Posted on 12/06/2008 9:05:36 PM PST by HollyButler
Two young boys have admitted to stoning and later killing a kitten in an east Mesa trailer park, and authorities are trying to determine what to do about the suspects.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose Animal Crimes Unit investigated the October incident, said the boys, 6- and 7-years-old, are too young to be charged with animal cruelty. Arizona state law prohibits charging anyone under the age of eight with a crime.
Arpaio said Child Protective Services declined involvement, saying the circumstances of the case were outside the department's criteria.
Nevertheless, CPS reversed course Friday afternoon and said it will look into the matter, saying it discovered a little-used provision in the laws stating that the department can investigate if a child under the age of eight commits a crime.
The investigation began when the sheriff's office received a call Oct. 23 from a neighbor who found the four-month-old kitten hanging by its neck from a tree in a trailer park in the 9000 block of Apache Trail in Mesa.
"I found it in the morning, me and the neighbor," said Anthony Yanez. "He wasn't bloody, he was just, you know, with his eyes shut….and we called the police."
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well we got some people here who want to stone a five year old over a cat. and some that want them in prison! THERE FIVE YEARS OLD! GIVE THEM A SPANKING AND MOVE ON!
WHATEVER..
Killing and torturing animals is how most serial killers/sociopaths get started. Maybe you’ll be lucky enough to live next door to one of these little darlings some day.
i shot many cats with my bb guns when i was a kid and im not a serial killer
Have you got kids? Maybe these little darlings can baby sit for you...
Oh, one other thing..The contraction for they are is not “THERE”.
Perhaps, but I'm guessing you rode the short bus.
THAT SHOULD READ WHATEVER..
there 5 years old a little to young! lolol
anoyne ever eat cat? i was in china and it was actually pretty good eaten! kinda like chicken
There's also a lack of punctuation, extreme use of CAPS and dismissive attitude towards animal torture. Looks a bit trollish to me.
You'd be surprised how many of us have eaten cat, dog, snake, you name it. There's a difference between a quick kill when dealing with a food source and torturing an animal.
Awesome kitty on fire.
Wouldn’t it be cool if someone could do “The Fantastic Four” with kitties?
> Perhaps, but I’m guessing you rode the short bus.
HELL FUNNY! Well said, Bear!
Gotta wonder about this newbie: does he normally sell houses by p!ssing off all cat lovers in the neighborhood? Seems like an expensive way to do business.
> anoyne ever eat cat? i was in china and it was actually pretty good eaten! kinda like chicken
Nope, but I’ve seen a dog take a chomp out of a Re/Max Agent before. She got ill and had to go to the vet.
Kitty ping
Sad that there are such cruel young children. What will they be as they grow up?
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