Originally Posted by
Phantasmal
The fact that it was a Portuguese Water Dog probably had something to do with his naming it “Splash”
I do not condone Kennedy’s actions, and think he should have been arrested and tried for her death, but naming his dog happened 28 years after the accident. I don’t find it offensive.
I would avoid any aspect of looking like I thought that was something I should dismiss from my consciousness. Seriously. I just would not allow that name because of that incident. I still avoid certain names and doing certain things to avoid looking like I am dismissive of the past like that.
Even if I had a water dog, I would not name anything "splash" after an incident like that.
I still think less of folks that voted for him after that incident, and will forever regardless of the dogs name. I just think the dogs name made it abundantly clear that he had dismissed that incident and had no issue appearing to be careless about it.
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