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To: epicure who wrote (808)	7/15/2001 12:24:37 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1857

I find it hypocritical to place "pets" on such a high level in a country which condones so much cruelty to so called "farm animals." I wouldn't call that hypocritical. I'm not any happier than you are about cruelty to farm animals, but it's natural for us to have more concern for a member of our family than a stranger. That applies to pets and chicken dinners just as it applies to an abused spouse who is our sister than an abused spouse on the other side of the world. I don't see why we can't increase our empathy for all animals by starting with our four legged family members. I find rage to be a mitigating factor. As does most of society, it seems. I don't agree with that. I'd better not ever be on a jury where the defense is temporary insanity because the defendant will be playing a a lot of bad prison food. We're supposed to act responsibly regardless of traffic. It's called being an adult. I don't even approve of acting out on SI, so I'm certainly not going to sanction a case of road rage. Karen

To: epicure who wrote (808)	7/15/2001 12:29:01 PM
From: TradeOfTheDay	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1857

Except that it wasn't simply an act of rage against the dog - he wasn't angry at the dog, he was angry at it's owner because she had irritated him over a traffic incident , and he wanted to torture her by killing her dog in front of her. And it was not his first incident - he had previously beaten a dog that irked him , to death with a bat - and again , in front of other people. This man has frightening rages - and he's not afraid of who witnesses his rage. Agree that the hiearchy of crime and punishment is disjointed... but it's not a reason to let this man go on to new and better. I asked our D.A. about the lax sentencing in crimes against children , and his reply was , " Would you rather we put the children through more torment in front of a courtroom of people to avenge what happened to them ? Sometimes we have to do what we think is best for the child to get on with their lives . Each case is judged by what we think the child is capable of tolerating. Some children do not have the emotional stamina of reliving these events over and over." I don't know - I wasn't really happy with that - but it did give me something more to think about.