"Swampfox" <
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> On 16/01/2012 9:38 AM, Spartan613 wrote:
>> "Swampfox" <
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>> news:jetvp8$3s9$1...@dont-email.me...
>>> On 15/01/2012 5:35 PM, B J Foster wrote:
>>>> On 15/01/2012 5:29 PM, Swampfox wrote:
>>>>> On 15/01/2012 4:35 PM, Oy Rool Out a Carbon Tax wrote:
>>>>>> On 15/01/2012 4:18 PM, Swampfox wrote:
>>>>>>> On 15/01/2012 12:16 PM, Spartan613 wrote:
>>>>>>>> "B J Foster" <bjfo...@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:jet3l3$h5l$1...@bjf.motzarella.org...
>>>>>>>>> On 15/01/2012 10:26 AM, Government Shill #2 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:16:42 +1100, B J
>>>>>>>>>> Foster<bjfo...@yahoo.com.invalid>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 15/01/2012 10:06 AM, Poof wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jan 14, 6:16 pm, B J Foster<bjfos...@yahoo.com.invalid>
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Researchers at Azabu University in Japan found that a dog's
>>>>>>>>>>>>> gaze is
>>>>>>>>>>>>> enough to increase their owner's oxytocin
>>>>>>>>>>>>> level".
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/nurture-or-nature-a-question-of-bre...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> And two are more dangerous than one.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Banning anything is the simpleton's answer and an indicator of
>>>>>>>>>>>> of a
>>>>>>>>>>>> lack of logic, and what's that word they like to use so often
>>>>>>>>>>>> - ah
>>>>>>>>>>>> yes, tolerance.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> If I don't like it let's just ban it - now where can I start?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Pit bulls?
>>>>>>>>>>>
http://www.google.com.au/search?q=pit+bull+attack&tbm=nws
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Dobermans, Rottweilers, Bull terriers, Staffordshire terriers...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I've personally known several Dobermans who were pussy cats. The
>>>>>>>>>> others you
>>>>>>>>>> mention? I can't say the same.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
http://media.watoday.com.au/news/national-news/puppy-love-why-keep-dangerous-dogs-2888734.html
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The video proves my previous point. Ban stupid owners.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I think it's a bit of both.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Certain breeds were specifically bred for a purpose, e.g. Bull
>>>>>>>>> terriers were bred to hang onto a bull's nose. And those breeds &
>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>> purpose cause the animals to instinctively do things which cause
>>>>>>>>> serious problems - almost regardless of the owners. These breeds
>>>>>>>>> should be banned. Period.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Then there is the ownership question. A psycho in charge of a
>>>>>>>>> Labrador
>>>>>>>>> could turn it into a weapon.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This is analogous to gun control.
>>>>>>>>> An automatic weapon with a high rate of fire, is an attack weapon
>>>>>>>>> designed for use in warfare. There is no conceivable civilian
>>>>>>>>> purpose
>>>>>>>>> for such weapons.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Unless you're a collector who has an interest in these machines.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That's not a use, collect stamps.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You take them to the range once a month and fire them. I fail to
>>>>>>>> see
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> harm.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Or take a single shot rifle to the range and fire it, what's the
>>>>>>> difference?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As you say, people, not guns, dogs, or cars are the problem.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's how people use them.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> They can't use automatic weapons if they don't own them, problem
>>>>>>> solved.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But they do own them, despite the illegality of doing so. Just ask
>>>>>> Bob
>>>>>> Browntongue - there are thousands of hand machine guns floating
>>>>>> around
>>>>>> in car glove boxes. Problem not solved at all by gun control
>>>>>> legislation
>>>>>> - crims (by definition) don't take any notice of the laws.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Howard took many automatic and semi automatic weapons out of
>>>>> circulation, no one at the time suggested that criminals wouldn't
>>>>> still
>>>>> be able to get hold of them.
>>>>> They can get hold of Heroin by the tonne so why would weapons be any
>>>>> different?
>>>>
>>>> 0.1% of crim weapons originate from licensed gun holders.
>>>>
>>>> Seems to me that your gubbermint has stuffed up again, not the
>>>> individuals who (once again) have to bear to cost and hassle of ever
>>>> more regulation.
>>>>
>>>> Why don't you and the Labor party stop flooding this country with
>>>> lawless morons, instead of passing more and more laws and regulations
>>>> hassling law-abiding people, laws which achieve precisely nothing.
>>>>
>>>> Like fucking carbon tax - a tax on civilisation conceived and imposed
>>>> by
>>>> morons!
>>>
>>> I must have found that elusive parallel universe that I've heard so
>>> much about, either that or you've spent Sunday on the sauce.
>>> Weren't we talking about the gun buy back and tightened gun laws
>>> introduced by Howard?
>>
>> No. We were talking about banning dogs.
>
> We already have,
No we haven't.
> you can no longer buy a pit bull in Victoria.
Who's talking exclusively about pit bulls or Victoria?
We need National Uniform Dog Laws to take all dogs out of the hands of
people who have no good reason to have them.
> Try and keep up.
Yes, you should.
>>
>> Especially those owned by inner-city terrace house dwellers.
>>
>> After all, what do they need a dog for?
>>
>> Dogs are dangerous. Every one a potential killer.
>>
>> They're far too dangerous to be owned by inner-city airheads.
>>
>> Only the military and police should have dogs.
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"There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not
want merely because you think it would be good for him".
Robert A. Heinlein.