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man gets two years in prison for harming kitten (WARNING: graphic)
Finally! A victory for animals everywhere!
-L. ******************** Man jailed for beheading girlfriend's kitten EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois (AP) -- A man who admitted in court to tearing off the head of a kitten after a fight with his girlfriend has been sentenced to two years in prison. When it comes to animal abuse cases, "we don't get prison sentences all the time, so it's always good when we do," Stephanee Smith, a spokeswoman for the Madison County state's attorney's office, said Tuesday of the case against Jacob Thornton. Thornton, 21, was to have had a preliminary hearing last Thursday on the felony animal torture charge but instead pleaded guilty, Smith said. A judge ordered Thornton's sentence to run concurrently to a prison term related to a parole violation on a 2005 aggravated battery conviction. Authorities say that after a July 28 dispute between Thornton and his live-in girlfriend, the 30-year-old woman left the home before returning to find her kitten's head and detached body in the front yard. Four days after he was charged with animal torture, Thornton was also charged with burglarizing a motor vehicle. That case is pending. |
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man gets two years in prison for harming kitten (WARNING: graphic)
Some might consider it a victory but I think that he should have gotten a lot more for what he did !! Finally! A victory for animals everywhere! -L. ******************** Man jailed for beheading girlfriend's kitten EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois (AP) -- A man who admitted in court to tearing off the head of a kitten after a fight with his girlfriend has been sentenced to two years in prison. When it comes to animal abuse cases, "we don't get prison sentences all the time, so it's always good when we do," Stephanee Smith, a spokeswoman for the Madison County state's attorney's office, said Tuesday of the case against Jacob Thornton. Thornton, 21, was to have had a preliminary hearing last Thursday on the felony animal torture charge but instead pleaded guilty, Smith said. A judge ordered Thornton's sentence to run concurrently to a prison term related to a parole violation on a 2005 aggravated battery conviction. Authorities say that after a July 28 dispute between Thornton and his live-in girlfriend, the 30-year-old woman left the home before returning to find her kitten's head and detached body in the front yard. Four days after he was charged with animal torture, Thornton was also charged with burglarizing a motor vehicle. That case is pending. |
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man gets two years in prison for harming kitten (WARNING: graphic)
The Polish-Kraut wrote: Some might consider it a victory but I think that he should have gotten a lot more for what he did !! I agree except I would put him to work outside the prison sixteen hours a day EVERYDAY. no time off sucka! we work everyday -- ot: looking to make a trade subject: one tired chinese water torturer, 40 yrs old, masterbates alot, poor vision. would like one year news server subscription obo |
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man gets two years in prison for harming kitten (WARNING: graphic)
The Polish-Kraut wrote: Some might consider it a victory but I think that he should have gotten a lot more for what he did !! Of course, but ANY conviction for animal cruelty which involves prison time in the US is *extremely* rare. Most perps get a slap on the wrist. -L. |
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man gets two years in prison for harming kitten (WARNING: graphic)
-L. wrote: Of course, but ANY conviction for animal cruelty which involves prison time in the US is *extremely* rare. Most perps get a slap on the wrist. I Thought this punishment was rare but the judge who handed out this sentence must have been shocked to learn the asshole pulled the head off of a kitten. I was a little shocked. If a person has been in this world for the past decade this sort of behavior can seem mild IN COMPARISON TO THE **** PEOPLE TO DO EACH OTHER (I won't mention them, it's a shame to even mention them) LIke you say, most perps get a slap, but not all do.. I think it depends on the community, the offender and the judge. In the US do you feel that tougher penalties for offenses against animals will ever be realized? Some people ritualistically kill animals as a matter of religious practice, do you feel this could ever put a cap on tougher penalties for crimes against animals. Wouldn't imposition upon the secular world become exclusitivity towards some religions who do in ignorance sacrifice animals? |
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man gets two years in prison for harming kitten (WARNING: graphic)
chili palmer wrote: I Thought this punishment was rare but the judge who handed out this sentence must have been shocked to learn the asshole pulled the head off of a kitten. I was a little shocked. If a person has been in this world for the past decade this sort of behavior can seem mild IN COMPARISON TO THE **** PEOPLE TO DO EACH OTHER (I won't mention them, it's a shame to even mention them) Animal abuse is an indicator of sociopathic behavior and one of three behaviors manifested by most serial killers - the other two being pyromania and bed wetting. Animal abusers often go on to abuse and/or torture humans. One interesting factiod is that the laws which protect children in the US were actually modeled after the laws that protected animals in the 1800s. Prior to that, it was legal to beat your child to near death but not legal to beat your horse at all. LIke you say, most perps get a slap, but not all do.. I think it depends on the community, the offender and the judge. In this country by and large is is extremely rare to get prison time for animal cruelty. Until recently (like the last 7 years or so), in most states animal cruelty was a class-1 or 2 misdemeanor. The fact that this guy got prison time is a real victory for animal rights. In many states animal cruelty is still a misdemeanor - Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Wyoming. In soome other states it is prosecuted as either a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the offense. In the US do you feel that tougher penalties for offenses against animals will ever be realized? I hope so, though I don't expect prison time for many perps. Recently a dog was awarded a restraining order against a man who abused him. That was another huge victory for animal rights. Some people ritualistically kill animals as a matter of religious practice, Ritual sacrifice is not abuse. Slitting the throat of a chicken or goat is not illegal except if that animal is to be used for food (and ritualized animals are not consumed), it *could be* a violation of the humane slaughter act. Ritual slaughter for religious purposes is protected by the constitution, as it should be. do you feel this could ever put a cap on tougher penalties for crimes against animals. No, because it's not a crime, if it is done as part of an established religious ritual, and is done humanely. It is no different than the home farmer who kills his own chicken for the purpose of eating although the reason for doing so is different. Wouldn't imposition upon the secular world become exclusitivity towards some religions who do in ignorance sacrifice animals? I don't beieve it is done in ignorance - it is merely a ritual of a different belief system (Santeria, for example) than the prevailing one in this country (Christianity). Here is a good link regarding Santeria: http://www.religioustolerance.org/santeri.htm (Ignore the advertizing) If someone who claims to be ritualistically sacrificing animals is proven to be killing the animal in such a way that its death is deemed inhmane, that person can be prosecuted, just as the home or factory farmer who kills an animal inhumanely is supposed to be prosecuted for the crime. -L. |
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