Cops Murder Elderly Cat Then Say "We Are Sorry"

[mainelander]

Originally Posted by jdevelop2

What???? You can't MURDER an animal. What planet are you living on?

exactly my thoughts


but now im hungry for KFC....

[johnrex62]

Originally Posted by jdevelop2

What???? You can't MURDER an animal. What planet are you living on?

I had to check to be sure, but you are quite correct. The legal definition of murder in common law based jurisdictions specifies that the victim MUST be a human being.

I never equated killing an animal as murder, but now I am assured of my legal innocence by reason of statute definition. Thanks!

[Faworki1947]

Originally Posted by KevK

I think some compensation here is in order although I cannot set an amount for a 19 year old cat named Tobey. I guess the funeral and burial expenses plus emotional suffering of the family. This cat met his Death Panel and they wore blue uniforms!

Missouri police apologize for killing family pet | News Updates | Wichita Eagle (http://www.kansas.com/news/breaking/story/966749.html - broken link)

Gotta remember Kev that the cops dont remember to call aminal control they just get off on the thrill of shooting something .. Sorry the cops over played this one and went to far
gotta remember that sort of thing is just the beginning folks next its gonna be a kid /toddler when the cops hit a house in a botched drug raid

AND of course I wanna see who said the cat was feral and hurt some one .. the cop that killed the cat or someone else .. ?
< mutters to self :: then they wonder why some folks say pig in an impolite way>

[GhostInTheShell]

Reading this story and some of the posts on this forum reminds me of why I value my cat's life more than the lives of most people. My guess is the people who reported the "feral" cat to the authorities probably don't feel the slightest pang of guilt that it was killed. If the cat scratched her daughter, it was obviously because she was molesting it. God forbid.

[macmeal]

Originally Posted by Yeledaf

Colonel Sanders was the Fuhrer of Fricasee.

LOL !!! (I heard the old perv was a shameless 'breast man', too....ALL his employees knew this..)...

[DontH8Me]

mur·der (mûr'dər)
n.
The unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice.
Slang Something that is very uncomfortable, difficult, or hazardous: The rush hour traffic is murder.
A flock of crows.