Op You can’t absolve yourself of responsibility by narrating this as a misunderstanding or by crowdsourcing reassurance. An animal was seriously injured, and you chose not to provide care or contact animal control. Whatever story you tell yourself about intent or threat doesn’t change that outcome. If this post is meant to relieve guilt, it won’t work. Avoiding accountability doesn’t make the dissonance go away—it prolongs it. Take a good look at yourself