. . . yeah, that's pretty gay . . .
Posted on 01/25/2006 10:45:07 AM PST by iPod Shuffle
Cops: Girl Died While Playing With Family Dog
(AP) MANORVILLE A six-year-old girl playing with her dog in the backyard was strangled - when the pet apparently grabbed her scarf and playfully pulled her down to the ground and dragged her around the yard. Suffolk County Homicide Detective Lieutenant John Fitzpatrick calls it "an absolutely tragic story."
Police say the accident happened in the backyard of little Kaitlyn Hassard at 4:30 Tuesday afternoon. The girl came home from school wearing the scarf and the dog began pulling on it. The girl's mother put the dog in the backyard and a few minutes later Kaitlyn asked to go out and play with the dog, which weighs about 70 pounds.
The one-and-a-half Golden Retriever named Jessie, again began playing with the 40-pound girl tugging on her scarf.
Lieutenant Fitzpatrick says the girl was in the yard for no more than ten minutes, because the family was going to run an errand at the Post Office. When her eleven-year-old brother went to the backyard to get his sister, he found her lying on the ground.
The boy called his mother who called 9-1-1 and began CPR. The girl was pronounced dead at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital. Lieutenant Fitzpatrick says "there were no injuries inflicted by the dog." He adds "I don't believe the dog's actions were intentionally malicious."
The dog has been brought to the Brookhaven Animal Shelter.
Of course. I have found that those are the ones who are the "experts" on parenting, haven't you? :-)
"No, I'm into common sense. "
That's good, you really should strive to get a lot more than you have now.
I hope you won't be offended if I don't use your posts as Cliff Notes for common sense.
I remember hearing that the actress who played Cindy Brady was killed when her scarf got caught in a bus door and she was dragged down the street.
That turned out to be just a rumor, but the one about Greg dating Mrs. Brady turned out to be true, as did the one about Mr. Brady being gay as an 1890s Easter bonnet.
Quote: " Exactly what makes YOU more qualified than the police?
Do you know these people? Have you seen the house, the dog, the neighborhood?
Have the police consulted with you yet so you can tell them the errors of their ways?"
LOL ! I think you just bolstered my argument. This is why an investigation needs to take place.
I was called a sick , heartless person for expressing a view that an investigation into this death needs to be done. It appears you don`t disagree with me from your comments.
Many questions need to be answered before anyone can make a determination on exactly what unfolded with this girl`s cause of death.
I took no sides in this issue. I simply stated some opinions and possibilities. The person who responded to me did take a side. I was just pointing out why that was not a correct thing to do.
I simply stated if they thought that people who commit crimes and do whatever they can to cover it up don`t exist, they are being naive. You disagree with me on that?
. . . yeah, that's pretty gay . . .
The real killer even had the time and the ability to soak the scarf in dog saliva. What's your timeline say about that? Maybe a neighbor helped, eh?
I've always thought that those who used cliff notes for anything were about half*ssed to begin with. I mean really, you only know spots of the real story not the whole story.
So if you are using cliff notes for common sense, I do pity you.
I see you got my point: you and the poster of this thread don't even know what you're talking about, but yet you yammer on and on.
Hey, I got dobermans and mini pins. ALL my clothes have dog snerf on em!! LOL
ROFLMAO!
I'm not either. Seems suspicious to me. She was 40 lbs and the dog 80 lbs, not enough lbs to continuously keep the child in the same stranglehold for the time necessary to kill her. I'd dig deeper. As a boy I used to play the same way with my 80 pounder and all I had to do was play dead and/or be inactive and the dog knew playtime was over. I can't imagine a dog continue to keep the pressure on long enough to strangle her.
The only point I got from you is that your english comprehension is not up to snuff.
You shouldn't have used cliff notes in english comp 101.
I suspect that the initial investigation showed a scarf that had lots of dog saliva on it, it had been stressed by the weight of the child and possibly a trail through the yard that was impressed by the child's body. Clear cut accident.
You need to back off the CSI TV a bit, I think.
Quote : "I don't need to know anything about you."
Obviously your not interested in facts to make a determination about something then. That is a dangerous mindset.
Quote : " Your remarks about this are what was uncalled for. "
For calling for an investigation into this girls death?
Or questioning your opinion?
Quote : "Unless there is physical evidence on the scene which makes it obvious that there is further investigation required, then it doesn't need to go any further."
Not all crime scenes have obvious physical evidence.
A man is found to have fallen from the top of a building. There are no witnesses. There is not physical evidence to indicate foul play anywhere in the building. Do you simply leave and pronounce it a suicide? And not perform an investigation?
Our family has a golden retriever, George, who is like a member of the family. He weighs 90 pounds (he's overweight by about 15) and in November my 6 year old was playing with him on my bed. He put his paw up and pushed her with it. She lost her balance fell off the bed and hit her forehead on my dresser which required a trip to the emergency room. Goldens are the greatest dogs in the world, but sometimes stuff just happens.
Careful sharing stuff like that here. Before you know it you'll be accused of all sorts of wild things.
Retrievers are terrifically strong. Your weight analysis doesn't apply. 40 lbs is nothing to a retriever.
Quote : "I suspect that the initial investigation showed a scarf that had lots of dog saliva on it, it had been stressed by the weight of the child and possibly a trail through the yard that was impressed by the child's body. Clear cut accident.
You need to back off the CSI TV a bit, I think. "
I suspect that is the case as well. But its not stated in the article, so it is purely specuation on our part.
And I cannot stand CSI, its all a bunch of baloney.
What an odd accident. How very sad. Prayers for the family.
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