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| Author: | Ozzy G [ Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Sports Highlight of the week. |
My Dad, being an avid sports fan, seems to have some game on 24/7. After 27 years of life, I thought I'd seen it all . . . until this week. Watch this highlight. There is a bat stuck in the stadium, which has occasionally caused delays in the game. Something very unexpected happens . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iloN1RPs4n0 |
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| Author: | Ozzy G. [ Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sports Highlight of the week. |
Pass the soapbox, please. Ugh. So, having posted that previous video of Manu Ginobili swatting a bat, I have since been informed that the clip terribly controversial. Apparently, animal rights activists are appalled. Quote an article posted to PETA's website: To bludgeon a 4-ounce animal to death, it takes either a small man or a totally unthinking one—with no respect or consideration for lives humbler than his own. This is a time when athletes in particular need to be on their best behavior around any animal and show that they have brains and a heart, not just reactionary brawn. Amanda Schinke, who authored the letter quoted above, clearly has blurred a few facts in the name of animal rights. True, bats are majestic and beautiful creatures, and an important part of the ecosystem. However, it is also important to remember that they are also a very real health threat to humans. Bats carry both rabies and histplasmosis, dieases which are serious and can be fatal in humans. As proprietors of a stadium which serves the public sector, the managers of the AT&T Center have a civic duty to remove all rodents in order to remain licensed with the public health department. Furthermore, considering that the bat was in the arena, an area with 18,000 plus spectators, employees, and athletes, this bat posed an immediate danger to a number of people. Keep in mind that not only are deadly viruses found in a bat's saliva, but also its droppings. As long as the bat was alive and excreting, it was capable of spreading deadly disease to the patrons of that basketball game. Rabies is a terrifying disease which is incurable and fatal within days after onset. Histoplasmosis is a very serious lung infection which can turn to deadly pneumonia or generalized organ failure, especially in high risk groups such as small children, the elderly, and the immunocompromised. Does the author truly believe, after taking this into consideration, that it is safe to have a live bat around large groups of people? Ginobili himself was treated at the hospital prophylactically for rabies, which is a very painful procedure. In this way, his act may be even considered to be benevolent, as he possibly prevented other persons, arguably people in a weaker physical state than himself, from having to undergo similar treatments. To write an article which assumes that the single life of a small animal is more important than 18,000 people the author has likely never met, "takes someone with no respect or consideration for anything other than a life more humble than their own." As far as humane removal of the bat goes, if you had actually WATCHED the broadcast or LISTENED to the commontators, you would have known that the stadium employees had attempted for hours to remove the animal with methods such as the traps, nets, and towels that PETA so adamently endorses. Only after that didn't work, they attempted more severe methods to try and protect the people in the stadium. Furthermore, as the article continues, the author actually goes so far as to compare the Manu Ginobili's swatting of a bat to Michael Vick's pitbull fighting ring. Pitbull fighting is a vicious sport which causes immediate physical and psychological damage to animals, and creates fear and misrepresentation regarding responsible dog owners and their pets. Someone who knowingly participates in multiple counts of felony activity should hardly be compared to a single act of pest control. While to the author, it may seem logical to compare these two instances, in reality, likening a simple swat to a dog-fighting operation makes the article end on a humorous note, or, at best, come across as a satire. Ms. Schinke's letter continues circles the Internet, hoping to jerk a few tears and bring some sort of justice to the long-dead rodent. Hopefully, people will not forget bats pose a very real threat to the health and safety of their families. Furry animals can be very cute, likeable, and even intelligent. They should be treated with respect and dignity. However, sanitation and human health should always be taken into account as well. Public health departments and The Center for Disease Control were set up for a reason, which is to protect lives, in this case 18,000 people who were at risk for going home with diseases. Ms. Schinke, while the well-being of animals is always an important cause, it is important to take a step back and look at the larger picture of life: why are sanitation laws set up, and who is at risk. Only after taking that point of view into consideration will you become a more effective activist, one who is a proponent of all life, no exceptions. |
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| Author: | Waste [ Fri Nov 06, 2009 4:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sports Highlight of the week. |
I haven't seen the clip so I can't really comment. YouTube is blocked at work. I spend my entire life at work. That said.... PETA has proven time and time again their complete inability for rational, constructive logic. PETA's thought process is as erratic and emotional as what's inexplicably glorified on The View. Couple that with PETA's infamous random outbursts of violence and you essentially have the non-profit organizational equivalence of a menopausal roid-raging teenager with downs syndrome. Getting mad at Ginobili for killing a bat? Getting mad at Obama for killing a fly? You've got to be kidding me! Get a real job! Get a real life! Solve some real problems! Leave a gaggle of soy-munching, estrogen-filled vegans alone for too long and this nonsense is inevitable. It's like leaving a compulsive eater locked in a room full of laxative brownies: shit's gonna happen! And believe me, it ain't gonna be pretty when it does. That is why I propose a new non-profit: PETIA. People for the Excessive Torment of Irresponsible Activists. [more to follow eventually...] |
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| Author: | Nap [ Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sports Highlight of the week. |
Save a cow, eat a vegan! BTW, funny clip. Thanks! |
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| Author: | Revolver Erosion [ Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sports Highlight of the week. |
Did anybody see this one? http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=4629837 |
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| Author: | Nap [ Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sports Highlight of the week. |
Moron! Kick her off the team, rescind her scholarship, and the conference needs to look at the referees and question what they were doing. I know there are cheap shots in soccer, but those were blatant and way over the line. |
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| Author: | Dookie McPoopsalot [ Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sports Highlight of the week. |
I believe she was suspended indefinitely. I agree with the comment about the refs. And the coaches. She should have been pulled a long, long time ago. I was curious as to whether she is brutal at all games or it was just this one. |
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| Author: | Ozzy G [ Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sports Highlight of the week. |
PETA intelligence scores again! http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews ... -ad-201061 |
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| Author: | Waste [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sports Highlight of the week. |
Wow. That's insane. You'd think they'd at least ask permission first. |
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