Woman attacked driver that hit, killed chicken that was crossing the road, per police
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Someone once explained that "to get to the other side" actually has a double meaning, with "other side" referring to being killed by a car (in addition to the obvious meaning of the other side of the road).
Dunno if that was ever the actual intention, but it instantly became my new head canon, and I think about it every time I hear the joke now.
So it actually kind of fits here.
wrote last edited by [email protected]I'm fairly certain it was the intended joke the whole time (that's how I always understood it, anyway).
I'm open to being proven wrong, but like, if I'm wrong then it's not even a joke, it's an anti-joke like "a man walked into a bar, ouch" or "a man walked into a bar, he has crippling alcoholism and it's destroying his family."
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I have a Belgian Malinois, which, if you're not aware, is basicallythe breed of dog used by military and police that aren't German Shepherds. They are absolute maniacs of dogs, full of all kinds of prey drive and herding instincts and such that have long-since been bred out of your average family pet.
So for a while when I still had a Facebook I followed a couple of Malinois pages to help me better understand what was going on in my dog's head.
Now some malinois owners are great, they understand the reasons why their dogs are the way they are and understand how to manage them properly.
Others are absolute assholes who just wanted the really cool supersoldier dog that can run up walls and eat bad guys, and don't really do anything to channel that energy properly
I remember one post in particular of some guy's dog "playing" with a turtle, picking it up, throwing it around, etc.
I'm a dog owner, I've at times dabbled in hunting, I'm an environmentalist and conservationist, I know what sort of laws are out there and what is and isn't allowed. And people are stupid and make entirely too much information about themselves available online.
So I could see from this guy's profile what state (and in fact what city he was in, what high school he went to what company he works for, etc.)
And I could easily Google what the laws in that state are
And lol and behold, allowing your dog to harass wildlife is not allowed in that state. There were fines, potentially prison time, the officials could even take your dog and have them destroyed over this. I think it might have even been legal, maybe even encouraged, in that state for anyone witnessing this happening to just shoot your dog on the spot.
I of course wasn't about to report this guy over this, I didn't want his dog put down or anything, I just wanted him to be a better, more responsible dog owner, so I pointed this out in the comments, that were, up until that point, mostly just other assholes jerking each other off over how cool malinois are.
He, of course, quickly took the past down after that.
But not before a whole bunch of people got really pissy about me looking at his profile (to see the information about himself that he made publicly available I guess?) and taking the time to Google the relevant laws in his state so that I could point out exactly why what he was doing wasn't just morally wrong but actually illegal.
There were disturbingly few people commenting on that post who were simply angry that this jackass was letting his dog fuck with a turtle.
As an aside, my dog is a rare "lazy" malinois. She's still more energetic and driven than pretty much any other dog I've ever met, there's a part of her that definitely wants to eat someone's face, but she's content to sleep on the couch all day instead. She definitely would chase some rabbits, deer, foxes, squirrels, etc. given the chance (I don't give her the chance,) and she's never seen a turtle, but she seems to like just sniffing and occasionally licking frogs and toads (I try not to let her, but she occasionally finds them before I do on our walks, the amphibians seem mildly annoyed by this, but not enough to hop away from her, and I make sure to get her away from them ASAP so that they can continue frogging undisturbed.)
Boss at work and his main lackey both got malanois recently, and trained them to attack, but trained them poorly, so now they'll do the dog equivalent of "two for flinching" regularly. I always just say "the fuck you want?" all mean and loud and they back off, for now...
I'm not looking forward to when I have to mace one of these little cunts if I have to. Like I get it, they're just "protecting their boss," but also this is a warehouse, I'm literally required to be here, and if you bite me for needing the pallet jack 5ft from my boss I'm gonna have to protect myself so I can make it to the lawsuit.
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See you on the Other Side.
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lol, her expression says it all, "Worth it, 10/10 would mace that bitch again."
Might do a little jail time but the chicken killer will think twice. I mean, christ, you live in Key West. Get on island time already.
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I'm sorry, but what?!
Do you know of people that intentionally kill animals with their cars? I've never once hard of this. That's serial killer shit.
No, 99.99% of roadkill is accidental.
Yes, I have heard of it. Mother duck and babies crossing the road, my mate and some other cars waiting... Some absolute psycho decided they're taking too long...
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Sometimes, animals just don't understand how cars works. I was going to work one morning, and a jackrabbit was in my lane...it ran away, but in a way that would ensure it would get crushed if I sped up. It was only after about quarter of an mile that it decided to leave my lane...only to u-turn back into it.
THUMP
Sometimes, life is fleeting, without reason.
Had a similar thing 30 years ago when I worked 2nd shift, heading home at night. 5 miles from home, empty 2-lane road 55 mph. Little bunny hopping in my lane towards me. I veered left, it followed. I veered right, it followed. No time left to avoid, THUMP! Sad, but I did what I could in the moment…
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And then you wonder, "Why was the chicken crossing the road in the first place?"
And what was it wearing?
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Go to Wendy's
You would prefer that animals are raised in horrendous conditions without ever seeing sunlight only to be slaughtered over shooting an animal that has grown up in it's natural habitat?
Like, vegetarians I can get, because they argue that we shouldn't be eating meat at all. Arguing that industrial farming is better for animal welfare than hunting is just absurd though.
There is a correlative link between the willingness to hurt animals and psychopathy. You start out hiring animals and you are more likely to be okay hurting humans.
If people are going to choose to eat meat, then I would prefer that they are protected from the trauma that comes with animal killing.
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The driver was a first time Skyrim player
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We dont know the whole story. The second driver might not have seen the chicken until it was too late. Nothing in the story indicates that the second driver purposely hit the chicken, but bear mace in an enclosed environment is no joke and can lead to permanent damage. Nothing about this story is "right".
I could excuse this as entirely accidental had the person running over the chicken been the lead car, and the chicken suddenly leapt out into the road. Someone else had stopped to let the chicken cross, and this person either presumed they knew better than the stopped driver and whipped around them, or they simply didn't care. I doubt people would be looking to excuse the driver's actions had the first lady been stopped for a little kid who ran out into the the road that our chicken killer wouldn't have been able to see through an entire car obstructing their vision. At the very least, the second driver acted irresponsibly, if not with wanton disregard for the potential hazards.
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There is a correlative link between the willingness to hurt animals and psychopathy. You start out hiring animals and you are more likely to be okay hurting humans.
If people are going to choose to eat meat, then I would prefer that they are protected from the trauma that comes with animal killing.
If that's the side you're coming from then I guess I can understand your argument. I was thinking from an animal welfare perspective, and the argument (which I've seen made before) that hunting is inhumane and that people should get their meat at the store instead.
As a side-note, I would really like a link to something backing up that people who hunt for food are more likely to be psychopaths.
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I have butchered livestock
I'm sorry you had to do that. It sounds traumatic.
Animals, especially mammals, have complex inner lives, families, and friends. They experience emotion. They play.
I don't understand how people can look at that and be ok with killing it, and then not think the same thing about the stupider parts of humanity.
I guess people are just less delicious or something. No idea how else it's justified.
If you start out raising an animal for food you accept that you will have to kill it or pay someone else to do it.
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Deserved... It could be a child instead of chicken.
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Hmmmm... Suspicious amount of people caring about chickens in these comments
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Deserved... It could be a child instead of chicken.
Yeah you want to avoid hitting children if you can help it. They are really big and make a mess.
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Deserved... It could be a child instead of chicken.
I was taught by my driving instructor to not try and avoid smaller animals because swerving or sudden breaking would be more likely to result in a major accident than simply plowing through it. Whereas larger animals medium sized dog for example could lead to a wider accident if you hit them.
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There is a correlative link between the willingness to hurt animals and psychopathy. You start out hiring animals and you are more likely to be okay hurting humans.
If people are going to choose to eat meat, then I would prefer that they are protected from the trauma that comes with animal killing.
From the totally opposite side of this. I think that people should be required to kill and butcher an animal at least once if they're going to eat meat.
That would quickly end factory farming, which needs to be abolished anyhow. We'd have a lot more vegans.
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The driver was a first time Skyrim player
AND STAY THE FUCK OUT OF RIVERWOOD!
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But... Why was the chicken crossing the road?
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I'm sorry, but what?!
Do you know of people that intentionally kill animals with their cars? I've never once hard of this. That's serial killer shit.
No, 99.99% of roadkill is accidental.
They unfortunately do.
You've never seen animals flattened way onto the shoulder, well outside the lines or in the middle of the lane where the car should have gone right over it?
