'I plead guilty' to animal cruelty sign draws abuse from drivers

**fish_doc** · 07-28-2005, 08:34 PM

A western Pennsylvania man said he endured more than he expected when he agreed to an unusual sentence for an animal cruelty conviction.

Ulysses Zimmerman, 22, of Point Marion, pleaded guilty to animal cruelty for allegedly neglecting his dog, denying it veterinary care and strangling the animal.

But Zimmerman didn't pay a fine or spend time in jail. Instead, he stood at an intersection in South Union Township Thursday, wearing a sign that read, "I Plead Guilty ... Animal Cruelty is a Crime ... My Dog's Name WAS Salt and Pepper." Zimmerman was supposed to stand at the corner for eight hours, but Robin Moore, the Fayette County Humane officer who devised the sentence, allowed him to leave early because of abuse from motorists. "Everybody started screaming at me and cussing me. I got there at 9:30 a.m., but Robin said at noon that she'd heard enough and that I could leave," he said. AP

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/...s-cruel26.html

**fish_doc** · 07-28-2005, 08:35 PM

How unfair. The guy got to leave early because he had enough. Too bad the dog didnt get that option.

fishfreaks · 07-28-2005, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by fish_doc

How unfair. The guy got to leave early because he had enough. Too bad the dog didnt get that option.

Exactly what i was going to say. That is sick, and total unfair justice for the doggie.

this makes me sick.

**Baby_Baby** · 07-28-2005, 09:09 PM

uh. that is so wrong! I would have totalle yelled at that guy. 8 hours ain't enough.

ANIMAL CRUELTY IS CRUEL!

shev · 07-28-2005, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby_Baby

ANIMAL CRUELTY IS CRUEL!

lol.

im surpised there wasnt a hit 'n run

Lydia · 07-28-2005, 10:04 PM

LOL someone should have done that, shev. jk

That is insane that he got off early. Even eight hours isn't enough. And then they let him off early?! Like someone said up there, too bad his dog didn't have that option!

guppyart · 07-28-2005, 10:19 PM

sick twisted minds people have these days

Lexus · 07-28-2005, 11:44 PM

He should have stayed there the full time and I would have brought a paintball gun and pelted him for a few hours for entertainment.

blor · 07-29-2005, 06:26 AM

that just not right *shakes head*

Beerleader · 07-29-2005, 07:56 AM

Yeah thats not a very harsh punishment, they should have done him like that lady in the movie airplane. They should formed a long line where everyone shook him, strangled him a little, and slapped the fire out of him.
I can't even believed they thought that was a harsh punishment, and harsh enough to let him leave early. No wonder animal abusers seem to re-offend.

Caitlin Rose · 05-06-2006, 11:07 AM

THe guy strangled his dog??? He should have had to pay a fine, spend time in jail and then stand on the street corner!

Caitlin Rose · 05-06-2006, 11:08 AM

The *whole* time too!

msdolittle · 05-06-2006, 12:03 PM

I don't have anything to add that everyone hasn't already said. I wish I were the judge that sentenced him....... We desperately need harsher penalties for animal cruelty. Too many people have the mindset that animals are expendable and beneath us "almighty" humans.... I can think of some pretty sick things I personally would like to do to these twisted f*cks.

I don't tolerate animal cruelty and my children will grow to respect animals.......or they'll answer to me.

RockabillyChick · 05-06-2006, 04:03 PM

in the quote it says that the animal control officer who devised the punishment told him to go home because SHE had seen enough.

Scy64 · 05-06-2006, 04:16 PM

That's the problem with these 'out of the box' punishments: they're too easy to attack and get out of. I wish he'd have just had to pay a fine and done max prison time for his actions. No getting around something like that!

I remember one case I saw in which a lady allowed her horse to nearly starve to death. She got a pretty long sentance (can't remember if was max or not- I think it was), but she was forced to have pictures of the skinny horse in her cell, to remind her of the pain she caused.

I suppose even something like the pictures wouldn't make a difference to a person who really DIDN'T see anything wrong with their actions. But either way, the jail time would probably make them at least think twice before doing the same thing again.

AshleytheGreat · 05-06-2006, 04:42 PM

This is worse but kindof like the time where the Mom made her kid stand at the corner in a pig suit and hold a sign saying "Im a pig, i dont clean my room" or something like that

07-28-2005, 08:34 PM	#1
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,881 Blog Entries: 14	'I plead guilty' to animal cruelty sign draws abuse from drivers A western Pennsylvania man said he endured more than he expected when he agreed to an unusual sentence for an animal cruelty conviction. Ulysses Zimmerman, 22, of Point Marion, pleaded guilty to animal cruelty for allegedly neglecting his dog, denying it veterinary care and strangling the animal. But Zimmerman didn't pay a fine or spend time in jail. Instead, he stood at an intersection in South Union Township Thursday, wearing a sign that read, "I Plead Guilty ... Animal Cruelty is a Crime ... My Dog's Name WAS Salt and Pepper." Zimmerman was supposed to stand at the corner for eight hours, but Robin Moore, the Fayette County Humane officer who devised the sentence, allowed him to leave early because of abuse from motorists. "Everybody started screaming at me and cussing me. I got there at 9:30 a.m., but Robin said at noon that she'd heard enough and that I could leave," he said. AP http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/...s-cruel26.html __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

07-28-2005, 08:35 PM	#2
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,881 Blog Entries: 14	How unfair. The guy got to leave early because he had enough. Too bad the dog didnt get that option. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

07-28-2005, 09:09 PM	#4
Baby_Baby Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,806 Blog Entries: 1	uh. that is so wrong! I would have totalle yelled at that guy. 8 hours ain't enough. ANIMAL CRUELTY IS CRUEL! __________________ "By avoiding the very thing you despise the most, by trying to be "different" by striving to be so "unique", you've become the sole and center of all that you held so high on the pedestal of disgusting mortality deemed society."

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Lydia Ichthus Owner Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: FL Posts: 1,905	LOL someone should have done that, shev. jk That is insane that he got off early. Even eight hours isn't enough. And then they let him off early?! Like someone said up there, too bad his dog didn't have that option! __________________ Vote for FishForums!

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Beerleader Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Age: 35 Posts: 382	Yeah thats not a very harsh punishment, they should have done him like that lady in the movie airplane. They should formed a long line where everyone shook him, strangled him a little, and slapped the fire out of him. I can't even believed they thought that was a harsh punishment, and harsh enough to let him leave early. No wonder animal abusers seem to re-offend.

05-06-2006, 11:07 AM	#11
Caitlin Rose Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bay Area California USA Age: 26 Posts: 31	THe guy strangled his dog??? He should have had to pay a fine, spend time in jail and then stand on the street corner!

05-06-2006, 11:08 AM	#12
Caitlin Rose Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bay Area California USA Age: 26 Posts: 31	The whole time too!

05-06-2006, 12:03 PM	#13
msdolittle Animal Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Age: 34 Posts: 625	I don't have anything to add that everyone hasn't already said. I wish I were the judge that sentenced him....... We desperately need harsher penalties for animal cruelty. Too many people have the mindset that animals are expendable and beneath us "almighty" humans.... I can think of some pretty sick things I personally would like to do to these twisted f*cks. I don't tolerate animal cruelty and my children will grow to respect animals.......or they'll answer to me. __________________ ~Angela~

05-06-2006, 04:03 PM	#14
RockabillyChick Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 23 Posts: 298	in the quote it says that the animal control officer who devised the punishment told him to go home because *SHE* had seen enough. __________________ She does nothing to deserve it He only wants to observe it We sit back like they taught us We keep quiet like they taught us He just wants, he wants to prove it She does nothing to remove it We don't want anyone to mind us So we play the roles that they assigned us She does nothing to conceal it He touches her 'cause he wants to feel it We blame her for being there But we are all guilty http://rockabillychick.deviantart.com/

05-06-2006, 04:16 PM	#15
Scy64 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 25 Posts: 103	That's the problem with these 'out of the box' punishments: they're too easy to attack and get out of. I wish he'd have just had to pay a fine and done max prison time for his actions. No getting around something like that! I remember one case I saw in which a lady allowed her horse to nearly starve to death. She got a pretty long sentance (can't remember if was max or not- I think it was), but she was forced to have pictures of the skinny horse in her cell, to remind her of the pain she caused. I suppose even something like the pictures wouldn't make a difference to a person who really DIDN'T see anything wrong with their actions. But either way, the jail time would probably make them at least think twice before doing the same thing again.

05-06-2006, 04:42 PM	#16
AshleytheGreat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mi Town Posts: 784	This is worse but kindof like the time where the Mom made her kid stand at the corner in a pig suit and hold a sign saying "Im a pig, i dont clean my room" or something like that __________________ So let the haters hate, let the doubters doubt, I stand by my book, and my life, and I won't dignify this malarkey with any sort of further response.

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