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Dont judge the woman by the one single quote the reporter chose to use. She
may be totally devasted by the loss of her cat for all you know. Sherry You Guys!!!! This is CP? Are you bored or something? Accept and move on. Sigh. Sorry Karen. I just can't stand it when somebody sits all high and mighty and says "OH, I wouldn't do that." When none of us knows *what* we would do. CP is making it sound like the woman made a calculated decision like "Gee, I can't hang onto this carrier and save myself, too. I think I'll sacrifice the cat to save my ass. Bye, Kitty." When everything probably happened so fast, and the woman may have *tried* and lacked the physical strength to hang on to it. I really doubt the woman was as blase about it as the reporter makes it sound. Reporters have a way of "reporting" a story to the angle they choose, and taking a quote completely out of context. I also bet a weird self-preservation mode kicks in when we're in a panic situation. Some people would lose their lives trying to save their cats; I think everybody would for their kids. But they don't "think" and "decide". It just kicks in. Sherry |
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Dont judge the woman by the one single quote the reporter chose to use. She
may be totally devasted by the loss of her cat for all you know. Sherry You Guys!!!! This is CP? Are you bored or something? Accept and move on. Sigh. Sorry Karen. I just can't stand it when somebody sits all high and mighty and says "OH, I wouldn't do that." When none of us knows *what* we would do. CP is making it sound like the woman made a calculated decision like "Gee, I can't hang onto this carrier and save myself, too. I think I'll sacrifice the cat to save my ass. Bye, Kitty." When everything probably happened so fast, and the woman may have *tried* and lacked the physical strength to hang on to it. I really doubt the woman was as blase about it as the reporter makes it sound. Reporters have a way of "reporting" a story to the angle they choose, and taking a quote completely out of context. I also bet a weird self-preservation mode kicks in when we're in a panic situation. Some people would lose their lives trying to save their cats; I think everybody would for their kids. But they don't "think" and "decide". It just kicks in. Sherry |
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I live in NC and just a few minutes ago there was a story about the
flooding in this state. Actually it has been the main story for quite a number of days. They interviewed a college student who was stranded. Her comment was (as she was looking over the destruction) that if it is this bad as far inland as we are she can't imagine how bad it is on the coast. Even the northern part of our county has seen destruction from flooding and we are 2 hours away from the hardest hit areas of the state. Some people are dealing with flooding of their homes 2-3 times in the last month. I also agree with the posters who feel that the whole story was not told. The one time I wrote a letter to the editor it was printed in the paper but it was also edited which changed the meaning of my comments. Michele |
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I live in NC and just a few minutes ago there was a story about the
flooding in this state. Actually it has been the main story for quite a number of days. They interviewed a college student who was stranded. Her comment was (as she was looking over the destruction) that if it is this bad as far inland as we are she can't imagine how bad it is on the coast. Even the northern part of our county has seen destruction from flooding and we are 2 hours away from the hardest hit areas of the state. Some people are dealing with flooding of their homes 2-3 times in the last month. I also agree with the posters who feel that the whole story was not told. The one time I wrote a letter to the editor it was printed in the paper but it was also edited which changed the meaning of my comments. Michele |
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From: "Cat Protector"
A woman in this story due to the floodwaters caused by Hurricane Ivan actually let her cat's cage (yes with the cat inside) go so she could survive. This is horrible. It just goes to show you that some people care more about themselves in a crisis situation. What are you nuts? Of course she should have saved herself. Argh!! Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: "Cat Protector"
A woman in this story due to the floodwaters caused by Hurricane Ivan actually let her cat's cage (yes with the cat inside) go so she could survive. This is horrible. It just goes to show you that some people care more about themselves in a crisis situation. What are you nuts? Of course she should have saved herself. Argh!! Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm |
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olitter (PawsForThought) wrote: From: "Cat Protector" A woman in this story due to the floodwaters caused by Hurricane Ivan actually let her cat's cage (yes with the cat inside) go so she could survive. This is horrible. It just goes to show you that some people care more about themselves in a crisis situation. What are you nuts? Of course she should have saved herself. Argh!! Right on both counts. Priscilla |
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In article ,
olitter (PawsForThought) wrote: From: "Cat Protector" A woman in this story due to the floodwaters caused by Hurricane Ivan actually let her cat's cage (yes with the cat inside) go so she could survive. This is horrible. It just goes to show you that some people care more about themselves in a crisis situation. What are you nuts? Of course she should have saved herself. Argh!! Right on both counts. Priscilla |
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"Cat Protector" wrote in message news:88R2d.46839$OZ6.44127@okepread06... I hadn't realized this thread was created to be putting me down. Did your lifeguard training require put-downs of people here? It is amazing that some can't discuss a topic without acting like kids. I certainly will not apologize for my love of my cats. I would not allow them to drown if faced with that decision. People who condemn the actions of those who find themselves in terrifying situations never experienced by their critics quite simply do not know what the hell they are talking about. Reminds me of the stories about Jacqueline Kennedy after her husband was shot. People felt she was disloyal or less than honorable because she fled the car after having her husband's head explode all over her. |
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