Thread:Jester of chaos/@comment-30079834-20190429013650/@comment-30079834-20190820031308

The duke scolded Hynes for using his belt to whip Lassie to cooperate with him and kicks him out of the mansion. In spite of all her attempts to reunite with her owners, he insisted on returning her to the duke and didn't care if she was suffering from hypothermia as he blackmailed her owners. He gave Lassie threats and was basically trying to make her life miserable, rather than just simply keeping an eye on her. The dogs that were summoned by the duke to drive him out were already growling before he did anything, indicating that he may have actually abused them. The duke even scolded him for chaining Lassie to a wall and not caring for her, even though he should simply watch her. The reason he wasn't fired in the original film was because he didn't whip Lassie and wasn't as cruel as his remake counterpart. When I was 8 or 9, my brother hit me with a belt and it hurt as hell when he was playing too rough with me.