Mahone Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 I did. Except that the blog comments are moderated and aren't displayed. Wonder if I can contact Wordpress and have the blog deleted, well at least that entry, animal cruelty like that is against their ToS.I doubt they'll remove it as they regularly allow a fair amount of gore on their site, content that is much worse than on this girls blog. I suspect if they do take any action, it'll be to slap a mature content warning that people see before viewing the blog.The content is also not illegal in most jurisdictions to my knowledge - the context in which the animal is killed is important, and this context doesn't fall foul of the law.Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 I did. Except that the blog comments are moderated and aren't displayed. Wonder if I can contact Wordpress and have the blog deleted, well at least that entry, animal cruelty like that is against their ToS.So you're into censorship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Folk Prophet Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 If people only knew some of the stupid things I did on my mission. Oh the shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaleB Posted January 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) So you're into censorship.Graphic acts of animal cruelty break their ToS. Or perhaps you're okay with violent acts of animal cruelty to be blogged. The material is mere beyond someone's opinion that one might not like, it's of an act of barbarity. Do you really think violent acts like that should be allowed to be posted? You call it censorship, I call it common sense. Otherwise, I can post pictures of me abusing animals then saying "it's all good, freedom of speech". Edited January 1, 2015 by CaleB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaleB Posted January 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 I doubt they'll remove it as they regularly allow a fair amount of gore on their site, content that is much worse than on this girls blog. I suspect if they do take any action, it'll be to slap a mature content warning that people see before viewing the blog.The content is also not illegal in most jurisdictions to my knowledge - the context in which the animal is killed is important, and this context doesn't fall foul of the law.Good luck.In most first world countries, burning an animal live like this would be against animal cruelty laws. If she did this on UK soil she would be in court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahone Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) In most first world countries, burning an animal live like this would be against animal cruelty laws. If she did this on UK soil she would be in court.I'd like to see the source for this information. Bearing in mind two factors:- The animal in question is a rat, which is generally classified as vermin- There is no evidence that there was intent to cause unnecessary suffering. The fact that it may have suffered as a result of her naivety and being unable to come up with a better solution is irrelevant legally. She clearly states she was trying to figure out how to dispatch it - there is no mention of intent to torture it.As someone who lived in the UK up until recently, I struggle to believe she falls foul of any UK laws, and don't believe any court in the UK would prosecute her in these circumstances. Edited January 1, 2015 by Mahone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerome1232 Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 CaleB, your characterization of that blogger is flat out slander. I feel that slandering some girl for no good reason to truly be an act worthy of disgust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 I think it's time to close this thread. It is now closed. lonetree, classylady, Palerider and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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