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Absurd Supreme Court Challenge on Animal Cruelty

January 07, 2009 11:30 AM ET | Bonnie Erbe | Permanent Link | Print

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R.I.Schafefer

What in Gods name does that have anything to do with animal cruelty. If you want to talk about aborton then get on one of those forums. Many of us animal lovers hear this from people like you. Many of us are anti-abortion, but we feel you do nothing for the cause with your stupid comments. As a matter of fact More and more I'm less likely to even talk about the issue cause of comments like yours. Get a life pal!!!

Study after study

"study after study has shown that people who engage in animal cruelty go on to act out their mental illnesses on people"

I follwded the link, and there was one study that reviewed "five case studies of serial killers in which all experimented with animal cruelty during their childhood".

From that we can deduce that SOME serial killers previously engaged in animal cruelty, and SONE people who engage in animal cruelty go on to act out their mental illnesses on people". But we don't know that one leads to the other. Could be both actions have the same cause.

I'm not speaking in favor of the videos, I'm just opposed to sloppy logic.

Ah, but what if it were being distributed for free? Then you would have no argument whatsoever, would you?

R.I. Schaefer

Now, now... Don't be pointing out the hypocrisy of the Left's positions. The next thing you'll be complaining about is the seating of a fraudulently-elected Senator and the turning away of a duly-appointed Senator by a sitting Governor acting in accordance with the law.

The next couple of years should prove very entertaining, but that's assuming we get through the next couple of years.

I thought that your freedom of speech is revoke if it causes harm to someone. Animals have rights too and should be protected from these people who need to be placed in jail or under medical care.

"MAY YOU NEVER SEE..."

A partial birth abortion where a full term baby has its skull pierced by a steel rod one inch from daylight.

May you never see the, "in the womb dismemberment" of a 3 month or older baby - Little limbs - hands and feet - sucked out through a hose.

Do you suppose the number of unplanned pregnancies and abortions might go down if these procedures were shown to all high school students and women and their partners who were seeking an abortion of convenience?

Oh no! That would be inhumane!

Maybe if those cute little babies wee covered with cuddly fur you'd give a damn.

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About Bonnie Erbe

Bonnie Erbe is a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report and hosts PBS's weekly news analysis program, To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe. She also writes a weekly syndicated newspaper column for Scripps Howard News Service.

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