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This is just fucking great. The jury is deadlocked.

My only hope if this bastard goes unpunished is that he'll get his head bashed in by an angry animal lover.

JURY IN CAT KILLING CASE DEADLOCKED

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Norman the cat.




Posted: 5:40 pm
September 23, 2008

NEW YORK - A New York City jury says it is deadlocked on the fate of a former minor league baseball player accused of beating his girlfriend's cat to death in a jealous rage.

Manhattan jurors sent the state Supreme Court judge a note Tuesday, saying they are at an impasse after two days of deliberations. The judge ordered the jury to return Wednesday morning.

The jury has been deliberating on whether 37-year-old Joseph Petcka is guilty of aggravated animal cruelty and harassment charges. If convicted, he could face up to two years in prison.

Defense lawyer Charles Hochbaum says the impasse shows that at least one juror is insisting the prosecution prove its case.

Petcka claimed he unintentionally killed his girlfriend's 8-pound declawed cat, named Norman, in self-defense.

To throw a person in jail for killing a cat is just not right. Justice would be better served with a hefty fine of 5,000.00 to the local animal shelter. America has to many people in jail already.