Poll: Would you kick a puppy?

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Falconsgyre

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So there was a topic recently about eating intelligent pigs, and apparently people like the taste of bacon more than they like the idea of not eating rational creatures. This disturbed me a little bit, even if a lot of the replies were probably tongue in cheek.

In response, I'm trying to come up with a situation where people might have their intuitions go the other way about animals. Imagine a cute puppy. If you can't, here's some help.


Would you kick that puppy for $5?

Edit: Some people have asked how hard you have to kick the puppy. You have to kick it hard enough to hurt it significantly, but not hard enough to kill it. You might cause it severe or permanent injury; that uncertainty is part of the problem.

Double edit: Some people have responded that $5 is not a whole lot of money. Let's make it $15. Hopefully that would be enough to make it worth your time, without affecting the moral issue.

Additional Note: Several people seem to be under the impression that I would actually ask someone to kick a puppy for money in real life. I would not. This is a hypothetical situation, to gauge people's opinions. Please do not go out and kick puppies.
 

frozen_scarecrow

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Sure, for five bucks. No matter how cute it is, and the picture is cute, it's just an animal. I would have no problem doing it. I wouldn't want to drop kick it over a fence, or kill it, but a solid kick would be fine.
 

ColaWarVeteran

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I would make it look like a full on kick then hold back at the moment of impact so it ends up being more like a nudge. Any argument would be met with the excuse that no one said how hard the kick had to be ;p
 

Easton Dark

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I can't be mean to a sentient creature for so lowly a prize.

Especially one as wuvvable as that.
 

Summerstorm

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Nope. Five bucks are not enough to be an asshole for me. But i freely admit that "everyone has a price" is true. I would kick it (softly for more money - and if i am paid VERYVERY handsomely... it pains me to admit i would severly injure/kill it with a rocket kick. I know, horrible... but also : i need money)

But yeah, i am a nice guy normaly. But i also put myself first.
 

Monkfish Acc.

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How hard a kick are we talking here. Because if it isn't specified I can just tap him with my foot and demand my five bucks.

If there are complaints I can just kick the dude with the money instead.
 

emeraldrafael

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I did once on accident cause it got under my feet when I moved (though I wasnt moving too fast, so it just bit my shoe. yeah, my friend's dog doesnt back down from anything, and he's only like, three months? Maybe four now, i dontk now, i havent been over there in a while).

On purpose, no, id ont see a point to. And especially not for five dollars. I'll make the dog a dog fighting dog if I want to be mean (at least then I'd make some REAL money from it), cause thats what my last dog was after we rescued it when the ring was broken up.

<url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2008/mar/30/art.spain>Or I'd use him as art
 

L3m0n_L1m3

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Of course I would, because it's really a ZOMBIE PUPPY AND IT WANTS TO EAT YOUR BRAINS AND IT'S SITTING RIGHT BEHIND YOU BUT DON'T TURN AROUND BECAUSE THAT WOULD REALLY PISS IT OFF.

But no, I wouldn't kick a non-zombie puppy.
 

Mr.Mattress

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... Only if I was being forced to kick a dog for 5 dollars at gun point, or that 5 dollars really means 5 Billion dollars. Otherwise no.
 

Davey Woo

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Well given conversion rates I don't think your $5 would be worth much to me.

Seriously though no, I would not kick that puppy, or any other puppy for money. Nor would I kick a dog, unless it was eating my cat or something...
 

emeraldrafael

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EternalFacepalm said:
I would, for science, of course. Why would that make me a monster? D:
I have to ask what kinda science warrants kicking any animal other then seeing how much it hurt and what damage it does, because I'm pretty sure i could do that in my backyard and it would still get me in trouble.
 

Bon_Clay

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Summerstorm said:
Nope. Five bucks are not enough to be an asshole for me. But i freely admit that "everyone has a price" is true. I would kick it (softly for more money - and if i am paid VERYVERY handsomely... it pains me to admit i would severly injure/kill it with a rocket kick. I know, horrible... but also : i need money)

But yeah, i am a nice guy normaly. But i also put myself first.
This. If someone offered me millions of dollars or something I would murder and eat that puppy. But $5 isn't worth it to me.