Joseph Clark37 said:Michelle Palmer6, I wanted to ask you... Has anyone actually researched the average amount of time between when someone gets infected and when they become contagious to others—meaning they can spread the virus through sneezing, coughing, or other methods?
Michelle Palmer6, I wanted to ask you... Has anyone actually researched the average amount of time between when someone gets infected and when they become contagious to others—meaning they can spread the virus through sneezing, coughing, or other methods?
Jokes aside, the worst group of people right now—especially when we all need to maintain distance—are parents letting their kids run around outside, constantly bothering others and buzzing around like flies. Instead of teaching their children how to behave properly during this period, they honestly couldn't care less. Not everyone is like that, but I've seen far too many examples. Regarding those construction workers you mentioned... there are plenty of them out there. Just ignorant, stubborn people who refuse to listen to reason.
P. S. Larry Fox5? How is your dog handling this crisis now that he can't go to restaurants anymore? 🕺
The biggest rule-breakers when it comes to staying home to stop the spread are those people walking their dogs. They're all over the streets. It’s not like we didn't see this coming ☕ ...
In the end, I asked them how they managed to keep 11 million people strictly confined to their homes. My colleagues explained that when they locked down Wuhan, the government assembled the top legal experts in China. As early as February 6, just two weeks after the lockdown began, they enacted the "Law on Punishing Criminal Acts Aimed at Preventing the Spread of the New Coronavirus Causing Pneumonia." Under Articles 114 and 115 of the Chinese criminal law, any infected person assigned to quarantine who intentionally violates it would face anything from 10 years in prison to the death penalty, depending on the outcome. If someone accidentally violated quarantine, they could face one month to three years in prison. And anyone who contributed to the spread of the virus through negligence or by ignoring the instructions of the Coronavirus prevention headquarters would be sentenced to between 3 and 7 years...
The Chinese certainly took a much harder line when it came to motivating people to stick to quarantine.
Every single forum thread is filled with epidemiologists and doctors, and it's the exact same story on every social media platform—medical professionals stepping up to explain the actual truth about the virus. I see it in every local coffee shop too. And yet, some people still claim we have a shortage of doctors in this country. What absolute fools ☕
brightpilot6 said:It seems you don't quite grasp the definition of "argumentum ad hominem." Perhaps a little more reading wouldn't hurt. ☕
Trying to deny the criticism that Tomasevic isn't fit to be the deputy mayor by attacking my character and social involvement is a textbook ad hominem. But fine, let it go. It's too late now, and I should get some sleep. Tomorrow morning, just take your dog for a light walk to the local diner before work—and don't forget his little sweater. It gets chilly in the mornings. Goodnight...☕
brightpilot6 said:If Tomasevic is the only consistent, genuine, and effective opposition to Bandic and his criminal "nonsense," then how do you justify your own logic? By your own standards—where any level of social activism or fighting crime is dismissed as mere forum trash—where exactly do you place yourself on that little scale of yours?
Going straight for the ad hominem. People are attacking dogs, so you get worked up. And now Real Madrid blew the win too. Makes sense...☕
ruggedjackal46 said:By the time I’m standing here in the middle of the fire, overthinking this whole thing, the cat has already leaped through the window, onto a branch, down the tree, and out onto the street, perfectly safe. ☕
That way, you can focus on saving helpless dogs and the innocent...🙂
A dog really says everything about its owner. I've seen plenty of cases where a pet just mirrors their owner's true character. Since Americans can be such an unruly bunch, it’s hardly surprising that so many dogs end up as poorly behaved as their owners... For instance, I don't mind at all when people bring a dog into a restaurant if it actually behaves—if you can tell it was properly trained. But if the dog can't settle down, or if it's whining, barking, and just won't listen to its owner... well, I've been banned from a restaurant once because of that. It's much like certain people who act like rabid chimpanzees in public. That's even more irritating to me...
You talk about the Middle East as if it were just one small neighborhood. It’s like making sweeping statements saying Americans are all one way, or that you can do this but not that in the US. That’s just pure generalization and nonsense. To give any real examples, you need to spend more time in a specific country, town, or city before forming a sensible opinion... Just like in America, it's the same in the Middle East.
Jessica Gonzalez said:Most people don't keep cats around to deal with mice anymore; they just want something to play with when they get home. I guess saying they're for pest control is a stretch, since maybe 95% of city cats will never even spot a mouse in their lives. It's kind of like saying dogs exist to help people hunt, when probably 99% of them have never caught anything more significant than a tennis ball. I suppose the whole process of domesticating these animals started for reasons that just don't apply to modern urban life. Nowadays, pets are really just a way for us to have some fun.
Before those 5% of urban cats even have a chance to spot a mouse, they're already uninterested. Just because you can't see or hear mice doesn't mean they aren't there. They are all around us, but we lack the senses to detect them the way a cat does. Their hunting instinct is far more pronounced than most dogs. Even the smallest cat will hunt. For instance, in the US alone, cats kill over 20 billion mammals annually. Since I was a kid, I've had cats with outdoor access that would regularly leave dead mice, rats, or birds on my windowsill. My last cat was practically a Terminator. She'd bring in mice, rats the size of small dogs, pigeons, doves, and even once a crow. She devoured everything. You mentioned that living within four walls isn't ideal for animals, no matter how well we care for them. Even though my cat had access to the outdoors, you could tell she belonged out there, not inside. When I moved her to my parents' place on an island where she could roam freely, she truly came alive... she lived the rest of her days on this planet exactly the way she was meant to...