[Doc Holliday]

Back when BGR was in the beginning stage we had a Religion and Politics thread that we discussed serious issues as adults and it was fantastic. Your opinion was respected, but not always agreed with and people presented their facts in an orderly manner and did just that, presented facts supporting their case.

This has by far been the best thread in a long time and I am really glad that so many people have presented their opinions like this.

Doc, you have every right to get a bigger hat because you honestly deserve it with the posts that you have made in this thread. And like Doc, I too consider you true friends that I hope I can remain in touch with and develop friendships with for many years to come. And Mr. Holliday, you know I couldn't let you down.

If anyone has a topic that you feel would make a great discussion, please post it. It will be watched by staff to keep things that don't need to be there out of it. I can't stand when a good discussion is going on and someone HAS to be a joker. Keep up the good work all.

You know this thread shows a great deal about people, or actually make me want to ask a question of myself, and many of you. Why is it that we can see such and act as this, and get so upset, yet we in turn will see a news event where hundreds could be killed by a natural gas leak at a plant and there may be no more than 6 post?

I would account my feeling to two things that I have learned over the years. One, is that if you didn't cry when Old Yeller was shot you have very little in the line of human feelings and emotion. Two, I learned from something George Carlin said about 30 years ago, "the distance and relationship of an event can alter your emotion and the way you show it".
If someone cuts you off on a parkway, you may shout a descriptive expression at that person, but if that same person cuts in front of you in line at the bank you may say the same thing but under your breath. Carlin then said "A news teaser could say thousand died in earthquake", and you wait with anticipation to here the story, then the lead in with the fact "that it took place in Madagascar, you could care less due to the location".

I would say that most are troubled by this event because we have or had a pet that was like part of our family. JMO

and on a side note:

Tribe, you know you have my support to be Lead Detective of the BGR investigatives unit.
Doc