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In reply to the discussion: Woman, 82, told child to stop teasing a park goose, was shoved to ground by father. [View all]bitchkitty
(7,349 posts)177. Ha - you shoved her, didn't you? n/t
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Woman, 82, told child to stop teasing a park goose, was shoved to ground by father. [View all]
Liberal_in_LA
Jul 2012
OP
It is scary to see that. I wish the american people would treat their family elders and all
southernyankeebelle
Jul 2012
#59
Is the article saying "the man" who shoved her also helped her to her car? Or is it badly written?
Hassin Bin Sober
Jul 2012
#7
a couple years ago I asked a kid to stop throwing rocks at baby ducks in the harbor
magical thyme
Jul 2012
#16
I'm walking my dogs and a 3 year old gets out of his stroller, picks up rocks...
KurtNYC
Jul 2012
#90
Yep those good old days when people could hit children whenever and however they darn well
yellowcanine
Jul 2012
#183
That guy better pray to the god of asinine punks that this doesn't turn into a murder rap... nt
Romulox
Jul 2012
#21
and if both parents are standing right there and ignoring the harassment
magical thyme
Jul 2012
#187
What specifically leads you to believe that observed animal abuse is not...
LanternWaste
Jul 2012
#118
Does anyone know what an angry feral goose will do to a child who is teasing him?
PDJane
Jul 2012
#35
It's funny that you brought up the possible aggression of an adult goose. When I first saw the
ladjf
Jul 2012
#38
You obviously have had more experience with geese than I. The snake incident was all that
ladjf
Jul 2012
#97
I walk dogs on the Jersey City waterfront. We're in the middle of goose season right now.
smokey nj
Jul 2012
#45
it's a shame there wasn't anybody there to help this man to a severe ass beating
frylock
Jul 2012
#52
But what if the father's account was the truth? Did you read the article?
progressivebydesign
Jul 2012
#71
Maybe. I'm the only one on this thread who hasn't jumped to a conclusion.
lumberjack_jeff
Jul 2012
#114
Thanks, the newly revised blog post in the OP is much more informative. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Jul 2012
#122
"He was described only as being in his 40s".with a clue like that who needs witnesses
leftyohiolib
Jul 2012
#77
According to the article, the woman is suffering life-threatening injuries.
morningfog
Jul 2012
#104
Yeah, like she was going to strangle him or apply the Vulcan Nerve Pinch
Lydia Leftcoast
Jul 2012
#110
Again, assumptions. We don't know if it was a "gentle pinch" or something worse. Just because
yellowcanine
Jul 2012
#173
Yeah, that's a cogent argument. How I take it is irrelevant. Make an argument if you can.
yellowcanine
Jul 2012
#202
She may have been protecting the boy. We don't know. That is the point. We don't know.
yellowcanine
Jul 2012
#174
And it has been my experience that people make all kinds of assumptions here based on very few
yellowcanine
Jul 2012
#117
Seriously, nothing in the article even mentioned what the boy was actually doing to the geese
FedUpWithIt All
Jul 2012
#134
No! The boy viciously attacked the goose and the woman tried to stop him, causing
yellowcanine
Jul 2012
#182
I pointed out that the report was not clear about the cause of the woman falling
FedUpWithIt All
Jul 2012
#154
Exactly. Lot of assumptions being made with very little evidence. Having had kids of my own I
yellowcanine
Jul 2012
#175
It looks like this man will be able to identify the father and resolve the incident here:
freshwest
Jul 2012
#127
Of the people responding on this thread, I wonder which ones have well-behaved children and
Lydia Leftcoast
Jul 2012
#169
Nice ad hominem. It couldn't just be that they have a different view from you. No they must be
yellowcanine
Jul 2012
#179
How original. I don't care who you were talking about. It was a cheap shot regardless.
yellowcanine
Jul 2012
#201