How do petitions work?
I just rec'd a link to something called bonsaikittens.com.
(Don't go. It's awful.)
Supposedly kittens are put into little bottles after being given a muscle relaxant and remain encased. The cats are fed through a straw and have a small tube for their faces. The skeleton of the cat will take on the form of the bottle as the kitten grows. The cats never get the opportunity to move. They are used as original and exclusive souvenirs.
Ack! No! How wrong!
etc, etc.
By agreeing the process is horrible, I sign a petition which is then forwarded to someone who presumably takes action. Ok, so I feel marginally better by 'doing' something, but did I? By visiting the link to investigate I think I invited someone to snoop on my desktop. My browser is acting freaky and jumping around. Not really what I wanted. But if kittens are being treated inhumanely I feel awful.
What I Saw Today offers an interesting point of view on virus hoaxes and email petitions.
Food for thought.
posted by irene @ 1/21/2003 03:55:00 PM
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