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Italian Reservist Acquitted in Cat Rescue Case
ABC News ^
| Feb 7, 2014
| AP
Posted on 02/09/2014 4:30:44 PM PST by Innovative
An Italian military court has acquitted an Army reserve doctor of disobedience for helping a cat who had trouble delivering a litter of kittens on a military base in Kosovo in 2012.
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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: armydoctor; italy; kittyping
Law and rules run amok. At leasts she go aquitted...
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
02/09/2014 4:31:03 PM PST
by
Innovative
("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
To: Innovative
Balanzoni’s lawyer, Aldo Areddu, said she still faces charges of defamation and insults, which he says were the result of escalating tension following the cat incident.
the letter of the law and the spirit of the law Collided...apparently
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posted on
02/09/2014 4:38:01 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("When you meet the unbelievers, strike at their necks..." -- Qur'an 47:4)
To: Innovative
Agata, the cat’s name, means “agate” in Italian, so she is probably a calico.
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posted on
02/09/2014 4:44:39 PM PST
by
Fiji Hill
To: Innovative
I would say that the officer that brought the charges has a lot to learn about maintaining morale in the troops.
The doctors assistance with the cat was sought out by Italian soldiers and the base did not have a vet.
The charging officer should be counseled by his superiors on the proper use of his time.
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posted on
02/09/2014 4:46:47 PM PST
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: Innovative
Yeah...Amanda Knox can tell you what that’s worth.
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posted on
02/09/2014 4:47:35 PM PST
by
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posted on
02/09/2014 4:51:11 PM PST
by
RedMDer
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To: Innovative
I’m not even going to read this, to think that anyone would face charges of any kind for helping a helpless animal is infuriating.
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posted on
02/09/2014 4:53:31 PM PST
by
jocon307
To: Innovative
I think I saw that on an episode of Gomer Pyle once.
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posted on
02/09/2014 4:59:56 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
("We are not sluts."--Sandra Fluke)
To: Innovative
I mean no disrespect to my friends and relatives of Italian heritage but what is the Italian military doing right now that’s more important than a litter of kittens?
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posted on
02/09/2014 5:15:22 PM PST
by
muir_redwoods
(When I first read it, " Atlas Shrugged" was fiction)
To: Pontiac
Not to mention, what was the matter with the Italian Military Court that took up the case...
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posted on
02/09/2014 5:15:57 PM PST
by
Innovative
("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
To: muir_redwoods
This took place in Kosovo— but even so... it’s not like she ignored her duties to help people and helped a cat instead.
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posted on
02/09/2014 5:17:12 PM PST
by
Innovative
("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
To: muir_redwoods
I mean no disrespect to my friends and relatives of Italian heritage but what is the Italian military doing right now that’s more important than a litter of kittens?
They have an image to uphold. Could you imagine Scipio or Caesar leading a legion to tend to a queen and her kits? Heck, even Hannibal couldn't bothered. Elephant? Maybe.
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posted on
02/09/2014 6:25:53 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
("We are not sluts."--Sandra Fluke)
To: Innovative; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; asgardshill; ..
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posted on
02/09/2014 6:36:55 PM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Innovative
Same courts who sent several geologists to prison for not predicting an earthquake.
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posted on
02/09/2014 7:08:34 PM PST
by
stinkerpot65
(Global warming is a Marxist lie.)
To: Slings and Arrows; Innovative
I can’t believe that anyone would make an issue and spend money on trials and arrests and prosecutors over this petty nonsense.
My ancestry is half Italian, and I’m embarrassed two generations later.
To: TheOldLady
Every organization has its RESPECT MAH AUTHORITAH! types, I guess.
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posted on
02/09/2014 8:09:50 PM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: jocon307
Humans are idiots. We live to make each other as miserable as possible.
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posted on
02/09/2014 8:10:48 PM PST
by
DariusBane
(Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept?)
To: DariusBane
“We live to make each other as miserable as possible.”
It surely does seem that way too often!
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posted on
02/09/2014 8:54:01 PM PST
by
jocon307
To: Slings and Arrows
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