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1. ‘OU’? There’s a reason great institutions don’t go by their initials2. For local biz, cooperative status has been mostly a good thing3. Solar company owners trumpet local clean energy, pick candidate4. Experts deliver dire warnings about fracking impacts5. What's Happening (2-9-12)6. OU reviews land holdings for possible oil/gas drilling7. 'Armed and dangerous' bank robber no longer a local threat, OUPD says8. For better or worse, minimum wage goes up again9. Sheriff threatens to arrest complainant at son’s assault hearing10. Feds’ new rule about Burmese pythons relies on misinformation11. Group works toward total elimination of garbage12. Touring museum highlights African-American inventors13. Cuban Sol brings new exotic flavor to Athens area14. Attorneys for student who lost arm seek big damages from OU 15. Commissioners hear it from both sides about fracking16. Incumbent responds to overtime concerns17. ATV trails at Burr Oak park raise serious questions18. Guitar magazine spills positive ink on local shop19. County brings in record amount for jail ‘pay-to-stay’20. OU president says Kasich’s agenda dovetails with OU’s
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Monday, November 16,2009
HC should send alleged cat-killer packing
To the Editor:
Having read the article about Brian Able, the boy who stomped a cat to death (presumably), then gutted it to use its liver for bait, I was sickened to think he was charged only a misdemeanor for his actions, and further horrified to note he was a Hocking College law-enforcement student (The NEWS, Nov. 12). Some studies indicate that animal cruelty is a often precursor to the abuse of women and children. So, where does Able go from here? I think Hocking College should discontinue his student status and return his behind to Xenia, Ohio where perhaps he can find his lost values. We have enough pet abusers in our area. If he can't be charged realistically for his crime, then send him packing.
Milena Miller
Graham Drive
Athens
Editor's note: Hocking College has corrected earlier reports that Able is a law-enforcement student. He's actually a student in the college's School of Natural Resources. TS
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Terry BHe is charged realistically for his crime.
In Ohio animal abuse is only a misdemeanor. Unfortunately.
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anonymousSo I have a question....are people going to jump to conclusions every single damn time they hear something? It seems as if everyone has their facts mixed up about some "cat killer" running around the neighborhood. I couldn't help but think it was a little odd that a college student would go up on some random person's porch and kill their pet. ANYBODY could have committed this crime. Innocent until PROVEN guilty. Not guilty until proven innocent.
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