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Dogs are the biggest source of domestic violence in America...

smolder 2y ago
It's hard to tell with the throwaway, but I suspect I've seen you posting on HN before, making similar claims relating to the horrors of dog ownership. This is a pretty suspect one. I see one study claiming 1.1% of visits to Emergency Departments are dog-caused, and another estimating 14% of visits by women are due to domestic violence. These numbers, while not a perfect refutation, don't seem to align with your claim at all.
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southernplaces7 2y ago
The idea of dogs being the main source of domestic violence in the U.S is hilarious. Is there some epidemic of drunken dogs coming home to beat their owners that I haven't heard of yet? But seriously, you seem to have a bizarrely pathological hatred of dogs, enough of it to just throw out completely random accusations against them with nothing at all to back your weird bullshit. Why? Who knows, but if you're going to do it why not add a source or two?
- Throw83489i7 2y ago
  > drunken dogs coming home to beat their owners that I haven't heard of yet? Yes, it is called "reactive" dogs. Remember the definition of DV, next time someone is blamed for provoking the dog. Even if dog is "provoked", that is not valid reason for violence! And I am not talking about dog owners, but their victims. Mostly children, spouses... They have no option to leave an abusive household. Many times they are gaslit and shamed. Dog owners have many privileges, and can get away with brutal child murder! Even threats of violence (growling), or forced sleep deprivation are DV!!!
  - southernplaces7 2y ago
    There's no way you can imply this much malicious intent to an animal that basically.... doesn't possess the capacity for malicious intent. Either you're some sort of troll or you've let this hatred totally cloud basic reasoning. They're dogs dude, very different from people and their capacity for malice. And most dog owners, being the family members of all these abused people you claim, would themselves do what they could to train their dogs against freely harming others.
pnut 2y ago
I know I have my heart broken multiple times a day, it's just cruel!
jjulius 2y ago
At this point I think it's safe to ask - what happened between you and a dog/dogs at some point in your life to prompt you to take this stance?
- meindnoch 2y ago
  Guy is probably a devout muslim.

It's hard to tell with the throwaway, but I suspect I've seen you posting on HN before, making similar claims relating to the horrors of dog ownership. This is a pretty suspect one. I see one study claiming 1.1% of visits to Emergency Departments are dog-caused, and another estimating 14% of visits by women are due to domestic violence. These numbers, while not a perfect refutation, don't seem to align with your claim at all.

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southernplaces7 2y ago

The idea of dogs being the main source of domestic violence in the U.S is hilarious. Is there some epidemic of drunken dogs coming home to beat their owners that I haven't heard of yet? But seriously, you seem to have a bizarrely pathological hatred of dogs, enough of it to just throw out completely random accusations against them with nothing at all to back your weird bullshit. Why? Who knows, but if you're going to do it why not add a source or two?

Throw83489i7 2y ago
> drunken dogs coming home to beat their owners that I haven't heard of yet? Yes, it is called "reactive" dogs. Remember the definition of DV, next time someone is blamed for provoking the dog. Even if dog is "provoked", that is not valid reason for violence! And I am not talking about dog owners, but their victims. Mostly children, spouses... They have no option to leave an abusive household. Many times they are gaslit and shamed. Dog owners have many privileges, and can get away with brutal child murder! Even threats of violence (growling), or forced sleep deprivation are DV!!!
- southernplaces7 2y ago
  There's no way you can imply this much malicious intent to an animal that basically.... doesn't possess the capacity for malicious intent. Either you're some sort of troll or you've let this hatred totally cloud basic reasoning. They're dogs dude, very different from people and their capacity for malice. And most dog owners, being the family members of all these abused people you claim, would themselves do what they could to train their dogs against freely harming others.

pnut 2y ago

I know I have my heart broken multiple times a day, it's just cruel!

jjulius 2y ago

At this point I think it's safe to ask - what happened between you and a dog/dogs at some point in your life to prompt you to take this stance?

meindnoch 2y ago
Guy is probably a devout muslim.