This is what i get for helping a right wingers dog

[vercetti2021]

"

Him and his ugly ass girlfriend or wife went on vacation, left there dog out in the triple digit heat with no food or water, animal neglect first thing, and disturbance because she barked all night long, went over there with water and food, and left, came home one evening and the bowl was on my drive way with that message on it, and i don't know how he could have known it was me, unless he's the insecure type of conservative with camera's all over his property.

Goes to show what a good liberal does for his neighbor, even if he is a conservative wing-nut, I'm the type of liberal you do not piss off, he's lucky i didn't slap a puck threw his back window of his house for that one.

One day i know he will push me or my step dad over and well, shit can happen, because i do not put up with tea party morons, PERIOD!

Pass this on if you are called a extremist next time and we'll see who the real nut cases are.

EDIT: I did call the police and animal control, cops came and did nothing but talk to him and probably denied it, and not once came over to talk to me or my family about it, and animal control, haven't heard from them yet.

[T Wolf]

1. Sounds like the type who would take it out on the dog. Make a call to authorities - the dog IS in

danger and needs to be protected.

[LostinVA]

2. Oh my

[T Wolf]

3. And that message on the bowl could constitute a threat. Consider calling the cops.

[Kolesar]

7. Or talk to an attorney...eom

[Scruffy1]

109. could hell-thats a terroristic threat

[Kerrytravelers]

4. You may want to talk to the police.

Yes, technically, you were trespassing, but animal neglect and what you did for that animal will, in a sense, supersede that. The response from your neighbor was way out of proportion. And it was pretty threatening.

[Hawkeye-X]

5. Report him to Animal Control for animal cruelty

Leaving a dog without a food and water while on vacation without someone to look after it is cruelty to animals and needs to be banned from ever owning animals ever again.

If you documented the animal cruelty, then the owner will have no choice but to pay a hefty fine and surrender control of the dog.

That freeper is a fuckwit to the nth degree.

Hawkeye-X

http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/report-animal-cruelty.html

[vercetti2021]

8. I did

I called both police and animal control and they did nothing at all.

[LisaL]

11. Did you call police again after you got this message?

At least they have to take a report so you will have a record.

[vercetti2021]

19. Theres the issue

They came and went over to his house but never once came to talk to me or my family.

[tblue37]

16. Call the media. Also, animal control are not concerned about the

animal's well-being, but the Humane Society is.

Making this public can and should at least embarrass the cops and animal control.

[RandomThoughts]

6. People should care for animals.

I often think on that, I think that is part of empathy circles. Can you extend it even into animals and such, and some do. And they do have feelings and deserve much love also.


In some way, hurting an animal is even worse then hurting a person, since they need help from people.

SG1 Wacko
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH_A4eTet80

[wtmusic]

9. Whew.

I gave a free newspaper subscription I had to a Republican neighbor down the street as a goodwill gesture. Next thing I knew she was knocking at the door wondering what I "meant" by it (we both know each others' politics from yard signs). I said, "It was a free subscription so it's just a gift." She turned around and walked away...couldn't bring herself to say "thank you".

I honestly do feel sorry for them, they will never be happy.

[brewens]

25. Fess up. You were trying to make her READ weren't you! She

only needs to know what she gits taught by FOX News.

[wtmusic]

32. It was to the LA Times, which leans conservative

With people like that, nothing upsets their worldview more than random acts of kindness.

[d_r]

10. crazy

sucks to have a neighbor like that. WTF is wrong with people.

[Stoic]

12. You really need to call the cops.

Even if he denies everything you need to get this on the record. If he leaves the dog in that condition call the cops and have THEM bring Animal Control and tell them he threatened to shoot you the last time this happened. If he brings a gun to that party he'll get more than he bargained for.

[vercetti2021]

14. I did

Call both police and animal control and nothing was done, goes to show what a good ol conservative town is made of.
I wish i lived in washington state or california. But texas laws are fucked up.

[LisaL]

29. Well since you are in TX, sure as hell don't show up on his property

ever.

[Anakin Skywalker]

82. .

[tblue37]

13. You should have called both the Humane Society and the police.

There are laws against animal cruelty and animal neglect.

There are also laws against terroristic threats. I would call the cops for that, too.

[Initech]

15. I would call the cops ASAP.

:yoiks:

[Iggo]

17. Call the cops.

[blue sky at night]

18. I would go get another bowl and reply...

leave the dog alone again without food and water and I will get a god-damn gun and shoot your stupid ass! CALL THE COPS!

[spin]

104. You don't use a firearm unless you or another person are attacked ...

and the result of the attack could be serious injury or death.

This situation can be handled by less extreme measures.

However, if I had a neighbor like this and didn't own a gun, I would consider taking a good class on firearm safety, buying a firearm for self defense and spending enough time on a range to become proficient with the weapon. Never take threats lightly. Rational people don't run around making threats.

[sfwriter]

20. Call the cops...

[IntravenousDemilo]

21. How do you know he's a conservative wing-nut?

He could be this absolute tool while being firmly and avowedly apolitical. He could even be left-wing on most issues, but be a total asshole as a person. He may even be a Neanderthal fuckwit too damned stupid to have any political philosophy. No party or political movement or orientation has a monopoly on jerks.

Or maybe his ugly ass girlfriend or wife was the one who wrote it. She could very well be the "brains" of their relationship, that is to say, the one who can write.

[vercetti2021]

23. Well

Because during the 2008 election he had a mccain/palin sign and has it on his truck and constantly walks like he has a stick up his ass, plus 75% of my town is conservative.

[IntravenousDemilo]

26. Well, that sounds like a reasonable deduction on your part.

But I still think it's a coincidence, albeit a noticeably common coincidence, that he's a teabagger and also a total lame-ass prick.

In any case, I'm sure you won't under any circumstances mention your political differences if you make another complaint to the cops and the animal inspectors, right?

[vercetti2021]

52. Hell

No no way in hell i'll tell the police that we're politically different.

[Liberty Belle]

22. Call the media; get TV to run a story on why animal control and the cops won't do anything

to protect you or that poor neglected dog. A story in the press may prod them into filing charges and they can say they were just taking time to "investigate" and save face.

Trust me, as a media member, I have seen this tactic make officials do the right thing many times.

[LostinVA]

24. As him to have a drink with you

It might smooth things over.

[femrap]

27. Take the dog to an out

of town shelter and tell them it was abandoned. RWers are more stupid than dirt. And they hate like no one can hate.

[northernlights]

86. +1000

That's my planned solution to any of my asshat neighbors who neglect their dogs. (Also to the asshat who tried to run *my* dogs over in my driveway.

Scoop them up when nobody is looking, take them to a no-kill shelter as far away as conveniently possible and drop them off there.

[glinda]

28. The animal always suffers in this situation. Animal Control will put the dog down.

This fellow is actually guilty of threatening you and of animal abuse.

[npk]

70. Yep.

It is very sad in these cases.

[guitar man]

30. I don't think he did it

I've looked it over and re-read it several times and I'll be damned if I can find a single misspelled word. :silly:

[npk]

71. Those are words he is very familiar with

You know, "my yard, shoot you.". He probably talks tough like that to all his neighbors.

[Electric Monk]

31. Free frisbee!

re: "lucky i didn't slap a puck threw his back window"

Gotta love Texas.

[vercetti2021]

33. Yeah

Gotta love all the morons that come from here. Bush, Perry, Barton.
Thank god i was raised as a liberal then conservative. Yes i love hockey lol.

[applegrove]

34. What a sicko.

[krabigirl]

35. what a loser.

[noamnety]

36. Why did you include the assessment of his girlfriend's looks? (nt)

[vercetti2021]

38. For one reason

There woman are nasty lol.
No offense lol.

[noamnety]

40. It seems like they'd be jointly responsible for the dog's abuse

But the OP is written from the perspective that he is the active participant, her only part is to be "an ugly woman" - and we insult men we don't like by calling their women ugly.

It just sat wrong with me. Is he ugly? Is that part of the story too?

[vercetti2021]

43. Well no offense to you

I wasn't trying to be a sexist in anyway, so i apologize if what i said came off offense to woman, I'm sure she had a part in the dogs abuse yes, but I'm more focused on the ugly bald hort dude who threatened in the end.

I'm insulting her for being with him and being a stupid, but she technically isn't a catch.

[Sea Witch]

95. "but she technically isn't a catch"

What the hell is the matter with you?

[vercetti2021]

100. Whats the matter with me?

I think you missed the whole point that this dude is abusing his dog.

[Sea Witch]

113. Yeah he is - And you rank women's value by what they look like

[Name removed]

39. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[noamnety]

41. Is that an appropriate way to insult a man? by calling his wife ugly?

From my perspective, it's demeaning comments and policies about women, gays, muslims, immigrants, etc. that's pushing me away from liberals.

[HEyHEY]

44. WHO FUCKING CARES?!

Seriously, there are WAY bigger issues to deal with instead of trolling the web looking for insignificant off-the-cuff comments to jump on people for making.

Fucking hell, you're just doing it cause it's fashionable in some circles anyway, had he called the man ugly would you have given as shit?

[Electric Monk]

46. In before the deleted sub-thread, and read post #42.

For a journalist, your reading a writing skills could use a little work, imho.

[HEyHEY]

48. I really don't care

About what my typing on a message board looks like, if I did, then I would take the time to make it grammatically correct. And, the OP clearly edited the post to include the police thing.

[Electric Monk]

57. about an hour and a half BEFORE your post #37. nt

[HEyHEY]

60. touche

But my point still stands :P

PS: I can show emails from well-known journalists and editors with spelling errors and grammar mistakes all over. We write all day, okay, when we aren't working we don't feel like concentrating.

[vercetti2021]

45. Look

Just so you know, i don't hate gays, i have many gay friends, i don't hate muslims either, like i said i have many friends who are muslim as well, i don't hate women either ok, but i was insulting him for being a idiot and her for being around him as well, once again no offense, and why would this drive you away from liberals?

[HEyHEY]

55. Dude, don't sit there and placate t this person, just tell them to fuck off.

[vercetti2021]

61. I don't know

What the issue even is, i called her ugly? So what, he was a ugly short bald headed moron, and shes stupid being with him.

[HEyHEY]

62. Yes.

That's the point there is nothing to be offended about here. This is just another case of a person looking for something to get indignant about.

[noamnety]

63. I didn't assume you hated any of those groups.

I do think it's just assumed that it's okay to make unexamined comments that perpetuate negative stereotypes about those groups.

It drives me away from liberals because it's generally just accepted that those people should accept being the doormats or the butts of insults. It's accepted even when they aren't directly the people we're mad at. If I pick up on an underlying - subconscious even - sentiment that women's worth comes from whether they are fuckable (based on looks), it pushes me away from the people making those comments, just as when Obama had his homophobic friend speak at his inauguration, that shoved me a little further left (and away) from him.

[vercetti2021]

64. Ok understand this

I'm not making it out for her to be ugly ok, that i was using to insult him with but people are naturally born not attractive, she isn't i'm not basing it on looks, but her ugly inner side as well for being responsible as much as he is for animal abuse, i do respect your strong will about this and like i said no offense to you if this is a problem.

[seabeyond]

65. thanks

for not jumping into the little mess created in this subthread, and for speaking reasonably.

personally, i think this are is more than 75% conservatives. another poster on this site who lives in canyon was saying this district and a district in alabama is the highest percentage of repugs in the nation. that says something

welcome to du

[vercetti2021]

67. Thank you

And yes the amarillo area is full of morons, bill white was here last weekend, i went and saw him talk, it was awesome.

[seabeyond]

69. did you? i didnt know. good for you

how did you hear about this site?

[vercetti2021]

74. Ummm like 6 months ago

My mom told me lol, i'm only 20 but set in the mind right.

[noamnety]

66. Thanks for listening.

I knew it wasn't a deliberate thing on your part and no offense taken, but I wanted to point it out because sometimes we (all) fall into patterns we get from the rest of our culture without realizing the subtexts of what's being said.

I wish you well sorting out the animal abuse situation without escalating things to a dangerous level there.

[vercetti2021]

68. Well thanks

I'll bring his ass down for it i hope, its wrong on so many levels.

[NBachers]

51. Amen HEyHEY

[liquid diamond]

80. Get a grip. That's not the main issue here. Sheesh. n/t

[devilgrrl]

107. Because only an ugly person would abuse an animal.

:popcorn:

[HEyHEY]

37. Call the cops, that's a threat.

[Tsiyu]

42. What an ass

and also on a side note:

If some of you will read the entire OP - vs. only looking at the pictures - before you reply, we wouldn't have a dozen people tell the OP to call the cops when in the OP he clearly stated that he called the cops.

Yeah, I'm grumpy, but pleeze, people....

[HEyHEY]

Take the time to read that he edited it, so the calling the cops part wasn't there at first.

[Electric Monk]

59. time stamps ftw

[Axle_techie]

47. That's bullshit

you should really call the cops and show them that note.

[vercetti2021]

50. Well

Lik i said in the post, i did call the police.

[Axle_techie]

53. You showed them the note with your neighbors handwriting and they did nothing?

Police are useless. Our right to bear arms is to protect ourselves, not threaten our neighbors...

[vercetti2021]

58. Yeah

Like i said went to talk to him and never came to talk to me at all.

[struggle4progress]

49. Next time he's out of town and the dog is howling, file a complaint

And do yourself a favor: type up a summary of events, get it notarized, and save it with save the bowl with the threat, in case you ever need to establish at pattern of behavior

[vercetti2021]

56. Oh for sure

I will do more then right this down, i'll record it all and give it to the police, plus he steals street signs.

[LiberalAndProud]

77. Maybe you should point the cops to the street sign stash.

Your neighbor sounds like a juvenile delinquent.

[vercetti2021]

78. Oh i am

I took video and pictures of them already. Because isn't that a federal offense?

[EFerrari]

54. You have to follow up with animal control or the cops.

Ask for a copy of the police report. They won't do anything unless they know someone is paying attention.

Oh, and try not to let the @sshole shoot you. :)

[Steely_Dan]

72. Well...

What can one say. This is simply unbelievable. The RW is angry and it comes out in almost everything they do. What a moran.

[flvegan]

73. Next time they're gone, liberate the dog.

If this is the norm for this idiot, the dog will be better off elsewhere. Help in moving the dog is out there if you need it.

Thanks for taking care of her in the meantime.

[vercetti2021]

75. Na if he hurts the dog

I will ram down his front door and beat the hell outta him gun or not, never abuse a animal.

[flvegan]

79. Appreciated, but...he's already abusing the dog.

If not for you, the dog may well be dead. At least have suffered greatly.

Liberate the dog, or call someone who can.

Again, thanks for helping her out.

[JVS]

76. Next time call animal protection services.

[Anakin Skywalker]

81. Poor Dog. I Feel Sorry for the Dog. And I Commend You for Having the Heart to Care.

I can't believe the moron would actually threaten you for helping his dog. The dog is just another piece of property to him. I don't think he cares if it lives or dies. Teabaggers just love to OWN things. It gives them power.

Now a classy person would have sent you a gift for helping, or at least say THANK YOU.

[olegramps]

83. I don't think that I could handle living in Texas.

Our family doctor did his internship in Texas and he said that he couldn't wait to leave the damn place. He said that he had never encountered more stupid jerks in his life. He said that it is the only place on earth were Bush's I.Q. would be in the normal range.

[seabeyond]

84. bush 's iq about 110? that is in the normal range nation wide. i dont cotton to people dissin a

whole state and people as stupid. it is just.... stupid

[TBF]

89. I've been in Texas 7 years now -

All my neighbors are nice to deal with on a daily basis, and this is deep in Brazoria County (home of Ron Paul). But it is hard to stomach the politics sometimes... finding like-minded folks can be difficult.

[seabeyond]

92. being a californian stuck here, i agree it is hard to find like minded people

over the years i have become an isolationist and du is my friend, lol.

[derby378]

93. Hey, I live in Texas...

...and them's fightin' words. Some of us are doing our best to make Texas a better place for ourselves and our children, and we've got a good shot at getting a new Democratic Governor this year because Chicken Rick Perry is so unpopular nowadays.

[vercetti2021]

101. Hell yes

Rick Perry has been screwing our state for along time, and its time for his ass to check out, speaking of bill white he came to the amarillo area last weekend for a rally, i went to it, met him and it was so kick ass!

[ljm2002]

85. He needs to be reported...

...a dog barking all night is a legitimate nuisance and he should be cited for that.

More importantly is the animal neglect aspect, of course. Leaving the dog without food and water in triple digit temperatures is certainly animal abuse. Again, he should be cited for that and the dog possibly taken away.

I don't envy you, having a lunatic neighbor like that.

[TBF]

87. You have to report the threat against you to the police -

and I would call the local SPCA about the dog (or some kind of local dog humane group who may be able to help). I wouldn't call animal control in this state, the death rates in the shelters are too high.

I did a search and found these folks - http://www.amarillohumanesociety.net/

I would try them since they are a no-kill group that's at least in your region. Someone in the office there might have some ideas.

Thanks for caring about the creatures.

[seabeyond]

88. i have called them before. they dont do anything. i dont remember why

they send a person to spca.

[TBF]

91. That's sad - I guess I would try calling the police

and animal control then. Anything to end that poor dog's suffering - I know the heat down here and nothing should be chained out in the yard.

The shelters must feel overwhelmed, I get updates everyday of dogs being put on euthanasia lists in certain shelters. It's mind-boggling.

[backscatter712]

90. Next time he leaves his dog out in the 100+ degree heat with no food or water, call the cops.

You were nice last time. Next time, get animal control on his ass - he loses his pet, gets charged with animal cruelty.

Get a camera and video everything he does that could be considered cruelty to animals.

[sinkingfeeling]

94. You should have called animal control first. They would have taken the dog.

[dgibby]

96. I'd bring this to the attention of PETA.

They'll make his life miserable. I'd also notify SPCA and Humane Society.

Do you have a lawyer? If not, I'd seriously think about discussing this with one.

Just be careful. People like him wouldn't hesitate to escalate. I'd definitely get a couple of security cameras and aim them at his property.

[ThomThom]

97. next time just call animal control and

then the asshole will really start messing with you

[tuckessee]

98. Ugly ass girlfriend???

Let's see a picture of you, hot stuff. :eyes:

[vercetti2021]

102. LOL

If you insist :D But that isn't the point of this post.

[heavyweaponsguy]

112. Don't you know?

Calling a woman "ugly" is worse than threatening someone with death here.

[ismnotwasm]

99. That's a bowl?

I'd be playing one way frisbee to return it.

[vercetti2021]

103. I know right

I wanted to do a one way hockey puck, but of course my mom stopped me, I'm 20 and i don't take there crap.

[mistertrickster]

105. You were helpful. RepubliCONs don't understand that. nt.

[MrScorpio]

106. Yep, he lost his slack cutting privileges

Call Animal Control FIRST the next time

[yawnmaster]

108. In general, in situations like this it is best not to trespass, but if you think the dog is in...

danger, call the authorities and have them deal with it.

[Liberal_in_LA]

110. K&R. Bless you for helping the dog

[jasperilla]

111. the dog can't help who owns him, you are a good person n.t