Cop cleared of wrongdoing after shooting kittens in front of screaming kids

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An Ohio policeman shot to death a litter of kittens on Wednesday, telling a group of screaming children that the animals would be going to “kitty heaven”. But instead of firing the officer, the local police department cleared him of any wrongdoing.

Humane Officer Barry Accorti was responding to a report of a litter of feral cats that were located in the woodpile of a home in North Ridgeville on June 10. The resident who made the call said the cats were bringing fleas to the home and leaving dead wildlife in her backyard. Twenty minutes after the call was made, the officer arrived at the scene. After spotting the five kittens, he told the resident’s distressed children that the cats would be going to heaven. Shortly thereafter, he took a gun from his vehicle and shot the animals to death.

“He informed [the resident] that shelters were full and that these cats would be going to kitty heaven,” Ohio SPCA Director Teresa Landon told the Cleveland Sun News. “She assumed he would be trapping them or something and taking them to a shelter and they would be humanely euthanized if they were not adopted.”

Initially, the woman who made the call assumed that the gun was a tranquilizer. But to her surprise, the 8-to-10 week-old kittens were shot dead, just 15 feet from the back door to her house.

“She was very distraught when this happened,” Landon said. “He started shooting them right in front of her. Her children were upstairs in view of the windows. They started screaming and crying because they heard the gunshots. They started screaming, ‘Mommy, he’s killing the kittens.’”

The homeowner’s four children are all between the ages of 5 months and 7 years.

Landon told the Sun News that the incident is heartbreaking and inexcusable, and that a humane officer should never resort to using a weapon unless the animal is in severe pain or attacking the officer.

Landon said that Accorti should be fired and charged with animal cruelty. But instead, Police Chief Mike Freeman cleared the officer of any wrongdoings and concluded that his actions were appropriate.

“After visiting the scene, talking with the responding officer and re-interviewing the complainant, I have decided his actions were appropriate and have decided not to impose any disciplinary measures for the incident,” Freeman wrote in a press release, describing the cats as having been “euthanized”. He also stated that research and animal organizations perceive shooting as a humane form of euthanasia. But Landon still believes the officer should be prosecuted

“The kittens were just sitting there,” she told The Morning Journal. “They didn’t have to die. They were only 10 months old at most and they still could have been socialized.”

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WOW, is all i can say

 

[Un-AmericanDreamer]

I've heard of kicking the dog but shooting the cat If they do that to adorable cats, imagine what they do to nikkas.

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Cops can't wait to use their guns. Even if they have to murder kittens.

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

What's the problem? Just some p*ssy nobody wanted.​

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

disgusting.

 

[OneManGang]

If this was an athlete though.......


EDIT: A black athlete

 

[Metta World Movement]

"B-b-but white people overreacted with the Michael Vick situation.....they was just dogs; who cares?"

 

[ugksam]

oh so she was hoping they would be "humanely euthanized" which i guess just means murdered out of the sight of the public.

 

[Brown Ant]

Where does it say the race of the officer?

 

[OneManGang]

oh so she was hoping they would be "humanely euthanized" which i guess just means murdered out of the sight of the public.

If you were going to be killed, which would you rather? Getting shot indiscriminately, or by lethal injection of some toxin that puts you into a sleep that you dont wake up from?

 

[ugksam]

If you were going to be killed, which would you rather? Getting shot indiscriminately, or by lethal injection of some toxin that puts you into a sleep that you dont wake up from?

the shots don't put you to sleep they put you to death

yeah shoot me, find a good marksmen so he can do it in 1 shot

there is no "humane" way to kill someone our society just has to keep telling itself that so we can feel ok with executing people

 

[OneManGang]

the shots don't put you to sleep they put you to death

yeah shoot me, find a good marksmen so he can do it in 1 shot

there is no "humane" way to kill someone our society just has to keep telling itself that so we can feel ok with executing people

It was a metaphor for death homie. In other words no pain just death. There is nothing pretty or safe about getting shot. This isnt a video game or movie. Firing squad is gruesome and messy, and you most likely gonna be in a world of pain unless your melon gets blown to bits or your chest gets blasted out. These kittens didnt get the fantasy of Solid Snake blasting them to death painlessly.

 

[ugksam]

It was a metaphor for death homie. In other words no pain just death. There is nothing pretty or safe about getting shot. This isnt a video game or movie. Firing squad is gruesome and messy, and you most likely gonna be in a world of pain unless your melon gets blown to bits or your chest gets blasted out. These kittens didnt get the fantasy of Solid Snake blasting them to death painlessly.

you think its painless to be fully aware that you are strapped down to a table and having a series of needles stuck in your arm and you can feel your heart and breathing start to slow down? yeah sounds really humane

 

[OneManGang]

you think its painless to be fully aware that you are strapped down to a table and having a series of needles stuck in your arm and you can feel your heart and breathing start to slow down? yeah sounds really humane

Miss me with that shyt. Strap me up and pump me full of chemicals. A lot less scary than facing a gun barrel and getting ripped to shreds by bullets. To each his own breh.

 

[thekingsmen]

2 weeks ago....a Police officer shot a 5 month old pitbull cause he thought the dog was attack him and his son. The excuses