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In her closing arguments yesterday, prosecutor Leila Kermani told jurors that alleged cat killer Joseph Petcka, a retired minor league baseball player and sometime actor, is just a "washed-up, never-made-it-to-the-big-leagues athlete" and a "D-minus" actor. On Friday the 6'2" Petcka testified that Norman, the name of his then-girlfriend's 7-pound neutered and de-clawed tabby, "came and lunged at me, throwing me on my butt on the coffee table. Norman was biting into my hand." While he admitted to kicking Norman "hard," his lawyer insists "it was a tragic accident. It was not intentional." But Kermani showed jurors a photo of Norman wearing a Christmas bow and, sarcastically referring to the cat's teeth as his "fangs of fury," asked them, "How can this, knock over that?" The jury begins deliberations this afternoon; Petcka faces up to two years in jail if convicted in the animal cruelty case.
Alleged Cat Killer a Big Loser Says Prosecutor, Stating Obvious
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okay, every body, it's self-righteous indignation time, you know what to do...
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Bottom line: folks who kill cats and dogs are psychopaths. There are volumes of case studies, reams of empirical data, that support this. Psychos get off on harming small animals. Cats are standard targets. Leave this douche on the streets, he'll do this again, or worse.
And the prosecutor's self-righteous comments are related to the charges how?
ADA Leila Kermani sounds like as much of a loser as the cat guy.
i don't have a shred of sympathy for this guy, but cats can be crazy, evil little bastards when the choose to, and even a declawed one will put it on you good if you're not expecting an attack.
its a cat people... WTF I ran over a squirrel the other day. Should I be on trial for Involuntary manslaughter and leaving the scene of the crime? Get a grip. This guy should give the girl a check for $50 for a new cat and call it a day.
Of course he went after a cat. He can't handle something that can fight back. I hope he gets prison time. I imagine his nickname in prison would be "Pussy." "I was scared stiff of a cat! Waaah!"
[4] Oh? Why exactly would a cat attack you? I've dealt with a lot of cats and know a lot of people who own cats. I've never once been attacked, not even accidentally nipped. Dogs are much dumber and more likely to attack. Even the little ones will nip at your ankles if they perceive you as a threat.
jail time please!!
"Alleged Cat Killer a Big Loser Says Prosecutor, Stating Obvious"
..says Gothamist Editor, stating obvious.
its a fcking cat. get over it. our tax dollars being wasted...