Poll: Punching dogs

[A Weakgeek]

So, imagine a situation where a lone dog attacks you, like really starts clawing and biting you. Is it ok to punch em? I mean the first thing to come in mind would be to bite back, but taking into account the hygine of an average human being and an average dog, you'd probably end up losing in that particular exchange. Possibly even getting hit with status ailments and constitution damage.

So is it ok to punch an attacking dog? Or any other kind of domestic animal? Does it matter if its a male dog or a *****?

 

[JoJo]

Sure, I'd pummel any animal that attacked me into the ground (assuming it isn't something like a tiger or bear that would turn me into mincemeat in a moment) with kicks, punches, whatever it would take to stop it attacking me. Valuing a dumb animal's safety over my own would be, well... dumb.

 

[Calibanbutcher]

WHAT?
No, seriously, WHAT?
Should one be allowed to defend oneself against a DOG attacking you?
How is that even a question?

You know what I am gonna do?

I am going to throw the sucker into whirlpool and see if someone's coming to save him from drowning.
Then I am going to get myself attacked by another dog, throw him into the water as well and shove a random stranger in with him and see what happens now.
And then I shall shove batman into the whirlpool and see what happens.

This experiment will serve to prove once and for all, that whirlpools are a menace to society and should be terminated with extreme prejudice, for clearly, they make being evil way too easy.

 

[OneCatch]

So, imagine a situation where a lone dog attacks you, like really starts clawing and biting you. Is it ok to punch em? I mean the first thing to come in mind would be to bite back, but taking into account the hygine of an average human being and an average dog, you'd probably end up losing in that particular exchange. Possibly even getting hit with status ailments and constitution damage.

So is it ok to punch an attacking dog? Or any other kind of domestic animal? Does it matter if its a male dog or a *****?

Yes. And what's more, I have evidence to back this up:

Spoiler: scientific study

Once, a dog bit me and it wouldn't let go of my arm. Then I punched it, and it let me go. Truestory.

Seriously though, fighting off an animal that's a threat to you is fine. Gender of animal is irrelevant.
In terms of pragmatism, you try biting an attacking dog and you'll end up with serious facial injuries.
It's thought that to some degree we developed the ability to punch stuff [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20790294] in lieu of other natural weapons. If needs be, use it!

 

[Baron von Blitztank]

I am going to throw the sucker into whirlpool and see if someone's coming to save him from drowning.
Then I am going to get myself attacked by another dog, throw him into the water as well and shove a random stranger in with him and see what happens now.
And then I shall shove batman into the whirlpool and see what happens.

This experiment will serve to prove once and for all, that whirlpools are a menace to society and should be terminated with extreme prejudice, for clearly, they make being evil way too easy.

God I missed those threads... They made The Escapist forums fun!

OT: It makes no difference to me. Dog, Cat, Human, Tiger, Mongoose. Male, Female. If something starts trying to attack me, then I am punching that sucker in the fucking spleen!

 

[Calibanbutcher]

I am going to throw the sucker into whirlpool and see if someone's coming to save him from drowning.
Then I am going to get myself attacked by another dog, throw him into the water as well and shove a random stranger in with him and see what happens now.
And then I shall shove batman into the whirlpool and see what happens.

This experiment will serve to prove once and for all, that whirlpools are a menace to society and should be terminated with extreme prejudice, for clearly, they make being evil way too easy.

God I missed those threads... They made The Escapist forums fun!

OT: It makes no difference to me. Dog, Cat, Human, Tiger, Mongoose. Male, Female. If something starts trying to attack me, then I am punching that sucker in the fucking spleen!

I shall make it my mission in life to get a tiger to attack you, just so I can watch you punch a tiger in the spleen.

BTW: What about turtles? Would you punch a turtle, if it was suitably menacing?

 

[Baron von Blitztank]

I am going to throw the sucker into whirlpool and see if someone's coming to save him from drowning.
Then I am going to get myself attacked by another dog, throw him into the water as well and shove a random stranger in with him and see what happens now.
And then I shall shove batman into the whirlpool and see what happens.

This experiment will serve to prove once and for all, that whirlpools are a menace to society and should be terminated with extreme prejudice, for clearly, they make being evil way too easy.

God I missed those threads... They made The Escapist forums fun!

OT: It makes no difference to me. Dog, Cat, Human, Tiger, Mongoose. Male, Female. If something starts trying to attack me, then I am punching that sucker in the fucking spleen!

I shall make it my mission in life to get a tiger to attack you, just so I can watch you punch a tiger in the spleen.

BTW: What about turtles? Would you punch a turtle, if it was suitably menacing?

Well I'm not saying I would survive even a minute against a Tiger, but I'll atleast try.

And if it's Ok for a fat Italian plumber to punch a turtle, then it's fair game for me!

 

[Esotera]

First a thread on whether it's ok to hit back if women attack you, now one about whether it's ok to hit back if dogs attack you? If a dog is out of control enough to attack me of course I'm going to hit it back.

Your favourite pet and a stranger are drowning, and they both punch you. Do you choose to defend yourself, and if so, which one do you hit back first?

 

[A Weakgeek]

Your favourite pet and a stranger are drowning, and they both punch you. Do you choose to defend yourself, and if so, which one do you hit back first?

So they attack you WHILE they are drowning? They must be pretty pissed off at you.

Also, using my incredibly scientific methods to analyze the poll, I have deducted that 20% of Escapists are infact druids. Dead art my ass.

 

[A Weakgeek]

First a thread on whether it's ok to hit back if women attack you, now one about whether it's ok to hit back if dogs attack you?

I know right. What are we going to have next? "Would you defend yourself from a ROBOT attacking you?"

Thats a very good question. Would you?

Robots can't think, they are bound by their programming. Therefore they can't be held accountable for their choices because they weren't choices in the first place. Wouldn't the builder of the robot be at fault, and not the harmless robot built to spread doom and destruction?

 

[Something Amyss]

Why is Batman attacking Scooby Doo?

First a thread on whether it's ok to hit back if women attack you, now one about whether it's ok to hit back if dogs attack you?

I know right. What are we going to have next? "Would you defend yourself from a ROBOT attacking you?"

Would you defend yourself against a mosquito attacking you?

 

[LetalisK]

Wait, we're only supposed to punch dogs when they attack us? I thought we were supposed to use preemptive strikes on them!

 

[A Weakgeek]

Why is Batman attacking Scooby Doo?

He was jealous that his fellow detectives had a better sidekick than him.

Spoiler: Sure, and then I'd consult my lawyer.

Hmm... So all canine matters go to canine court? Or is it a dog attourney in human court?

 

[DoPo]

BTW: What about turtles? Would you punch a turtle, if it was suitably menacing?

What, if the turtle ve-e-ery slowly inches towards you? Or if it falls or is thrown at you? Well, yes, of course you're allowed full force self-defence at that point.

HOWEVER! What if the dog or even the turtle are female. Now that's an awkward situation to be in.

 

[Calibanbutcher]

BTW: What about turtles? Would you punch a turtle, if it was suitably menacing?

What, if the turtle ve-e-ery slowly inches towards you? Or if it falls or is thrown at you? Well, yes, of course you're allowed full force self-defence at that point.

HOWEVER! What if the dog or even the turtle are female. Now that's an awkward situation to be in.

I'd say that punching a turlte would be somewhat inefficient, which is why I would opt for a full-force football kick and send that ***** flying to the horizon until it disappears with a blinking sound and a sparkle.

Of course, before attempting to retaliate, I would make sure that the attacking animal is not a female, since that would only make things very complicated.

 

[Able Seacat]

Spoiler

I'm not sure who or what I'm meant to be punching/drowning anymore.

 

[Something Amyss]

He was jealous that his fellow detectives had a better sidekick than him.

He's going to be punching a lot of detectives, then.


[qupote]Hmm... So all canine matters go to canine court? Or is it a dog attourney in human court?[/quote]

Finally, Scooby Doo, Attorney at Law, gets his revenge!

What, if the turtle ve-e-ery slowly inches towards you? Or if it falls or is thrown at you? Well, yes, of course you're allowed full force self-defence at that point.

You mock, but it has been foretold by Lorelai Gilmore:

LORELAI: In another [premonition], a turtle eats me.

RORY: A turtle, how?

LORELAI: Very slowly. There?s lots of chewing.

RORY: And in your premonition, you didn?t run away from what is perhaps the slowest land animal on the earth?

LORELAI: His first bite injects me with immobilizing poison.

RORY: Well, you left that part out.

Would you punch a turtle if it had a mouth full of immobilising poison? What if it female? What if it was female and had been thrown into a whirlpool with a random stranger?

 

[Lilani]

My parents ride motorcycles, and our neighbors up the road had a dog for a long time that liked to chase and bark at cars. Unfortunately, he also liked to chase and bark at my parents on their bikes, which unlike a car there is nothing there to protect you from the angry dog. But they were actually less scared of getting bit, and more scared of the dog getting too close and knocking them off balance or making them swerve. So one day, they were going by and the dog got just a little too close to my dad. So my dad whipped out his foot and kicked the dog, getting him in the face. From that point on, the dog kept a respectable distance from their bikes.

As with violence against people, I think violence against animals is acceptable under the right circumstances. I don't see why it wouldn't be acceptable.

 

[A Weakgeek]

Would you punch a turtle if it had a mouth full of immobilising poison? What if it female? What if it was female and had been thrown into a whirlpool with a random stranger?

Hey atleast turtles can swim. Besides judging from this thread, the turtle would probably bite the random stranger and immobilize him, drowning the guy.

 

[DoPo]

What, if the turtle ve-e-ery slowly inches towards you? Or if it falls or is thrown at you? Well, yes, of course you're allowed full force self-defence at that point.

You mock, but it has been foretold by Lorelai Gilmore:

LORELAI: In another [premonition], a turtle eats me.

RORY: A turtle, how?

LORELAI: Very slowly. There?s lots of chewing.

RORY: And in your premonition, you didn?t run away from what is perhaps the slowest land animal on the earth?

LORELAI: His first bite injects me with immobilizing poison.

RORY: Well, you left that part out.

Would you punch a turtle if it had a mouth full of immobilising poison? What if it female? What if it was female and had been thrown into a whirlpool with a random stranger?

OK if the turtle bites me and has immobilising poison, then I don't think I would be capable of punching. However, if the turtle hasn't bit me yet, then surely I would the one initiating the attack. So this raises a new question - is a turtle allowed to punch you in self-defence?