The "I Don't Want To Live On This Planet Anymore" thread

[OMG!WTF!]

First of all, holy crap lions are huge. Second, I do not for the life of me understand the desire to shoot beautiful things and stuff them. It's just so patently cruel and ugly and honestly psychopathic. Anyway, not my cup of tea. I've seen these people up close and personal and they scare me. As do others of their ilk. They actually do make me want to not live here anymore.



https://calgaryherald.com/news/world...c-b5a53216abff

[KTrain]

If it's any consolation, their taxidermy business is being roasted online now. They've taken down their social media accounts and their Google reviews are taking a hit.

[OMG!WTF!]

Originally Posted by KTrain

If it's any consolation, their taxidermy business is being roasted online now. They've taken down their social media accounts and their Google reviews are taking a hit.

It is a bit. But not really. People have short memories and the other psychos who stuff things don't care. In fact it is likely good for business. I know a guy in Longview who walked up to an 11 foot walrus, shot it in the head and stuffed it like a boss. WTF? How challenging is it to shoot a 2 ton thing that can't run? He shot and stuffed a buffalo too. Like shooting cows is really challenging? Seriously sick.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!

It is a bit. But not really. People have short memories and the other psychos who stuff things don't care. In fact it is likely good for business. I know a guy in Longview who walked up to an 11 foot walrus, shot it in the head and stuffed it like a boss. WTF? How challenging is it to shoot a 2 ton thing that can't run? He shot and stuffed a buffalo too. Like shooting cows is really challenging? Seriously sick.

I hate that you edited this!


Before the edit:
"He shot a stuffed a buffalo too."


OK, that's even easier than the walrus.

[WhiteTiger]

I've never been particularly given to vigilante justice, but something like this is something that might make me wanna take up a bat, myself...

https://globalnews.ca/news/5503448/c...-baseball-bat/

[OMG!WTF!]

Originally Posted by WhiteTiger

I've never been particularly given to vigilante justice, but something like this is something that might make me wanna take up a bat, myself...

https://globalnews.ca/news/5503448/c...-baseball-bat/

Yeah they need to go hard on the sentencing with that guy. I hope his name and picture are publicized too. Not cause I want him dead, but whatever.

[FireFly]

I was at the vet with my dogs and the receptionist was on the phone with a client. This client apparently did not separate his in heat Jack Russell Terrier from his unaltered Great Pyrenesse dog and the Jack Russell was now 50 days pregnant which is too late for an abortion.

Said dog owner wanted to know if his Jack Russell would be able to bring the puppies to term (maybe,) have any more puppies (probably not after that,) and whether or not they could do a c-section to save the Jack Russell and then euthanize the whole litter when it was born. He wasn't sure he wanted to do the c-section because it would probably cost too much. Probably should've spent the money on a spay then. What kind of a dog owner are you, bud?

The receptionist owns the rescue foundation in town though and offered to take the puppies when they are born and bottle feed them instead of euthanizing them all. I guess we'll see what happens.

[RyZ]

When is that meteorite coming again?

[wwkayaker]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49253691

Wtf? Cops, a black guy and a rope sounds like a lawsuit coming.

[Weitz]

I guess playing stupid games wins great prizes.

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-...-nervous-shock

A Victoria man who jaywalked with his wife has been awarded $98,000 in damages for “nervous shock” after he witnessed his wife being hit by a motorcycle.

On the day of the incident, on March 20, 2013, Ariston Quirimit Marcena, 48, and his wife had been at a medical appointment for Ms. Marcena.

As they were returning to their parked car, they decided to jaywalk to get to the car and while they were crossing Yates Street, Ms. Marcena was hit by a motorcycle being driven by Barry Robert Thomson and seriously injured.

[Oling_Roachinen]

You know, I'm actually not that mad at the ruling. 25% fault for running into pedestrians when you have complete vision and there's other vehicles stopped seems pretty reasonable - if not light. This isn't Carmaggedon, jaywalking doesn't give you a magical right to crash into them. Onus should always be on the driver to pay attention.

So it now comes down to damages for me. I get the mindset of just assuming he's faking it, but if the crash actually did prevent him from working these past 5 years and he has doctors claiming as such, then I guess I have to defer to their judgement. Given my views on mental illness, I would have to be a hypocrite to argue what this guy went through isn't real with no reasoning behind it and experts claiming otherwise.

Finally, this is what insurance is for.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen

You know, I'm actually not that mad at the ruling. 25% fault for running into pedestrians when you have complete vision and there's other vehicles stopped seems pretty reasonable - if not light. This isn't Carmaggedon, jaywalking doesn't give you a magical right to crash into them. Onus should always be on the driver to pay attention.

So it now comes down to damages for me. I get the mindset of just assuming he's faking it, but if the crash actually did prevent him from working these past 5 years and he has doctors claiming as such, then I guess I have to defer to their judgement. Given my views on mental illness, I would have to be a hypocrite to argue what this guy went through isn't real with no reasoning behind it and experts claiming otherwise.

Finally, this is what insurance is for.

Yates is a one-way street. My office is on the corner of one of the busier intersections of Yates and I still think you'd have to be a complete ####ing idiot to get hit by a vehicle while crossing it.

[Oling_Roachinen]

So? If you saw a pedestrian on the street would you continue to drive into them? Of course not. There's always going to be an onus on the driver. Stuff happens, you need to pay attention. This driver wasn't and hit a jaywalker. He may not be completely at fault, but he's clearly at fault and 25% seems reasonable.

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen

So? If you saw a pedestrian on the street would you continue to drive into them? Of course not. There's always going to be an onus on the driver. Stuff happens, you need to pay attention. This driver wasn't and hit a jaywalker. He may not be completely at fault, but he's clearly at fault and 25% seems reasonable.

I disagree. The jaywalker should still be 100% at fault IMO.

[81MC]

So does the motorcyclist get to sue the couple and get 75% of damages? Because I assure you no one on a motorbike has ever intentionally ran into someone, because it'll #### you up too.
The judge references an intersection meters away, it's entirely likely the motorcyclist was scanning that intersection and didn't see these two goofballs enter the road.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by 81MC

So does the motorcyclist get to sue the couple and get 75% of damages? Because I assure you no one on a motorbike has ever intentionally ran into someone, because it'll #### you up too.
The judge references an intersection meters away, it's entirely likely the motorcyclist was scanning that intersection and didn't see these two goofballs enter the road.

Honestly, I'm guessing the couple looked the wrong way and then stepped out onto the street. Keep in mind that the speed limit on that street is 40, so unless the guy was speeding, it's not like he wouldn't have had time to stop if he saw them.

[Wormius]

I wont weigh in on the liability issue, but if you're a motorcyclist, you should be more aware of your surroundings. A bunch of stopped cars on the road should be a clue that something is going on. I don't think any experienced biker would just continue on. Jaywalkers aside, it could have been something else that caused the cars to stop. What if it was some emergency responders that were getting across the street and he ran into a firefighter or a cop?

[Oling_Roachinen]

https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/1...19BCSC1287.htm

There was already cars stopped for a jaywalker coming from the other side. They took that as an opportunity to cross but the motorcycle, for no apparent reason, didn't appear to take any precautions despite the jaywalkers being visible. Of course the jaywalkers are far from blameless, but it seems like the motorcycle either didn't care or wasn't paying attention in which case tough luck.

[Locke]

Yeah, pedestrians breaking the law are the victims here and they should have gotten more.

I mean, they couldnt have been more injured if they'd stepped into the road between stopped cars, they shouldnt be responsible for checking for oncoming traffic when crossing a road.

[Fuzz]

https://twitter.com/user/status/789904504317698048

For all its indignities, air travel is also surprisingly democratic—people of all stripes and shades crammed together into a small metal tube and lofted into the sky. Some of them have service animals, some of which are a hair more exotic than a vested dog. This has caused spirited debates. But on Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued its final guidance on the subject and added miniature horses to the list of service animals that can fly in any cabin.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/29332/...ervice-animals

This might be taking it a bit to far. I'm not sure how this is considered safe, either. In the event of heavy turbulence. Plus don't horses poop whenever and wherever they feel like it? Or does it have a bum bag?