http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/06/23/someones-gotta-post-it Comments On: Someone's Gotta Post It by Dan Savage en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by savage is a fool]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:34:21 -0700 The Stranger Posted by AShap]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:47:52 -0700 The Stranger
This is a case involving several pieces of shit and an old lady misguidedly trying to do the right thing in a situation that couldn't be fixed.
Posted by Gomez]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:52:16 -0700 The Stranger
His reply was that both were true. The crime was indeed a result of economic conditions, but that the people were also fundamentally evil and could no longer be salvaged. The only hope was for the unborn and children under 4 years old.

These children will bring far more misery into the world than anything else. Can they be helped? Probably. Is it worth the effort? Not likely.
Posted by Yeek]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:52:51 -0700 The Stranger
Glad they didn't get strangled, I like my right hand!
Posted by Lavode]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:45:48 -0700 The Stranger
Newsflash: "Pit bull" is not a breed. It's a generic term incorrectly applied by people who don't know what they're talking about to any mid-sized short-haired dog.

Further newsflash: All dogs are capable of biting. Small dogs don't often do severe damage. Large dogs are scary enough that owners train them or give them up *before* they kill. Medium dogs are in that inconvenient sweet spot of being vulnerable to physical restraint by owners, without being vulnerable to physical restraint by *everyone* - meaning, if they are badly trained and flip out on someone who ISN'T physically capable of restraining them, they do real damage.

And, in the mean time, paranoid fuckwits panic over the scary "pit bulls" who will eat their children, *exactly* like the scary homosexuals who will rape their children- leaving aside, of course, the actual facts of the matter.

In short, you're an ignorant ass with the intellectual honestly of a creationist, and, fuck you, Dan Savage.
-John.

PS: Love your show and column, wish you'd apply half a thought once in a while to anything that wasn't sex-related. Ta.
Posted by The Weasel King_(It's a long story)]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:14:56 -0700 The Stranger
This whole situation (violent family...violent children...SURPRISE! Violent pet)screams of violence, instability and chaos...not a good enviro for children or dogs....or um...anyone.
Posted by julie russell]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:01:27 -0700 The Stranger Posted by saxfanatic]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:23:07 -0700 The Stranger Posted by kim in portland]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:10:58 -0700 The Stranger
What those kids did...kicking, beating, taunting the dog is what a-hole dog fighters do to elicit aggression from dogs(No, not just pit bulls...Actually fighters favor 2 other breeds above pits).

This story is sad on so many levels...for the poor woman who tried to help and became a victim...for the abused dog..

The fact that the dog was a pit bull means very little. Those kids would have turned a Lab, Rottweiler, Shar-Pei, Mastiff,Weimeraner or any other large breed dog into a weapon.
Posted by julie russell]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:30:12 -0700 The Stranger
Well, it just goes to show why people get inflamed over it.

There aren't TWO choices. There are many. And both pitbulls and parents are part of the problem.
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:03:13 -0700 The Stranger
I know you think pit bulls are some kind of devil dog, with something deep in their souls that makes them violent and evil, but that's just bullshit. It's a nurture issue, not a nature one, just as it is with all intelligent creatures. Evil is unnatural, and has to be taught.
Posted by schmacky]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:51:02 -0700 The Stranger Posted by David In Arizona]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:36:14 -0700 The Stranger Posted by RL is too lazy to log in]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:06:02 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Hernandez]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:01:12 -0700 The Stranger
Seriously, those kids need to be locked up for a good amount of time.
Posted by TheMisanthrope]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:56:25 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Right, Dan?]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:50:47 -0700 The Stranger
1. I don't own a dog..i'm a cat person.

2. I am really nice towards everyone who meets me on an equal human level (since you feel that gays are second class citizens and can't ever tread on your "black rights to bitch about oppression", you don't get to meet me on an equal level)

3. My peers? I'm 34, white and would probably be considered upper middle by most of society (although I wouldn't label myself as that.) How exactly can trash like this be my peer?

4. Why would I maul you? I pity you and your hate and wish you would open you mind and realize we are all human beings. Treat us all as equals and give us the same rights and respect and you will get that back. You threatening me with violence would more than likely result in police action after you raised your fist at me. You aint gonna see me swing first.
Posted by Akbar Fazil]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:48:32 -0700 The Stranger Posted by emit till]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:27:53 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Matt from Denver]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:25:42 -0700 The Stranger Posted by genevieve]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:13:44 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Max Solomon]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:12:38 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Jocelyn]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:06:36 -0700 The Stranger Posted by I have always been... east coaster]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:04:31 -0700 The Stranger
So, just know dear Akbar, if we ever crossed paths and you act out like your peers in this story you'll end up wearing your pit bull around your neck after I'm through with you, cause I wont let you or your dog maul me.

Posted by Loveschild]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:59:23 -0700 The Stranger