Man arrested for burning kitten on grill

07-16-2002, 06:17 PM

It's pretty fucked up and the kitty's name was Lucky. Oh, the irony!!

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.

Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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07-16-2002, 06:18 PM

That just ruined my day.

07-16-2002, 06:20 PM

It's times like this that make me hope there *is* some kind of hell

07-16-2002, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Affectation:
That just ruined my day.

Pussy.

07-16-2002, 06:25 PM

That's so sad. What kind of person would do that?

07-16-2002, 06:27 PM

That is too fucking cruel.

Someone should set that fucker alight and see how *he* likes it.

07-16-2002, 07:14 PM

http://www.netphoria.org/wwwboard/frown.gif

07-16-2002, 07:18 PM

Now that's what I call a CATastrophe.

07-16-2002, 07:18 PM

Anyway, I hope he gets put away the entire 5 years.

07-16-2002, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Affectation:
That just ruined my day.

I HOPE THEY ALL GET FOUND AND PUT AWAY FOR LIFE.

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That was extremely sad. I hate people.

07-16-2002, 07:23 PM

Tell me this is a fake article. PLEASE. No one can be that cruel... can they???

Edit: Killing it at the end was the right thing to do... I don't think anything can survive that... and if they do, it wouldn't be much of a life at all. I just feel bad that they let it suffer for that long even after it was pulled out of the grill.

Okay, now I'm crying.

[This message has been edited by undivinemartyr (edited 07-16-2002).]

07-16-2002, 07:32 PM

You could always try to find an address and write a letter urging the district attorney to seek the harshest penalty, which in this case is apparently five years.

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07-16-2002, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ghetto_Squirrel:
You could always try to find an address and write a letter urging the district attorney to seek the harshest penalty, which in this case is apparently five years.

Yeah. I need some links here, plz.

I don't think five years is enough, btw.

07-16-2002, 07:49 PM

that is so fucking sick. :'(

07-16-2002, 07:49 PM

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Originally posted by Kilgore Trout:

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07-16-2002, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by undivinemartyr:
Yeah. I need some links here, plz.

http://www.ci.liberty.mo.us/official/official.htm

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07-16-2002, 08:26 PM

i want to throw that motherfucker on a grill and poke him with a fucking stick.

poor kitty... http://www.netphoria.org/wwwboard/frown.gif

07-16-2002, 08:30 PM

that made me cry.

07-16-2002, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pale_princess:
that made me cry.

07-16-2002, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pale_princess:
that made me cry.

me too...but i was afraid to post that cause i didn't want to get flamed for it. http://www.netphoria.org/wwwboard/frown.gif

07-16-2002, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by melancholia:
i didn't want to get flamed for it.

ah... no... anyway...

When a person kills another person intetionally it's called murder in the first. correct? why the fuck shouldn't that guy get tried for murder and put away for life? what the fuck. i can't stand that shit.

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07-16-2002, 09:32 PM

You know how child molesters are often hurt by fellow inmates in prison? Yeah, this guy's gonna get it good.

07-16-2002, 09:48 PM

jesus... i am not reading beyond the first couple sentences

07-16-2002, 09:51 PM

that brought me to the edge of tears....

Like whoever said above, that really does make me hope that there's a hell

07-16-2002, 10:17 PM

Letter sent

To whom it may concern

I had the misfortune of hearing about the animal cruelty case that took
place in your city on Tuesday, involving a Charles Benoit who grilled a
kitten to death.

The story has reached the Associated Press and is all over the internet. I
can only hope that if not for the sake of that poor kitten's life, that at
least to save some sort of decent public image of your town, that you will
urge
the judge to seek harsh penalties in his case.

Sincerely,
Shannon Winn

Oh yeah, i realized after sending it that i should have said district attorney

07-16-2002, 10:19 PM

huh, if a human being was tortured so it wouldn't even provoke such an emotional reaction amongst us

07-16-2002, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nick K:
huh, if a human being was tortured so it wouldn't even provoke such an emotional reaction amongst us

07-16-2002, 10:26 PM

speaking of irony, i read a story a few weeks ago about a kid who kept faking drowning in his pool, and then actually drowned. what an idiot.

07-16-2002, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nick K:
huh, if a human being was tortured so it wouldn't even provoke such an emotional reaction amongst us

I'm pretty sure it would..... there was that gay kid who was tied to a fencepost and beaten to death, and some black guy who was drug by a car for miles and died, and those stories both got huge media attention and a lot of sympathy

07-16-2002, 10:56 PM

far out

07-16-2002, 06:17 PM	#1
Kilgore Trout Posts: n/a	Man arrested for burning kitten on grill It's pretty fucked up and the kitty's name was Lucky. Oh, the irony!! 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. Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ------------------ http://www.followmearound.com/images/artwork/oxygen.gif Wait, if what you are saying is true...then I still don't care. - Dave Nelson AIM: pugbugg

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07-16-2002, 06:18 PM	#2
Affectation Posts: n/a	That just ruined my day.

07-16-2002, 06:20 PM	#3
DeviousJ Posts: n/a	It's times like this that make me hope there is some kind of hell

07-16-2002, 06:25 PM	#5
Boseph Posts: n/a	That's so sad. What kind of person would do that?

07-16-2002, 06:27 PM	#6
Enzed Posts: n/a	That is too fucking cruel. Someone should set that fucker alight and see how he likes it.

07-16-2002, 07:14 PM	#7
Salena Child Posts: n/a	http://www.netphoria.org/wwwboard/frown.gif

07-16-2002, 07:18 PM	#8
Mayfuck Posts: n/a	Now that's what I call a CATastrophe.

07-16-2002, 07:23 PM	#11
undivinemartyr Posts: n/a	Tell me this is a fake article. PLEASE. No one can be that cruel... can they??? Edit: Killing it at the end was the right thing to do... I don't think anything can survive that... and if they do, it wouldn't be much of a life at all. I just feel bad that they let it suffer for that long even after it was pulled out of the grill. Okay, now I'm crying. [This message has been edited by undivinemartyr (edited 07-16-2002).]

07-16-2002, 07:32 PM	#12
Ghetto_Squirrel Posts: n/a	You could always try to find an address and write a letter urging the district attorney to seek the harshest penalty, which in this case is apparently five years. ------------------ http://www.toolcity.net/~burt/images/pimp3a.jpg My anti-drug is non-consensual sex with minors. AIM: Mista Saki

07-16-2002, 07:49 PM	#14
melancholymystic Posts: n/a	that is so fucking sick. :'(

07-16-2002, 08:26 PM	#17
melancholia Posts: n/a	i want to throw that motherfucker on a grill and poke him with a fucking stick. poor kitty... http://www.netphoria.org/wwwboard/frown.gif

07-16-2002, 08:30 PM	#18
pale_princess Posts: n/a	that made me cry.

07-16-2002, 09:32 PM	#22
tear stained glass Posts: n/a	You know how child molesters are often hurt by fellow inmates in prison? Yeah, this guy's gonna get it good.

07-16-2002, 09:48 PM	#23
THRILLHO Posts: n/a	jesus... i am not reading beyond the first couple sentences

07-16-2002, 09:51 PM	#24
So very sad about me Posts: n/a	that brought me to the edge of tears.... Like whoever said above, that really does make me hope that there's a hell

07-16-2002, 10:17 PM	#25
So very sad about me Posts: n/a	Letter sent To whom it may concern I had the misfortune of hearing about the animal cruelty case that took place in your city on Tuesday, involving a Charles Benoit who grilled a kitten to death. The story has reached the Associated Press and is all over the internet. I can only hope that if not for the sake of that poor kitten's life, that at least to save some sort of decent public image of your town, that you will urge the judge to seek harsh penalties in his case. Sincerely, Shannon Winn Oh yeah, i realized after sending it that i should have said district attorney

07-16-2002, 10:19 PM	#26
Nick K Posts: n/a	huh, if a human being was tortured so it wouldn't even provoke such an emotional reaction amongst us

07-16-2002, 10:26 PM	#28
Johnis Posts: n/a	speaking of irony, i read a story a few weeks ago about a kid who kept faking drowning in his pool, and then actually drowned. what an idiot.