28 Replies to ““Government is simply the name we give to the things we choose to do together.””

  1. Private enterprise can always do better than government. Instead of striving to improve, government wields its power against any citizen that dares question the government or does a better job than it does.

    Any “environment” department is a big offender, but also education and health care.

  5. Oh and don’t forget to tell me how the enfor(ers that terrorized that couple are good people follovink orderz and how only those giving orderz are evil. Bullshit, the enfor(ers share the blame, every last one of them. Jackbooted thugs one and all.

  6. If the squirrel had be named “Hillary” it could do anything it wanted and never be arrested.

    In tier 2 Canada, if you buy your squirrel a #Librano Party of Canada membership, it can do anything it wants and never be arrested / deported.

  7. NY State Nazi bureaucrats demanded:
    “Respect my authority, or else!”
    ” And if you don’t, I will kill everything dear to you!”
    And it seems as though they weren’t kidding.

    In response:
    Fight against this fascism with all your might:
    “No you CAN’T come in my home without a warrant!”
    Yes, I CAN and WILL video your every move in/near my home!
    Don’t even DARE to point a gun at me, or else I’ll point 3 guns at you!
    And don’t even THINK about pulling the trigger. Because I’ve got more friends than you can count, and they’re ALL armed to the teeth!

    1. Peanut is voting DemocRat in every county in New York.

      Remember folks, vote early, vote often.

  9. Off today with offspring to bring cats to vet; cats not thrilled but reasonably co-operative (one drugged beforehand so could get into carrying kennel, which is another story). Took own moggie to same vet the day before and cat was normal bitchy self, handing out lots of thank-you hisses. Staff just laughed; they can handle cats.
    Reality is that with any organization used to dealing with animals (wild or otherwise) the workers there know and respect the animals they deal with and understand an animal under stress will lash out. There’s a reason our vet clinic has welder gloves for dealing with the more fractious moggies. There’s also a reason while they have a Code Red attached to some files. But, should a staff member get bitten – the offending feline is not automatically killed. Instead, the afflicted staff member heads to the nearest available medical centre for treatment, while a search is made to check the offender’s vaccine status. There’s a reason the vet has an ongoing prescription at the local pharmacy.
    That a terrified squirrel and a racoon were killed because someone was bitten is seriously wrong. The person who sent the local equivalent of the NKVD in to raid this family’s home need to be exposed and charged.

  10. (shrugs) There are 19 states where you are allowed to have a squirrel as a pet. New York is not one of them.

    1. This isn’t going to end well for these people. I did a quick look at the animal laws in NY State. First, squirrels are listed as an exotic animal. Secondly, they euthanized the squirrel purposefully IMO. They claim this was done because the squirrel bit one of the government employees.

      The law (Chapter 69 Of the Consolidated Laws. Article 25-B. § 370) states ” if Any person owning, possessing or harboring a wild animal or reptile capable of inflicting bodily harm upon a human being, who shall fail to exercise due care in safeguarding the public from attack by such wild animal or reptile, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by both.”

      It’s just a squirrel, right. No big deal. But, the law also reads that the fact that the animal has never bitten anyone else before is not a defense. Plus, in this interview the guy was stupid enough to say the squirrel has bitten him five times in seven years.

      These people are not only going to have their civil suit tossed. Animal control is going to nail them with criminal charges to discourage the suit, and likely raid them again on any other animals they are keeping.

      1. “These people are not only going to have their civil suit tossed. Animal control is going to nail them with criminal charges to discourage the suit, and likely raid them again on any other animals they are keeping.”

        I don’t think so, Orson…I think this is too public now. If it hadn’t been turned into national news, sure, but the squirrel apparently had *millions* of fans.

        Someone will be fired, at the very least.

        1. Having gone head to head with NY State in the past, I can assure you that they will not only pursue this…they will HIDE behind the law. The best way to describe NY civil employees is that they are pig headed, self-important, and above all, vindictive.

          Expect the “I’m a victim. People are threatening me.” announcements soon.

        2. People will forget about this story in a few days and the state will continue tormenting that family, inventing new reasons for inspections, bringing in crippling fines and eventually they will “find” drugs or weapons on the property. This family needs to lawyer up and be very careful.

  11. Buy a purebred dog with a good personality next time, and spend 2 years training, would be my advice.

    Cats are not so much fun.

  12. Actually, the “government” is NOT our choice, and most of their initiatives are not our choices either “to do together”. Our municipal and provincial representatives are basically left-wing activists with their personal “causes”, voted in by lots of really stupid Canadians, and many newbies “of convenience” who like free stuff. I never voted for ANY of these folks!!!!

    This Federal Gov is even worse, as they love to spend taxpayer $$$$ on crappy programs with no accountable outcomes and a terrible PM who likely will job-hunt at the UN, as they pay for travel trips.

  13. I don’t hate the government nearly enough. Oh, wait … am I confusing Kate’s headings ? Not really.

  14. New York is over-run by migrants, a number of whom are doing criminal things in the streets, including beating up cops. What does the government do? It raids a house and kills a pet squirrel.

  15. So a wildlife official was bit by a squirrel? Are they some kind of retard? The normal assumption is you handle a squirrel without protection you get bit. When I was a kid I got bit by a squirrel. Mind you I pretty much got bit by everything. I also got kicked in the balls by pretty much every species with hooves. I grew up and stopped being stupid.

  16. A harmless situation that didn’t need a government death squad to solve.. How about finding Peanut a new home :).. Or maybe giving me a chance to get my paperwork $$$ in order?..

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