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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who's to say?  The fact is that he did not drop his leash.  Is he now to be blamed for hypothetical actions?  Yes, the guy was callous but the owner has not taken responsibility for his/her negligence.[/quote]

No, he is not to be blamed for hypotheticals.  But "callous" covers someone who dings your car door while you're standing there, and saying nothing and walking away.  It's sauntering through a door someone has taken the time to hold open for you and not acknowledging them or saying thank you.

Allowing your pet to kill someone else's pet and walking away without a word is more than "callous."  I realize not everyone feels this way, but to many, dogs are family.  Just because others do not experience a pet that way doesn't make it any less real for those that do.

And how should the owner have taken responsibility after the fact?  Even if she is 100% responsible, there is the social contract to consider.  She paid, she lost a family member.  The other dog and owner were completely unharmed.  Should she have raced after him and apologized?  Or should she have just kept quiet, and said "well, that was all my fault.  That owner who did nothing to help me or stop the attack?  I'm sure that was all he could do.  Think about his feelings.  Boy he must be in a lot of pain right now.  I'll just leave him be and not tell anyone about this.  Let me go bury my family member now."

It's called "empathy."  This country could use a large dose of it.[/quote]

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