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[–] BabyVi 243 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Not gonna lie, if a Furry told me they got arrested by animal control I'd be impressed.

[–] perviouslyiner 20 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Is there anyone at cons who plays that role? Like walking around with a big net and a villainous smirk?

[–] dejected_warp_core 18 points 10 months ago

Considering fur is a kink for a bunch of people, I'd say this is entirely likely. Even more so: your animal control Dom is also a furry.

[–] HootinNHollerin 6 points 10 months ago

This is a thing at burning man every year. A group goes out as animal control with nets and catches furries. It’s an ongoing feud

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Considering how terminally online one has to be to find themselves on this platform, I'm surprised how little any of y'all know about furries

And well, it's not literally animals in that sense. At least not the entire community.

[–] Malfeasant 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Kind of like getting a speeding ticket on a bicycle...

[–] CADmonkey 3 points 10 months ago

That happened to me once! I was 15 and going to school, was riding a Lotus Eclair I'd fixed up. I entered the school zone and wanted to see if I could get over 25 mph. But there was a cop hiding and I got a ticket. I had to tell my parents, and I think they were impressed with my 31 in a 25 speeding ticket.

The best part was having to go to court, and the judge asking how I got a Lotus (she was thinking of a car) and then upon learning the truth, asking the officer why he was wasting his time stopping a kid on a bicycle.