human-law
Original: human-law on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
White dog: Do you think the human laws are just?
Brown dog (with pointed ears): Of course. That's practically in the definition of human.
Panel 2:
White dog: Suppose the humans all went away. Would the laws still be just?
Brown dog: Yes, obviously. They are the human laws.
Panel 3:
White dog: But that means the humans just FOUND the laws. That puts the laws above humans.
Panel 4 (the two dogs swimming in water):
White dog: But if the laws are above humans, what made the laws? And is that being above humans?
Brown dog: Look, the commandments say to bring back shot ducks and to not shit in the car. I don't need to philosophize. I'm just trying to be a good doggy!
Panel 5:
A hunter (man, only his arm/torso visible) reaching out a hand: Hey, great job boys! Who's a good pupper? Here's some pig ears.
Brown dog: Hallowed be thy name, Dave.
Votey:
A hand drops pig ears (drawn as an X-marked treat) toward the two dogs.
Text (the dogs' thought/word, off-panel): There is no justice.
White dog: Do you think the human laws are just?
Brown dog (with pointed ears): Of course. That's practically in the definition of human.
Panel 2:
White dog: Suppose the humans all went away. Would the laws still be just?
Brown dog: Yes, obviously. They are the human laws.
Panel 3:
White dog: But that means the humans just FOUND the laws. That puts the laws above humans.
Panel 4 (the two dogs swimming in water):
White dog: But if the laws are above humans, what made the laws? And is that being above humans?
Brown dog: Look, the commandments say to bring back shot ducks and to not shit in the car. I don't need to philosophize. I'm just trying to be a good doggy!
Panel 5:
A hunter (man, only his arm/torso visible) reaching out a hand: Hey, great job boys! Who's a good pupper? Here's some pig ears.
Brown dog: Hallowed be thy name, Dave.
Votey:
A hand drops pig ears (drawn as an X-marked treat) toward the two dogs.
Text (the dogs' thought/word, off-panel): There is no justice.
Alt text
A five-panel comic of two hunting dogs philosophizing about justice. A white dog and a brown pointy-eared dog debate whether human laws are just. The white dog reasons that since the laws would still be just even if humans vanished, the laws must exist above humans, and asks what made the laws and whether that maker is above humans too. In the fourth panel the dogs are swimming in water retrieving game; the brown dog dismisses the philosophy, saying the commandments just say to bring back shot ducks and not shit in the car, and that he's only trying to be a good doggy. In the final panel a hunter named Dave reaches down with pig ears as treats, praising the dogs; the brown dog reverently replies, 'Hallowed be thy name, Dave,' casting the human owner as their god. Votey: a hand drops the treat toward the dogs, and the caption reads 'There is no justice.'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.