Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Man who killed girlfriend's cat sentenced to six months in jail

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU
 
Liberal In Texas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 10:39 AM
Original message
Man who killed girlfriend's cat sentenced to six months in jail
Edited on Fri Mar-11-05 10:40 AM by LibInTexas
A man who killed and charred his ex-girlfriend's cat was given six months in jail and four years probation, with a condition he doesn't own pets during those four years.


If somebody did that to my pet, he'd better hope for more than 6 months in jail.

http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20050311/News/103110022/-1/NEWS
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
cheezus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 10:43 AM
Response to Original message
1. this person obviously needs treatment, no incarceration.
It's legal to eat KFC, hunters can blow the crap out of waterfowl, but this guy goes to JAIL for a cat? wtf
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 10:51 AM
Response to Reply #1
2. He needs treatment DURING incarceration
People who do cruel things to animals VERY OFTEN go on to do the same sorts of things to people. He does need to be incarcerated, for our safety as much as anything.

BTW: I'm a little unsettled by the way your post is worded. It seems to indicate that the suffering of the cat is unimportant.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
fertilizeonarbusto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 10:52 AM
Response to Reply #1
3. small distinction
Those KFC chickens and hunted wild animals were not somebody's loving companion and friend. That guy's lucky I'm not the judge.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 10:53 AM
Response to Reply #1
4. Not for the cat!
This horrid act was intended to hurt/terrorize the girlfriend. He may not deserve jail for what he did to the cat, but as for what this must have done to the girlfriend, he needs to be locked up.

Glenn Close was not trying to hurt the rabbit!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
MountainLaurel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 12:11 PM
Response to Reply #4
15. You're absolutely right
In the past I worked at the Justice Department, editing research reports into usable forms. In many, many cases of domestic violence, the abuser will threaten, injure, or kill a pet of the victim. Same for stalking cases -- I think in about 15 percent of stalking situations, the perp kills the victim's pet, usually in a violent and bloody manner.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
CottonBear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 10:53 AM
Response to Reply #1
5. I disagree.
Many murderers and serial killers are known to have abused and tortured animals. Hunting birds or eating commercially grown poultry is quite different than killing a domestic pet.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 11:06 AM
Response to Reply #5
10. exactly
people who are cruel to animals are very often abusive or violent towards other people. It is one of the three main signs a child will turn out to be sociopathic/violent towards humans. The others are arson and bed wetting at inappropriate ages
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Liberal In Texas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 11:07 AM
Response to Reply #10
11. Bed wetting?
That's a new one on me.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Liberal In Texas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 10:59 AM
Response to Reply #1
8. I'm not a big fan of hunting, either.
But this was the act of a sickko.

Killing someone's pet is just a step below killing thier children.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 11:02 AM
Response to Reply #1
9. Wait, this is someone's pet
and it was not killed for food, it was killed out of cruelty
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
El Fuego Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 12:18 PM
Response to Reply #1
16. He is violent, and should be in jail. Period.
Six months is too short.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 10:57 AM
Response to Original message
6. haha
i know this isn't a funny issue, but it reminded me of george costanza...
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Dogmudgeon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 10:58 AM
Response to Original message
7. So begins the Animal Right To Life movement
Six months in prison, though the sentence hasn't been officially handed down yet ... and four years of probation.

I'm sure we can squeeze a few prison rape gags out of this story if we try.

--p!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Coastie for Truth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 11:16 AM
Response to Original message
12. That's the way Jeffrey Dahmer started
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Cuban_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 11:21 AM
Response to Original message
13. People who treat animals sadistically have MAJOR psych problems
This guy should get treatment IN jail, and be required to continue it as a condition of his probation. Ugh!

:puke::grr:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 11:49 AM
Response to Original message
14. my x pulled a stunt like that...
...he needs to hope my new boyfriend wouldn't have found him 1st
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
ernstbass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-05 12:20 PM
Response to Original message
17. My compliments to the judge
I'm SICK of animal cruelty not being taken seriuosly. There are studies that show that persons who abuse animals are much more likely to abuse humans. The Humane Society has a coalition to raise awareness of this link to human abuse.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat May 04th 2024, 04:05 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC