LIBERTY, Missouri (AP) -- A man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly burning a kitten on a barbecue grill as several other people stood around and watched in amusement.
A witness pulled the scorched, 7-week-old tabby from the hot coals, but it was severely injured and had to be put to death, police said.
"They kept saying, `Meow, meow,' and they were poking at it with a stick," said Sherry Scott, who burned her hand grabbing the kitten.
Charles C. Benoit, 24, was charged with animal abuse, punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. He was jailed on $10,000 bail.
Jim Roberts, spokesman for the Clay County prosecutor's office, said he does not expect anyone else to be charged, because no witnesses could identify the others.
Scott said that on Friday night, she saw 10 or 12 people at the barbecue grill in the courtyard of the apartment complex where she lives. Scott said she asked what they were cooking, and they said it was a cat. She said the group taunted her, daring her to rescue the cat.
She said the group scattered when she threatened to call police. She said she pulled the kitten from where it had been shoved into the coals at the back of the grill. Its tail, whiskers, fur, eyes and throat were scorched.
"I called him Lucky because I thought I got him out of there just in time," she said.
Scott said she and other residents stayed up Friday night trying to nurse the kitten with an eye dropper of milk. But animal control officers decided that because of its respiratory injuries and inability to swallow food, it had to be destroyed.
"If you would have seen him, you would have cried," said Sheri Simpson, one of the residents who helped care for the kitten.
“The function of a good teacher is to discourage film as a course of study for the non-avid. There are film societies and cinemas galore for the serious non-film student.” – Robert Steele, “Film Scholars at the New York Film Festival,” FILM COMMENT 2, Fall 1964, p. 41, as quoted in It’s Only a Movie, by Raymond J. Haberski Jr.
gonna build a giant drill and bore straight into hell releasing ancient demons from their sleep-forever spell so they can walk upon the earth and get recituated and run the diet pill pyramid that MC Pee Pants has created
You know, I'm usually pretty much a bleeding heart liberal when it comes to most things, but on this I turn into a pissed off Old Testament style bringer of justice. I say put this sick fuck on a giant grill for a while until all his skin begins to bubble. And when he cries for help, just mock him and poke at him with a stick. That's what someone like that deserves.
You never know when you'll meet that special someone... the someone that's mysteriously blind to your flaws. or, you know, stupid enough not to realize that yes, you really are that cynical.
Originally posted by spf2119You know, I'm usually pretty much a bleeding heart liberal when it comes to most things, but on this I turn into a pissed off Old Testament style bringer of justice. I say put this sick fuck on a giant grill for a while until all his skin begins to bubble. And when he cries for help, just mock him and poke at him with a stick. That's what someone like that deserves.
"an eye for an eye"
that's my stance on punishment...
stupid "Cruel and unusual punishment" can be used to knock down any punishment other than what is "usual" now...just need a judge that can turn it around for us
You can't fire a gun in a confined space! What are you tring to do, make us deaf?!" "Just get out of the chopper." "What?" "Get out of the chopper!" "The crops!?" - Jack Lemmon and James Garner, "My Fellow Americans", and the reason I say "The crops?" instead of "Huh?"
“The function of a good teacher is to discourage film as a course of study for the non-avid. There are film societies and cinemas galore for the serious non-film student.” – Robert Steele, “Film Scholars at the New York Film Festival,” FILM COMMENT 2, Fall 1964, p. 41, as quoted in It’s Only a Movie, by Raymond J. Haberski Jr.
I'm not even gonna look at that for fear of what I might see, so could someone tell me how bad is it?
It was a picture of the kitten pre-burning. On an advertisement that they were going to do it, apparently.
At the animal shelter I work at, we have a kitten that looks almost exactly like that one. That's messed up.
"You can save the planet, I'll save your seat"- Uncle Kracker, Better Days "Confucious say: Man with hand in pocket feel cocky all day!"- Crank Yankers
I am no fan of cats myself but there is no place on earth for this type of behavior - what may actually be worse is that his defense attorney will probably twist the law every which way they can and he will get off on a technicality.
Next time someone tells you that we should take it easy on criminals because God wants us to be merciful, give 'em this passage (this is NEW Testament, people):
"Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that whcih God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil."
--Romans 13:1-4
Grill 'im!
WyldeWolf1 The Man of 1,007 holds, making him 3 holds better than Chris Jericho!
Originally posted by T.R.Here comes Charles Benoit, and he's really mad Charles Benoit is here, and he's FUCKING CRAZY
Yes, this guy is a sick mother and all that, and I feel terrible for the kitten and think the guy should die, but THIS POST MADE ME LAUGH HARDER than anything I've seen in a YEAR, I swear. I'm NOT laughing about the cat...but T.R.'s wit is just too much here. I have laughed out loud at work for 10 full minutes, tears streaming down my face while trying not to get fired.
"YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME?" - The chilling words of the Shockmaster!
"People frown on it...but that's everything these days." - Gene Hackman, The Royal Tenenbaums
"Lovin' you has gotten weird..." - Whiskeytown, The Ballad of Carol Lynn
You wanna talk about SICK?! Not too long ago, someone posted a thread about two parents killing and barbecueing their INFANT SON!!! and just now on UPN33 News, I just heard about an 83 YEAR-OLD WOMAN BEING VIOLENTLY KILLED IN HER HOUSE!!! NOW THAT IS SICK!!!
I'm very sorry about the sudden outburst, but I just had to get all that off my chest.