Is Something Wrong with our Social Perception?

Question

What would lead a host of people to seek to place a human being in prison for the rest of his or her youth because he or she supports animal fights? Our social perception seems a little bit twisted. It is twisted that someone would set up animal fights and gamble on such activities. However, it is MORE twisted that so many are willing to support the human athletic ability and sacrifice (many footballers die or end up crippled for life for the sport, pleasure and financial gain, not just for themselves but for millions of others, there are some who gain more than the athletes, yet, would lock away a footballer for the rest of his youth, possibly his life, because he supports animal fights. Animal rights are to be respected and we need not support cruelty to wild beasts (they are instinctively cruel to each other in the wild). Are we so intelligent that we would teach animals to love so much that we forget what is greater and most important to us, the dignity for human life? Curious

I should have made my point a little clearer. I am not by any means condoning cruelty to animals that clearly cannot advocate for their own rights. I know that there are laws that have been created by the society and should be adhered to by all and sundry. Nevertheless, could we have been so scarred by our own cruelty to one another that we are willing to learn to "love" animals that are "man's best friend" because they seem "loyal", this is instinct, they want to be fed and cared for), that when domesticated, become a virtual replacement and antidote for the hurts that other humans may have caused us? The point is not that animals should not be protected as I strongly believe they should, however, is it justifiable to give a human being (forget about the footballer for a second), a life-sentence because he or she engages in the activity of endorsing animal fights? Vick deserves to be punished, no doubt, but is the punishment that is being issued reflective of the crime committed?

Answer 1

yes, that's whats ending the world as we speak...

Answer 2

Well, the deal with you is that you're mixing things up a bit. Animals are cruel to each other because they don't have the ability to discern between right and wrong as we do. Therefore, they are not "suited for trial", the very same law applied to a mass mureder that is crminally insane: he cannot discern between right and wrong because something happened to him that twisted his mind, right? Going on, there are some laws in your country that forbid crualty to animals. If an animal is trained to kill and he finds another trained-to-kill animal in front of him, his territoriality instincts will have him fight, but that is an abuse in the human part of the problem, because humans know that they'll beat the living crap out of each other if put face to face and it is exactly what they do. So, if you see it from a point of "Dignity of human life", well, as you probably read in Spider-Man comics, "With great power comes great responsibility", meaning that OUR great superpower in this planet is out intelligence, our ability to discern between right and wrong, and to have DIGNITY as humans is to use it with respect and responsibility to the other less fortunate living things on this world. So, for the dignity of human life, I would definetly put a guy no matter his age for 30 years in jail for supporting animal fights.

Answer 3

That is the way of this American society. Different laws are set to be followed, and voice of the people is what makes those laws official. Animals who are domesticated, such as dogs, cats, some birds, and ferrits, are inate with affect for their caretakers. It just so happens that some animals can be trained to perform certain tasks, and some of those task can be inhumain to the norm societal perception. Just accept society for what it is because you can't change it if the majority rules.

Answer 4

Nothing is wrong at all. People die or are crippled in all walks of life. Could some football rules be changed, possibly. Michael Vick should rot in prison, and I'm no animal activist.

Answer 5

So your saying as long as they are cruel to each other lets make a buck out of it. athletes are well paid and put on a pedestal...is their choice. What choice does an animal have other then his basic intinct. Untwist that mind of yours.

Answer 6

must be something wrong if we can't pay the 30p per child that it would cost to test for 'heart murmurs' that 2 children a week are dropping dead from in the UK.

if we could invest 30p per child and instantly save the 2 children per week in the UK that are dying from gunshot wounds you bet we'd do it.

on this score there is something wrong with our social perception yes

Answer 7

If you can't do the time...Don't do the crime.

Answer 8

No. "ALL" perception!
Peace and Blessings.....

Answer 9

Yes..........everything..!
Have a great day.....!