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bullwinkle428

(20,627 posts)
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 02:38 PM Mar 2014

Man shoots pit bull; poses with body like a trophy kill

I CANNOT believe this has not made General Discussion yet!

"A single mom and her four-year old daughter are grieving the loss of a family member. And a bunch of kids at a day-care center are grieving the loss of a friend. On Wednesday, March 12th, Tank, a dog owned by Richele Ince and her daughter, was shot and killed by a neighbor, Kenneth Woodburn in the backyard of his Ridge home. The case is under investigation by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Department and St. Mary’s Animal Control. Animal cruelty is now a felony in the state of Maryland.

The incident has become viral on Facebook after Woodburn, 29, posted that if the dog came into his yard “Hey going to dye today” (sic). After the dog was shot, he posted a picture of himself with the dead dog on his lap. Sheriff Tim Cameron told the Bay Net he has gotten calls from outside the area from people who have seen that picture and are incensed about it.

Tank was a pit bull/lab mix. Richele purchased him almost a year ago for her daughter’s fourth birthday. She said he was a playful puppy with not a mean bone in his body. She said he never bit anyone and just wanted to play with other dogs. In fact Tank had become a mascot of the day-care center that is on the same dirt lane that the Woodburn and Ince homes are located just off Route 5 in Ridge. Tank is now buried at that day care center."

http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/36048

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Man shoots pit bull; poses with body like a trophy kill (Original Post) bullwinkle428 Mar 2014 OP
Shot in the back too jsr Mar 2014 #1
you beat me to it Ligyron Mar 2014 #2
I did not want to click on the story RebelOne Mar 2014 #13
Fucking asshole!! one_voice Mar 2014 #3
What filth...as they saying goes, dying's too good for the likes of him... joeybee12 Mar 2014 #4
Here's the Maryland law theHandpuppet Mar 2014 #6
Give him the 3 years... joeybee12 Mar 2014 #9
As a man with priors... theHandpuppet Mar 2014 #5
Post removed Post removed Mar 2014 #7
this part of the story killed me: shanti Mar 2014 #8
What's to investigate? Oakenshield Mar 2014 #10
We are allowing people who cannot spell a 3 letter word access to guns. nilesobek Mar 2014 #11
These stories really hurt me Feral Child Mar 2014 #12

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)
13. I did not want to click on the story
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 04:31 PM
Mar 2014

because the pictures would sadden me. I have had two pit bulls. One night, I was walking one of them, Easy, who was a very large pit bull. A police car pulled up alongside of me. He asked if my dog was a pit bull and I said yes. He said, "I shot one like that last night." And then he sped away.

one_voice

(20,043 posts)
3. Fucking asshole!!
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 02:43 PM
Mar 2014


This family of this dog will not get justice. Animal cruelty isn't taken seriously enough, imo.
 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
4. What filth...as they saying goes, dying's too good for the likes of him...
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 02:44 PM
Mar 2014

I have no idea how stiff penalties ar in MD for this, probably not stiff enough, but this guy needs to get the max.

theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)
6. Here's the Maryland law
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 02:53 PM
Mar 2014

§ 10-606. Aggravated cruelty to animals--In general

Prohibited

(a) A person may not:

(1) intentionally mutilate, torture, cruelly beat, or cruelly kill an animal;

(2) cause, procure, or authorize an act prohibited under item (1) of this subsection; or

(3) except in the case of self-defense, intentionally inflict bodily harm, permanent disability, or death on an animal owned or used by a law enforcement unit.

Penalty

(b)(1) A person who violates this section is guilty of the felony of aggravated cruelty to animals and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.

(2) As a condition of sentencing, the court may order a defendant convicted of violating this section to participate in and pay for psychological counseling.

(3) As a condition of probation, the court may prohibit a defendant from owning, possessing, or residing with an animal.

CREDIT(S)

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2011, c. 26, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 27, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011.


theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)
5. As a man with priors...
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 02:50 PM
Mar 2014

...let us hope Woodburn won't find the judge in this case so predisposed to giving him a break. This psycho should be behind bars.

Response to bullwinkle428 (Original post)

shanti

(21,672 posts)
8. this part of the story killed me:
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 03:05 PM
Mar 2014

"...Over at the day care center, where Tank hung out and played with the kids, one of the children was so distraught that he laid on Tank’s grave in the rain mourning the loss..."

Hopefully, someone will kick woodburn's ass!!

Oakenshield

(614 posts)
10. What's to investigate?
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 03:20 PM
Mar 2014

You have a photo of this creep posing over a dog he'd just murdered. Throw his cruel useless ass into a cell. And if you happen to misplace the key when you're done, I doubt anyone will mind.

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