Reply to: This is Utterly Wrong

[Diver]

Dogs are like people, Dogs have bad days too.
A toothache, a hot day, pack reaction whatever.
It is usually the children that die or suffer when that lovable, soft, well behaved loving pet has a bad day.
What possible reason can there be for wanting a Doberman or a German Shepard as a pet, The knuckle dragging mentality of these status seeking people defies belief, and I am not just talking about the tattoo'd crop haired half wits that grace some of our local council estates.
These animals are dangerous, there is no logical reason whatsoever for keeping one as a pet.
They were bred as working dogs and that is what they should be licensed as.
ownership of these dangerous breeds as pets should be banned.
It might save the lives of a few babies or small children, or at least save a child from having it's face ripped off.
The owner of any dog that attacks a human should be charged with assault, wounding or manslaughter as if they themselves had carried out the attack.
Perhaps if these Idiot dog owners faced five years in prison for GBH or ABH they would buy a budgie for company instead of a Staff or a Doberman.

[richard-af]

Can I refer you to

'Decline and fall of the Roman Empire - Gibbon'
Volume 1 chapter 7 'Destructive laws that punished the many for the fault of the few . XXVLLCII. mad dogs act 350 AD'


You see where you are taking us

I can't stand this any more. You win! "Decline & Fall" - bloody cheat!

[EternalOptimist]

Hmmm... "Mad Irish Council Spends Loads on Dog Training Classes for Tattooed Chavs"... I can see the headlines now.

Can I refer you to

'Decline and fall of the Roman Empire - Gibbon'
Volume 1 chapter 7 'Destructive laws that punished the many for the fault of the few . XXVLLCII. mad dogs act 350 AD'


You see where you are taking us

[richard-af]

Exactly so.
Stop treating these animals as inanimate objects!
We agree that dog training classes might be an answer, much better than a blanket ban that hurts the people who are already doing it right. Glad that you came round to the right way of thinking in the end

Hmmm... "Mad Irish Council Spends Loads on Dog Training Classes for Tattooed Chavs"... I can see the headlines now.

[EternalOptimist]

You are missing the point, I think. If we are comparing the lethality of objects, then pens, spectacles, orange-flavoured Tic-Tics, whatever have one important difference to a dog: they are inanimate objects. A dog is quite different, in that respect, I think you'll agree.

And dogs can be, and sometimes are, left to roam free. Also, they can simply get the hump, and then be savage and dangerous, and possibly uncontrollable. I've not heard of anyone being savaged by 10-stone pen before.

I think my POV is further backed-up by the fact that there is no such thing as an inanimate object training class. Dog training classes do exist. QED, and all that.

Exactly so.
Stop treating these animals as inanimate objects!
We agree that dog training classes might be an answer, much better than a blanket ban that hurts the people who are already doing it right. Glad that you came round to the right way of thinking in the end

[richard-af]

Not quite. Dublin City Council have banned their tenants from owning certain dogs, not all dog owners in Dublin.

And if you've ever seen an inner-Dublin corpo flat and their residents, by definition they are targeting certain types of chavvy owners

Fair play te ye, sorrrr!

[BoredBloke]

"Were you ever young?

You can't blame all of the UKs ills on the youth of today. Someone gave birth to the little bastards.

As for controlling indescriminate breeding, it can't be done. Look at SB!"

I don't - My list is designed with the future in mind. i.e. when todays chav grows up and gets a big toothed mucle bound monster. Some of the questions would apply to the scary dog owners of today though.

Personally I would never own a dog that I couldn't kick the sh1t out of if it turned on me. That is why I have this nice deal running with our local vet whereby he gives me all the dogs which are on their last legs. You know the ones that are so old that they sh1t themselves when you pop a crisp packet.

[meridian]

Agreed. But the whole point is that Dublin City Council have banned the keeping of certain breeds. They have, I suppose, found that trusting the good folk of Dublin to be responsible has, in some cases, backfired nastily. Same everywhere.

Not quite. Dublin City Council have banned their tenants from owning certain dogs, not all dog owners in Dublin.

And if you've ever seen an inner-Dublin corpo flat and their residents, by definition they are targeting certain types of chavvy owners

[richard-af]

Why not?

Decrimanalise and reduce the cost of drugs - massive reduction in crime.

Improve the supply and let the worthless tulips kill themselves.

A win/win situation.

They are killing themseleves anyway.

Crime would simply pop-up in another guise. Always does.

[Churchill]

Tony,

Were you ever young?

You can't blame all of the UKs ills on the youth of today. Someone gave birth to the little bastards.

As for controlling indescriminate breeding, it can't be done. Look at SB!

[darmstadt]

Absolute b*llocks.
I could do as much damage to you or more with a pair of spectacles or a sharp pencil than the most vicious dog. What are you going to do, ban pointy objects as well ?

Haven't the septics already done that???

[BoredBloke]

Why not insist on having their teeth removed. Never heard of somebody being gummed to death or seriously disfigured by excessive saliva.

Some of the following might shed some light as to if these people should own these types of dogs

do you own fake burberry?
have you ever tucked your pants into your socks?
Nike Shocks or Rockports, discuss
What is the correct angle to wear your cap?
Can you use a biro to produce a tatoo for your hands using only the letters l o v e h a t e?
At what point is the diameter of your exhaust too big?
At what point is the Spoiler too big?
At what point are the speakers too big?
Have you ever held down a job for more than a week?
Circle breakfast time 8.00, 9.00, 10.00, 11.00, later than 12.00?
At what age were you excluded from school?
Do you know the names of all of your children?
Do you know all the letters of the alpahbet and can you draw them?
What is the biggest number you know?
How many dads did you have while growing up?

[Churchill]

Not sure about that idea!

Why not?

Decrimanalise and reduce the cost of drugs - massive reduction in crime.

Improve the supply and let the worthless tulips kill themselves.

A win/win situation.

[richard-af]

Remove the legislation that prevents these people from taking drugs.

Give them the drugs for free.

If they wish to be self destructive then let them.

Eventually the problem will sort itself out.

Yeah, a few innocent by-standers will be caught in the cross-fire. But hey, how many people die in road accidents every year?

Not sure about that idea!

[Churchill]

I agree, but how do we stop them?

Remove the legislation that prevents these people from taking drugs.

Give them the drugs for free.

If they wish to be self destructive then let them.

Eventually the problem will sort itself out.

Yeah, a few innocent by-standers will be caught in the cross-fire. But hey, how many people die in road accidents every year?