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Originally Posted by btimbit
Not saying I support it. Just saying I don't have strongh feeling either way about it.
Yeah this lion thing is bad but wow, the reaction to this is so over the top
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Is it?
This is what generates reaction. Numbers don't resonate with people. Seeing the visual reality of something does. Connecting numbers to something real.
The comparison I make is Ray Rice knocking out his partner in the elevator.
We all know domestic abuse happens. We know the figures. We've seen the numbers for a long time.
But when you actually saw the video of it happening in front of your eyes, then for a lot of people that's when it struck home.
I think this is similar.
I think there is a weird trend where anything the public reacts to, there is a subset that says "oh wow that's so over the top".
Why?
This is a disgusting practice. I don't see why we would think it is over the top. Perhaps the reaction to this point has been less than it should have been.