SevenSeasJim Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 Now this is a cool punishment.PAINESVILLE, Ohio (AP) - An animal rescuer who abandoned 35 kittens in two parks has been sentenced to a night in the woods without food or shelter.Painesville Municipal Court Judge Michael A. Cicconetti, known for handing out unusual punishments, sentenced Michelle M. Murray to the spend the cold night alone when she begins her 15-day jail sentence next week.Murray, 25, pleaded guilty last month to abandoning domestic animals, a second-degree misdemeanor. The kittens were recovered but many had upper respiratory infections and nine died."How would you like to be dumped off at a Metropark late at night, spend the night listening to the coyotes coming upon you, listening to the raccoons around you in the dark night, and sit out there in the cold not knowing where you're going to get your next meal, not knowing when you are going to be rescued?" Cicconetti asked Murray. "That's what you're going to do."Murray must report to jail at 6 p.m. Wednesday where she will be taken into custody of the Lake Metroparks rangers, according to the judge's sentence. The rangers will take her to a remote location in a park where she must remain until dawn.The Metroparks will provide Murray with a means of communication for emergency purposes."We're taking the precautions to ensure her safety," Cicconetti said.Many of the kittens died a slow death, said Candace Hertzel, executive director of the Lake County Humane Society. She approved of the creative sentence."I don't think it's harsh at all," Hertzel said. "We're thrilled to see she got some jail time and Judge Cicconetti sends a messages that any cruelty to animals will not be tolerated in his jurisdiction."Cicconetti also sentenced Murray to three years' probation and ordered her not to own or care for any animals during that time. She must pay $3,200 in restitution to Lake County Humane Society and $500 to Lake Metroparks.She faced up to 90 days in jail and a $750 fine.Murray apologized again in court Thursday for her actions. She said at a previous hearing that she was having family problems at the time she abandoned the kittens.Cicconetti said he was disturbed by the fact that she made trips to dump the kittens on two different days."You come back home and have time to think about it and do it again," he said. "That's a little more deliberate."Cicconetti's past sentences have include ordering a man, who called an officer a pig while shouting obscenities during a confrontation, to stand on a city sidewalk for two hours in a pen next to a 350-pound pig along with a sign reading, "This is not a police officer."Painesville is about 30 miles northeast of Cleveland.(Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 hilarious!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 Part of me wishes that woman had children, infants, even, and that the punishment would involve dumping her kids in the forest for a night...with closed-circuit TV set up so she could be forced to watch. (Of course, this punishes the kids, too, which is unacceptable.)Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 Makes me think that those cretins that dumped mikensharon's Abbie at CTMF should have to sit through a hippie drum circle marathon as punishmentpreferably one that includes as many beginners as possible passing around bottles of liquor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 Makes me think that those cretins that dumped mikensharon's Abbie at CTMF should have to sit through a hippie drum circle marathon as punishmentpreferably one that includes as many beginners as possible passing around bottles of liquor davey boy for minister of justice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 That was a great story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 Put her in a garbage bag, tie it to a cement block and throw her in the river.I wonder if it's safe to eat kittens with upper respiratory inffections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve from Cleveland Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Interestingly, this happened about 5 miles from my house... The park she had to spend the night in is about 10 miles from me... Small world, eh? Anyhow, the Judge--Cicconetti--is NOTORIOUS for his 'unusual' sentances... For what it's worth, she only spent a couple of hours out there. It was FRIGID that night (Single digit temps, WELL below 0 wind chill)... So she was there for a few hours before the Judge called it off, and she spent the rest of the night in jail. As a result of the National and international (Apparently) attention she got, her lawyer asked for and got her sentance reduced to house arrest instead of actual jail time, because the "negative publicity" was seen as punishment in and of itself...I'll try to remember to keep you guys posted of other interesting Cicconetti sentances as they come up...SfC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Could you please go over and egg her house for me Steve? I'll be your best friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Could you please go over and egg her house for me Steve? I'll be your best friend!I'll egg something for you in Toronto if you'll be my new best friend...just let me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Hmmmmm. I'm going to have to keep that one in mind. There's bound to be someone; sooner or later. Thanks! People tend to piss me off all over this continent, you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Hmmmmm. I'm going to have to keep that one in mind. There's bound to be someone; sooner or later. Thanks!People tend to piss me off all over this continent, you know. No problem. I'm an E.O.E.* --------------------- *Equal Opportunity Egger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Does that mean you use white and brown eggs?Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Does that mean you use white and brown eggs?Aloha,BradYou must be yolking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 I think that even White Supremacists tend to be flexible when it comes to eggs; or maybe I'm being too generous to the racists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 i think you are being too generous to the racists, i bet they eat ghost toast with their white eggs too, dont even let it get too brownwonder if they drink chocolate milk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 i think you are being too generous to the racists, i bet they eat ghost toast with their white eggs too, dont even let it get too brownwonder if they drink chocolate milk... bahahahahhahahahhaa Hiiiiiiighlarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 I doubt they drink chocholate milk, but you know they really enjoy their [color:brown]brown sugar...Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve from Cleveland Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Could you please go over and egg her house for me Steve? I'll be your best friend!If I decide to, I'll make sure I take (and post) pictures... Unfortunately, I'll have to let the situation settle down for a hot minute... She's under house arrest, so I'm sure SOMEONE's watching her house... And I'm sure that she's getting a lot of flak anyhow... That said, perhaps someday in the future...S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 wonder if they drink chocolate milk...I like chocolate milk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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