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To add some further "nuance" to this story: | To add some further "nuance" to this story: | ||
| − | As noted above, at the time the "newspapers ate [the story] up". But to give another perspective... | + | As noted above, at the time the "newspapers ate [the story] up". But to give another perspective on this... |
| − | That is, when the story broke, it was greeted with a shrug by virtually everyone I knew in the rural area where I was living at the time. In short, anyone | + | That is, when the story broke, it was greeted with a shrug by virtually everyone I knew in the rural area where I was living at the time. In short, anyone familiar with being in the woods understands that they should constantly be on the alert for any unusual behavior in a wild animal as this can be a pretty clear indication of rabies. This is particularly true of any behavior that can interpreted in any way as aggressive --especially such unexpected behavior as an animal moving *towards* a human being. |
| − | Needless to say, the described behavior --both swimming and moving towards a human-- is clearly bizarre behavior for a rabbit. Among my neighbors at the time the fact Carter attempted to distance himself from the rabbit (or indeed any wild animal behaving in a similar manner) was seen simply as common sense practiced by an experienced woodsman. | + | Needless to say, the described behavior --both swimming and moving towards a human-- is clearly bizarre behavior for a rabbit. Among my neighbors at the time the fact Carter attempted to distance himself from the rabbit (or indeed any wild animal behaving in a similar manner) was seen simply as common sense practiced by someone like Carter; i.e. an experienced woodsman. |
In short the "Killer Rabbit Attack" headlines were seen as evidence those who wrote these stories had never been near the woods in their life. | In short the "Killer Rabbit Attack" headlines were seen as evidence those who wrote these stories had never been near the woods in their life. | ||
[[User:Arcanechili|Arcanechili]] ([[User talk:Arcanechili|talk]]) 13:25, 15 October 2014 (UTC) | [[User:Arcanechili|Arcanechili]] ([[User talk:Arcanechili|talk]]) 13:25, 15 October 2014 (UTC) | ||
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I must admit, as a "younger" reader I thought that this was a joke. 108.162.238.221 18:33, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
To add some further "nuance" to this story:
As noted above, at the time the "newspapers ate [the story] up". But to give another perspective on this...
That is, when the story broke, it was greeted with a shrug by virtually everyone I knew in the rural area where I was living at the time. In short, anyone familiar with being in the woods understands that they should constantly be on the alert for any unusual behavior in a wild animal as this can be a pretty clear indication of rabies. This is particularly true of any behavior that can interpreted in any way as aggressive --especially such unexpected behavior as an animal moving *towards* a human being.
Needless to say, the described behavior --both swimming and moving towards a human-- is clearly bizarre behavior for a rabbit. Among my neighbors at the time the fact Carter attempted to distance himself from the rabbit (or indeed any wild animal behaving in a similar manner) was seen simply as common sense practiced by someone like Carter; i.e. an experienced woodsman.
In short the "Killer Rabbit Attack" headlines were seen as evidence those who wrote these stories had never been near the woods in their life. Arcanechili (talk) 13:25, 15 October 2014 (UTC)
