"Dave Hall" wrote in message
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On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 13:13:24 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

I wouldn't kill a dog for sport or revenge. If it happened, it would be
one
of the many things necessary to contribute to the ongoing gardening
project.
It's no different than sharpening the spade or going out to buy peat
moss.
Just another thing on the list.

Whatever you want to rationalize it as, it's still in response to an
act. That's revenge by any classic definition.


I don't think it's funny when I see a lion kill a gazelle on
TV, but as you say, "**** happens".

Yes, and if you truly needed to hunt the neighbor's dog to provide
food for your family, it would be a different issue.

I *do* need to hunt the neighbor's dog, in order to keep it from
obstructing
the creation of food in my garden.

But, here's the real deal, Dave. I plant flowers, too. Tons of them. When
I'm outside, I don't want to have to look down at my feet. I want to look
up. And, some of the flowers bloom or smell best at night. I don't want
to
carry a flashlight. If you and your dog make it necessary for me to be
more
vigilant than I choose to be on my own property, you have stolen from me
in
more ways than one.


You have an overinflated sense of what the rest of society owes you
WRT consideration.

Dave

Really? If you had my flower garden, you were out at night enjoying the
sights and smells, and I thought it was cute to shine one of the zillion
candlepower searchlights in your face, how many days would it take before
you had an ulcer? After all, you wouldn't actually DO anything about it,
right?