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Jurors deliberating the animal cruelty case where Joseph Petcka is on trial for killing a domestic cat named Norman are deadlocked, according to the AP. "Manhattan jurors sent the state Supreme Court judge a note Tuesday, saying they are at an impasse after two days of deliberations," but the judge "ordered the jury to return" tomorrow morning. Petcka, 205 pounds, had been using a victim defense, claiming the 7-pound, declawed cat attacked him. His lawyer believes this means "at least one juror is insisting the prosecution proved its case," which is for felony animal cruelty.
Cat Killer Jury Deadlocked!
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That guy deserves life without parole. It's a fucking cat, and he ways 205 pounds. I think anyone who would harm a defenseless animal that is about 30 times smaller than him (well... 29.3 times) i the definition of scumbag.
A 205 lb azzwipe VS a 7 lb, declawed common housecat ...and the jury is DEADLOCKED???.
Oh this freakin' country is soooo FINISHED.
Cat's has got their tongues.
I'll admit it: I don't have a fondness for cats. This story doesn't tug at my heartstrings. Amoral? Maybe. But true.
He'll walk and McCain/Palin will win... Yep, this country is so finished as No2 says...
This guy is capable of greater violence. He's a natural for one of those news stories about the woman's "boyfriend" and her baby.
I just read the other post where it mentioned the poor kitty was brought to the vet in a garbage bag.
like I said if it was a dog, the media would be all over it.
Does anyone else think this is an absurd waste of time and resources for the criminal justice system?
#8, just you and Petcka.
"Does anyone else think this is an absurd waste of time and resources for the criminal justice system?"
No, but I do think YOU are an absurd waste of time & resources for the city of NY.
ai kan haz vurdikt?
Right on #8
How much time, effort, and money has gone into this crap? It is a dead house cat. Buy a new one and name it Snowball II then we can put this all behind us.
I'll make the same comments when a dog is abused.
zerex plus libby's libby's libby's.
Sorry, I apologize ahead of time my previous comment came out much worse than I had meant for it to be.
My ultimate point is just that if he goes to jail for this for any amount of time it will cost you and me a lot of money. This should have been settled with a plea bargain and a community service / anger management sentence a long time ago.
A 205 pound man claims a 7 pound declawed kitty knocked him down and had him terrified and the jury is deadlocked? What's wrong with those idiots? Can't they tell the difference between DEFENSIVE wounds, like the ones Norman gave his murderer, and attack wounds? What could they possibly think would even justify what he did to that cat? The man should be locked up for life, and beaten to a pulp on a regular basis!
Those jurors have to be complete and total morons!
Those of you who think this is a waste of time: no, that would be YOU!
No way man, spend the money now so we don't have to deal with a human murder case later.
Plus, as someone put pretty beautifully,
his buttrape=my money well spent.
Sorry, but I can't abide by this "I don't like cats so who cares" attitude. Think about this poor animal as whatever pet you would care about and put in that perspective.
Animals, especially pets, are mostly defenseless against humans in a confrontation. Seven pounds and declawed is about as helpless as you get when it comes to cats.
There's a reason it's called animal cruelty. Think about that before you decide to make an ambivalent or what you believe to be a snarky remark.
Some people really find value in despising all that seems weaker to them, some sort of supremacist view on survival of the fittest, favoring always those with some advantage no matter how wrong this is. This mentality is the type of mentality republicans love on their side.
I wonder which asshole juror is behind this deadlock. I hope this juror gets hit with a falling brick.
I guess most of you haven't been in a jury selection room lately. It is real f'ing scary to see who you might be judged by.
Throw yourself at the mercy of the court before you go before a jury.
It's not surprising how a little pussy can cause such a huge uproar...
Damn, cat people be angry people. Hit the juror(s) with a brick? In case you haven't served, there's always some knuckeheads. Except my cases were attempted murder & armed robbery. Not some Ahole poorly selected by some bim & whacked her cat. Excuse me, there's an investigation into billions in fraud, lotsa folks got shot/beaten/stabbed in the past few days, and polar bears are eating their species, and lots more. Maybe it's just me, but a cat-whack case does not deserve such attention. The rest of the world goes on & affects us. Betcha Mahmoud is a cat person.
Just to bring all these threads together, the Humane Society has taken the unprecedented step of endorsing the Obama/Biden ticket due to the dramatic contrast this year on animal rights issues.
Perhaps the angry cat defenders here should pass this info along to any fellow animal lovers who might otherwise waver?
https://community.hsus.org/humane/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=27497157
the world would be better if there were more cat persons. if mahmoud is a cat person then I'm in great company. I bet bush is a dog person.
You can't swing a dead cat in this town without hitting a stupid juror.
This should have been settled with a plea bargain and a community service / anger management sentence a long time ago.
I wrote that a little while back. But the idiot wanted to plead not guilty and his incompetent lawyer could come up with nothing better than self-defense.
The jury pools in this town are extremely frightening-this scenario doesn't surprise me. Some people eat cats, so brutally murdering a cat may come across as a trivial matter. This guy is a piece of shit no matter what a jury of his peers decides.
My cat shall devour this guy and the jury
Beware
Waste of legal resources.
6 months probation, 100hrs community service, $500 fine.
Next case, bailiff.
My kids killed their goldfish this morning I turned them in for Homicide and trying to dispose of evidence. Damn criminals tried to flush him down the toilet......
Memo to FOX tv:
How about a reality tv show where pets can press charges for not being walked enough and shit like dat.
You can't swing a dead cat in this town without hitting a stupid juror.
heh
Please sign the petition below:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/ask-judge-to-sentence-sadistic-cat-killer-to-maximum-sentence
Joseph Petcka beat his girlfriends cat to death in such a brutal way, that he broke the cats ribs, limbs, internal organs, split his tongue, and broke the cats palate. He ADMITS that he kicked the 10 YEAR OLD cat Norman to death with STEEL TOED biker boots. The top forensic veterinarian at the ASPCA was on the witness stand to state that he believes the injuries were consistent with the cat having had his HEAD & BODY REPEATEDLY SLAMMED AGAINST A COUNTER. Petcka is claiming "self defense" against the 7 lb DECLAWED cat, because NY law says the only way you can get away with Felony animal abuse is if you can prove you abused and/or killed the animal to preserve your own life. PETCKA IS 205 LBS, AND OVER 6 FT TALL.
who cares....
#18- You're obsessed with republicans, aren't you? Every comment you've been making recently HAS to involve them somehow.
Time to lay off the rubber glue...
who.the.fuck.cares.
This is obviopusly a man who is very dangerous and very sick. I am willing to bet he has beaten people before. Just by looking at him in the interview on CBS morning show you can see he was about to cry. He is a big old coward. They are usually the type who beat women children and animals.. Of course there are people who side with him on here or say "who Cares?" Those who do are the same kind of cowards as he is.
It would please me to ever catch someone in the act of beating a woman , child or animal. I would LOVE to show them exactly how their abuse feels.