Pet killer in Calgary - $20,000 bounty

[michael87cn]

See? Humans aren't animals, we're monsters.

 

[thewatergamer]

Makes me sick just thinking about it, nothing makes my blood boil like animal abuse, I don't care if he's mentally unstable, he needs to be brought to justice

 

[Weaver]

I like how people get murdered by the bucketload every day and no one really cares, but someone kills two animals and the internet personally goes on a mad witch hunt.

 

[Xan Krieger]

No 2 which ways about it, this autistic and everyone like him deserve the worst mistreatments and torture. Remember the tosspot that put 2 kittens in a bag and vacuumed out all the air? Fed a live kitten to a large snake? Taped a cat to a mop and drowned it? Those eventually led to 1 lunatic 1 ice pick. The higher the bounty, the more attention. The more attention, the greater chance of getting caught. What I'd do to bastards like these is the primary reason I can't be allowed anywhere near them.

Mate, I get you're angry about this pet-killing douchbag but labelling him or her autistic is absolutely uncalled for, there's no reason to believe the culprit is autistic and there's quite a few people on the autistic spectrum on this forum who might be offended by the comparison. Sadist or sociopath are probably the words you're looking for.

Yeah, second that...when did "autistic" come into this?

Third-ed. What the hell?

4th'd
Totally uncalled for

OT: I do hope someone kills him, he killed 2 innocents so he gets killed before he can do anymore damage.

 

[lacktheknack]

No 2 which ways about it, this autistic and everyone like him deserve the worst mistreatments and torture. Remember the tosspot that put 2 kittens in a bag and vacuumed out all the air? Fed a live kitten to a large snake? Taped a cat to a mop and drowned it? Those eventually led to 1 lunatic 1 ice pick. The higher the bounty, the more attention. The more attention, the greater chance of getting caught. What I'd do to bastards like these is the primary reason I can't be allowed anywhere near them.

Mate, I get you're angry about this pet-killing douchbag but labelling him or her autistic is absolutely uncalled for, there's no reason to believe the culprit is autistic and there's quite a few people on the autistic spectrum on this forum who might be offended by the comparison. Sadist or sociopath are probably the words you're looking for.

Yeah, second that...when did "autistic" come into this?

Third-ed. What the hell?

4th'd
Totally uncalled for

OT: I do hope someone kills him, he killed 2 innocents so he gets killed before he can do anymore damage.

Fifth'd... followed by a major WHAT THE HELL.

OT: Urgh. Huge bounties crowdfunded bounties? There's no way that could be abused or set a ruinous standard. The Indiegogo page pissed me right off with its saber-rattling and political agenda, too. Plus, it's all about a right mess with a scary killer and starved pets.

Screw the Black Rhino thread, THIS is the story of the day where I don't want to be on any of the sides. Each is more terrible than the last.

EDIT: Jesus Christ, this thread.

Well, it's definitive. Murder a person, and you'll get general loathing with the occasional symapthizer on the Escapist. Murder a cat and they want your head, your heart and your genitals on platters, and screw any outside factors.

Maybe someone should go to the "Are Humans Animals?" thread and point out that we value animals more highly than humans.

 

[PainInTheAssInternet]

I'd read the following somewhere on the internet so you know it must be true.

Apparently the police are interested not only due to animal cruelty because these the manner in which they were killed are the warning signs of a developing serial killer.

 

[Xan Krieger]

No 2 which ways about it, this autistic and everyone like him deserve the worst mistreatments and torture. Remember the tosspot that put 2 kittens in a bag and vacuumed out all the air? Fed a live kitten to a large snake? Taped a cat to a mop and drowned it? Those eventually led to 1 lunatic 1 ice pick. The higher the bounty, the more attention. The more attention, the greater chance of getting caught. What I'd do to bastards like these is the primary reason I can't be allowed anywhere near them.

Mate, I get you're angry about this pet-killing douchbag but labelling him or her autistic is absolutely uncalled for, there's no reason to believe the culprit is autistic and there's quite a few people on the autistic spectrum on this forum who might be offended by the comparison. Sadist or sociopath are probably the words you're looking for.

Yeah, second that...when did "autistic" come into this?

Third-ed. What the hell?

4th'd
Totally uncalled for

OT: I do hope someone kills him, he killed 2 innocents so he gets killed before he can do anymore damage.

Fifth'd... followed by a major WHAT THE HELL.

OT: Urgh. Huge bounties crowdfunded bounties? There's no way that could be abused or set a ruinous standard. The Indiegogo page pissed me right off with its saber-rattling and political agenda, too. Plus, it's all about a right mess with a scary killer and starved pets.

Screw the Black Rhino thread, THIS is the story of the day where I don't want to be on any of the sides. Each is more terrible than the last.

EDIT: Jesus Christ, this thread.

Well, it's definitive. Murder a person, and you'll get general loathing with the occasional symapthizer on the Escapist. Murder a cat and they want your head, your heart and your genitals on platters, and screw any outside factors.

Maybe someone should go to the "Are Humans Animals?" thread and point out that we value animals more highly than humans.

I think that's because in general animals are far more innocent than humans, humans are kinda dicks. Especially those of us who have been horribly mistreated by people but never by animals, we're gonna side with the better creature.

 

[lacktheknack]

I think that's because in general animals are far more innocent than humans, humans are kinda dicks. Especially those of us who have been horribly mistreated by people but never by animals, we're gonna side with the better creature.

You clearly don't understand animals.

"Innocent" my ass. They're just as selfish and "evil" as humans. Moreso, in fact, because if I recall right, only humans and dolphins are capable of philanthropy. (And dolphins lose their edge right away due to their common, bizarre and creepy predisposition to raping things).

People don't care when kids torture ants or spiders to death, and no one's upset when someone shoots a mountain lion (because there is NO SUCH THING as an "innocent mountain lion", if you see one, it's because it's stalking you). People only care about housepets because they often know housepets personally. That's a terrible justification, as you certainly know good people personally, too. In some cases, it gets worse. People only care about the Canadian Seal Hunt because baby seals are unusually cute.

And if you're advocating murder because you've been mistreated, isn't that the exact emotionally-charged logic-less response that people on this site claim to hate?

 

[anthony87]

No I'm advocating murder because....

Yeesh, there's a beginning of a sentence I never thought I'd see.

 

[lacktheknack]

No I'm advocating murder because the guy committed two murders and you have to neutralize the threat before it murders again.

Seeing how we don't even get people advocating murder when a human is murdered, I find this to be highly disturbing.

I've never understood people who place housepets on an equal or higher plane than humans.

 

[Muspelheim]

I like how people get murdered by the bucketload every day and no one really cares, but someone kills two animals and the internet personally goes on a mad witch hunt.

Well, similar to how people starve or die of dysentery while we spend money on game consoles and TV sets. Plenty of people don't care about household animals being killed either, I'd wager.

But then again, I don't think it's really about care or lack thereof, as much as it is apathy and inaction, that mainly comes from a feeling of being unable to help. People can't travel to Kongo and take care of the warlords. People can, sort of, raise money together to send off water purification equipment and porta-loos, but it doesn't have any immediate, visible effect to show it's helping, and doesn't feel like a difference.

But people can, at least in theory, get some cruel wanker stalking a western suburban neighbourhood, or at least contribute to getting that person apprehended. I think that is the main reason behind the witch hunt feel, rather than a greater love to animals than fellow members of our own species.

See? Humans aren't animals, we're monsters.

Advanced species do tend to have a capacity for cruelty, though. Like us, certain whales and primates. I have a theory that a particular capability for cruelty is necessary for there to be a greater capability for kindess and gentleness.

(Of course, that is an idle musing, not at all an attempt at excusing this, or similar, behaviour. This is still a person in either dire need of help or in dire need of being removed from public trust and responsibility. Possibly a mixture of both.)

 

[Xan Krieger]

No I'm advocating murder because the guy committed two murders and you have to neutralize the threat before it murders again.

Seeing how we don't even get people advocating murder when a human is murdered, I find this to be highly disturbing.

I've never understood people who place housepets on an equal or higher plane than humans.

As I've said in previous posts it's because housepets are innocent while people are shit. When you've been horribly mistreated by people but treated with kindness by animals you tend to treat the better one with more respect than the bad creatures.

 

[Lono Shrugged]

Does anyone else think crowdfunded bounties are actually a pretty cool idea?

Not even remotely. I understand the motivation is usually a good one but it could lead to a lot of people getting hurt by irresponsible idiots. It also promotes mob mentality. It's one step away from putting up money to harass people.

It could work, but the kind of people it seems to attract are not exactly community minded.

Also people who put animals on a higher moral plain that humans are deluded. Catching the guy is important absolutely, but it makes me sick when people are all upset over some kitten getting mashed when they don't give a fuck about their fellow human beings. It's hypocritical, self hatred projecting bullshit. The universe is equally cruel to all creatures, get over it. Projecting your own flawed human sense of personal morality and justice on a creature lucky enough to have no understanding of it is just sad and pathetic.

In my humble opinion...

 

[lacktheknack]

No I'm advocating murder because the guy committed two murders and you have to neutralize the threat before it murders again.

Seeing how we don't even get people advocating murder when a human is murdered, I find this to be highly disturbing.

I've never understood people who place housepets on an equal or higher plane than humans.

As I've said in previous posts it's because housepets are innocent while people are shit.

And I batted that away but you didn't really respond to what I said. What of indifference to cruelty against insects? What of cruel animals? Also, your personal misanthropy is hardly a sound argument.

A dog nearly ripped a kid's face off that I knew, because the kid accidentally tripped over it. Are inherently innocent animals going to do that?

When you've been horribly mistreated by people but treated with kindness by animals you tend to treat the better one with more respect than the bad creatures.

And as I said, this is a statement born of violent emotion, void of logic. You didn't even try to tell me why that's acceptable.

If you're not going to properly address those, then we're going to have to agree to disagree (very vehemently). And I'm probably never going to take you seriously ever again in any topics involving animals or humans being killed.

EDIT: At any rate, you're saying "Let's murder to stop murders", context be damned, and that's just indefensible from any decent standpoint.

 

[Eamar]

No I'm advocating murder because....

Yeesh, there's a beginning of a sentence I never thought I'd see.

Tell me about it And the rest of the explanation is downright terrifying too. People are all shit so... murder? Right.

That's enough internet for me tonight...

 

[Xan Krieger]

No I'm advocating murder because the guy committed two murders and you have to neutralize the threat before it murders again.

Seeing how we don't even get people advocating murder when a human is murdered, I find this to be highly disturbing.

I've never understood people who place housepets on an equal or higher plane than humans.

As I've said in previous posts it's because housepets are innocent while people are shit.

And I batted that away but you didn't really respond to what I said. What of indifference to cruelty against insects? What of cruel animals? Also, your personal misanthropy is hardly a sound argument.

A dog nearly ripped a kid's face off that I knew, because the kid accidentally tripped over it. Are inherently innocent animals going to do that?

When you've been horribly mistreated by people but treated with kindness by animals you tend to treat the better one with more respect than the bad creatures.

And as I said, this is a statement born of violent emotion, void of logic. You didn't even try to tell me why that's acceptable.

If you're not going to properly address those, then we're going to have to agree to disagree (very vehemently). And I'm probably never going to take you seriously ever again in any topics involving animals or humans being killed.

EDIT: At any rate, you're saying "Let's murder to stop murders", context be damned, and that's just indefensible from any decent standpoint.

I think it's because people look at insects as creatures without emotion, you look at them and I doubt a spider's brain could even process liking something. They just seem to be creatures that act strictly on instinct, eating, sleeping, never showing any higher thought processes like love. At least a dog or cat shows those higher thoughts, wanting to make others happy.

"And as I said, this is a statement born of violent emotion, void of logic. You didn't even try to tell me why that's acceptable."
I didn't expect it to be acceptable, it's just my own personal demons showing. A very strong emotional reaction as a result of previous trauma, no logic involved.

"EDIT: At any rate, you're saying "Let's murder to stop murders", context be damned, and that's just indefensible from any decent standpoint."
So you're saying arrest him then give him the death penalty? Again, deep held emotional response that overrides any logic.

"If you're not going to properly address those, then we're going to have to agree to disagree (very vehemently). And I'm probably never going to take you seriously ever again in any topics involving animals or humans being killed."
You really shouldn't, you're not gonna get any logic on this topic from me, only emotion.

 

[anthony87]

People like this should be hunted down and tortured to death in broad daylight, leaving the remains to rot as a warning. The bounty is just the icing on the cake.

............

this sick bastard

Little bit of pot/kettle perhaps?

 

[Muspelheim]

Does anyone else think crowdfunded bounties are actually a pretty cool idea?

Not even remotely. I understand the motivation is usually a good one but it could lead to a lot of people getting hurt by irresponsible idiots. It also promotes mob mentality. It's one step away from putting up money to harass people.

It could work, but the kind of people it seems to attract are not exactly community minded.

Also people who put animals on a higher moral plain that humans are deluded. Catching the guy is important absolutely, but it makes me sick when people are all upset over some kitten getting mashed when they don't give a fuck about their fellow human beings. It's hypocritical, self hatred projecting bullshit. The universe is equally cruel to all creatures, get over it. Projecting your own flawed human sense of personal morality and justice on a creature lucky enough to have no understanding of it is just sad and pathetic.

In my humble opinion...

Well, surely it's entirely possible to care about both, fellow human beings and animals alike? Within reason, of course.