Teens who microwaved cat get probation

[Catty1]

I hope their community service is in pet shelters.

And they are banned from owning pets for two years. Well...if they are still living at home and the family has to rehome their pets, that might be a bit of a slap.

Unfortunately, this was the maximum sentence that the law allowed the judge to give.

I gather that one family has had to move because of the harrassment. In a way, I am glad that these persons got BADLY harrassed by other people - the consequences were 'in their face' every day.

I can't read the story - there is one sentence that hurts too much to read.

I hope these boys are neutered!

[elizabethann]

Such a sad story. I would be so sad & ashamed if those were my kids. To think this happened at Christmas time.

RIP sweet kitty. Not all humans are scum.

[sparks19]

WHAT?

The BROKE into someone's house and DESTROYED it... occupied it for two days, tortured and killed their cat and then wrote those cryptic messages on the wall? and they are banned from playing violent video games?

WTF?

Sorry... "it's in the microwave" and "you had a nice cat" are not the words of just two bored teenagers who made a mistake. They apparently ENJOYED what they did to that poor cat. I don't see ANY remorse in those words. anyone can say "I'm sorry".

That is bull.

I really hate that whole Youth criminal justice act. it's such bull****.

Probation for breaking and entering, vandalism and abuse, torture and murder of an animal.

Sickening. there is obviously a problem with the system when the max sentence for ALL of that is 100 hours community service and PROBATION.