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[–] [email protected] 74 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That poor cat, lit on fire after that. Are we sure that's enough time? This is some psychopath level abuse of an animal, don't lose track of these people when they leave prison.

[–] atx_aquarian 42 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's absolutely not enough time. Those are serial killers in the making.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

This was my thought as well. People who go out of their way to abuse animals typically wind up doing something worse later.

[–] Omegamanthethird 13 points 3 months ago

Probably not, explicitly because the charge only applied to the kicking.

They could get longer if they find out who lit it on fire.

[–] tired_n_bored 61 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Meanwhile somebody focuses on Haitians...

[–] TheTechnician27 42 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Who incidentally didn't even do anything. There actually was a woman who ate a cat, but she was neither Haitian nor an immigrant.

[–] robocall 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

IIRC I believe the woman you are referencing wasn't even from Ohio.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago (2 children)

They weren't even from earth.

[–] teft 6 points 3 months ago

Melmacians Go Home!

[–] dhork 4 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Let me guess... Republican voter

[–] TexasDrunk 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Texan is right there in the title. Probably not a voter.

[–] TipRing 4 points 3 months ago

Beaumont, so good odds of being a conservative.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Both of the men were Black, but who knows?

[–] teft 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What has that to do with anything?

Republicans can be any race:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

What has that to do with anything?

Absolutely nothing. Just like how political affiliation has nothing to do with their crime. Simply that the first comment was a bit much "give me upvotes please"-kind of comment for my taste.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Someone else, whose identity was not known when the case was presented to a grand jury, poured an accelerant on the cat and set it on fire, the indictment against Williams says. The animal running away on fire was also recorded on video.

What the fuck is wrong with people. I'm very against violence but I believe in violence if I see someone torturing a helpless animal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

This song comes to mind when I read stuff like this...

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn’t be upset if he gets shanked

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Mirshe 1 points 3 months ago

There's two things in most prisons that will get you targeted: fucking with kids and fucking with animals.

[–] robocall 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Do animal torturers hang out with murderers in prison or are they beneath them?

[–] wreckedcarzz 10 points 3 months ago

are they beneath them

depends if it's lights out or not

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In prison people fucking hate you if you hurt, women, animals, or children.

Otherwise they don’t really give a shit. According to a friend who served 15, murderers are kind of respected. And anyone who’se killed police is treated very well.

[–] Jiggle_Physics 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, and a lot of the guys in there, that get all bent out of shape about things like hurting women, and children, have long DV records. It is more a way of creating a caste system than most of these people actually giving a shit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah. The whole “pass your papers” thing.

[–] Jiggle_Physics 4 points 3 months ago

yeah, like any hierarchy, is is all hypocritical, and based on BS. Ultimately it comes down to "I am right, and anyone not like me, or that disagrees with me, isn't"

[–] xc2215x 10 points 3 months ago

Good. He deserves it.

[–] werefreeatlast 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My favorite part of the anchor movie. But that was definitely a fake dog.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Baxter! NOOOO

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I read about enough as I could stomach, and I saw the thing about the fire. I had to nope out after that.

Do we know if the poor cat made it after all of this abuse? Was it possible someone rescued it? I want to believe :(

[–] KonalaKoala 0 points 3 months ago

Yeah, he needs to learn that its against animal cruelty laws to use a feline as a substitute football to kick a field goal. If that ever happened on the field during any football game, that would most likely end up being instant disqualification for the penalty.