Kill Cat, Get 6 Months Jail

from the Chicago Sun-Times
(http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cat23.html)

in summary - Last summer a Chicago-area man kicked and killed a
neighbor girl's 9-week-old kitten because it came onto his property.
He was convicted of "felony aggravated cruelty", and was sentenced
today (Mar 23) to 6 months in jail, followed by 100 hours of community
service to be served in an animal shelter when he gets out.




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from the Chicago Sun-Times
(http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cat23.html)

in summary - Last summer a Chicago-area man kicked and killed a
neighbor girl's 9-week-old kitten because it came onto his property.
He was convicted of "felony aggravated cruelty", and was sentenced
today (Mar 23) to 6 months in jail, followed by 100 hours of community
service to be served in an animal shelter when he gets out.



good!! That's a case of the punishment fitting the crime IMH. Feel sorry for
the little girl though, she will never forget that

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from the Chicago Sun-Times
(http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cat23.html)

in summary - Last summer a Chicago-area man kicked and killed a
neighbor girl's 9-week-old kitten because it came onto his property.
He was convicted of "felony aggravated cruelty", and was sentenced
today (Mar 23) to 6 months in jail, followed by 100 hours of community
service to be served in an animal shelter when he gets out.




Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

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I hope someone is able to keep a close eye on him while he's doing his
"community service" at the animal shelter. Staff certainly would not be
able to do that because they usually are already overworked. The concept is
good, but I would not trust him alone with any animals.

MaryL

Jeanne Hedge wrote:

from the Chicago Sun-Times
(http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cat23.html)

in summary - Last summer a Chicago-area man kicked and killed a
neighbor girl's 9-week-old kitten because it came onto his property.
He was convicted of "felony aggravated cruelty", and was sentenced
today (Mar 23) to 6 months in jail, followed by 100 hours of community
service to be served in an animal shelter when he gets out.

I hope the shelter folks monitor him closely! On the
surface, it sounds like a fitting punishment, but without
close supervision, he might abuse the animals in the shelter.





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Jeanne Hedge wrote:

from the Chicago Sun-Times
(http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cat23.html)

in summary - Last summer a Chicago-area man kicked and killed a
neighbor girl's 9-week-old kitten because it came onto his property.
He was convicted of "felony aggravated cruelty", and was sentenced
today (Mar 23) to 6 months in jail, followed by 100 hours of community
service to be served in an animal shelter when he gets out.

I hope the shelter folks monitor him closely! On the surface, it sounds
like a fitting punishment, but without close supervision, he might abuse
the animals in the shelter.

Yes, that's what I was thinking, too! But they will probably give him jobs
like cleaning stuff, etc. I imagine they would use caution.




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Jeanne Hedge wrote in
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from the Chicago Sun-Times
(http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cat23.html)

in summary - Last summer a Chicago-area man kicked and killed a
neighbor girl's 9-week-old kitten because it came onto his property.
He was convicted of "felony aggravated cruelty", and was sentenced
today (Mar 23) to 6 months in jail, followed by 100 hours of community
service to be served in an animal shelter when he gets out.

I can definitely see community service - and more than 100 hours would be
fine. But why should society pay to lock this guy up for months? Is
that going to make him learn his lesson more than a trial and hundreds of
hours of community service?

Chak


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Jeanne Hedge wrote in
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from the Chicago Sun-Times
(http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cat23.html)

in summary - Last summer a Chicago-area man kicked and killed a
neighbor girl's 9-week-old kitten because it came onto his property.
He was convicted of "felony aggravated cruelty", and was sentenced
today (Mar 23) to 6 months in jail, followed by 100 hours of community
service to be served in an animal shelter when he gets out.

I can definitely see community service - and more than 100 hours would be
fine. But why should society pay to lock this guy up for months? Is
that going to make him learn his lesson more than a trial and hundreds of
hours of community service?

Chak


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Yes, I think it does call for jail time. If nothing else, that might throw
some fear into him that would dissuade him from future acts of cruelty. Six
months is a fairly short time, and it is likely that he will not serve the
entire six months. As to society paying for it -- isn't that what happens
any time we sentence a person to jail/prison for any offense? I would agree
with you for many nonviolent offenses, but this was an act of deliberate
cruelty and violence.

MaryL

Jeanne Hedge wrote in message
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from the Chicago Sun-Times
(http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cat23.html)

in summary - Last summer a Chicago-area man kicked and killed a
neighbor girl's 9-week-old kitten because it came onto his property.
He was convicted of "felony aggravated cruelty", and was sentenced
today (Mar 23) to 6 months in jail, followed by 100 hours of community
service to be served in an animal shelter when he gets out.

What animal shelter would want him around?

Jeanette

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He was convicted of "felony aggravated cruelty", and was sentenced ...jail, followed by 100 hours of community
service to be served in an animal shelter...
Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

I never can understand the logic behind this choice of community service
sentence.

Hello, Judge! It would be the same as putting a pedophile to work in a
day care center.

Annie, crew for Rosie & Cinder

"Jeanne Hedge" wrote in message
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from the Chicago Sun-Times
(http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cat23.html)

in summary - Last summer a Chicago-area man kicked and killed a
neighbor girl's 9-week-old kitten because it came onto his property.
He was convicted of "felony aggravated cruelty", and was sentenced
today (Mar 23) to 6 months in jail, followed by 100 hours of community
service to be served in an animal shelter when he gets out.

Sure hope they put him to work scrubbing out empty cages. I certainly
wouldn't trust him near any live animals. Especially after he has served
his six months and is really ****ed.

Something tells me most inmates are as unfriendly to animal abuse as they
are to child abuse.

Jo