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Dad gets 18 months for forcing girl to kill cat

cnn.com — A man was sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting that he forced his 7-year-old daughter to kill the family cat by holding a knife in her hand and making her stab the pet. "I am extremely sorry for what I did," Danield J. Collins said during his sentencing Thursday. "Everything is my responsibility."

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  • mandel15, on 08/30/2008, -72/+110I believe this is the guy: http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/
    • ulaelable, on 08/30/2008, -11/+31why is this being buried
    • JammoBlammo, on 08/30/2008, -4/+15I wish I could give you the 100+ diggs you deserve. Genius.
    • euphoria860, on 08/31/2008, -10/+6i dont see why the garfield minus garfield comics are funny...
      • djbon2112, on 08/31/2008, -1/+16i dont see why the garfield with garfield comics are funny...
    • Lavarock, on 08/31/2008, -5/+3DIGG WAR!
  • sarazen, on 08/30/2008, -4/+444FTA - 'The girl and Collins' 11-year-old son said their father ordered them to stab the cat because he wanted them to "learn to kill."'

    There are no words...
    • stretch611, on 08/30/2008, -6/+110Actually there are words to describe this:

      WTF!!!
      • userperson, on 08/30/2008, -7/+8I agree with the previous commenter, you have to up the ante, that doesn't cover it.
      • black27696, on 08/30/2008, -9/+2userperson:

        what the ***** ***** *****??!?!

        Is that enough?
      • ghostie, on 08/31/2008, -0/+4holy mother of *****
      • LSD211, on 08/31/2008, -5/+2jesus ***** ***** ***** ass *****. ***** damn you have got to be ***** skull ***** me. This ***** is in-*****-sane goddamn, *****!!!!

      • oli35, on 08/31/2008, -0/+4@ LSD211

        Soulja boy is that you...?
      • snoop396, on 09/01/2008, -0/+1those are letters
    • Scriabin, on 08/30/2008, -38/+3I cheese the dart in the circumstances, and flood ambitions with little opiate streams, and then, through a calm shoo shoo shoo, shroud the sampling to a carving sheen. So that when done, through bone and loss--with little idling but myself--I tug my harpist, and go to the pot of clay resting drearily in the purple freedom of sun, share, and shine; and then, confused, I rest my lime.
      • Stroggoth, on 08/30/2008, -1/+2Is that from a randomly generated online paragraph website?

        Ti's and thine mountaintops glisten with pine; and through the streams the nectar of honeydew will frop and slosh, and drown your f*cking harpist.
      • Scriabin, on 08/30/2008, -2/+1Nope, it's not random! It all makes perfect sense, if you read it carefully.
      • oli35, on 08/31/2008, -0/+4/Reads carefully



        Nope
      • RawMeat3000, on 08/31/2008, -0/+3I think it's an overdone euphemism for jerking it.
      • striker1211, on 08/31/2008, -0/+2I love that song. System of a Down, right?
      • Scriabin, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1RawMeat3000 got it...
      • Jexie, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1***** off.
      • Stroggoth, on 09/01/2008, -0/+0So I was right, it IS random text (ie. System of Down). Right up there with Yellow Ledbetter from Pearl Jam.

        Stupidity.
    • CandidateZero, on 08/30/2008, -3/+54Instead, they learned to kill any kind of love they might've had for their father.
    • cowboy77061, on 08/30/2008, -46/+4it's a ***** cat. we should thank this guy for keeping the pet population down.
      • ZOMGitsRadimus, on 08/30/2008, -6/+7Like killing a homeless person to keep the homeless population at bay? Think before you type...
      • cowboy77061, on 08/30/2008, -12/+5no no, the liberals and the "life" loving conservatives would probably bitch and moan. we should only get rid of the ugly homeless people.
      • Coded1, on 08/30/2008, -2/+4This is Bob Barker reminding you keep the pet population under control...
      • Valiantheart, on 08/31/2008, -2/+1Keep your homeless spaid or neutered?
      • RawMeat3000, on 08/31/2008, -1/+4So always remember to have your pets stabbed or murdered.
      • kateyall, on 08/31/2008, -1/+1Hahaaaa above comment.
        cowboy: This is about the abuse of the children more than the cat. Sadly, crimes against animals are not really punished. Certainly not harshly, at least. The 18months is for the abuse and neglect of the kids.. which really is the greater evil.
    • judicar, on 08/30/2008, -17/+77When I was 9 my dad did the same thing, except it wasn't a cat it was a deer and he made me use a rifle instead of a knife.
      • mohsenxp, on 08/30/2008, -25/+7***** you and your dad.
      • cowboy77061, on 08/30/2008, -24/+7your dad should go to jail.
      • wyzzerdd, on 08/30/2008, -8/+43This is different, the dad strangled the cat right in front of the kids then made his daughter kill a family pet which she loved. She was forced to kill it by hand which is a lot more personal then shooting a deer from a distance.
      • graphictruth, on 08/30/2008, -17/+48Various such rituals are in fact a rite of passage in many Klan and Christian Identity Movement families.

        And it's not about learning to kill for food - it's about learning to enjoy killing, especially things to weak to fight back. It's to instill the idea that those weaker than you deserve to be exploited, even killed for no better reason than your own amusement and enjoyment. The quintessential distillation of this is Dick Cheney's favorite sport - Quail Hunting, where tame quail are released in front of the guns so that they may be slaughtered by drunken fools.

        In other words, it's Republican Family Values at it's most bloody and vicious.
      • DarkReign16, on 08/30/2008, -0/+23Yeah but that's okay and this isn't, because.......um...because....

        ..*****
      • judicar, on 08/30/2008, -18/+13>kill it by hand which is a lot more personal then shooting a deer from a distance.

        Actually I gut-shot it with the first shot so I had to track it down by its blood trail and shoot it point-blank in the face with a .303 British. No nightmares here.

        That's not to justify what he did, but the reality is that that kid is not going to be scarred for life unless her family treats her like a victim and she uses this as a crutch to blame every failure and weakness on as she goes through life.
      • Username652719, on 08/30/2008, -6/+13@judicar

        Yea, but it turned you into a Digg user... which is even worse.
      • LoveAndSeagulls, on 08/31/2008, -2/+8that's totally different. 8 month old kitties are adorable.
      • waahooo, on 08/31/2008, -2/+5The major difference is that a cat is a domesticated pet. Deers, on the other hand, are wild animals (and some consider them pests). Killing game and killing a domesticated pet are on completely different levels. Might as well compare it to killing a fish.
      • csw1342, on 08/31/2008, -6/+2Not to defend a person who killed a healthy cat (kitten).

        "Various such rituals are in fact a rite of passage in many Klan and Christian Identity Movement families. "

        "In other words, it's Republican Family Values at it's most bloody and vicious."

        Obtain disapproval or Reductio ad Hitlerum: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reductio_ad_Hitlerum

        "And it's not about learning to kill for food - it's about learning to enjoy killing, especially things toO weak to fight back. It's to instill the idea that those weaker than you deserve to be exploited, even killed for no better reason than your own amusement and enjoyment"

        It must be nice to live in that world. No killing is not nice but as a member of this ecosystem I have learned that occasionally it is necessary ((Not to defend a person who killed a healthy cat (kitten).)). It would be just as bad of me to say that all pro-lifers are abortion clinic bombers or that all tree huggers go out at night to drive steel spikes into trees. Hunting is not murder, possible a reason that people take this mentality is that they have grown too far from their roots to understand that killing to eat/live may still be necessary in some parts of the world both directly and indirectly.


        Not to defend a person who killed a healthy cat (kitten).

        To quote my father for the umpteenth time "I would rather shoot a person then a cow."

        "That's not to justify what he did, but the reality is that that kid is not going to be scarred for life unless her family treats her like a victim and she uses this as a crutch to blame every failure and weakness on as she goes through life."

        More Reality.
      • HonestAbe, on 08/31/2008, -4/+4^^^^^

        Um, whatever. We all know that this guy in prison = one less vote for McCain/Palin.
      • csw1342, on 08/31/2008, -2/+2"Um, whatever." = ***** reality=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6QjLLgeMME


        "We all know that this guy in prison = one less vote for McCain/Palin."

        Exactly how do we go about justifying this claim?? We could write him a letter, ask the lawyer/psychiatrist/judge/juror/cell mate/class mate/ neighbor/family/ . . .. .
      • Jexie, on 08/31/2008, -1/+2If he actually forced/ordered you to do it and you weren't willing he should have gone to prison too.
      • LSD211, on 08/31/2008, -2/+1"Actually I gut-shot it with the first shot so I had to track it down by its blood trail and shoot it point-blank in the face with a .303 British. No nightmares here."

        We should all be so lucky to learn the reality of life first hand and not through TV.

        Bardo Thodol
      • bluezinc, on 08/31/2008, -0/+5I see your point, but it's not as traumatizing as killing your house cat that you've invested your time and emotions into. If you hung out with the deer for a few years, THEN were forced to kill it, that'd be something different.
      • BabyWookie, on 08/31/2008, -0/+2I bet that you didn't raise that deer since he was a fawn and was then forced to shoot him.
    • JapaneseEconomy, on 08/30/2008, -3/+5Although its not mentioned in the link this might be a case of a psychological breakdown and the result of delusional hallucinatory schizophrenia or an episode of psychosis. If that's the case this bizarre and awful behavior could theoretically happen to anyone with such a mental disorder.

      They think the mothers who drown and kill their children are experiencing episodes of psychosis.

      Whatever the case its just ***** up and he shouldn't be around his children for their own safety.
    • had3l, on 08/30/2008, -5/+26O, hai.... wut? AGGAHHAHHHHHHH
    • zomglolcats, on 08/30/2008, -2/+20Great way to raise serial killers.
      • Purkake, on 08/31/2008, -4/+5Hmm, that would explain the high murder rate in the States... So finally it all comes together.
    • Hartley1942, on 08/30/2008, -14/+4http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/6061/diggkl2.jp ...

      I knew it!
    • DarkShroud, on 08/30/2008, -7/+6Maybe the cat pissed/crapped in his shoes one to many times.
    • noPCtoday, on 08/30/2008, -15/+10what the ***** is "wtf"?
    • Drazzim12, on 08/31/2008, -9/+3Anyone that hunts cat at 3 in the morning is high on my list!
    • doom777, on 08/31/2008, -8/+3awesome dad. When I have kids, i'll do the same.
    • Verugan, on 08/31/2008, -4/+3He should have just taken them hunting like regular people.
    • nosecohn, on 08/31/2008, -2/+1I'm not a vengeful person, but one can only wonder if those kids will one day use that lesson against the teacher.
    • PullingTeeth, on 08/31/2008, -2/+1Sounds like Dexter
    • notwizt, on 08/31/2008, -1/+3There are words;
      "AMERICUUHH, ***** YEAH"
    • BabyWookie, on 08/31/2008, -2/+2Any one wants to guess as to the political affiliation of this psycho? Something tells me that he is not an Obama guy. Way to teach your kids "family values", scumbag. Why are the ***** Republicans such evil, angry, blood-thirsty bastards?
  • BlackX4Life, on 08/30/2008, -17/+391only 18 months for scarring his 8-year-old daughter for life?
    • badenglishihave, on 08/30/2008, -3/+70I don't think there is really any punishment that makes up for it.
    • evil-doer, on 08/30/2008, -11/+60it sounds reasonable to me..
      as horrible as this is, what do you think he should have gotten?
      • badenglishihave, on 08/30/2008, -9/+51Before/if you bury this guy, think about it: the "best" thing that could come out of this is that the girl is taken away from her father. That alone is what needs to be done. Any punishment on the father's part is just icing on the cake.
      • Inohavehalos, on 08/30/2008, -1/+25The same ammount that goes along with animal cruelty and his children should be removed from him. eh should also /then/ pay more time for psychological damage.

        Whats the punishment for killing a pet?
      • ragingflamerboy, on 08/30/2008, -44/+15I think it's too hefty a punishment. it's just a cat, you pussies. Why are you guys okay with kids going hunting at all? Go be arm-chair commanders in the mccain posts. I'm sure i'll see most of you there.
      • fpaudon, on 08/30/2008, -16/+8@ragingflamerboy

        I was thinking of downmodding you, but then I saw your name and realized that you were looking for it. Therefore, a thumbs up out of spite.
      • fwertz, on 08/30/2008, -10/+8We could kill him the Christian way for his crimes... versus removing him from his influences and repairing the problem so it doesn't happen again. But the latter is just silly.
      • anotherjack, on 08/30/2008, -5/+10@badenglishihave:
        Don't just take the girl away, take the boy as well. But hell with that, why take them away? They didn't do anything to deserve losing their home - make him move the ***** out and not come back.
      • mhuggins, on 08/30/2008, -10/+10I think he should have gotten stabbed. Eye for an eye is the *****.
    • Cenobite, on 08/30/2008, -14/+88Not to mention scarring the cat for life.
      • OpCzar, on 08/30/2008, -10/+45Meh - still 8 more lives to go.
      • mhuggins, on 08/30/2008, -5/+5Wow.
      • CaptnHector, on 08/30/2008, -4/+7I don't think the cat had time to scar. :(
      • kaisa, on 08/30/2008, -4/+5Oh digg, you're cracking me up today
      • zaqarov, on 08/31/2008, -1/+14"Wow."

        I hate how people always blame these kinds of things on video games...
    • stretch611, on 08/30/2008, -3/+13Unfortunately, there probably aren't laws adequate to deal with this situation.
      • unpolloloco, on 08/31/2008, -0/+2He got 18 months.........how are the laws supposed to handle it?
    • centran, on 08/30/2008, -18/+4What did you expect? He didn't kill the cat. The daughter did. The daughter got 5 years in juvie.
      • tedrock, on 08/30/2008, -2/+6"Police said the boy tried to hide the cat from his father, but Collins found the animal and strangled it as his children watched."

        clearly you didn't even read a word of the article.
      • sguasp, on 08/30/2008, -6/+1RTFA. He told the daughter to, but she didnt. The sun hid the cat, but the father found it and strangled it in front of them. Try again.
      • tacojohn48, on 08/30/2008, -1/+10sguasp - All this time I thought the sun just gave light.
      • elnerdo, on 08/31/2008, -1/+2All things that give light also give shadow.
      • sguasp, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1@tacojohn Touché. I definitely meant "son."

        Is it wrong that I'm HAPPY at being dugg down for improper diction?

        Because I am. :)
    • AK911Carrera, on 08/30/2008, -10/+2Alcohol is the main problem.
      • lbdinh, on 08/30/2008, -1/+6Alcohol doesn't excuse anybody from being a *****.
      • AK911Carrera, on 09/26/2008, -0/+1yeah but he wouldn't have made this judgement if he wasn't under the influence.
    • mohsenxp, on 08/30/2008, -9/+5What and putting him away from longer is gonna fix the daughter's life?
      • zomglolcats, on 08/30/2008, -3/+13Well considering how ***** up of a parent he is, I'd say yes.
      • mohsenxp, on 08/30/2008, -4/+2being in jail is one thing. Restricted access to his kids is another.
      • BlackX4Life, on 08/31/2008, -5/+2so let ppl not go to jail when they commit murder. its not gonna bring the person back.
    • sguasp, on 08/30/2008, -4/+21The daughter is 7... not 8.
      • black27696, on 08/30/2008, -1/+9Why did you get buried? Are people not RTFA?

        dugg for maintaining accuracy.
    • asnider, on 08/30/2008, -1/+9Keep in mind that this was a plea bargain, and the judge agreed to it so that the children wouldn't have to testify against their father.
    • mgebers, on 08/30/2008, -2/+2My thoughts exactly
    • bpotts, on 08/30/2008, -3/+5And her testifying against her father would have scared her even more...hence the plea deal.
    • carve, on 08/30/2008, -14/+3I know I'll get buried for this, but here it goes. The guy is sick and cruel, but it is not illegal to kill your own cat, or to make your kid take part in that. If it isn't illegal, he shouldn't go to prison. Counseling is certainly called for, but we can't put people away for doing something mean or distasteful.
      • coolcash2005, on 08/30/2008, -2/+12It is illegal. Have you never heard of animal cruelty? If it wasn't illegal, they couldn't have prosecuted him.
      • carve, on 08/31/2008, -7/+2Did they say it was done slowly? Livestock animals are slaughtered all the time.
      • Verugan, on 08/31/2008, -1/+1but what if i just didn't kill my own cat... what if I killed several of my cats and made neat house decorations out of them... like christmas lights...

        surely that's not illegal
    • hotpuck6, on 08/30/2008, -12/+6please, this ***** happens all the time at dinner time in china.
    • StriderNemesis, on 08/31/2008, -4/+4I think saying that she's scarred for life is an exaggeration. Our society has not reached a point in which killing a cat is the same as killing a human being. While she may be traumatized now, she should and probably will be able to heal mentally and move on. That said, I too think that 18 months is on the lenient side for killing a domestic pet just to show your kids how it's done, while torturing them psychologically.
      • fuzzybeard, on 08/31/2008, -3/+5Respectfully, I disagree. From what I have read, serial killers start out with torturing, then killing domestic animals; then they tend to move up to larger prey.

        I think (hope, & pray) the eleven year-old boy will turn out acceptably close to normal. The 7 year-old girl...*sharp intake of breath*...I'm afraid I wouldn't be surprised if she shows up in the news again within the next twenty years; and I don't mean for anything positive, if you take my meaning.
      • BlackOp, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1This isn't going to turn her into a serial killer. They start off with animals because they're aleady ***** up, like her dad.
      • hotpuck6, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1"I think (hope, & pray) the eleven year-old boy will turn out acceptably close to normal. The 7 year-old girl...*sharp intake of breath*...I'm afraid I wouldn't be surprised if she shows up in the news again within the next twenty years; and I don't mean for anything positive, if you take my meaning."

        You're an idiot, you can't turn people into others into serial killers by one act of abuse when drunk. Maybe if this guy was truly ***** up and abused these kids their whole lives for fun, they would have problems later, but usually people have something seriously wrong with them, not just from psychological abuse, to get pleasure from killing others.
    • BabyWookie, on 08/31/2008, -1/+1Any one wants to guess as to the political affiliation of this psycho? Something tells me that he is not an Obama guy. Way to teach your kids "family values", scumbag. Why are the ***** Republicans such evil, angry, blood-thirsty bastards?
      • asnider, on 09/02/2008, -0/+1Something tells me he's more of the "I don't care about politics" type of guy. Being a Republican doesn't automatically make you a lunatic (but is helps!).
  • Haoie, on 08/30/2008, -22/+178Terrible, terrible.

    He should've taught her how to take care of the cat, not slaughter it.
    • santaliqueur, on 08/30/2008, -1/+99Wow, interesting angle. I didn't think of it that way.
    • stealingfrom, on 08/30/2008, -3/+80Instead of stabbing the cat with a knife, he should have given the cat food.
      • mohsenxp, on 08/30/2008, -10/+15He should have made her give the cat food.
      • 1timeuser, on 08/31/2008, -3/+15He should have stabbed the cat with cat food.
      • elnerdo, on 08/31/2008, -2/+7He should have made her into cat food?
    • barrakuda, on 08/30/2008, -18/+3In the great words of Dr. Seuss

      "shoulda, coulda, woulda"
      • fuzzybeard, on 08/31/2008, -2/+2I thought it was Aku that said this?
    • kaisa, on 08/30/2008, -1/+30Wow, parenting genius right here...
    • hellsing47, on 08/31/2008, -0/+13I'm writing this one down.
  • VideoHost1, on 08/30/2008, -79/+150If it was a rabbit for dinner this wouldn't be news
    • Jaysunli, on 08/30/2008, -9/+230Yeah, it certainly wouldn't be.

      Killing an animal for food and forcing your children to kill their own beloved pet are hardly simmilar in any way.
      • MWeather, on 08/30/2008, -4/+23What if it was their pet rabbit?
      • anotherjack, on 08/30/2008, -1/+17...if it was their pet rabbit then it would be news, but then everyone would argue about the right/crime of killing animals for food. They'd all argue about the morality of vegetarians, or hunting, or farming practices. Totally missing the part where a drunk ***** makes his kids stab their pet rabbit so they can learn how to KILL.

        That it's an indoor *cat* makes it easier for people to NOT miss the point of: "drunk ***** makes kids stab the family pet cuz he's feeling nihilistic and wants to share" As in, about child abuse and insanity and depravity and drunkeness.
      • zomglolcats, on 08/30/2008, -3/+9"...if it was their pet rabbit then it would be news"

        Actually, my father raised rabbits as a kid, had them as pets, and they also ate them. His family was poor. And this was like circa 1950. But still :P
      • DarkShroud, on 08/30/2008, -2/+6Raising rabbits as pets that are later be eaten is still common in more rural areas, especially if people are poor.
      • geoboy, on 08/31/2008, -0/+7There's a difference between eating your pets out of necessity and forcing your daughter to kill the family pet. In the former case, it's usually dad who takes old yeller out back and shoots him so nobody else has to witness it. In the latter case... I can only see that method being used to turn children into future psychopaths.
    • Rusker55, on 08/30/2008, -4/+75A rabbit for dinner is different than the FAMILY cat. This is basically having your daughter kill her own pet for no good reason.
      • jessehadden, on 08/30/2008, -21/+7And how is that different? You don't need meat. I know, I know... cats are cute and cuddly.
      • Narishma, on 08/30/2008, -1/+13jesselhadden: And rabbits aren't cute and cuddly?
      • enchanterku, on 08/30/2008, -1/+7Narishma: No--they're god-awful scary with their sharp, pointy teeh
      • TheCasablancan, on 08/30/2008, -4/+19@JesseHadden
        We require B12 to live. If you do not eat meat, more than likely you take supplements or eat fortified foods. These contain B 12, which is an animal product. There are not many ways to get Vitamin B12 from a non-animal source, but there are a few.

        1) Eat unwashed, organic fruits and vegetables.
        2) Eat dirt.
        3) Eat the ***** of an animal who has a bacteria in their intestines that produces B12 (We don't have this bacteria. Maybe this is why dogs eat cat *****?)

        I don't know if many Vegans are aware of this fact, but I DO know that most Vitamin Pills contain B12. I just read that the Vegan Society suggest eating these suppliments. Since B12 has to do with nerves and formation of blood, you'd probably get messed up if you abstained from B12.

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B12#Sources

        Yes, technically you're correct. You don't NEED meat. But I'd rather eat meat than dirt/*****.
      • fr3ddie, on 08/30/2008, -16/+6"We require B12 to live." ... but you dont run out for 5, 10, or even 30 ***** years. or so they say... I personally abstain from b12 sources, i eat only fruit and salad, and ***** YOUR B12. IM FINE. people say ***** like this are only trying to back up their meat eating habits.... oh and by the way... asians eat cat. im sure if you eat at chinese restaurants you probably have too.
      • directedition, on 08/30/2008, -2/+3What's that the whole point of the comment? That rabbits and cats given arbitrarily different treatment? What makes it acceptable to slaughter a rabbit and not a cat?

        There's no way he would get jail time if it were a rabbit.
      • DarkShroud, on 08/30/2008, -1/+4@directedition, the difference is that in the West rabbit is recognized as a food source animal. As long as they are killed quickly instead of violently it's not an issue to most people.
      • Acglaphotis, on 08/31/2008, -0/+4fr3ddie: Who gives a *****? I don't care what meat it is, if it tastes right I'll probably eat it. No one cares you're a vegetarian and especially no one on Digg.
      • spaceddaisy, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2@fr3ddie
        You think that way about B12 now, until you do get a deficiency and start losing your hair, start getting tingly sensations in your hands and feet or when it gets worse lose feeling entirely in your fingertips, become very tired for no good reason.

        No it can take only a year of eating badly to get a deficiency, the only way to get rid of it is to get injections for a few months and taking iron tablets for the anemia you get from lack of B12. Tablets don't do much for B12.

        Not saying you should eat meat, but seriously watch out for yourself and research it. My body is naturally messed up and my body doesn't absorb the B12 (or technically convert it), so I'm up for a lifetime of monthly shots, it's no fun. Be careful!

        ---

        Oh and about the article, if the girl was forced to shoot a deer against her will or kill a rabbit, I would have felt the same way, the dad was forcing her to kill! But especially an animal that she has most likely spend yeas with is even more horrible.
    • Inohavehalos, on 08/30/2008, -3/+59If it were a -pet- rabbit it would be the same.
      • je12u, on 08/30/2008, -0/+7I have a pet rabbit if anyone wants it:
        Her name is "Ihop" and she's litter box trained. She's about 3 years old and a Dutch (I think).
        Complete with 2 cages (but we just usually leave her out) and whatever other rabbit toys/food/stuff I have. Great with kids, loves to be pet, and looks pretty tasty. Pic in profile.
      • koldmilk, on 08/30/2008, -0/+3i don't know why je12u but when i clicked your name i half expected to see a cooked rabbit.
      • elnerdo, on 08/31/2008, -0/+3I'll take it.
      • je12u, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1Feel free to take a trip to Long Island and she's yours.
        and koldmilk...see what the internet has done to you?? You were expecting to see the cooked corpse of a harmless animal and you clicked anyway?
        /hypocritical
    • flyzipper, on 08/30/2008, -0/+39Anyone who kills their food animals by STABBING them to death, whether a child's present or not, is guilty of animal cruelty. The fact that this guy forced his kids to do it ... forced his kids to commit a felony ... that's where neglect of a dependent comes into the picture.
      • fr3ddie, on 08/30/2008, -7/+9oh gimme a break, all of those animals you eat have to die somehow. whether its stabbing or ... well yea its probably stabbing.
      • cowboy77061, on 08/30/2008, -5/+7FYI: they stab the heads off chickens.
      • anotherjack, on 08/30/2008, -1/+8Beheading is slicing is different than stabbing.
        Food animals are not usually stabbed cuz there is no point in making random cuts in meat. Chickens necks are broken or cut, cows are shot in the head with a bolt gun, fish are just asphyxiated cuz they're out of water
      • flyzipper, on 08/30/2008, -6/+2RE: "all of those animals you eat"

        I'm vegetarian, but that's not relevant to the discussion so I didn't originally mention it.
      • stuffradio, on 08/30/2008, -1/+3@cowboy they chop the head off of chickens, not stab it.
      • GianDoe, on 08/31/2008, -3/+6stabbing or chopping, really?! humanity is going to think itself into a retard coma. we're all animals, and our particular species eats other animals, typically after they're deceased, and not typically from natural causes. welcome to reality. there are vegetarians but we all still have canine teeth - it's genetic
      • Timmaay, on 08/31/2008, -0/+4"oh gimme a break, all of those animals you eat have to die somehow. whether its stabbing or ... well yea its probably stabbing."


        What you're talking about is completely different, this is a domesticated house cat, not cattle.
      • fuzzybeard, on 08/31/2008, -0/+3@ fr3ddie: Actually, there are government policies that spell out what is an acceptable way to slaughter an animal, and what is not. I have studied the subject at some length because I believe that if you are sickened at the thought of killing an animal to eat, then consuming meat anyway; you are one of the very worst kinds of hypocrite.

        I have even witnessed cattle and swine being slaughtered; this is why I say thanks/say a blessing for the animal that I'm about to partake of.

        Can you say the same?

        Anyhoo, back to my point: Stabbing is not, nor has it ever been considered a humane means of slaughter. Accepted practice is usually exsanguination (slitting the throat) after being rendered unconscious. Kosher as well as Halal slaughter require that the animal be conscious and handled in such a way that inducing fear and panic is minimized to the greatest degree possible. The actual act in Kosher/Halal slaughter is to be performed thusly:

        1) The cut shall be in ONE continuous stroke and must sever both pairs of carotid arteries and jugular veins, as well as the trachea.

        2) The knife in question is required to have a perfect edge, i.e. no nicks burrs or abrasions that are visible to thorough visual and physical examination.
      • GianDoe, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1@ Timmay

        dude, i didn't mean the cat, was responding to how people were distinguishing between stabbing or hacking the heads of chickens...either way we kill animals and eat them so it's ridiculous and i'd argue almost ignorant - getting smashed and making your children kill the family kitten for no reason other than to be horrifying is real ***** up man, no doubt
    • daschupa, on 08/30/2008, -2/+15If it was grandma it would be bigger news; your point being?
    • JAFFA, on 08/30/2008, -13/+1***** off you pedantic *****.
    • wexmajor, on 08/30/2008, -3/+2No *****, retard. Because that's not even slightly similar.
  • Falldog, on 08/30/2008, -35/+255He should be forced to stab himself in the chest so he could learn how it feels to die.
    • tom957, on 08/30/2008, -11/+11totally. this guy should be put down.
    • FeargusMcDuff, on 08/30/2008, -26/+19You're insane, its just a cat. 18 months is fair, the death penalty shouldnt apply for humans let alone inferior species.
      • theselfishgene, on 08/30/2008, -4/+31* infurrier species
      • talonstriker, on 08/30/2008, -12/+2lol you just called the man an inferior species.
      • zomglolcats, on 08/30/2008, -7/+12Not sure why Feargus is being buried. Yes the guy is an asshat, but death penalty for killing a cat? LOL
      • mrraven200, on 08/30/2008, -5/+7YOU are an inferior species!
      • AndreiOttawa, on 08/30/2008, -3/+718 months? That's it? Hopefully this guy will get what he deserved while in prison.
    • UpperUpsilon, on 08/30/2008, -1/+3Feelin' that.
    • fwertz, on 08/30/2008, -12/+12Agreeing with Fear. Automatically suggesting death as a penalty by surmounting text from a short article does one of two things. One, makes me assume you're incapable of making important decisions. And two, tells me your a radical creationist/activist.

      Both, not good things.
      • Falldog, on 08/30/2008, -5/+2Assume all you want, but I know you're unable to make reasonable assumptions. Creationist/activist? lol

        Not to mention I never said anything about the death penalty, or him actually dying, but whatever.
      • Myonosken, on 08/31/2008, -1/+3@falldog:
        "Not to mention I never said anything about the death penalty, or him actually dying, but whatever."
        "He should be forced to stab himself in the chest so he could learn how it feels to die."

        Are you ***** retarded?
    • DarkShroud, on 08/30/2008, -11/+14I'm against animal cruelty, but it was a cat. They are not people.
    • Acglaphotis, on 08/31/2008, -4/+2Have you considered the implications of what you are saying? You're dismissing the whole justice system in that sentence. So, if a deer gets hit by a car, the driver should be hit by a car too? Great thinking.
      • avatarroku1, on 08/31/2008, -2/+3Yes, but he didn't put his 7 year old in the driver seat and say "HIT THE DAMN DEER!", so you comparison makes no sense.
      • Acglaphotis, on 08/31/2008, -3/+2@avatarroku1: You missed the whole point. The OP is saying that eye for an eye is a viable option. I simply made a reductum-ad-absurdum stating how nonsensical the idea is a world like ours. I didn't make a comparison.
    • eyefork2, on 08/31/2008, -5/+2Violence is the answer to violence? That's Digg sensationalism for ya.
    • doom777, on 08/31/2008, -3/+5yes because life of a cat is equivalent to life of a human
    • rl41, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1Why do people want huge penalties for crimes against animals while crimes against humans are fine?
    • nydwarf, on 09/03/2008, -0/+1id10t!
  • larasho, on 08/30/2008, -23/+0he want to be killed
  • zmikeyz, on 08/30/2008, -6/+68Prison is gonna be fun for this guy..... they might force him to stab something?
    • SouljaBoySTFU, on 08/30/2008, -5/+155He's going to get stabbed in the butt.
      • 4321234, on 08/30/2008, -3/+72With a boner.
        If you know what I mean.
      • iammzac, on 08/30/2008, -6/+2I was gonna say that.
      • KingGorilla, on 08/30/2008, -5/+10please be gentle he's like a flower. what what?
      • jnordb, on 08/30/2008, -3/+8In the butt, Bob.
      • Soave, on 08/30/2008, -4/+8IN THE BUTT! MYSPACE, IN THE BUTT.
      • talonstriker, on 08/30/2008, -6/+9WHAT? WHAT?
      • wexmajor, on 08/30/2008, -1/+2I think child abuse is just slightly better than child molestation according to prison morality so yeah he's gonna have a fun time there.
      • DragonForce4, on 08/31/2008, -2/+3he's going to get violated in the rear by a large inmate while they are showering
        if you know what I mean
    • infection0, on 08/30/2008, -5/+2He pulled a really big boner this time!
  • bullhead2007, on 08/30/2008, -7/+47Boy am I glad he was able to propagate his genes...

  • mwilton, on 08/30/2008, -4/+75People are sick...What is wrong with the world today. 1) Why would you want to teach your children to kill? and 2) Why would you kill a pet?
    • MacGyver2210, on 08/30/2008, -21/+7Teaching your child to kill in general is fine by me, and has been a staple of human evolution and survival pretty much forever(hunting, anyone?). I don't think this guy did it right, though. Now if he was in Asia, and they were going to EAT the cat, then I could see how this came about.
    • Chicken, on 08/30/2008, -5/+24Nothing is wrong with the world today. Everytime an article like this pops up one of you guys always has to go "what is wrong with the world today?"

      Its just an individual.. not the whole society.
      • anotherjack, on 08/30/2008, -1/+8Your question assumes a rational mind, but there is none in this case. If you want to know why/how some parents would choose to teach about death and killing animals, I can try to answer:

        1) To teach your child to "kill" the rationale is to do it for food. I am not saying it is right, but thats how it works in a sane hunting society. You would take your child hunting for edible prey animals such as deer, turkey, show him/her how to kill, dress, and then take home and eat. A normal hunting parent would not consider this a lesson in how to "kill" but rather a demonstration of our place in the food chain, part of "the circle of life". A respectful hunter would not emphasise gore and pain for both the animal and the child.

        2) You don't hunt for or kill a pet. A cat is a predator, not prey. Not tasty, either.

        3) As a Navy vet, perhaps they taught him "how to kill"...which soldiers, not children, might have to learn. In the German SS soldiers would raise a dog from puppyhood and then murder it to join. I doubt the Navy does that, but I do wonder what in the hell they taught him...
      • graphictruth, on 08/30/2008, -3/+3"In the German SS soldiers would raise a dog from puppyhood and then murder it to join. "

        ...a disturbing parallel to the 4H Clubs of America.
      • BossKey, on 08/30/2008, -5/+5"...a disturbing parallel to the 4H Clubs of America."

        In America, certain segments of society support forcing the raising of a child ("don't kill it! pro-life! pro-life!") and then murdering it to prove patriotism ("He's 18? Great! We need him to drive a convoy in Iraq. Don't worry, if he dies, he is a Hero of the Homeland").
      • DarkShroud, on 08/30/2008, -3/+4@BossKey, it's a volunteer army. Everyone who is there signed up knowing they could goto war. No one forced them to join.
      • griz, on 08/31/2008, -4/+3But something IS wrong with the world when it allows someone like this to come into existence.
      • Acglaphotis, on 08/31/2008, -1/+3griz: So what do you propose? Indoctrination of everyone since birth? This happens because we are in a free world. Anything else wouldn't be free. You're blaming the whole world for the actions of one individual. Don't you realize how dumb that sounds?
    • brianpeiris, on 08/30/2008, -1/+9"Under the plea agreement, Collins must receive counseling and attend parenting classes and substance abuse treatment."
      "Collins said he was intoxicated at the time and remembered little about what happened that day."

      1) Why would you want to teach your children to kill?
      2) Why would you kill a pet?

      Alcohol, at least in this case.
    • tedrock, on 08/30/2008, -6/+1"Collins said he was intoxicated at the time and remembered little about what happened that day."

      because he was drunk...
    • slugicide, on 08/30/2008, -7/+5What's wrong with the world *today*? I'll bet 50 years ago this wouldn't have even gone to court or even raised an eyebrow. We are a lot more Liberal now than we used to be.
      • griz, on 08/31/2008, -1/+5You say that like it's a bad thing.
      • catxors, on 09/01/2008, -0/+1Huh? The first sentence implies that slugicide thinks it's a *good* thing--that there was more wrong with the world in the past.
    • anotherjack, on 08/30/2008, -3/+16Yes, he is sick, but keep in mind he was drunk, and doing it inside a "blackout". Especially when an alchoholic is that drunk, they basically have a lizard's brain stem and a monkey's higher functions combined with an unrestrained human id. You aren't going to find any rational or moral thought behind this. Can I just take a minute here to ask all alcoholic parents reading this to not drink around your kids? It's unsafe for kids to be near a brain so ruined, and even if you cant remember what happened, they can.
      • DubiousDrewski, on 08/30/2008, -0/+8While this is almost completely true, I find that when people are this inebriated, their true, base character shows itself - not just randomness. I suspect that the desire for these awful actions might have been in a suppressed part of the father's mind long before this happened.

        It happened to me years ago when I first tasted alcohol - I overdrank and turned into an emotional dumbass who hugged and kissed everyone at the party. This also happened to many of my friends at least once over the years.
      • fuzzybeard, on 08/31/2008, -0/+2@ DubiousDrewski: Hear, Hear!

        /11 years of blessed sobriety...and counting,
    • rl41, on 08/31/2008, -0/+3Nothing is wrong with the world today. There are ***** up people throughout history.
  • SouljaBoySTFU, on 08/30/2008, -65/+9Good thing it wasn't a dog. Cats Suck.
    • dxgg, on 08/30/2008, -2/+5> Cats Suck.

      And you have first-hand knowledge of this, do you?
      • fuzzybeard, on 08/31/2008, -1/+1...and the teeth marks to prove it?

        /aisle seat please. Why yes, Id be willing to help other people out of the plane so I can have an exit row for my 6'6" frame, thanks!
    • Zantive, on 08/30/2008, -3/+9No, you suck.
    • pap232323, on 08/30/2008, -8/+5i agree but i burried you because you like souljaboy
      • coolxal, on 08/31/2008, -0/+0Telling Souja Boy to STFU means he likes Soulja Boy?
    • upenox, on 08/30/2008, -3/+6***** you. Dogs and cats (and every other animal) can feel pain and suffering.
    • Jexie, on 08/31/2008, -0/+4Too bad it wasn't you.
  • yyz_, on 08/30/2008, -14/+68This reminds me, I can't wait for the new season of Dexter.
    • FeargusMcDuff, on 08/30/2008, -1/+17That is a great program
    • Jack8274, on 08/30/2008, -2/+5Wow, that really does fit quite well.
    • stonebear, on 08/30/2008, -12/+2Got the title right here: "The Silence Of The Cats."
  • Equinox1, on 08/30/2008, -30/+12Can deadcat has burial?
  • mysn239, on 08/30/2008, -17/+5REVENGE
    http://nedmbitesback.ytmnd.com/
    NEDM
  • Jaysunli, on 08/30/2008, -1/+15Horrible.
    • chuckflip53, on 08/30/2008, -0/+2I feel bad for the kids.

      and the cat.
    • TunaFishGangsta, on 08/31/2008, -3/+1It doesn't bother me that they killed it, but I sure hope they at least ate it afterward. When I was a kid my friend's family moved to the outskirts of town and had a bunch of animals. He had a pet turkey whom he loved very much. His parents made him slaughter it and eat it. It was good lesson.

      Now if this guy was going to just waste that meat, well then he deserves every day of his sentence.
  • craznfish, on 08/30/2008, -4/+60what the *****!
    • diceau, on 08/30/2008, -2/+13I came to the comments section just to make sure someone had said that.
  • DigitusAnonymus, on 08/30/2008, -28/+6The cat watched him masturbate. The cat was telling. A true tragedy :(
    • jnordb, on 08/30/2008, -0/+2At least he wasn't spawning again....
  • s0m31john, on 08/30/2008, -45/+7While I would never do such a thing, animals are property, and the owners of private property should be able to do with it what they want.
    • flmumb, on 08/30/2008, -3/+31Funny, that was the same rationale for people raping and abusing slaves.
      • s0m31john, on 08/30/2008, -15/+6Except slaves were people. Animals are not.
      • DucoNihilum, on 08/30/2008, -6/+7Because cats are people too!
      • s0m31john, on 08/30/2008, -12/+6Yes DucoNihilum! Let's give cats voting rights while we're at it!
      • graphictruth, on 08/30/2008, -0/+5Never happen. They are a natural Libertarian constituency, so neither party would allow it.

    • lovefarran, on 08/30/2008, -3/+28An animal is not property, that is why there are animal cruelty laws. They are living beings, not pieces of furniture.
    • altgeeky1, on 08/30/2008, -1/+4I'm just shocked that such a comment would come from a 17-year old Floridian..
  • sebnewall, on 08/30/2008, -35/+4i cant haz cheezburger?!?
  • majinosity, on 08/30/2008, -35/+4I CAN HAS KNIFE IN MY BACK?
  • DJ1101, on 08/30/2008, -6/+35Dugg for a cat named "Boots".
    • lisaawesome, on 08/30/2008, -0/+5I have a 5 month old kitten named Boots!
      • MacGyver2210, on 08/30/2008, -0/+26Word of advice: don't stab it.
      • IMDPanda, on 08/30/2008, -2/+24What a coincidence. I have 5-month-old boots made of kittens. Small world, huh!?
      • tedrock, on 08/30/2008, -0/+10my cats name was was Boots for about a week then i changed it to Sox. People kept thinking i was saying "boobs". true story.


        also his breath smells like cat food.
    • mycatsboots, on 08/30/2008, -0/+6my cat has boots :o
    • cathpah, on 08/30/2008, -0/+2i've got a "toots"
    • bullox, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1* dead cat named Boots
    • fuzzybeard, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1Dug for all the cats that don't have good homes.
  • deb4te, on 08/30/2008, -18/+24that ***** scumbag, wow. someone should stab that *****. people suck. :(
    • schneid4323, on 08/31/2008, -5/+1People suck, but not as much as pussy liberals do!
    • coolxal, on 08/31/2008, -2/+1Yes, his 8-year old daughter should stab him!
  • LukasSmith, on 08/30/2008, -47/+4Sex education anyone?
    Stab the pussy
    and this is how babies are born.
    • anotherjack, on 08/30/2008, -1/+11You've lost your humanity.
    • GluemanDK, on 08/30/2008, -1/+3Here´s a perfect example of the next person appearing in a story on Digg where "Lukas Smith forced his daughter to stab her pet cat". May your genitals fall off so you´ll never be able to procreate - imbecile
    • TheLoneHoot, on 08/30/2008, -2/+5Read his comment history - won't surprise you at all. LukasSmith likes to try to seem "hardcore" on the intarwebnets. Funny thing is he comes across as simply a dick to everyone else.
  • DivineMonkey, on 08/30/2008, -14/+73What a ***** asswipe.

    People like him make me ashamed to be human.
    • Starkyy, on 08/30/2008, -2/+58Hey it could be worse...you could be a cat.
  • Ch0chi, on 08/30/2008, -4/+52This is absurd! The Dad should be put in jail for a much longer term. Animal abuse is cruelty, and on top of that he made his daughter do the dirty work. What an arrogant little prick!
    • MacGyver2210, on 08/30/2008, -11/+4Yeah, killing animals is terrible. Gee, it's a good thing humans don't routinely kill thousands of animals a day for food...

      Oh wait...
      • ALiberalMind, on 08/30/2008, -2/+7Actually, there is a problem with that. There's a difference between killing an animal for food and causing needless suffering such as stuffing chickens into tiny tiny cages just for their eggs. Factory farming causes a lot of animal abuse because the company couldn't give a rat's ass if the animal was suffering or not, as long as they get their profit at the end of the day.
      • Acglaphotis, on 08/31/2008, -2/+1ALiberalMind: If I was making the kind of money they make, I certainly wouldn't either.
    • aks123, on 08/30/2008, -8/+2^^
      Yeah, killing humans is terrible. Gee, it's a good thing humans don't kill each other all the time...

      Oh wait...your morality and logic fail.
    • boobsbr, on 08/30/2008, -0/+7the father should be sent to a mental institution for a stretch. let the doctors work out his problems.
  • OptionalPirate, on 08/30/2008, -29/+5Do we have pics of the cat to add captions to? Yeah, digg me down.
  • mystdragon333, on 08/30/2008, -4/+7Good job setting an example for the rest of the world to see.
  • identitymatrix, on 08/30/2008, -6/+16That's ridiculous. It's not even funny.
    • MacGyver2210, on 08/30/2008, -4/+2Nothing justifies 5-ing stabbing kittens, not even doom music.
    • slugicide, on 08/30/2008, -3/+411
    • spasticjedi, on 08/30/2008, -0/+4I dugg you up simply because you spelled "ridiculous" right.
      • Suprfire, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1you're redicioloisus for digging him up
  • GluemanDK, on 08/30/2008, -6/+14What a douchebag.
  • SilverBlade2k, on 08/30/2008, -9/+22Each day, I lose some faith in humanity..
  • stretch611, on 08/30/2008, -4/+35I can only hope that he will never get to see his kids again.
    • jnordb, on 08/30/2008, -1/+14Yeah, really. Ignoring the cat's fate, the kids were victims in this situation. This is mentally abusive to them.
    • anotherghost, on 08/31/2008, -0/+0Article didn't say anything about taking them away, I'm betting he's right back with them, just with counseling.
  • dxgg, on 08/30/2008, -7/+31Only 18 months??
  • rocketpop, on 08/30/2008, -2/+42This is wrong on so many levels. This isn't like teaching someone to kill a chicken for dinner, and even if it was, stabbing an animal is not the way to slaughter it. Forcing someone to stab their family pet? This bastard should get much, much longer for severe CHILD ABUSE. The animal cruelty should be secondary.
    • MacGyver2210, on 08/30/2008, -11/+3WHY isn't it like teaching someone to kill a chicken for dinner? Is a chicken's life somehow less valuable than a cat's? Is a cow's? Is a deer's? Granted, they weren't doing this to eat(i hope) but it doesn't mean that it was as atrocious as everyone makes it out to be. I went hunting when I was younger than that, and it bothered me to the point that I can't kill a deer or anything, so I don't hunt. But I had to at one point, because my dad made me at least try it.
      • userperson, on 08/30/2008, -1/+6Are you a vegetarian?
      • maybeth, on 08/30/2008, -0/+7The difference is that you form a bond/attachment with a pet. Most people do not keep the other animals you listed as pets hence they do not form bonds with them. In addition, most people do not eat cats. These poor children obviously loved this animal as they tried to hide it from this evil maniacal mad man. I still have bad feelings towards my father for hitting and kicking my poor dog when I was 5. That has never left me. Now that he is elderly and defenseless like this cat and these children, maybe I should kick and hit him?? Obviously I won't but you get my point.
      • kgalyen, on 08/31/2008, -1/+2stabbing an animal to death is different than hunting or killing a chicken. Any responsible hunter (or chicken-preparer) knows that. Killing and preparing an animal uses techniques to eliminate suffering, promote cleanliness, and its' done with an animal you have not formed a bond to. Very different!
    • coolxal, on 08/31/2008, -1/+2The difference is that chickens aren't cute and cuddly like cats.

      Ugly animals are worth less than cute animals.
  • LukasSmith, on 08/30/2008, -38/+5Who care's it is just a cat. Do you weep for every cow chicken pig duck or turkey that is murdered to present on your plate for dinner? Most people seem comfortable with this kind of murder as long as they don't see it up close. How would you like to to be electrocuted to death or have your head chopped off? Well that is the destiny of most farm animals. This pretty much describes people's reaction to suffering around the world. What you can't see, can't bother you.
    • DJ1101, on 08/30/2008, -1/+16Obviously you dont understand that theres a difference between killing cows and chickens for delicious food and a father forcing his daughter to stab the house cat with a ***** knife.
    • wkenri, on 08/30/2008, -3/+4When someone dies in your family who cares, it's just another low end piece of trailer ***** related to another low end piece of trailer *****... you.
    • GluemanDK, on 08/30/2008, -2/+9Go stab yourself. I won´t see it so it won´t bother me. Thanks for the morals lesson, moron!
    • Lith25, on 08/30/2008, -1/+17You obviously have never had a pet you cared about. Killing an animal that you have no "connection" with for food is entirely different from being forced to kill a family pet. I think of my own pets as family members, and I'm sure most people would agree that their pets assume very important roles in their lives.
    • gquaglia, on 08/30/2008, -1/+11You missed the point. His two kids who were forced to witness and take part in the killing will be ***** up for life. People who kill animals for fun are a ***** hair away from doing the same thing with people. This genetic defect should be kept away from society as long as possible.
      • ragingflamerboy, on 08/30/2008, -9/+2I dunno, when I was a kid I picked up a cat by its tail and swung around really fast - THAT'S pretty ***** up - and now, about 30 years later, I'm just your average every day tax payer. I haven't commited any crimes,and i haven't killed/stolen any children.

        I think the kids'll be okay - there's far much worse on the evening news.
      • Lith25, on 08/30/2008, -3/+2Yea, i think the kids will be okay too. They will be able to get the counseling they need now, rather than having to hold that inside for the rest of their life.
      • TheLoneHoot, on 08/30/2008, -0/+1@ ragingflamerboy
    • thedogfatherx, on 08/30/2008, -1/+3Do you have a brain?
    • MisteryMeat, on 08/30/2008, -0/+4Killing a family pet is like killing a family member. That's the big difference here, not that anyone should really have to point this out.
      • coolxal, on 08/31/2008, -1/+0You would put the cat on the same level as your wife and kids?
    • userperson, on 08/30/2008, -4/+3@LukasSmith

      I may see your point, but it seems you made it very poorly.
      It is interesting how many people find this atrocious, but are okay with so many other forms of institutionalized violence against men and animals. They don't want to see it though. The acts do not matter, only the context it seems.
    • LeviTheSmith, on 08/30/2008, -0/+2There is a difference, see the people who kill the chickens/cows chose that job, this dude made his daughter stab her pet to death
    • 1timeuser, on 08/31/2008, -0/+2Do you eat cats?
  • theskillwithin, on 08/30/2008, -11/+3 it used to be that you cannot EAT if you don't teach them to slaughter. but a cat isnt an animal you eat so...
  • BiGBiLLZ, on 08/30/2008, -18/+3For all we know the dirl probably killed the cat herself and the dad is just covering for his daughter. He is taking the fall so his daughter dosent have to spend her childhood in a psychologists office. But I could be wrong. Thats just another interpretation of the story.
    • pilot3033, on 08/30/2008, -0/+4no it's not. killing your family pet doesn't get you 18 months in the slammer (even if it should), the jail time extended because the sick ***** traumatized his daughter.
    • userperson, on 08/30/2008, -0/+1we all know? That's a weird interpretation.
    • csw1342, on 08/31/2008, -0/+2Except for the fact that the other children watched him strangle it.

      I'm all for random interpretations but RTFA.
  • joekix, on 08/30/2008, -1/+10absolutely sickening.
    • DontDoDrugs, on 08/30/2008, -3/+3Over 25,000 people die every day due to starvation alone.

      Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2003)
      • ortucis, on 08/30/2008, -1/+3DontDoDrugs, that's not 'sickening' cause that's life. Asking small kids to murder their pets isn't so common and not part of 'life'.
  • M4dRefluX, on 08/30/2008, -2/+12His sentence should have been much longer than this. One thing to kill an animal, but to make an innocent child do it? That's just wrong.......
    • SweatyGooch, on 08/31/2008, -1/+0Well somebody has to do the job..........
  • 4321234, on 08/30/2008, -8/+4I'm sure when his daughter is an adult, she will look back on this bonding experience with dad quite fondly.
    Yeah...that was sarcasm.
  • suzannethetiger, on 08/30/2008, -7/+16This is not something I want to read about, especially on Caturday! :(
  • LastDitchHero, on 08/30/2008, -1/+39I grew up on a farm and I have killed plenty of animals. But killing a perfectly healthy animal for no reason is just *****.
    • M4dRefluX, on 08/30/2008, -22/+1Farms kill a lot of animals that are in perfectly good health too.
      • Spire3660, on 08/30/2008, -0/+16you missed the 'no reason' part, jackass.
      • anotherjack, on 08/30/2008, -0/+4Depends on the farm. This isn't really about farming or animal husbandry...
    • Ahzaz, on 08/31/2008, -1/+1He made them kill the cat so they could "learn how to kill."
      Thats a reason, am I right people? :D
      .
      ...
      .
      ..
      Aww ***** it.
  • jnordb, on 08/30/2008, -16/+87What a cat-astrophy.
  • brock2020, on 08/30/2008, -9/+0Old Yeller?
    • fuzzybeard, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1Put down due to a transmissive case of rabies. Fail.
  • DeadeyeDick, on 08/30/2008, -1/+22That's some ***** up ***** right there.
  • ViolentVirtue, on 08/30/2008, -4/+21Am I the only one who got to the part about him being a veteran and said, "oh," with a frightening amount of ease?
    • moxley, on 08/30/2008, -1/+8Not all veterans are ***** - but being in the situation that a lot of these people are put in certainly can create monsters
    • auntazalea, on 08/30/2008, -1/+2You know I had not noticed that- it seems like he needs a whole lot more then parenting classes.
    • graphictruth, on 08/30/2008, -1/+4That, and the fact that it seemed to present the fact that he was two drunk to remember most of what happened that day to be a mitigating circumstance. Strong drink + PTSD; BAD combination!
    • lbdinh, on 08/30/2008, -3/+1The fact that he's a navy veteran is irrelevant. There are animal abuse cases everyday committed by people regardless of their walks of life. Mentioning his veteran status instead of his current occupation is obvious propaganda.

      Jesus people, I'm tired of hearing comments like "Oh it's another crazy veteran". How 'bout thinking for yourself for a change. It's bad enough that veterans face extreme prejudice when looking for a job because nobody wants to hire "another psycho".

      Being a veteran doesn't necessarily mean he's been in combat or life/death situations. It just means he served some time in the military and who knows when and where.
  • ZerawBanned, on 08/30/2008, -15/+2I can haz brains?
  • PatDaGreat, on 08/30/2008, -17/+0I LOLED
  • orp2000, on 08/30/2008, -27/+0Probably an atheist - bwahahahahahahaha!
    • altgeeky1, on 08/30/2008, -0/+3He's from Indiana... what do you think? Tard.
    • jellygraph, on 08/30/2008, -0/+3orp2000: you are a loser
    • singingsox, on 08/30/2008, -1/+2Yes, because atheists go around killing helpless animals all the time.

      No.

      It's actually RELIGIONS that sacrifice animals in the name of "God".

      You comment is completely nonsensical.
      • orp2000, on 08/30/2008, -4/+0Wow, atheists have NO sense of humor. I thought it was just Christians that had no sense of humor.

        Oh, lighten up assclowns!
      • singingsox, on 08/31/2008, -0/+2Sarcasm is hard to detect over the internet, you know.

        Why would you joke about that anyway?
      • jellygraph, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1"Wow, atheists have NO sense of humor." Another broad and insulting generalization... perhaps you are the only one who gets your humor
    • LamentMoon, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1And this would be relevant...how?
  • waver01, on 08/30/2008, -2/+112''Police said the boy tried to hide the cat from his father, but Collins found the animal and strangled it as his children watched.''

    ***** scum
    • SamOut, on 08/30/2008, -4/+17I'd kill that *****..damn.
    • brokenworlds, on 08/30/2008, -5/+21If someone killed my cat i would have no qualms with killing that person.
      • fuzzy889, on 08/30/2008, -12/+6You do realise that makes you the crazy one?
      • xptweakerntn, on 08/31/2008, -6/+1Fuzzy889 is right. Valuing the life of a cat more than a human makes you even more scum. Someone kills your cat, whip them good. Make them wish they never woke up that morning. Kill them? If you would kill someone over a cat, you're pretty psychopathic.
      • fuzzmeister, on 08/31/2008, -1/+1That's a bit much, although you would definitely want to beat the living ***** out of them.
      • atdakore, on 08/31/2008, -1/+6I wouldn't blame a driver for hitting my cat with a car, as long as it wasn't on purpose.
        But this so called "dad" deserves to rot in hell for eternity.
    • tgunner, on 08/31/2008, -0/+4This reminds me of a conversation I had at school with one of the usual jerks:

      guy: "Gunner.... what would you do if I killed your cats... I mean c'mon"
      me: "... that would be the worst, *and* last mistake of your life..."
      guy: "Dude... you can't just kill someone over a cat! The police would find the body and then you'd be screwed."
      me: "....oh.... they wouldn't find a body in this case; I'd see to that...."

      After this he avoided talking to me for the rest of the year. I dunno why.
  • runderwo, on 08/30/2008, -8/+2Yeah, this child will be much better off with her father in prison for showing her how to kill a critter! I love America!
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