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[–] [email protected] 74 points 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Meanwhile somebody focuses on Haitians...

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They weren't even from earth.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Melmacians Go Home!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 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.

Two psychos

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

Don't forget the 3rd psycho that suggested the idea, then recorded it, and posted it online

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Another psycho got 18 months, so at least there’s that.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Let me guess... Republican voter

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Beaumont, so good odds of being a conservative.

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

Both of the men were Black, but who knows?

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

What has that to do with anything?

Republicans can be any race:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago

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

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

I wouldn’t be upset if he gets shanked

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

are they beneath them

depends if it's lights out or not

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yeah. The whole “pass your papers” thing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month 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"

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

Good. He deserves it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Baxter! NOOOO

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month 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 :(

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month 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.