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[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

I can fix.. wait, no, she’s perfect.

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 47 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The chicken didn't cross the road, but still made it to the other side.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

Ok, that wins best chicken crossing the road joke ever.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 45 points 6 days ago (5 children)

i cannot put into words how much i despise people who don't see anything wrong with crushing animals with their car, it's so fucking gross and IMO should disqualify them from handling a heavy vehicle.

It's no different than shooting animals with a gun (proper or airsoft or whatever), which i think any sensible person would agree should bar you from owning guns.

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 29 points 6 days ago (20 children)

It's no different than shooting animals with a gun (proper or airsoft or whatever), which i think any sensible person would agree should bar you from owning guns.

I think there's quite a big difference between senselessly running over an animal and shooting one with a gun. I mean hunting for food and animal population control are kinda necessary in a lot of situations, while running over an animal isn't.

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[–] MonkRome@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children)

Not sure I agree with the second take. Anyone that eats meat should be ethically required to take an animals life they will eat at some point so they directly know what it means to eat meat. If someone is uncomfortable with the thought of taking an animals life, why are they eating meat and paying someone else to do their dirty work?

I eat meat, but probably not as much as most people. I have butchered livestock and hunted in the past, taking an animals life is not a pleasant thing to do.

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[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I was on her side until I read the article. She chased this person an unspecified distance in her car, blocked the chicken killer's car with her own, then attempted to open their car door, before settling on macing them.

Fuck that impatient chicken killer but you don’t get to do a road rage for some vigilante justice. This was just two psychopaths being brought together by circumstance.

[–] cdf12345@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 days ago

Nah, fuck that chicken killer FAFO

JURY NULLIFICATION

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 39 points 6 days ago (1 children)
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[–] dukatos@lemmy.zip 22 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Deserved... It could be a child instead of chicken.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 28 points 6 days ago

in this case, this is especially relevant

The woman stopped to let the chicken cross the road, so there was clearly something happening and obviously some sort of reason that this person was stopped in the road, and the driver behind them sped around and hit the chicken. that 100% could have been a pet or infant or child instead

The woman who hit the chicken made the explicit decision to ignore the warnings that were evident, and still hit something. fucking abhorrent behaviour

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 9 points 6 days ago

Yeah you want to avoid hitting children if you can help it. They are really big and make a mess.

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (6 children)

I was taught by my driving instructor to not try and avoid smaller animals because swerving or sudden breaking would be more likely to result in a major accident than simply plowing through it. Whereas larger animals medium sized dog for example could lead to a wider accident if you hit them.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 15 points 6 days ago

that's relevant on the highway, not residential neighbourhoods

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

You should be aware enough of traffic around you to know if slamming the brakes on presents a significant hazard. (And if you can't react to an animal appearing in the road you're likely driving too fast for the visibility and conditions)

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[–] TuffNutzes@lemmy.world 30 points 6 days ago (1 children)

20 years ago I was driving on a 50mph road and there was this group of about 20 birds drinking water around a large puddle right on the side of the road.

Something spooked them just in the moment that I was driving by them. In that split second, they all swarmed right in front of my vehicle smashed into the side and front. As I looked back in the mirror through the feathers floating in the air, I could see at least six or seven birds injured on the road behind me. It made me sick to my stomach and I still have this image in my head years later haunting me.

I can't imagine someone would do that on purpose.

[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It wasn't your fault. You would have avoided it if you were able. Therefore it is not on your moral plate. Be at peace.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 19 points 6 days ago (4 children)

But... Why was the chicken crossing the road? 🤔

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[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 21 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

lol, her expression says it all, "Worth it, 10/10 would mace that bitch again."

Might do a little jail time but the chicken killer will think twice. I mean, christ, you live in Key West. Get on island time already.

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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 17 points 6 days ago (2 children)

The driver was a first time Skyrim player

[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 9 points 6 days ago

AND STAY THE FUCK OUT OF RIVERWOOD!

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[–] ijedi1234@sh.itjust.works 29 points 6 days ago

I have no tolerance for people that murder birds. I hope the bear mace hurt.

[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 6 points 5 days ago

It was almost at the other side, you bastard!

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Sometimes, animals just don't understand how cars works. I was going to work one morning, and a jackrabbit was in my lane...it ran away, but in a way that would ensure it would get crushed if I sped up. It was only after about quarter of an mile that it decided to leave my lane...only to u-turn back into it.

THUMP

Sometimes, life is fleeting, without reason.

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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It took me coming to the comments to notice that the word in the headline was chicken, not children. I was about to go OFF about those cops.

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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 days ago

Ngl, that would likely be me.

Not just because I like chickens, though that's a factor.

In my neighborhood, if you go the posted speed limit going one direction in the section that my house is on, you'd be going slow enough to be able to correct and not hit an animal. Going the other direction, as long as you don't slam the pedal down, it's the same.

So anyone hitting any critter with the possible exception of squirrels is 99.9~% likely to be doing something they shouldn't. I've gotten in altercations about it before because we have not just a lot of pets in the area, but kids. So some fucking moron is going to hear about out when they're showing exactly how fucking stupid they are.

But, I also happen to kinda know all the neighborhood chickens. Not necessarily on a first name, come her for petting basis, but I know which birds live where. Since I also have my own, and would gladly curb stomp any motherfucker that fucked with them, I would likely at least lay hands on a motherfucker for killing any of the neighborhood birds by being a moron. I'm old, but my tolerance for fuckery like that keeps getting lower as I age.

Accidents do happen, but some jackass trying to be all badass by speeding in a residential area can fuck right off and die. And yes, I'm talking about you, Robert, you absolute prat. Jackass. Done told you once. Fuckwit.

Anyway, yeah, chances are high the lady was justified as long as the dude is still alive

[–] KonalaKoala@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And then you wonder, "Why was the chicken crossing the road in the first place?"

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[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I don't think I would be a very impartial juror if I were on this case

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[–] SparrowHawk@feddit.it 13 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Now we'll never know why it was crossing the road...

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[–] KnitWit@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

Yesterday while driving, I hit two different birds in the span of about 15 minutes. I was going under the limit both times and definitely wouldn’t try to hit them. The second one looked like it was going to miss me before it turned and went straight at the windshield. Real tucker and dale moment for me.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

The driver who killed the chicken is a shit stain and she will eventually kill someone. Imagine if that a child, elderly person or someone on a wheelchair.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 5 days ago

Is this it? Is this the answer?

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