If im being honest, I think Kristi felt embarrassed the way her dog behaved on the hunt. Combine that with the dog killing her neighbors livestock, she was angry. She probably considered trying to find it a home or a shelter, but due to her simmering rage she didnt want to put any more effort into the dog. I agree a better decision could have been made. I personally would not have shot the dog. But then again, I wasn't there. What the dog did is only in our imaginations by reading the story.
I'm a big fan of Kristi Noem due to her political stance. I also grew up on a farm. I've had to put animals down. Admittedly im a bit biased. I would be willing to give her the benefit of doubt based on these things. The animal is not more important than Kristi Noem. People are issuing death threats towards her over this which is insane.
I don't see any of these people camping out and protesting at animal shelters that kill thousands of dogs everyday for just being unwanted.
I appreciate your honesty and firmly agree with your first paragraph.
I don't know Noem's stances or voting record well, but even if she were someone who's platforms and legislative record I agreed with I'd have a hard time voting for her after knowing this.
Death threats on the issue are morally wrong to an insane degree.
Accurately calling her actions, from her description, stupid and cruel is entirely fair.
I don't recall seeing any threats, just insults, in this particular thread. This mayberry, not the war room.
But regardless of the forum, a death threat would be fundamentally wrong.
My stance is that life matters.
I've gutted and butchered food animals.
I was always raised to believe that culling an animal for an emotional reason is fundamentally wrong.
On a farm or in the woods, we kill because it had to be done. Never because we were upset.
Party don't matter. I would not trust her to lead anything.
But I'd never suggest someone harm her life.
Life is precious, life matters. That's why people are offended.
