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Actor allegedly beat cat to death in jealous rage
cnn ^ | 09/18/2008

Posted on 09/18/2008 1:20:51 PM PDT by 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: animalcruelty; animalrights; hangthescum; kitty
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must go to website to read this horrid story
1 posted on 09/18/2008 1:20:52 PM PDT by devane617
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To: Slings and Arrows

kitty ping


2 posted on 09/18/2008 1:21:24 PM PDT by devane617 (Fish died on his Harley when he hit a camel at dusk.)
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To: devane617

Give me 3 seconds with that guy.


3 posted on 09/18/2008 1:22:14 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: devane617

wonder why she liked the cat more...


4 posted on 09/18/2008 1:24:08 PM PDT by 4buttons
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I see. Not enough bandwidth to NAME him?

Plenty of bandwidth to give CNN more hits?


5 posted on 09/18/2008 1:24:09 PM PDT by null and void (0bama: one year's experience. Biden: one year's experience, thirty times...)
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To: devane617

And well she should have, moron that he is.


6 posted on 09/18/2008 1:25:18 PM PDT by stockpirate (McCain/Palin 08 - Palin 2012 and 2016)
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To: devane617

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


7 posted on 09/18/2008 1:25:19 PM PDT by PowerPro (McCain/Palin FTW)
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To: devane617
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.
8 posted on 09/18/2008 1:25:36 PM PDT by Publius6961 (Change is not a plan; Hope is not a strategy.)
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To: devane617
He did WHAT??????? ZOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9 posted on 09/18/2008 1:26:22 PM PDT by SkyDancer ("I Believe In The Law Until It Interferes With Justice")
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To: freekitty

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


10 posted on 09/18/2008 1:26:47 PM PDT by 100American
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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


11 posted on 09/18/2008 1:27:08 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana (McCain/Palin Now that's a ticket that deserves a tagline)
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I wonder why any woman would find a kitten more appealing than this neanderthal?


12 posted on 09/18/2008 1:27:51 PM PDT by FrdmLvr ("I don't know of a single thing Obama has done except talk and write". -- Newt Gingrich)
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To: devane617
The perp


13 posted on 09/18/2008 1:29:23 PM PDT by newzjunkey (McCain-Palin! YES CA Prop 4. (Family notification for underage abortions))
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To: FrdmLvr
I don't know about her but I prefer cats to most people.
14 posted on 09/18/2008 1:30:12 PM PDT by newzjunkey (McCain-Palin! YES CA Prop 4. (Family notification for underage abortions))
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To: devane617; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Bahbah; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; ...
WARNING: VERY SAD PING

Keep him awake until he dies.


15 posted on 09/18/2008 1:32:03 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (~ ~ FREE LAZAMATAZ! ~ ~ [Shipping and handling charges may apply.])
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Paging Keith Mitchell former Giants player


16 posted on 09/18/2008 1:32:47 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: devane617

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.


17 posted on 09/18/2008 1:32:51 PM PDT by atomic conspiracy (Victory in Iraq: Worst defeat for activist media since Goebbels shot himself.)
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To: Slings and Arrows
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.

18 posted on 09/18/2008 1:36:51 PM PDT by AmericaUnite
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To: null and void
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".

19 posted on 09/18/2008 1:38:00 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (In VP's, McCain picked the future, Obama chose the past.)
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To: AmericaUnite
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.

20 posted on 09/18/2008 1:39:34 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (~ ~ FREE LAZAMATAZ! ~ ~ [Shipping and handling charges may apply.])
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