Actor allegedly beat cat to death in jealous rage

cnn ^ | 09/18/2008

[devane617]

Trial has begun for a baseball player-turned-actor accused of brutally killing a cat in a jealous rage after complaining that his ex-girlfriend cared more for the furry feline than she did for him.

[devane617]

must go to website to read this horrid story

[devane617]

kitty ping

[freekitty]

Give me 3 seconds with that guy.

[4buttons]

wonder why she liked the cat more...

[null and void]

I see. Not enough bandwidth to NAME him?

Plenty of bandwidth to give CNN more hits?

[stockpirate]

And well she should have, moron that he is.

[PowerPro]

As a pet lover, these kinds of stories make me crazy.

[Publius6961]

Macho man, Joseph Petcka, a minor leaguer in every sense of the word.
On the positive side he was right. And if that woman has any brains at all, she should be glad to be rid of him.

[SkyDancer]

He did WHAT???????

[100American]

I want more than a few minutes to make sure he enjoys the experience as much or more than the poor animal did.

[Tennessee Nana]

Assistant District Attorney Leila Kermani said the cat named Norman died with broken teeth, broken ribs, a broken leg, a torn tongue, massive internal injuries including bruised lungs and a bruised liver and a chest cavity filled with blood.

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Petcka’s lawyer, Charles Hochbaum, admitted his client kicked the 8-year-old tabby and “swatted him really hard” after the cat bit him, but he said his client did not mean to kill him.

“This was a tragic accident,” Hochbaum said. “It was not intentional.”
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[FrdmLvr]

I wonder why any woman would find a kitten more appealing than this neanderthal?

[newzjunkey]

The perp

[newzjunkey]

I don't know about her but I prefer cats to most people.

[Slings and Arrows]

WARNING: VERY SAD PING

Keep him awake until he dies.

[SevenofNine]

Paging Keith Mitchell former Giants player

[atomic conspiracy]

Virtually all serial killers have a history of cruelty to animals. It is a red-flag warning sign for brutality and psychopathic violence toward humans.
This is bad for Norman the cat, but perhaps fortunate that it happened before this devil could do the same to a human being.

[AmericaUnite]

I heard this on the radio news yesterday. I didn't know it was a celebrity

BTW, someone posted yesterday, that cat threads should be off FR until after the election.

[DJ MacWoW]

Hey Nully! :-)

The story: Petcka, 37, weighs 205 pounds, and is so brawny he once played the "Brawny Guy" on the paper-towel commercials. Norman at death weighed a mere 7½ pounds and appears in photos to be primarily comprised of hair

Assistant District Attorney Leila Kermani said the cat named Norman died with broken teeth, broken ribs, a broken leg, a torn tongue, massive internal injuries including bruised lungs and a bruised liver and a chest cavity filled with blood.

And the guy claims it was an accident. I'm thinking "Nope".

[Slings and Arrows]

BTW, someone posted yesterday, that cat threads should be off FR until after the election.

Unless the someone was named "Jim Robinson" I'm not too worried.