Amadeus wrote:

And yet, one can recognize that someone has gone to the effort of picking dog crap up from a grassy area and transporting it to the middle of the sidewalk.

Balance.

Amadeus

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Absolutely... I was only pointing out that the words of random strangers shouldn't hold TOO much power over our personal feelings. 

Without a doubt, removing the dog poo is important so that no one else steps in it and removing the ABILITY of others to put the dog poo in everyone's way is often required.  However, taking personal insult from it isn't necessary and those offended should consider the source.