If any of you would have gathered a few facts before jumping on me the two were separated and both were being monitored and one of them got away resulting in the dog being eaten. that is an accident, precautions were taken.
Ben, You have read others opinions on this within the thread? I don't think anybody overlooked what they stated. Your opinion just happens to different from others posting here.
It wasn't that the facts weren't gathered (as you state) just that the conclusions and responses to those details have resulted in the opinions that differ from yours.
If we move past that part then we come to the how this thread came to be.
So, let me just play devils advocate towards those debating your points and just concede to you that they took excellent precautions and accidents just happen. What would be the next point in this thread?
Regardless of opinions on the value designated to certain forms of life (feeders vs pets, etc..) or the rights and wrongs of such, let me just concede it as well and move on.
No-matter all those issues. Regardless if different opinions on the subject are regrettable accident or a easily preventable neglect and inappropriate care and attention to a large constrictor. Regardless of the value put on fuzzy animals vs others, they lacked the common sense to not post pictures of it online.
Even if someone thought it was no big deal or was fascinated
rolleyes_) by the scene the lack of common sense to post it up shows flawed judgment.
Correct? For one, many states (probably not Mississippi but many) would investigate such things. Animal rights groups would absolutely jump on it as well as sympathetic lawmakers. It was completely idiotic. Do you not agree with that?
Even the few people that have been caught searching for free puppies and kittens to feed their snakes online aren't stupid enough to tell people that is what they are doing are even just take pictures of the act.
This thread is here because they didn't have the basic judgement to know that posting pictures online would result in a uproar of people are they just plain didn't care at the time.
Regardless if anyone thinks that is right or wrong those are the facts we live with today. People here are worried about their rights to keep any reptiles further diminishing. The double-edged sword on this is I think this probably the only place that this incident is being broadcast from since the original posts and conversation as been deleted on Facebook. So we are keeping the incident alive with the discussion. It shows a community interested in protecting and policing itself but it is great fodder for the animal rights nuts too.
Anyway, my personal opinion would be regardless of what anyone thinks about each part of this incident it was a extremely bad judgement to post about it online and to post pictures. It is not surprising that most here would also conclude their judgement was lacking throughout each point that is being made.
If any of you would have gathered a few facts before jumping on me the two were separated and both were being monitored and one of them got away resulting in the dog being eaten. that is an accident, precautions were taken.
Lack of judgement posting, taking pictures of the incident, Lack of judgement of posing the animal they apparently cared for within the snake's grasp multiple times previous to the 'accident'.
Why wouldn't people come to the conclusion that their precautions were lacking in judgement as well?
Yes, accidents do happen. Unforeseen incidents do occur but people lacking good judgement (particularly after being warned and continued) in a serious of events that leads to a bad outcome fits other definitions more so than just accident.
It is incompetent, overly careless to let their large constrictor pose and run around their property with other animals they state they care about or consider pets. If they stated the other animals weren't pets are animals they cared about, well, that would be a different debate.
All we know is that they have shown everyone this poor decision making multiple times. There is no reason to believe that they took any reasonable precautions.
And you know what, If it was a stupid accident, I would state let them deal with it. It's their incident. Their problems. Their values they place on their animals. Mine are different. But No, they grab a camera and post online.
Duh, hey look everybody my snake is eating the puppy. Rest in peace. WTF..
They deserve the heat they are getting. They lack any common sense.
JUST MY OPINION.................
Wow that summed it up perfectly sir. That's the best post I've seen in a good while. Thank you sir.
keep it up. Policing ourselves isn't an option, it's a requirement. You think we're hard? Wait till the activists and politicians get done with our industry if we let people like you and the subjects have free reign.
