Gothamist: Sick: Jealous Man Kills Girlfriend's Cat

Billychic

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:41:30 -0500

I think everyone would agree that the death of a child is a horrible thing. That's not an issue. There have been posts about the murders and accidental deaths of children before, because unfortunately there are so many of them - and that is a horrible tragedy. But to many of us who love animals and have been brought up with pets as being a part of the family, the murder - and this was an outright brutal murder - of a pet is a horrific incident. If you peel back an additional layer, you can also see that coverage/discussion of this is good; because even if you are someone who is rather cold and apathetic toward the death of an animal (or, at the very least, finds this thread pointless), the man who beat this animal is obviously someone who might very well do the same thing to a child (if the child made him jealous) or a woman (as noted by previous history of domestic abuse). The bottom line: outright cruelty on any scale is horrific, and if ignored, can manifest into something greater. If this guy were to be ignored, it might very well be a child that he throws out a window - and I suppose that for some that might make more new-worthy threads; but I would prefer to have one less instance of that - I think we all would.

stewart

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 08:36:05 -0500

Leave it to a stupid roid-filled baseball player to misinterpret "punching the kitty".

he is useless to society

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:13:59 -0500

This guy is why New York brought back the death penalty. Just burn him.

Elderta

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:35:46 -0500

And look at what one of the comments in the thread about the baby from December said: "Why is this blogged. It is such a horrible story. Why analyze and write threads on a 14 yr old. How can anyone pass judgement on a 14 year old who is a baby." So, let's just go back to nice posts about highrises and bands; forget about both dead cats and babies, why don't we? Let's just ignore that bad things happen to both people and animals? Geez, sometimes the posters here make me wanna scream.

Elderta

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:30:58 -0500

But of course, you're now probably going to argue that it's not the baby YOU want to discuss. If I remember correctly, there were at least two - three horribly tragic incidents of newborns being thrown out of windows this last December.

La Leone

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:27:04 -0500

Assface/Expostfacto/whatever. Don't lash out at me because there is no story posted about the dead baby here. Of COURSE it's tragic and unspeakable. I'll simply repost what a wrote before, since it didn't sink in the first time and has for some reason caused you to call me a jerk. (And if it's because I said "Assface, well this post is obviously addressing Ass-in-ine): Repost: Yeah, Assface, why is automatically assumed that if you express outrage over a cat's tragic death that therefore do NOT express outrage over a person's tragic death? Look, I know that you people can't grasp this due to the being self-absorbed and self serving, but some people care about both people AND animals! A lot! Just look, they can't comprehend it!

Elderta

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:24:59 -0500

Uh... you mean this Gothamist post from December? Guess what it's about? A baby thrown out of a window. Maybe you should search before you speak?

will

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:19:47 -0500

nick, they were going to put up more shake shack posts, but the lines were too long.

nick

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:52:36 -0500

solution: more shake shack posts!

Jen Chung

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:36:01 -0500

We've sadly posted about the deaths of babies and children before. They are terribly tragic, as well. I supposed I wrote this also as a cat owner, who cherishes the unconditional love I get from my cat. I wish I could focus on other incidents, but sometimes there's simply not enough time or manpower to do so. The odd thing is that when I do write about those things, I also get a lot of flak for only focusing on depressing stories.

expostfacto

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:29:48 -0500

la leone, please repost your sentiments in the comments of the story about the dead baby. oh, sorry, there isn't one. dead cat 1 - dead human 0 cat wins. love, the assface p.s. killing a cat is wrong; killing a baby is unspeakable. wanna argue that point, jerk?

La Leone

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:11:15 -0500

Yeah, Assface, why is automatically assumed that if you express outrage over a cat's tragic death that therefore do NOT express outrage over a person's tragic death? Look, I know that you people can't grasp this due to the being self-absorbed and self serving, but some people care about both people AND animals! A lot! Just look, they can't comprehend it!

expostfacto

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:08:12 -0500

#15, #19 - i agree completely! jen, while i'm not trying to justify this man's actions, i think that using "horrible, horrible story" to describe this a little over the top. i don't recall gothamist posting anything about lucila rojas, a 25 year old (former) mother, who, in december of last year, killed her two week old baby by suffocating him with a blanket. she then tossed the dead infant in a garbage dumpster. i'm curious how this story ranks on your scale of disgust? seriously, are these crimes even comparable?

Elderta

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:59:49 -0500

ass-in-nine, you certainly did name yourself well.

La Leone

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:24:25 -0500

No, no no no noooo... I can't stand this!

mikey!

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:46:19 -0500

From the Sun article: "The NYPD said that Mr. Petcka has a previous arrest for a domestic assault more than four years ago. Just after midnight on September 28, 2002, he allegedly grabbed his girlfriend by the throat and threw her out of his apartment, before slamming the door on her finger, police said. A neighbor of Mr. Petcka's at 144 Spencer St. in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn said the woman had to have her finger re-attached."

bklynd

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:41:51 -0500

Yeah #15, I've noticed that. People getting killed never makes the news anymore.

Janine

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:27:05 -0500

Wow, this guy is NOT a good candidate for the "Men Who Love Cats" feature on menandncats.com.

smitty

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:16:44 -0500

what a creep. scary.

will

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:10:01 -0500

SP, even if aknyc is amnesiac about the unreasonable loathing of clinton, it doesn't make him less correct about the unreasonable loathing of bush. as your response so clearly demonstrates, today's politics has much more to do with coalitional identity than anyone's policy choices. jen, its really one of the more horrific aspects of our culture that we tolerate the abuse of prison inmates as a part of their "punishment." its even worse that its a source of humor and jokes. its appalling that people who would find corporal punishment abhorrent as a state sentence would also hope that he gets his deserts in prison.

ass-in-nine

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:09:21 -0500

Yes, it was cruel, but it was a cat and this story is not worthy of news coverage. Why do people express such outrage for the killing of an animal yet remain silent when it's a person who's killed?

bring the hounds

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:52:23 -0500

I bet if it was a dog, he wouldn't of done that. He'll probably perform sodomy on it. MOST men love dogs more than cats. Notice my emphasis on MOST.

Schadenfreudian Mensch

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:42:31 -0500

blah

Bitter Delusional Conservative White

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:37:20 -0500

Why isn't Al Sharpton outraged??!!!

bob

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:31:41 -0500

Poor cat.

ann

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:19:50 -0500

I hope she doesn't go back to the a**. It's a proven fact that killing or hurting a loved one's animal is often the first step towards domestic abuse. First the cat, next her.

in da white playground

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:04:16 -0500

wow, I don't even know the kitty and I love the kitty more that that ass. And, nothing wrong with bringing up bush and the firecracker in the frog's mouth. All white kids do that. If you have children just watch what happens in a playground. Do NOT go there by yourself, you'll be seen as a perv, especially in the summer.

ark

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:04:11 -0500

What an insecure jerk! I hope he gets the maximum sentence.

SP

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:03:32 -0500

you have a short memory jmchez. bill clinton had the same power over rabid mouth frothing convervative wingnut types; i suspect you may be one of them. which would explain both your amnesia and your irritation with people like poster #2, becuase they remind you of yourself in a way that makes you very uncomfortable.

jmchez

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:53:59 -0500

@aknyc Is there a single topic in this freaking universe in which a wacko can not bring in G.W. Bush? What the hell is wrong with people that everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, has to be tied to Bush in one way or another. It is a sick obsession and I now need no further proof that Bush Derangement Syndrome is a real psychiatric malady.

drew

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:44:43 -0500

This guy should be fed into a wood-chipper feet first, really slowly... say over the course of a week or so. I used to be a humanitarian, until I realized that humans aren't worth the air they breathe. Let's turn this guy into dog food!

Gonzo

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:32:34 -0500

Lay off the 'roids Joe.

S.D.

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:23:32 -0500

That's a sick man. Hope they trow the book at him...

aknyc

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:08:39 -0500

what a sicko. isn't animal cruelty, especially when committed as a youngster, a precursor to a major antisocial personality disorder later in life? didn't a young G W Bush get jollies lighting firecrackers in frogs mouths as a youngster???

Jimmy Legs

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:35:23 -0500

what a dick. i so hope he goes to prison. can you imagine what it would be like to be in sing sing and have everybody know you were there for beating a cat? he's gonna be very popular.