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Does the punishment fit the crime?
No, it was too much.
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No, it was too little.
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Yes, it was just right.
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Legatos Mommy
PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2005 9:53 pm    
Post subject: Another Case of Animal Cruelty
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I almost lost my lunch when I read this story during my lunch break at work.

This was on the website for the Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer. It hard to find, so I thought I'd quote it.

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Man gets jail for killing cat

A 26-year-old Elyria man was sentenced to 180 days in jail and fined $250 Wednesday for clubbing to death his pregnant cat. [Man] pleaded guilty in Elyria Municipal Court to cruelty to animals. Thirty days of the sentence will be suspended if [Man] attends anger-management classes, a court spokeswoman said. [Man] told police he was angry with the cat because it ate his bird, which cost him a lot of money. After he beat the cat, he cut out the unborn kittens. Police found [man] sitting next to the bloody cat and the kittens, which were dead upon removal, [Police Officer] said. [Man] was also found in contempt of court related to unpaid traffic fines and sentenced to an additional 10 days in jail.



The Advertiser-Tribune, here in Tiffin, OH, ran the same story, but left out the kittens and stated the man skinned the cat Evil or Very Mad Evil or Very Mad Evil or Very Mad

If I had my way, he'd have been fined $10,000 + court costs, locked up for the full six months, plus anger management, community service, and a permanent ban on owning any pets. (I don't know if Ohio law would allow my sentence).
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suebgone
PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2005 10:03 pm    
Post subject: cat killer
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I would like to have seen the fine much higher. I think the jail time is a lot higher than many judges have given, especially for offenses against cats which usually get much lesser punishment than for equal crimes against dogs, so while we all may like to see like things done to the perp. all things considered it wasn't bad.
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