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  • Dragging sparks outrage: Taylorville City Council to discuss dead horse incident

    05/16/2002 2:03:09 PM PDT · by greydog · 20 replies · 227+ views
    Decatur Herald and Review ^ | Wed May 15 17:18:34 CDT 2002 | By TONY REID
    TAYLORVILLE—The case of the lawyer, the prison officer and the businessman accused of dragging a dead horse around the downtown square has outraged Taylorville families. Listeners are telephoning radio shows. Angry letters have poured in to the local newspaper. One writer said: “As far as I’m concerned, all three men need to be tarred and feathered and dragged behind a truck.” Taylorville resident Pam Rogers didn’t go that far, but her anger over the alleged May 2 incident still burned Tuesday: “I think what they did is totally disgusting,” said Rogers, 34. “I saw the bloodstains all down the road...