I was wondering if Doug was as out of control as you were. I completely
agree that you should treat your neighbor as you would like to be treated.
What you fail to realize is you do not have the right to break the law, by
damaging or taking your neighbors property, in retaliation to his breaking
the law. While many people in here disagree, you are the only person in
rec.boats who scares me. I can not believe anyone would say "If you abuse
that one simple rule (the Golden Rule), you must pay a severe consequence".

I think you might benefit from some anger management counseling.

"Don" wrote in message
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What the **** is it with you John?
What the hell difference does it make if Doug agrees with me?
Don't you have a brain of your own?
Don't you have a backbone?
We're not talking rocket surgery here, just very simple basics.
Most kids are taught these things at about age 5, how old are you?
Here, I'll spell it out for you:
*Treat other people as you want to be treated.*
There, is that simple enough?
If you abuse that one simple rule of humanity you may pay a severe
consequence.
Don't let your dog **** in my yard, don't paintball my house, don't fondle
my daughter, etc.
In turn I won't do those things to you.
Does any of this make sense to you?



"John Smith" wrote in message
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Doug,

So you do agree with Don that a person who allows a dog to crap on your
lawn, is the same thing as your neighbor coming over to your house and
sexually molesting your daughter?

Do you also agree with Don, that the law requires you to shot the person
in
the face if their dog craps in your lawn?


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"John Smith" wrote in message
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Don,
I am having a hard time following this conversation, but from what I
can
tell you are saying that a dog taking a crap on your lawn is the
same
as
being a child molester. Did I miss something?

This is simple, John. Based on actual experience:

I'm working in the garden. I have 3 neighbors with little target dogs,
like
dachshunds. I cut my lawn correctly in the summer, which means 3-4".
The
target dogs' turds are small enough to fall beneath the level of the
grass.
I step in it. I'm preoccupied with gardening. I am entitled to focus
only
on
the thing I enjoy, rather than having to watch every step I take. I
step
in
the turds, and run into the house for a drink of water, and maybe to
use
the
bathroom. Now, there's turd on my carpet. I have to stop what I'm
doing
and
rent a rug shampooer.

Not only does the machine cost money, but the dog owner has stolen 3-4
hours
of my precious time. If I apply my working rate to my weekend hours,
that
time is worth between $500 and $10,000.00. The dog owner has stolen
that
from me.

Get it? Stealing. Why? So the dog owner can keep his fat ass on the
sofa
watching football, rather than tie the dog up in his own backyard and
clean
the turds out of his damned lawn. Calling the dog catcher a dozen
times
achieved nothing. "Duh...I have to actually witness the dog running
loose
before I can do anything about it". This is why one dog on my street
actually vanished about 15 years ago. Sort of like Jimmy Hoffa.

My property, my garden, my time, my money. No different than if you
did
a
gorgeous job of painting your house and I came along with a painball
gun
and
redecorated it for you. Get it? Same exact thing.