Recent content by jordanredd

I does have basis because I'm not passing judgement on those that would save a stranger's life over their pet's life. But there are a hell of a lot of people who think I and others are disgusting monsters for saying we would do the opposite. You're not one of the worst, but the judgement is...

Where am I going with this? You said you were "bothered" that: "people are claiming indifference to a stranger's life as opposed to their pet's. An animal that wouldn't realize or care if someone died so it could live." This bothers you, right? That I would risk my life to save my dog, a...

Oh for the love of god, thank you sir or madame. This is a better response than I could've ever come up with. The constant barrage of self-congratulating by Panda and others here was getting to be too much.

Because he didn't create the poll to learn anything. He created it to feed his own sense of moral superiority and wag his finger at all of us maladjusted, immature children who disagree.

Right now, at this very moment, thousands of children are dying of starvation. It is a slow, agonizing death - very painful. You can literally save hundreds of them RIGHT NOW; all you have to do is sell every luxury item you own. Sell your house, your car, your computer, and everything that is...

No, jackass. That's why I've said I would very eagerly save BOTH my pet and the stranger. I value all life. But since this silly poll requires that I prioritize one or the other - family comes first. Period. I'm sorry if such "behavior" does not meet with your approval.

No worries. I guess it was an inflammatory statement, regardless.

You're the second person to misrepresent this statement, either deliberately or because you're a pretty terrible reader. Please retry and then come back and describe where I implied that people who value human life over animal life (which would include me, as I've also said in this very thread)...

A rescue worker's job is to save people. If they consciously make the decision not to do so, at a minimum they'd be fired. They have a vested interest in saving people that has nothing to do with their moral compass. We already know, more or less, that most people would happily consider...

I also value human life over animals, in general. I was referring to those who are implying that an animal's life is *worthless*, that they care no more for their dog than they do their clothes or their computers.

Well, likewise it's a little jarring to me that so many are saying they really don't give a damn about their pet's life at all and that anyone who does doesn't have their priorities straight. I am afraid that the extreme end of that sort of thinking leads to people like Michael Vick who took...

Dammit why can't I have that kind of wit in my posts?

If there is a law somewhere that would actually put me in jail for not risking my own life to save someone else's, then holy shit that is the dumbest law in existence. In other news, that law doesn't exist (not in the U.S. anyway). There is a law that protects people who try to save someone's...

I don't love animals more than people. I DO love my own family members more than someone else's family members. If a member of my family is able to care enough about me that they would give their life to save mine (as my dog would), then I will absolutely do the same for them. My mother is...

I can't "buy" another family member. Resurrecting life forms has not yet been discovered by science. Once a member of my family has died, they're dead permanently. You're argument makes no sense anyway. People can absolutely get another spouse any time their heart desires. Having another kid...