[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by Southpaw

If the issue is as cut and dry as a criminal act, then I'd estimate about 90% of Warpath members are "horrible people". I know it's impossible for some people to see the grey area with this issue, but if you come from a community where this type of activity is prevalent, you'll probably be more accepting of it than a kid from the northern suberbs.

And it's not like they're making labs and poodles fight to the death. Pit bulls have been bred to fight and kill animals for hundreds of years. I have a friend that owns a non fighting Pit that seems nice, just like any other dog, but if you look at it the wrong way or stutter step when you walk by it, it turns into a friggin monster. What's the purpose of owning a "pet" like that?

I'm not saying dog-fighting is wrong just because it is a criminal act. Quite honestly I couldn't care less if Vick smokes a pound of weed a week or breaks other "victimless laws" as long as he isn't hurting other people or putting others at risk. I'm saying dogfighting is wrong because for simple amusement or a gambling fix the idiots who are involved in this need, these sadists force defenseless animals to chew each other to death over the course of 15 to 30 minutes. To be involved in this in any way is sickening to me. I don't care what some may say the socialized "norm" is, IT'S WRONG no matter where you grew up.

Wolves and other wild dogs fight over territory or mating, however in the wild the dogs' instinct for survival (fight or flight) will usually make these fights non-lethal. The morons running the dog-fights need to train and force the survival instinct out of the dogs so they will fight to death. I cannot see any way this behavior can be justified. Dogfighting is a felony because most people (over 90% I would bet) find it repulsive.