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Raine1967

(11,589 posts)
24. I wouldn't be willing to judge/state this as an over-reaction.
Fri May 8, 2015, 10:31 PM
May 2015

We don't really know anything about this man. We don't know his state of mind, we don't know why he did this.

He committed suicide after his pet was taken away.

I think it is safe to say his taking his life was exacerbated by his dog being taken away.

I don't think any of us are in a position to say it was a sad over reaction. We have no way of knowing his relationship to his dog and how connected he was with his dog that might have allowed him to feel right in the world.

Dogs, cats and other creatures we call pets can be deeply ingrained and deeply a part of how we function in life.

jeez. I thought dogs could help prevent suicide. Eleanors38 May 2015 #1
Not when they are taken from you and killed because of their breed. PeaceNikki May 2015 #2
According to laws that are being pushed by a number of groups... Lancero May 2015 #5
BSL is horrific bullshit. PeaceNikki May 2015 #3
Exactly etherealtruth May 2015 #7
It's stupid and cruel. smokey nj May 2015 #11
So sad. polly7 May 2015 #4
The following 13 dog breeds and cross-breeds hereof are prohibited in Denmark: KamaAina May 2015 #6
a Fila Brasileiro is a huge mastiff breed from Brazil dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #8
"guarding hoes" awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #13
lol!!!!! dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #15
The odds of getting one of these dogs in Denmark is remarkably slim Scootaloo May 2015 #26
What is the difference between the American bulldog and the English bulldog? RebelOne May 2015 #9
The English bulldog has bad teeth? DJ13 May 2015 #12
! beam me up scottie May 2015 #25
American Bulldogs vs English Bulldogs REP May 2015 #14
If it looks like Winston Chirchill, okasha May 2015 #18
There was a very informative web page about your question.. dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #17
But why are they forbidden? It doesn't make sense. vaberella May 2015 #32
Horrible. Although the headline should say "after police kill his dog". Coventina May 2015 #10
This is wrong on so many levels. DawgHouse May 2015 #16
Safe journey, Dan and Zanto. okasha May 2015 #19
I can understand how much he was hurting. 99Forever May 2015 #20
I feel the same, after my dad died if I hadn't had my dog Wolfie, polly7 May 2015 #28
The darkest days of my life Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #31
I rescued a former bait dog, a Staffordshire Terrier aka a 'Pit Bull'. beam me up scottie May 2015 #21
It's a sad over-reaction on his part, if the story is true struggle4progress May 2015 #22
Really? That's your contribution, a link to FoxNews? beam me up scottie May 2015 #23
I wouldn't be willing to judge/state this as an over-reaction. Raine1967 May 2015 #24
Well put. NCarolinawoman May 2015 #27
I think it may have been. Raine1967 May 2015 #30
Somehow... 99Forever May 2015 #29
An unfortunate reaction to rules made by weak-minded, feckless morons. flvegan May 2015 #33
that dog looks exactly like my brindle dog. DNA test was Cattledog/english mastiff mix Sunlei May 2015 #34
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