What part of "sea lion" do these guys not understand? It's not a "sea pup", or "sea cutie", it's a sea LION!! If one of those idiots got bitten they probably would have come back with a rifle and slaughtered everything in sight as retribution. Idiots.

It should had bitten the artist's hand or video camera.

At least he wasn't bitten by the Riddler.

YES! How is a preemptive attack without an explicit threat ever "reasonable"?

"Ah man, this black guy keeps walking closer and closer toward me. Better pepper spray him before he gets a chance to grab my purse."

"Ah man, better invade Iran in the next 90 days before they use all those nuclear weapons they can't develop for at least another 5 to 10 years."



>> ^renatojj:

is it reasonable to expect the officer to wait until he's bitten so he can shoot the dog?

>> ^Porksandwich:

Biting shoes is debatable...Ok, you do have a point. On the other hand, is it reasonable to expect the officer to wait until he's bitten so he can shoot the dog?

i've been bitten by several dogs less angry than that
*promote

>> ^CelebrateApathy:

Get up off your couch, walk to your bathroom and look in the mirror. Be honest, If you woke up tomorrow and could all of a sudden do the things this man can, you would likely think you were bitten by a radioactive spider and had become a superhero. It truly is amazing what the human body, even sans gamma rays, can accomplish.

I'd be pissed off that I didn't get a useful superpower.

Get up off your couch, walk to your bathroom and look in the mirror. Be honest, If you woke up tomorrow and could all of a sudden do the things this man can, you would likely think you were bitten by a radioactive spider and had become a superhero. It truly is amazing what the human body, even sans gamma rays, can accomplish.

>> ^csnel3:

So, to be clear, if I throw a cat off a 7 story building because it has bitten me, I may or may not get an infection and it may or may not die?
>> ^offsetSammy:
Very good point Skeeve. It's like when my Dad got a cat bite that got infected. He went to the doctor, and the doctor said "you know, the majority of cat bites I see are infected. Cats must be really dirty!" "Well", said my Dad, "that's probably because if it doesn't get infected, they're much less likely to see you about it." I think the doctor's mind was blown that day.



Professor Schrödinger clean up your desk, das ist nicht stocken blocken!

So, to be clear, if I throw a cat off a 7 story building because it has bitten me, I may or may not get an infection and it may or may not die?

>> ^offsetSammy:
Very good point Skeeve. It's like when my Dad got a cat bite that got infected. He went to the doctor, and the doctor said "you know, the majority of cat bites I see are infected. Cats must be really dirty!" "Well", said my Dad, "that's probably because if it doesn't get infected, they're much less likely to see you about it." I think the doctor's mind was blown that day.

And remember...only YOU can prevent forest fires.

>> ^Boise_Lib:

No one should ever get near a wild raccoon.
From A Public Health Announcement from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management:

• Rabies: Rabies is a virus that is spread by contact with the saliva of a rabid animal or by being scratched or bitten by a rabid animal. Raccoons are one of the most common species to carry rabies.

Sorry to be a downer @mintbbb, but this is important information that people should know. An animal doesn't have to look sick to spread rabies.
I admit that this raccoon is cute as hell.
If they want to keep it they should have a veterinarian who has experience with wild animals examine it first.
www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/agricult/pdf/raccoons.pdf

No one should ever get near a wild raccoon.

From A Public Health Announcement from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management:

• Rabies: Rabies is a virus that is spread by contact with the saliva of a rabid animal or by being scratched or bitten by a rabid animal. Raccoons are one of the most common species to carry rabies.

Sorry to be a downer @mintbbb, but this is important information that people should know. An animal doesn't have to look sick to spread rabies.

I admit that this raccoon is cute as hell.
If they want to keep it they should have a veterinarian who has experience with wild animals examine it first.

www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/agricult/pdf/raccoons.pdf

In my particular specialty, I have no choice but to be my brother's keeper, which is as it should be. I treat with the same diligence the drug dealer shot by the police or the 5 year old child bitten by the family pet. Every physician I work with does the same. No medical decisions are based on anything other than what is in the best medical interest of the patient. My comments on personal responsibility are made from the perspective of my being a tax-paying citizen of a country that struggles under the weight of a medical system that is a bloated bureaucracy servicing a population of consumers with unrealistic expectations.
I totally agree with your comments on addiction. It's poorly understood and hard to treat. If we had a therapy that was effective, I'd be all for paying for it. But we don't. Psychological counseling is of little benefit. A person doesn't stop smoking, or lose weight, until they are ready. Too often it's because they have a debilitating disease caused by same. I have a few friends that smoke. I've tried to get them to quit. I've described the slow death of emphysema, the air hunger, feeling like you're running a race that never ends, although it does when you die. There's not many worse ways to go. But their response is the same, "I'm not ready to quit." Too bad.
One of the great misconceptions US citizens have, is the criticism that physicians are "controlled" or "puppets" of the system, that they receive kickbacks for referrals, etc. These people have never had experience trying to manage physicians, that's for sure. There's not a more fiercely independent group in any work force. They HATE being told what to do and they are the most ethical group of professionals I've ever encountered.

it may not be snuff, but she was clearly bitten and clawed.