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DirkGently

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36. Co-signed. There is a quote somewhere about character

Reply to RedCappedBandit (Reply #9)

Sun Apr 26, 2015, 07:26 PM

Apr 2015

... being shown in how people treat others from whom they have nothing to fear, and nothing to gain.

I'm sure it referred to the treatment of people, but I think it applies here. The cat was not food. The cat was not a danger. The cat had no power in the situation at all.

Why not treat it kindly, or at most just ignore it?

Unless you're a sociopath who delights in causing pain and death for no reason, just because you think can get away with it, that is.

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What else is new? Conservatives rush to defend cat-killing veterinarian [View all] tenderfoot Apr 2015 OP

Disgusting. narnian60 Apr 2015 #1

I don't like these people. They're like the bad guy in a horror film. nt stillwaiting Apr 2015 #2

How predictable. nt City Lights Apr 2015 #3

Completely. n/t Judi Lynn Apr 2015 #20

Fuck them all BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #4

Best reply. SMC22307 Apr 2015 #13

If an animal's in her yard and rabid, it's fair game LadyHawkAZ Apr 2015 #5

Moral bankrupts, the lot of them. hifiguy Apr 2015 #6

Texas animal control laws don't allow killing of house cats even on your own property HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #7

I've noticed that cat hating is big with a lot of rightwingers. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #8

How people view and treat animals is a very good indicator of character overall, in my experience. RedCappedBandit Apr 2015 #9

Definitely. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #10

As a male who loves cats, agreed. Lol. RedCappedBandit Apr 2015 #15

... Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #31

I hate cats Telcontar Apr 2015 #37

I've been bitten by dogs and my sister had to have stitches on her face from a dog bite. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #38

I got rabies Telcontar Apr 2015 #40

Well, that is awful. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #41

Self-centered people have no room for others. Undeveloped. Infantile stage. n/t Judi Lynn Apr 2015 #21

Co-signed. There is a quote somewhere about character DirkGently Apr 2015 #36

I hate to invoke Godwin's law but DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #11

There you go! Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #28

Very astute point BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #14

I prefer cats... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #18

It's not limited to right-wingers. City Lights Apr 2015 #24

Let me guess -- "songbirds" Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #29

I don't like cats. bigwillq Apr 2015 #25

Well, obviously you're a Nazi. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #30

Oh, I don't know about that. Chellee Apr 2015 #39

the scary thing is DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #12

How did I know the first post was going to mention abortion? jmowreader Apr 2015 #16

i have nothing in common with these people other than we are the same species... spanone Apr 2015 #17

I'll be honest vankuria Apr 2015 #19

It's pretty egregious. Initech Apr 2015 #23

Conservative = complete and total lack of empathy. Initech Apr 2015 #22

I went to vet school with this woman mrs_p Apr 2015 #26

+1 tenderfoot Apr 2015 #33

She is an avid hunter, but I mrs_p Apr 2015 #34

Thank goodness for the kindhearted "friend" that blew her in. tenderfoot Apr 2015 #35

more proof to me that many repukes are sociopaths and psychopaths Skittles Apr 2015 #27

Yeah, cat lovers would cheer her on if she was holding up a fetus. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #32