Posted on 08/07/2024 11:54:05 AM PDT by DFG
A Florida woman has been charged with drowning her roommate’s tiny pet spider in a can of soda — later bragging about it online, writing: “Yes I’m an evil spider killer!!”
Ilena Renae Rasmussen, 43, was arrested on July 29 after texting her roommate and “admitting to drowning [her] jumping spider in ginger ale,” the Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office wrote in an affidavit obtained by the Miami Herald.
She then repeatedly referred to the accusations in a series of cruel social media posts — including a photo of her holding a can of ginger ale, just like the one she allegedly used to kill her roommate’s $70 pet.
Rasmussen also posted her mugshot — writing, “It’s me! LMFAO!” — and updated her bio to read: “Yes I’m an evil spider killer!! Oh the drama!!”
Rasmussen has been charged with one count of animal cruelty and one count of petty theft over the creepy crawly killing of the $70 pet in her Crestview home, online records showed.
Jumping spiders are typically no bigger than three-quarters of an inch in size and have nearly 360-degree vision thanks to their large, distinctive eight eyes.
Still, they are so beloved by admirers that they are dubbed “eight-legged cats,” according to Chasing Bugs.
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Give her a pet rock one less thing she’ll have to worry about.
Guilty, always.
Jumping spiders are awesome... they’ll actually wave back at you.
I don’t think I would send my roommate to jail over it- if my roommate apologized and demonstrated sincerity by kissing a brown recluse.
I have pet spiders... but I wouldn’t pay 70 bucks for one. I have a wolf spider that guards my banana bowl. Needless to say, I have no gnats.
And some day it will come due.
Best to pay now with sincere apologies and offer restitution then try to shrug it off. The interest rates on that type of debt are killer.
And at some point you will pay.
It could have been worse, she could have set on it.
That’s not a pet -— that’s a guard spider! Lol!
Pursuit of happiness + private property + legal = none of your biz.
The key word here is, “pet.” What comes after is irrelevant. Would it be different if she drowned a puppy?
I hated it when I found out it was a jumping spider that was killed. I think they are cute too. My wife doesn’t agree.
But seriously. I thought it was ridiculous to criminally charge that woman until I read about her obnoxiously bragging about it on social media. That was cruel to the spider and to the roommate. And sometimes people who are cruel to animals don’t stop there.
Not anyone I’d want as a roommate!
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No such thing as a PET Spider. OR a PET SNAKE!! If it can’t sit on your lap, it’s not a pet.
Single ladies got to have a cat, no matter how.
-- Spike Forsberg
I actually agree with you about that. However, I find it very difficult to be sentimental about a spider.
pet Rocks are maintenance free. :-)
Me Too.
Lol
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