14 Sep
2001
14 Sep
'01
1:16 p.m.
On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, M. David Leonard wrote:
If I'm bitten by a rabid dog and I have it put down, that's not revenge. That's prudence. Faced with an incurable disease/mindset capable of causing more misery/illness/death one finds oneself in the invidious position of having to decide between several obviously unpleasant and previously unacceptable alternatives. It's not fair - any of it - but it's the situation nonetheless.
If you were one that infected the dog with rabies in the first place, you might consider ways to avoid doing so in the future to prevent reoccurances.