JJBIRISH wrote:
I just don’t see cruelty as the answer to a problem…
Not cruelty, defense of oneself from harm. Inalienable Right, period.
Now had the victim stepped on the mad dog's neck, pinning it to the ground for 20 secs before twisting his foot and crippling the hound while it whimpered, THAT would have been "cruel"
A quick and definitive act to protect himself from continuous and repeated harm...that's not cruel.
No matter how much one likes dogs (I do, very much), there is no rationalization possible that allows a dog to continually attack a person for 3 seconds or 3 minutes.