Racially motivated pet murder

lookout123 · 07-07-2008, 01:01 PM

From Fox News:

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Phoenix police are investigating a startling animal-cruelty case in which a 6-month-old Chihuahua was found cut in half.

The distraught Medina family had to remove photos of their dog "Taco" from the walls of their Phoenix home after the dog's owner, Humberto Medina, made the gruesome discovery.

Medina said the photos are too painful to look at because his last memory of Taco was of the pet torn in two pieces in their backyard.

Medina believes the crime was racially motivated.

"I don't understand why they did (this)," Humberto Medina told MyFOXPhoenix.com. "He was just a little dog. He cannot hurt anybody."

Detective Stacie Derge said the Phoenix Police Department does not have any suspects for the crime.

She did not have further details to release.

Anyone with information is asked to call 602-262-6151 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.

racially motivated or just retaliation for this soon to be released assault upon our senses P.O.S.?

Flint · 07-07-2008, 01:07 PM

I'll tell you what happened. All the clues are there. Little dog, left alone outside... what does he do? He yip-yaps his damn head off until someone either lets him back in the house or cuts him in half. They probably tried yelling at him and throwing stuff at him, before they finally stuck the tree-saw over the fence. And I'll bet they probably didn't even mean to cut him completely in half.

lookout123 · 07-07-2008, 01:13 PM

you're so wrong. it is obviously a crime against the brown.

Flint · 07-07-2008, 01:21 PM

But seriously, wasn't he probably picked up and half-devoured by a big predator bird or something? Or a coyote?

lookout123 · 07-07-2008, 01:26 PM

no, experience and instinct tell me that Mr Medina probably left Taco out all the time and good ol' Taco annoyed the crap out of the neighbors until someone cut the little yapper in half. Or Mr Medina owes someone some money and was sent a message to be more forthcoming with repayment.

the whole racially motivated deal is BS. you can't swing half a chihuahua by the tail in phoenix without hitting 8 mexicans and 32 chihuahuas. they give them away on street corners for crying out loud. (the ratdogs, not the mexicans. you have to pay for them) for someone to pick this chihuahua and kill it as a racial message would be pretty bizarre.

Flint · 07-07-2008, 01:50 PM

So, is this guy your neighbor?

lookout123 · 07-07-2008, 01:55 PM

Nah, we don't let mexicans in the neighborhood. just kidding, of course. they come during daylight hours by permit to do our lawns.

ok, i better stop that before someone thinks I'm seriously anti-mexican. my neighbor has 4 boxers, 2 chihuahuas, and a pitbull. and a freaking cockatu. hate that thing. anyway, no problem with the dogs. (or the fact that he's mexican

) the guy behind me though has a beagle. more precisely, his kids who visit once a month have a beagle that he keeps. outside. too much. i have resorted to shooting the little bastard with an airsoft gun when it howls at me from the top of the kids' swingset. i never thought about cutting it in half. until just now.

HungLikeJesus · 07-07-2008, 01:59 PM

If they didn't want it eaten, why did they name it Taco?

lookout123 · 07-07-2008, 02:03 PM

that's what she said. *wink wink, nudge nudge*

spudcon · 07-07-2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

If they didn't want it eaten, why did they name it Taco?

Excellent point.

BrianR · 07-07-2008, 09:47 PM

Heck! ALL my neighbors are Mexicans. All my in-laws too. More than one rat dog in the family, yet although I hate little ankle-biters, I can't see killing one, in any manner, just because they bark. All dogs (but one) do. Especially if they are cut off from their "pack" (read: the people). Our Shih-Tzu will go insane if we leave it alone for more than an hour. They're people dogs. Chihuahuas are also people dogs; they have a strong sense of the pack.

I don't believe in the term "hate crime". Killing a pet is animal cruelty, which may be either a misdemeanor or felony depending on the local laws. It should be investigated and prosecuted as such.

That said, my dogs spend a great deal of time outdoors and anyone harming any of them will be hunted down and butt-raped prior to being mercy-killed.

Brian

Sundae · 07-08-2008, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by BrianR

... I can't see killing one, in any manner, just because they bark. All dogs (but one) do. Especially if they are cut off from their "pack" (read: the people).

You undoubtably have more dog experience than me, but my experience is completely the opposite. I've only known one dog that was a barker. Oh - lie. There's one across the road from here that goes off at about midday and carries on intermittently til about four. Drives me crazy, but apparantly no-one even noticed it til I started pointing it out.

Then again it's not common to keep dogs outside in England (smaller yards probably). That might be the difference.

Aliantha · 07-08-2008, 05:48 AM

We moved house largely because of a howling dog.

Killing it would have saved us a lot of money.

spudcon · 07-08-2008, 07:57 AM

I think he died of natural causes.

HungLikeJesus · 07-08-2008, 08:40 AM

Maybe they got it with the lawn mower and didn't notice.

07-07-2008, 01:07 PM	#2
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I'll tell you what happened. All the clues are there. Little dog, left alone outside... what does he do? He yip-yaps his damn head off until someone either lets him back in the house or cuts him in half. They probably tried yelling at him and throwing stuff at him, before they finally stuck the tree-saw over the fence. And I'll bet they probably didn't even mean to cut him completely in half. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-07-2008, 01:13 PM	#3
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	you're so wrong. it is obviously a crime against the brown. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-07-2008, 01:21 PM	#4
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	But seriously, wasn't he probably picked up and half-devoured by a big predator bird or something? Or a coyote? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-07-2008, 01:26 PM	#5
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	no, experience and instinct tell me that Mr Medina probably left Taco out all the time and good ol' Taco annoyed the crap out of the neighbors until someone cut the little yapper in half. Or Mr Medina owes someone some money and was sent a message to be more forthcoming with repayment. the whole racially motivated deal is BS. you can't swing half a chihuahua by the tail in phoenix without hitting 8 mexicans and 32 chihuahuas. they give them away on street corners for crying out loud. (the ratdogs, not the mexicans. you have to pay for them) for someone to pick this chihuahua and kill it as a racial message would be pretty bizarre. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-07-2008, 01:50 PM	#6
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	So, is this guy your neighbor? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-07-2008, 01:55 PM	#7
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Nah, we don't let mexicans in the neighborhood. just kidding, of course. they come during daylight hours by permit to do our lawns. ok, i better stop that before someone thinks I'm seriously anti-mexican. my neighbor has 4 boxers, 2 chihuahuas, and a pitbull. and a freaking cockatu. hate that thing. anyway, no problem with the dogs. (or the fact that he's mexican ) the guy behind me though has a beagle. more precisely, his kids who visit once a month have a beagle that he keeps. outside. too much. i have resorted to shooting the little bastard with an airsoft gun when it howls at me from the top of the kids' swingset. i never thought about cutting it in half. until just now. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-07-2008, 01:59 PM	#8
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	If they didn't want it eaten, why did they name it Taco? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

07-07-2008, 02:03 PM	#9
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	that's what she said. wink wink, nudge nudge __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-07-2008, 09:47 PM	#11
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Heck! ALL my neighbors are Mexicans. All my in-laws too. More than one rat dog in the family, yet although I hate little ankle-biters, I can't see killing one, in any manner, just because they bark. All dogs (but one) do. Especially if they are cut off from their "pack" (read: the people). Our Shih-Tzu will go insane if we leave it alone for more than an hour. They're people dogs. Chihuahuas are also people dogs; they have a strong sense of the pack. I don't believe in the term "hate crime". Killing a pet is animal cruelty, which may be either a misdemeanor or felony depending on the local laws. It should be investigated and prosecuted as such. That said, my dogs spend a great deal of time outdoors and anyone harming any of them will be hunted down and butt-raped prior to being mercy-killed. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

07-08-2008, 05:48 AM	#13
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	We moved house largely because of a howling dog. Killing it would have saved us a lot of money. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

07-08-2008, 07:57 AM	#14
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	I think he died of natural causes. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

07-08-2008, 08:40 AM	#15
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Maybe they got it with the lawn mower and didn't notice. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

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