I just read this story about a guy who has been convicted in a federal anti-cruelty case:
"A pit bull enthusiast who sold videos of dogfights and dogs attacking a pig became the first person on Thursday to be convicted under a federal law banning depictions of cruelty to animals, prosecutors said."You don't want to read the rest of the details, trust me.
I guess I could comment on whether or not we need to federalize animal cruelty laws, but that would be boring.
I only refer to this story to tell you that I have the perfect punishment for this guy and his ilk, one I think fits the crime nicely: he should be chained to a wall wearing nothing but an athletic supporter stuffed with raw meat. Then they should let a hungry pit bull out of its pen. Simple, yet effective!
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Actually, i'd be interested in hearing your comments on that.
But i'm weird.
The links between animal cruelty (of this sort) and violent crime are pretty well proven at this point. We live in a society that has devalued life, period. We shouldn't HAVE to federalize these laws, but I think it's pretty sick that people only get smacked on the wrist for this sort of depravity. Subject 'em all to full psych scans, I say.
THEN chain them to the wall.
Well, basically, I don't think we need to federalize laws in general. I, like the Framers, am a supporter of states' rights and in general am opposed to a strong centralized government. Thus federal laws against this sort of thing, however abhorrent it may be, seem misplaced to me.
For example, without sharing my personal opinion on legalized abortion or gay marriage, I suggest that federal laws governing either (such as Roe v. Wade or the proposed Constitutional amendment) are bad law. States should be free to determine these things on their own unless the Constitution already addresses the matter at hand.
Interestingly enough, if the states were allowed their freedom on these two issues, there would be a whole lot of states with legal abortion and illegal gay marriage. But that's a matter for another day, I suppose.
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