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Originally Posted by Woogie Man  No need to clarify, Ann, but you've seen the tone of some of these posts. The OP used the word 'atrocity', which is a word reserved for mass killings, genocide, etc., not something so (relatively) benign as tail docking. Geez, with words like that being tossed about, we'll have no words left to describe the real horrors. Can you imagine a kid reading about the SS, Pol Pot or Idi Amin and asking, "what's an atrocity?" and someone answers, "it's like when they dock a dog's tail". That's sure to give the kid a warped perspective and I believe that's what extremist types attempt to do in using such words. |
I hear what you're saying Jim, but I think it's up for the individual to decide. There is a member above saying that being a BYB is an "atrocity" - if that's her opinion, I don't think it's my place to tell her it's simply wrong. If the OP finds tail docking an atrocity, well, that's her opinion.
I have my own opinions about what an atrocity is, and yes, one of them is genocide.
What is *really* confusing me (and concerning me) on this thread though, is there seem to be so many people trying to say "please, we should stop discussing this and discuss other things"....um huh? This discussion is 17 pages long, so obviously people
want to discuss it 
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