Oddbean new post about login | logout @e7e139ac How will the dog overheat? If the muzzle's too small, buy one with a bigger aperture? 🤷🏾♂️
@0f342e77 oh I absolutely would use a full pant if I were forced to muzzle a dog by an idiotic law that didn't see being tethered to a creature 7 times your mass as being sufficient control. But I can't guarantee that the rest of the country wouldn't buy the cheapest flimsiest masks they could get away with.
@e7e139ac Trading standards over muzzle quality, a stiff prison sentence & the destruction of the dog would be a powerful motivator I think... 🤷🏾♂️ Imagine being that deadam's family today & being unwilling to do the one cheap & easy thing that would've saved his life? 🤔
@0f342e77 There are many different things that the dog owner could have done. Quite likely a muzzle would have been best. But you don't get to pick that thing and say it's the best option for all. I'm not saying those dogs shouldn't have been muzzled. If they were classed as dangerous but exempt, then it would be the law for them. I am agreeing all dogs should be under control in public just it's not for you to choose how. I'm glad because in many cases your restrictive choice is stupid.
@e7e139ac We'll agree to disagree mate. Dogs over kids... 😓
@0f342e77 seriously if the only way you can find to argue your point is to claim I'm saying things I've specifically said I'm not saying then you don't need me to be part of the conversation. You're absolutely not disagreeing with me when you say kids are more important than dogs. Go and "agree to disagree" with your imaginary person who says those things but don't expect me to put up with you ascribing such sentiments to me.
@e7e139ac It's simple. We both agree compulsory muzzle's will stop injuries & save lives It's not me putting caveats into the conversation, excusing dogs & placing all responsibility on dog owners Are dog owners setting their animals on people? In almost all cases no This shows that even the best trained dogs can attack without notice. A muzzle stops anyone coming to harm It's a case of priorities. My thoughts are with the girl who was savaged, & the man who was almost eaten alive 😓
@0f342e77 “Beware of people preaching simple solutions to complex problems. If the answer was easy someone more intelligent would have thought of it a long time ago – complex problems invariably require complex and difficult solutions.” — Steve Herbert
@e7e139ac OR politicians are wary of upsetting the nations dog owners pre-general election. 🤷🏾♂️ Compulsory muzzles are as simple a solution as you can get.
@0f342e77 Yup that's what I said. A simple solution. So simple that you can't imagine there being a better and more effective one. And as for the government being wary of upsetting dog owners. The dangerous dogs act is a go to example of rushed knee jerk legislation. It's what the Tories do best, find a distracting scapegoat and be performatively cruel to it.
@e7e139ac The victim's name is Ian Price, 52. He lived on the street he was mailed to death on, & died trying to protect his elderly Mum, who was initially attacked by the two dogs. Let that sink in when you're defending the rights of dogs... 😓
@0f342e77 It's not worth repeating what I've already said. If you don't get it by now it's because you don't want to hear it. You're wrong about me, insulting me for no reason but you don't care about that. Bye now.