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Originally Posted by pylon
Let's say her boss, or manager at her job is on the "OMG this is total desecration of a grave and she is the most horrible person ever." side. And she is in fact fired over it. Then she loses her mortgage. Then she hangs herself. Then what? Will that make everyone happy? Because people have killed themselves over much more trivial things. A family member of mine certainly did two years ago. Something much more trivial.
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I was going to respond but with it being an issue that hits close to home with you, out of respect I will say nothing more.
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There was no crime committed here. There was no victim. And the woman did not ask her dog to crap on that spot. There was no property damage. At worst a City bylaw was broken. If the dude never took the photograph, and she picked it up, it would be tantamount to the "If a tree falls in the forest." question. If anyone is at fault here, it is the dog who took action to squat on that spot. Had the woman been kneeling there facing the head stone, next to the dog, with tears in her eyes, and the dog sadly looking at her, this would be a chance for a beautifully sad photo, and nobody would give two craps about the bylaw being broken. Instagram sad face filters would be added, people would put clever dogisms under it, and it would be spammed and twatted all over Facebook with with comments like 'lyk dis if u cry errytym.
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The issue for me is how best do we make people accountable for their actions. Bylaw officers are never to be seen so the chances of someone getting caught and fined is slim at best. She knew she was breaking a bylaw and had no problems doing it. Of course bylaw officers can't be everywhere and she no doubt knows this and is willing to risk walking her dog there.
The victim is the family whose family member was buried there.
The woman is responsible for the dogs actions and had to know a dog is going to do it's business wherever it wants. The dog crapped on a grave site and she goes to pick it up - yeah I know you're going to say it's no big deal, but the issue of it happening is disrespecful and how do we prevent this from happenning.