DOG LOVERS UNLEASH DESIRE FOR PAYBACK.Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY Dennis McCarthy may refer to:
RESEDA - There's something to be said for bringing back some old- fashioned frontier justice, the guys at the dog park in Reseda were saying Wednesday, kicking back and watching their dogs chase each other around the park. It's quick, to the point, and, best of all, the taxpayers don't have to pick up the bed and breakfast tab for inmates. Like a lot of us, the guys were trying to figure out what to do with this Andrew Burnett creep, who was found guilty Tuesday of felony felony (fĕl`ənē), any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor, that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common law. animal cruelty charges. He's the loser from San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. who threw a little dog to its death in traffic after the dog's owner accidentally backed into Burnett's car. It took a jury deliberating about 50 minutes to find him guilty, which is about 49 minutes and 30 seconds longer than it would have taken these guys. Burnett's looking at a three-year prison sentence for flinging the 19- pound bichon frise Bichon Frise (bēshôN` frēs), breed of small dog developed in France after World War I. It stands from 8 to 12 in. (20–30 cm) high at the shoulder and has a profuse, silky coat that is loosely curled. to its death, but these dog owners had a quicker sentence in mind Wednesday. About 10 minutes in a cage with Jim Franck's Doberman, or Ben Helton's German shepherd German shepherd, breed of large, muscular working dog perfected in Germany at the turn of the 20th cent. It stands about 25 in. (64 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 60 to 85 lb (27.2–38.5 kg). should just about even the scales of justice Scales of Justice can refer to:
Something short of death but long on terror. ``The guy's a coward and deserves the book thrown at him,'' said Helton. ``The only reason he had the nerve to do what he did was because it was a woman and small dog in that car. ``If it had been one of us, and he tried that, he would have been the one getting tossed out into traffic,'' he said. A round of cheers. Frontier justice at its best. What rankled these dog owners and so many more around the country is Burnett's ``What's the big fuss?'' attitude. When the verdict was read Tuesday, he smiled and winked at his girlfriend sitting in the back of the courtroom. Cold. ``He's slapping every dog lover in America in the face, basically saying, Hey, it's only a dog, what's the big deal?'' Franck said. ``Well it is a big deal, a very big deal.'' If Burnett had copped a plea, told the jury he just blew his cool, lost his mind for a minute, or used any lame excuse that people living in crowded cities could relate to, maybe he could have walked away with a slap on the wrist. But he didn't, and, ironically, that's the best news to come out of this whole ugly episode. Because the guy's going down. The only question is for how long? If Doug Buck, Rose Channer and the people down at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is any of a number of animal welfare organisations whose operations include protecting and providing shelter to animals in danger. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. offices have their way, it will be for the maximum three years. ``We're so glad it was a felony conviction, not a misdemeanor, because this sends a stronger message that it's not OK to abuse an animal,'' said Channer, vice president of the organization. ``If he gets the maximum sentence, we'd be very glad about that,'' she said. Maybe no one gladder than Buck, though. He's the guy at the SPCALA SPCALA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles office who handles the cruelty tip hotline - (800) 540-SPCA. Every day, he fields from 40 to 45 animal cruelty calls that he parcels out to the society's four full-time investigators. Last year, that tip line produced just over 1,000 cruelty complaints in the Greater Los Angeles Area The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. There are two "official" definitions—the Los Angeles metropolitan area consisting only of the Los Angeles and Orange , he said. ``This year, I've handled over 1,300 complaints, and it's only June,'' he said Wednesday. Definitely not a good sign since the hot summer months are traditionally the time when people who own animals, but shouldn't, start losing their cool and doing really stupid, cruel things to them. Like leaving them locked up in hot cars or chained up inside yards with no water and the sun beating down on them all day. Or worse, beating them, then throwing them away, like so much trash. So, when guys like Burnett get caught, then cop an attitude like it's no big deal, you're going to have to forgive the guys over at the dog park or people down at the SPCA SPCA serum prothrombin conversion accelerator (coagulation factor VII). SPCA abbr. serum prothrombin conversion accelerator SPCA, n an acronym for serum p if they don't show a lot of sympathy for where Burnett's standing right now. They're not about to turn the other cheek. They want the book thrown at him. Or better yet, a little frontier justice - like 10 minutes in a cage with Jim Franck's Doberman. |
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