Animals vs humans round 2

[livingzuid]

I was enjoying our previous debate started by Fifi. Not sure if we were done!

AIBU to think if faced with choosing a pet over a human (even if a stranger), you should choose the human?

The idea was brought up in another thread and put in life or death situation. Building on fire contains your pet and a stranger. You could only save one, who would it be?

I had a dog, Ralph, I cried my heart out when he died 3 years ago. The only dog I wasn't scared of! But I can't imagine leaving a person to die instead, no matter how my heart would break.

Do you want to quote the rest of my post with that? I think it's fairly clear from that alone why I'm here!

No poodle you are correct but I also find it offensive when others are being attacked for no reason. Or am I not allowed to express my opinion on that either? I am horrified by some people's language to others. It's called bullying.

Not really sure why you think I would want to police a thread. Sounds like an impossible task.

Again Jessie I wasn't addressing you

To post about fire safety...presumably. Which you then went on to do.

Like I said. Not very helpful with the (hypothetical) locked room scenario

I was talking to IvyFairy; you and I cross-posted.

Er living did you actually read Spiders comment or was it deleted due to its threatening nature?

Sorry Jessie

I still want to know who threatened to murder Spider!

Cop out living and you know it. Im reaffirmed in my anti sleepover stance in any event

Im intrigued about spider do mafia dons use mumsnet?

Ivy, aren't you specifically careful about which doors you lock and where the keys are always kept, in case of a fire?

Well, maybe you should start then.

There is no horrifying language though. That's a gross exaggeration. There's no bullying either.

There are some pretty horrifying views though.

I think people want to be able to say that their pets would be worth more than someone else's child, but also want to be seen a "nice people" for using approved language to do so.

They don't like the idea that anyone thinks less of them for their view, but it's fact that some people will. If you can't cope with that either get thicker skin or re-think how your views sound to other people.

Ok well I don't think I am wrong just as you don't but I am not attacking you. Others who have put their argument forward have done it in far less offensive ways than you have over a make believe house that is burning down. But seeing as we will never agree Why on earth would I want to acknowledge that I am wrong?

And if you have really read the other thread then you would have seen many of my responses. But obviously not otherwise you wouldn't ask the same questions again and again.

I find some of your views offensive. But I don't go around attacking people for them or swearing at them on an internet forum. Show me the humanity in that.

All I was asking for was for people to be polite. Could you tell me what's wrong with that please?

I repeat. I don't know you. I don't care. I won't save something I don't care about over something that means more to me than my own life. End.

Anybig

I was referring to the hypothetical situation in the scenario (it's a hypothetical situation!) where the doors are locked.

Nothing to do with my doors or fire safety plans in 'real life' Dear oh dear

Maryz no one has said that your DCs are less important than their pets, only that their pets are more important to them than another person's children. I would save my kids over anyone else's is a heartbeat, but that doesn't mean I think they're more important, they're just more important to me. In my honest opinion, saving my dog over a stranger in a fire, child or adult, is no different to saving my sister. My dog has earnt her place in my family as far as I'm concerned.

No one is swearing at you living you get asked somethings you cant answer and suddenly its bullying, convinient and predictable. Please report the posts where you are being sworn at as that is a PA is it not

Actually 2tired I was referring to comments over fire saftey. The hypothetical question was stranger over pet which I answered. I answered your question several times on another thread which is quite a bit different to risking my own neck for pet vs stranger and I don't see how they compare. I have lots of young family who I babysit. Do you honestly really think that me and others on this thread would honestly leave a bunch of innocent children to die?? How did we go from a hypothetical house where I'm outside rushing in to something in my own home. The two are 100% different.