A bunch of INGOers have probably seen the Nextdoor social media app/site. Its a way to pretend you know your neighbors online.
Ok, it actually does do some good in spreading news relevant to our neighborhood. But, the signal-to-noise ratio isn't always great.
Coyotes come up sometimes. I think its cool to see pics that people have snapped of them in the area. Without fail, it turns into a discussion of whether coyotes are good/bad/dangerous/docile.
I mostly don't care about that. I'm ready to protect me and mine if a coyote or any other animal goes bonkers. (Reserving warning shots for corralling loose domesticated dogs, of course.)
But, some dude actually posted - and this is basically a direct quote - that "Mr. Coyote who has more rights to this land than all of us."
Wait.
What?
An animal has "rights." To land.
To paraphrase the great Spanish philosopher, Inigo Montoya, "I do not think [any of those words] mean what you think [they] mean."
He may feel different if a loved one, or himself, is being chewed on.
I've heard similar about self defense. It is wrong because the other person deserves to live as much as the defender does. Which is B/S/.
