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2009-06-15 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Tyler Weinman, 18, arrested in Miami-Dade county cat murders Over two dozen cats found dead

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Posted by anonymous5089 2009-06-15 05:02|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 One of the commenters called for the death penalty. Also, if the cat's were tame would this be another case of "domestic" terrorism? Would someone mind asking Sully for me?

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2009-06-15 07:17|| 2009-06-15 07:17|| Front Page Top

#2 [funky skunk has been pooplisted.]

Posted by funky skunk 2009-06-15 09:12|| 2009-06-15 09:12|| Front Page Top

#3 I agree this is terrible, and the kid is truly messed up, but one cannot "murder" a cat.

Animals are not human.

Posted by Parabellum 2009-06-15 09:36|| http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/]">[http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/] 2009-06-15 09:36|| Front Page Top

#4 I agree this is terrible, and the kid is truly messed up, but one cannot "murder" a cat.

Agred, but I just can't help to wonder if sometimes during say the last 5 or so years, there wasn't a toddler or a lone young kid being killed in an "accident" in the boonies, or more modestly, some mysterious arsons, stuff like that.

Posted by anonymous5089 2009-06-15 09:42|| 2009-06-15 09:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Fangji Cat Meatball resturant menu to change soon?

Posted by Besoeker 2009-06-15 09:46|| 2009-06-15 09:46|| Front Page Top

#6 This is how Jeffrey Dahmer started, it was good to get him off the streets.

Posted by Lumpy Angaith3743 2009-06-15 10:26|| 2009-06-15 10:26|| Front Page Top

#7 [DavidCaruso]

"I'm curious to know..."
(put on sunglasses)
"...who killed the cats?"
Yeeeaaaahhhhh!

[/DavidCaruso]

Posted by Mike 2009-06-15 11:09|| 2009-06-15 11:09|| Front Page Top

#8 There will undoubtedly be a gazillion "experts" who will testify / comment / pontificate about the perp's reason for such cruelty, but, when all is said and done, the little bastard should be locked up for some serious time before he graduates to trying his skills on people.

Posted by WolfDog 2009-06-15 15:03|| 2009-06-15 15:03|| Front Page Top

#9 Yes, someone capable of this is capable of who knows what other atrocities. What a heartless twisted monster.

Posted by GirlThursday 2009-06-15 15:18|| 2009-06-15 15:18|| Front Page Top

#10 He could face a maximum of 158 years in state prison if convicted on all counts, said Terry Shavez, spokeswoman for the state attorney's office.

Ouch! It's not fun anymore is it?

Posted by Lumpy Angaith3743 2009-06-15 15:27|| 2009-06-15 15:27|| Front Page Top

#11 A young woman who put her roommates kitten in a hot oven until it died was arrested by the ASPCA law enforcement and is up for possible ten years.

Posted by GirlThursday 2009-06-15 15:31|| 2009-06-15 15:31|| Front Page Top

#12 Here in the peoples republic of Seattle a while back there was a case of animal cruelty to a donkey - the media was all over it like Letterman on a 14-year-old.(1)

In fact they went as far as making a law and naming it after the Donkey.

At the same time there was a case of a child being killed by his (or her) parents. The media practically ignored this story completely.

To her credit the Judge in the Cruelty case made the contrast a specific point in her comments.

(1) Oops - I kind of mean 18-year-old.

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-06-15 16:05|| 2009-06-15 16:05|| Front Page Top

#13 Animals are not human.

Perhaps not. But in a attempt to throw the flammable liquid of levity on a dark situation...
all dogs go to heaven

Posted by SteveS 2009-06-15 16:12|| 2009-06-15 16:12|| Front Page Top

#14 Feed the kid to the lions at the Miami zoo. Turnabout is fair play.

Steve S. : Though I am protestant in background, the Catholics are right on the issue you have there.

Posted by BigEd 2009-06-15 19:04|| 2009-06-15 19:04|| Front Page Top

#15 Okay, I'll bite - CATS???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-06-15 22:06|| 2009-06-15 22:06|| Front Page Top

#16 "Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in".

I don't know who said it but pretty much describes me and my dog.

Posted by Goober Glomonter4456 2009-06-15 23:22|| 2009-06-15 23:22|| Front Page Top

#17 Not long ago here there was a discussion of the startling number of psychopaths wandering through the general population; but most of them do nothing more than hurt others' feelings because they continue to accept limitations on actual murder and mayhem, no matter how tempting. But those psychopaths who progress to actually acting out such thoughts on animals entirely too easily progress to acting out similar thoughts on humans. That is why the penalties for cruelty to animals are so heavy, not because stray cats and dogs have such high inherent value when tortured vs. when run over by cars or dying of inadequate food and shelter.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-06-15 23:41|| 2009-06-15 23:41|| Front Page Top

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