Comments on: Killing Quinn: Disgruntled Gold Course Employee Shoots Pet in Protest

By: Sally

Sally — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:20:11 +0000

I wrote my sentence without a word. It should read
I cannot imagine what would make a person want DO that to an animal.

My keyboard is very touchy.

I should also add that it is unfortunate that California is not as strict as Louisiana. He’d be looking at 10 years, which would be well deserved.

By: Sally

Sally — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:16:58 +0000

Mespo…that’s a very sad story to read!! I cannot imagine what would make a person want to that to an animal.

I hope he gets as much time in prison as possible and it would be nice to see the extra charges added as well!!

By: mespo727272

mespo727272 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:09:46 +0000

Sally:

I suspect our trigger happy greensman is looking at two to three years or more on the animal cruelty charges. Probably more if the domestic and burglary charges are factored in, or if he gets a pet lover on the jury or on the bench. California has made such abuse a felony since 1988. Here’s a similar Cretan’s sentence in California and hence my prediction:

http://dogsinthenews.com/issues/0201/articles/020131b.htm

By: Sally

Sally — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:21:38 +0000

Maybe someone ought to shove him into a cage and shoot him unexpectedly.

What a jerk. This is a case where I’d actually like to see PETA get involved.

What kind of charges can be brought against someone who does this to animals? Is he looking at doing any time at all?

By: mespo727272

mespo727272 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:42:41 +0000

As we have discussed here many times, I find no reason to exclude the destruction of animals from that category of torts which carries the possibility of damages for emotional distress. As we have seen in many cases the emotional loss is real as can be attested to by anyone who owns pets themselves. I suppose the law adopts the restrictive position it does in an attempt to assert the superior dignity of humans over other animal species– the law is, after all, man-made, with apologies to Natural Law advocates . However after reading this story one has to pause and question the presumption that all humans are of superior dignity to our four-legged friends like Quinn.

By: rafflaw

rafflaw — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:18:14 +0000

I was shocked to read about this case. Here is an individual who needs to be rotting in a cell for a long, long time. What a big man. Shooting a defenseless animal while it is in a cage! Isn’t that how mass murderers start, by killing animals? I hope the punishment is sufficient to induce this scumbag to refrain from these kind of actions in the future.