Posted on 08/02/2005 9:03:04 AM PDT by paltz
MIRAMAR, Fla. -- A man was arrested on charges of killing his son's 2-month-old black Labrador puppy by throwing it five stories to the ground after it urinated and defecated inside their apartment.
Josper Sanon, 49, took the dog and flung it 25 feet through the air off their fifth-floor balcony, the arrest warrant said.
A police officer found Sanon's 16-year-old son Steve screaming and crying in the parking lot of their apartment.
Josper Sanon was arrested on charges of cruel death, pain and suffering of an animal, a third-degree felony. He was being held on $2,500 bail.
He faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine if convicted.
Miramar police spokesman Bill Robertson said the fact that the dog was found 25 feet from the balcony shows the animal was thrown and did not accidentally fall.
Sanon's two children were placed in the temporary custody of a family member. Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material
If a 16 year old boy was crying he had other issues to deal with than the death of a puppy.
Not if the dad did it in front of him.
How mean of the dad!
Throw dad off 5th floor balcony.
How about we take this guy and you, and toss both off a 5th floor balcony. Let's see if your kids start crying.
You can try :) better than you have tried, you might be the one crying.
My point is we have had pets die not just dogs but horses and such and once my boys were over about 13-14 they didn't bat an eye.
Are you saying 16 year old boys shouldn't cry?
WTF? The kid just saw his father toss a dog off a balcony. I think the kid earned the right to cry, (and to start planning Daddy's "accident")
There's a difference in a pet dying from illness or an accident than when your father throws a temper tantrum and intentionally kills your pet.
I have taught mine not to instill human qualities to animals that come and go seemingly more frequent than family and friends.
The cruelty of the father should be addressed but the humanizing of animals has to be turned down a bit.
Nothing like a kid that doesn't show his emotion over the loss of a pet. I can see why you are a Proud Dad.
Did you read the story? Sounds like you are the one with issues.
My wife & her liberal 'dog friends' don't believe in capital punishment -- but in this guy's case, they'd gladly make an exception. An interesting window into the way the liberal mind works...
Yup. Really would make me proud. NOT.
Not over this. Maybe there is more to the story, maybe junior was told not to bring it home, they live in an apartment that may or may not have restrictions. Maybe dog was unsing an expensive piece of furniture for a repository.
There are bigger things in this world to cry over, this isn't one of them. Now that dad is arrested and looking at jail time ( probably lost job ) and the pulse of America is on the be kind to animals thing dad may be gone for a few years and we ( tax payers )get to raise the kids and they will probably be mental patients in the future for the family being broken up. Kids now don't have a dad. Cry over that.
...and yes I am aware the parallel of animal cruelty a serial murders etc...
There's a difference between crying for a lost pet and the "screaming and crying" that was reported..
It made me take a second look regarding this kids maturity. It's not like the animal was a "lifelong pet"..
There is no excuses for this find of behavior, only a sick F**k would pull something like this.
Well I am Proud and mine are proud of me, they are prepared for a world that will treat them like crap and is not fair and while it is not bad to show emotion it is bad to let things you cannot control rule the day. Son had no control over dad. Like I said it was a dog, not grandma or sister.
They were taught compasion, but not weakness.
It made me take a second look regarding this kids maturity. It's not like the animal was a "lifelong pet"..
Un-frickin believable.
What's the glide ratio for a labrador retriever? Must be pretty good from what I've seen of the "Dock Diving" competitions on ESPN & OLN. Some of those Labs can get out there beyond 20 feet. With a little extra vertical drop...
Sorry, this is just a sick mind at work.
I'll be right back with some popcorn. This could get interesting. ;O)
Given the same circumstances, would you have done the same thing? Throw the dog off of a 5th floor balcony?
I'd cry.
No. I was not commenting on the actions of the dad, but the actions of the 16 year old boy. What the dad did was wrong, more than wrong, but he did it.
Yeah, I'm sure in this instance the 16 year old learned a valuable life lesson.
I don't see anyone here humanizing the puppy.
I DO however see folks calling the Dad what he is...
A heartless monster of a brute and the son had every right to cry, dangit!
Correction, fell in it...
I think that's a good lesson to teach. However, if someone should cry at the loss of a loved pet, I'd hardly find that a sign of weakness. But then, that's just me.
So instead of crying, would it have been better for the son to have tossed his dad off of the balcony?
Don't know about you, but I see compassion as a sign of strength. If someone can't feel sorrow at a loss (like that of a pet) then that is someone who is missing a chunk of what makes them human.
I bet he did.
Maybe like: dad is an ass, don't trust everyone blindly, do what dad said and don't bring home a pet basically mind your parents, dogs don't fly, things in life come and go, the 2 certains of life death and taxes, etc...
Well, you know, when you have reached the ripe old age of 16, you aren't allowed to get upset and have a fit after watching your dad throw your 2-month old puppy to its death.
Exactly, in fact the 16 year old in this case has more compassion and strength than his dad, or oneproud dad will ever have.
Are you putting the blame for the consequences of this father's actions on society? It is his action of throwing a puppy out of a 5th floor window that caused all the potential consequences in this case, not society.
I was raised in the country, and in the country it is acceptable to treat animals in ways not accepted by city folks. Now that I am a resident of the city, I know it would just be stupid to treat animals the same way as was accepted in the country life.
Dad was stupid and his family will pay for his stupidity.
Not only did you jump in it, but now you've flipped on your back and started rolling around and around.
I'm going to get some butter for the popcorn and a 2 liter Pepsi ;)
Wow! What can one say. I defer to you sir.......
No, but sad to say that is where junior is probably heading.
He should have shown remorse and moved on. The great response time of some PD's and son was still screaming and crying in the parking lot after they arrived. I've seen human losses not mourned that long.
Yes they will and so will we.
You are a cynical phoney.
Your kids aren't proud of you...they're afraid of you.
Well, as I have said, you have left me speechless.....
Wow! Bingo! Wanna share some popcorn and pepsi with me?
I leave the battle to you guys, I have nothing more left in me...........
What alternative are you proposing? Should the father that committed a crime, not be punished for the good of society? Should the good of society trump other aspects of our lives?
Compassion one thing blubbering for an extended period of time over a dog is another. So if this kid witnesses a murder ( which he did not in this case by definition ) instead of maintaining his bearing and maybe assisting or witnessing to the police he should just start crying and keep on doing so for several hours. I hope he doesn't start watch the news and seeing all the death and mayhem that happens around the world he will be incapacitated for life.
For those that want to pass a judgement on my compassion go ahead but you know not of what you speak, I am not arguing that dad did a good thing or even a bad thing, it was reprehesible, but I am commenting on a 16 year old boys extended mourning of the death of the puppy.
The father had to be in a furious rage, in order to fling the puppy into the air like that. I'm sure the boy was petrified of his father and I wouldn't blame him for "screaming and crying" in the face of anger like that, even if the dad hadn't killed the puppy.
OK,
question....
What if it was a 16 year old girl who was still crying?
Is it the action (tears) or the gender of the actee (boy) that bothers you so much?
You do not know my kids so keep your opinion of them to yourself.
Wow a phoney for not being overly concerned about the death of a dog.
Hey I ran over a squirrel by accident last month should I have stopped and gave it a funeral.
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