal.</p>
<p>That's the gist of my letter,…</p>
<p>Years ago, a visibly disturbed, agitated man knocked on my door, thinking I was the owner of the dog that was driving him nuts (we had no dog then -- the animal was driving me nuts, too). I spent quite a while listening to him, commiserating, and talking him down.</p>
<p>If this ever happens again, and the guy has been drinking, and has a gun, I hope he'll have heard of this case and remembers that the perp got a lot more than a 90-day plea deal.</p>
<p>That's the gist of my letter, although I also mention that one can tell a lot about a society by how they treat animals, and by how they treat people who solve their problems with alcohol, guns and violence.</p>
<p>I know that locking somebody up is not going to make them a better person, but when they use a deadly weapon to solve a minor problem while under the influence, that is crossing a big line.</p>
<p>My feelings are tempered by a bit of pity for a guy who will be remembered as "The Guy Who Shot the Puppy" anytime anyone googles his name. We all make mistakes, sometimes big ones, but I wouldn't want to be explaining that one to Mr. Peter.</p> My letter is written, stamped…tag:mycorgi.com,2015-02-05:1150197:Comment:19026522015-02-05T21:59:18.333ZMickeyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JuneHill
<p>My letter is written, stamped and will go out in the mail tomorrow. Corgi-Nation, let's show our support for Justice for Molly! Thanks John Wolff for the update and inspiration for a letter writing campaign from MyCorgi.com</p>
<p>My letter is written, stamped and will go out in the mail tomorrow. Corgi-Nation, let's show our support for Justice for Molly! Thanks John Wolff for the update and inspiration for a letter writing campaign from MyCorgi.com</p> URGENT 2/5/2105 act now plea…tag:mycorgi.com,2015-02-05:1150197:Comment:19025262015-02-05T17:46:45.887ZJohn Wolffhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JohnWolff92
<p>URGENT 2/5/2105 act now please.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-molly-the-corgi-we-are-asking-for-the-fullest-extent-of-the-law-to-be-reached-in-this-matter-animal-cruelty-is-a-felony-offense-but-very-hard-to-get-the-law-to-execute/u/9546041?tk=8sdmNjQITrmc-zdr-wWvA0e9EptzDhFpm1C5Hkz3wyU&utm_source=petition_update&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=&utm_term=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">plea deal; letter-writing campaign 2/5/15.</a></p>
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<p>URGENT 2/5/2105 act now please.</p>
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<p>90 day plea deal offered.They're suggesting handwritten hardcopy letters to the prosecutor. Have your dog cosign with a pawprint?</p>
<p>Mine will go out tonight.</p>
<p>If some drunk shot my dog, I would not consider a 90-day plea deal justice.</p>
<p>And, presumably, credit for time served and early release. He'll just buy a six-pack, go home, and clean his guns. At least he'll have to pay his lawyer.</p>
<p>Drugs & alcohol can unravel a life quickly and spectacularly. Happened to a family in our neighborhood last year. Awful.</p> I shouldn't be surprised. Som…tag:mycorgi.com,2014-10-14:1150197:Comment:18901962014-10-14T15:00:57.324ZHollyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Holly128
<p>I shouldn't be surprised. Some people have children without much forethought and I have no doubt they would consider cutting their kiddies vocal cords if it were allowed. To be honest there were times I may have done that myself. Just kidding family. Love you all. Seriously, I met a homeless woman yesterday who had an adorable puppy, but she has no permanent place to live and no sure way to know how large this puppy may become. She just picked it up was walking it without a leash as she…</p>
<p>I shouldn't be surprised. Some people have children without much forethought and I have no doubt they would consider cutting their kiddies vocal cords if it were allowed. To be honest there were times I may have done that myself. Just kidding family. Love you all. Seriously, I met a homeless woman yesterday who had an adorable puppy, but she has no permanent place to live and no sure way to know how large this puppy may become. She just picked it up was walking it without a leash as she hadn't even picked up a collar and leash yet. It is so hard to see how some living creatures have to struggle under the guise of "care."</p> The owner of the barking dog?…tag:mycorgi.com,2014-10-14:1150197:Comment:18901902014-10-14T12:50:17.548ZVicky Hayhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/VickyHay
<p>The owner of the barking dog? Probably not very bad. In my experience, people who leave their dogs outside and let them bark and bark have very little sense of responsibility for anything.</p>
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<p>One time I got the idea of tape recording the neighbor's constantly barking dogs and then going out at two in the morning and turning on the recorder under their bedroom window as loud as it would go. Fortunately, these folks were NOT irresponsible and realized, before things escalated, that…</p>
<p>The owner of the barking dog? Probably not very bad. In my experience, people who leave their dogs outside and let them bark and bark have very little sense of responsibility for anything.</p>
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<p>One time I got the idea of tape recording the neighbor's constantly barking dogs and then going out at two in the morning and turning on the recorder under their bedroom window as loud as it would go. Fortunately, these folks were NOT irresponsible and realized, before things escalated, that the two Prince Charles Cavaliers their kids had given them were a public nuisance. </p>
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<p>Then we have the idiot in my present 'hood, whose solution to his problem was not to figure out that if he wanted a dog he needed to let it come inside the house but instead to have the dog's vocal cords cut. Now instead of barking constantly the dog stands outside and grunts constantly. Apparently a large number of our fellow citizens a) do not know what dogs are about and b) do not care.</p> You aren't the first one here…tag:mycorgi.com,2014-10-14:1150197:Comment:18900762014-10-14T03:04:11.112ZHollyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Holly128
<p>You aren't the first one here to mention the frustration of living with irresponsible dog owners who don't find a way to control their dog's barking. It would probably drive me insane, but you are a better person than I because I think people who have extreme anger issues have had plenty of warnings and urgings to get help. I would hope it doesn't take gun fire to get someone to seek help. Of course, some people are so mentally ill they may not be capable of rectifying their issues. I do…</p>
<p>You aren't the first one here to mention the frustration of living with irresponsible dog owners who don't find a way to control their dog's barking. It would probably drive me insane, but you are a better person than I because I think people who have extreme anger issues have had plenty of warnings and urgings to get help. I would hope it doesn't take gun fire to get someone to seek help. Of course, some people are so mentally ill they may not be capable of rectifying their issues. I do have compassion in those cases. I my memory is correct, this situation was akin to a highly-paid athlete getting away with damn-near killing someone time and again, until they get caught and seen by too many eyes. Still, cute or not, dogs need to by trained, for their own protection. It is so sad this little dog died for <em>another</em> dogs barking. How bad must that owner feel?</p> I'm actually feeling a little…tag:mycorgi.com,2014-10-13:1150197:Comment:18901482014-10-13T05:35:37.268ZJohn Wolffhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JohnWolff92
<p>I'm actually feeling a little empathy -- a very little empathy -- for the perp, who, with the internet, will be forever famous for doing something meaninglessly cruel and embarrassingly stupid with a deadly weapon to a beautiful innocent creature. He's stuffed a lifetime's worth of bad karma into one quick mistake, which will probably be the first hit that comes up anytime anybody googles his name. I hope I never make a mistake like that.</p>
<p>I am reminded of an agitated, manic man who…</p>
<p>I'm actually feeling a little empathy -- a very little empathy -- for the perp, who, with the internet, will be forever famous for doing something meaninglessly cruel and embarrassingly stupid with a deadly weapon to a beautiful innocent creature. He's stuffed a lifetime's worth of bad karma into one quick mistake, which will probably be the first hit that comes up anytime anybody googles his name. I hope I never make a mistake like that.</p>
<p>I am reminded of an agitated, manic man who knocked on my door once, remarkably agitated about a barking dog which he thought lived at my house. It helps to just listen to people like that, let 'em get it out, calm them down. I was sure glad he wasn't drunk and armed, and it wasn't my dog.</p>
<p>I must also admit, long ago, when I was working nights and disturbed daily by a barking dog -- if you want to drive somebody nuts, mess with their sleep -- to wishing and praying that it would drop dead, often enough that I felt guilty when it did.</p>
<p>Whenever you're angry, remember to talk first, wait next, and act later. Whatever you do when you're angry is likely to be a mistake, and good people (yourself included) will suffer.</p>
<p>One ray of hope to be found amid the dark nightmares of alcohol and other drugs -- you'll see this if you go to A.A. or talk to recovering people -- is that some of these folks successfully pull themselves out of unbelievably discouraging situations.</p>
<p>The poor neighborhood -- it won't heal until he leaves.</p>
<p>Maybe he'll heal, too.</p> I just signed. Some people a…tag:mycorgi.com,2014-10-11:1150197:Comment:18901272014-10-11T14:42:06.934ZAber, Ragnar and Kelsohttp://mycorgi.com/profile/ShannonRogers
<p>I just signed. Some people are just so despicable. RIP little Molly. </p>
<p>I just signed. Some people are just so despicable. RIP little Molly. </p>