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Sam
3 years ago
This story just sickens me! How can someone be so cruel to a puppy? And why intervene like he did? I think the police really need to look into this guy more. Obviously there's something else not being told. Why would he suddenly do such a thing to a puppy without being provoked in a way that should cause someone to nearly kill a puppy? He seriously needs help, and to be locked up in jail for life!
AprilMoore
3 years ago
This man is SICK!!! He should have let the other person THAT WAS ALREADY taking the dog home take him, why intervene... only to TORTURE him to death. I think there is a special place in hell for people like that. Too bad it would be illegal for someone to pull his jaws apart and break them and bash his head in. If he has pets... OR CHILDREN they should be removed from his home. There is no helping that psycho, he is probably a future serial killer, animal cruelty is one of the triad common to serial killers, fire starting is another....wonder if he has ever done that?
Clippityclop
4 years ago
I hope they get this guy. If his retirement is like retirement from the government, a felony conviction would make him lose his retirement! I think he more than deserves it but I have some doubts they will convict him.
Kadiquilts
4 years ago
Unspeakable cruelty. Sounds like the retired fire chief needs mental help. I hope some good comes of this situation.
Robin W.
4 years ago
Why must we witness the worst of a situation before we change the outcome....Karley should never have had to suffer this....cruelty doesn't even describe what happened. Animals are living breathing beings, I have said this over and over and why they are treated like 'dumb animals' by our systems I'll never understand. The fireman should do long jail time along with a lifetime of counseling. He's just not right in the head.
a w.
4 years ago
that man is SICK.. that goes to show he has alot of aggression.. what if he took it out on someones child then he would be in prison.. but that puppy is someones child this is not right that dog must have went through so much pain.. i dont even want to think about it.. people that hurt animals are more likely to hurt humans too he should be on the streets ever again..he says he wouldnt hurt and animal that wasnt trying to hurt him and the dog bit him.. well yes a dog is going to bite you if your punching it in the head 15 times...uhh
Mmffcp
4 years ago
That man needs to be put in prison. Who does something like that? How man has violence issues and needs to never be around an animal again, I can't believe he was a fireman. I wouldn't want him saving my pets lives. I feel so bad for that family having to go through that pain and having to relive it everyday with the fear of their new dog facing the same fate as Karley.
BDougher
4 years ago
Johnson is a sick malicious maniac with no excuse other than he is a sick malicious maniac. The apathy of law enforcement doesn't surprise me; they've been known to treat people the same as if they have no feelings either. It is law enforcement (DA included) who have no feelings in those situations.
I'm grateful for all of the people that pressured the DA into doing something about Johnson...the ALDF is doing a good job too.
My sympathies to Karley and her family...especially poor little Karley. I feel so sad to hear of such horrible behavior toward an innocent puppy.
MaxxieBrown
4 years ago
I would be petrified to have another pet anywhere near that neighbor. What if Bella gets out of the house. What kind of life is that to live for this family. I know it's asking a lot but that asshole should hang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Carol L.
4 years ago
Stories like this should get a lot more coverage, it is about time that everyone saw this and could recognize the face of this person. When you have a job where you are supposed to be saving lives, how can you turn around and beat a small, living creature to death. Such ANGER and VIOLENCE should not be permitted and he should pay with jail time AND a hefty fine.. Changing the laws and making people pay is the only way this type of abuse can come to any end.
Lherbertson
4 years ago
They still have to live near this person? The person that killed their dog? That would make me go insane.
Katie
4 years ago
This is horrible!! I don't care how "respectable" a person you should be. That gives no reason to treat anything on the earth that God made so horrificly. What happened to respect? That dog does not seem to have done anything to warrant such an attack. I'm sorry for their family that they had to endure such a retarted thing. I do hope he ends up in jail. I wonder if he has any mental unstability before this incident. I don't know how anyone could do this.
jackie
4 years ago
this makes me sick i hope this man ends up in jail animals are not just property they are loving felling creatures. animals should be treated with loving kindness and respect just as the give us there love is always uncoditional. we need tougher laws about abuse it should be a felonyLAWS NEED TO CHANGE i hope justice comes fo karley and all the hepless animals that proceed her
Dorothy H.
4 years ago
Throw this jack ass in jail and throw away the key. He did it and there is a witness. He almost got away with it because of the fire chief thing! What does this say for the police department in that area? Not much!
DIXIE P.
4 years ago
THAT IS SO MESSED UP. I HOPE THAT ASSHOLE ROTS IN HELL FOR THE PAIN AND SUFFERING HE CAUSED A HELPLESS , ANIMAL, NOT TO MENTION THE FAMILY OF THE ANIMAL. HE NEEDS TO HAVE EXACTLY WHAT HE DID TO THAT LIL DOGGIE, DONE TO HIM. AND THEN HAVE HIM SUFFER IN PRISON FOREVER, WITH THE BROKEN JAW, AND HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A RIVER ROCK... ASS HOLES LIKE THAT DON'T DESERVE TO BE ALIVE. PERIOD.
Crystal C.
4 years ago
Oh my... I used to live by where this all happened and I am ashamed with a court system who calls a family member "property" All animals should be considered people! They have hearts and minds and feel and think just like anyone else! That horrible man deserves so much more then what he got! $10,000 bail!? For single handedly destroying the joy in that families life? I sometimes feel like I don't wanna belong to the human race
Amy H.
4 years ago
This is so sick and twisted. How could a person do that to a dog (or any animal!)? Another guy was bringing the dog home when he intervened and wanted to bring the dog back (supposidaly). Just think about all the pain that the poor dog went through before his owners made the hardest decision of their lives. I hope that he gets the fullest punishment of the law (which inst even enough). I think it should be an eye for an eye. He should have to feel the pain that the dog went through.
Dogsrsuper
4 years ago
Sign the petition to help pass Karley's Law. Go to www.thepetitionsite.com/1/justice-4-Karley Their goal is to reach 20,000 signatures. We can help!
D. John M.
4 years ago
I think the "killer" in this article should go to jail for what he did, but as pet lovers we have to be very careful about pushing for laws that change the status of our beloved animals from property to some other status. Can you imagine what would happen if the bottom feeder lawyers were able to bring cases for "pain and suffering" in cases like this? Professional that work with pets and that we depend upon from Vets, dog groomers, day care centers, and even pet photographers like myself would not be able to afford the liability insurance we would need to work with pets. You think the cost of Vet care is high now? Let the lawyers get a few million dollar cases for pain and suffering of the owners and you won't be able to afford a vet anymore.
Princessabby
4 years ago
wow... people like him should be REQUIRED to be admitted for a complete mental eval. If he could loose his temper with a puppy, what would he do to a screaming child, or a woman who was yelling at him. He has ABUSER written all over him.
debbie l.
4 years ago
What drives a human being to do things like this? I mean if he was a retired fireman did'nt he ever rescue any animals? Come to think of it he's not a human being. It seems he has no brain or heart. I hope he gets the maximum penalty allowed which should be prison time. And yes what he did was kill a family member.Not just an animal. My thoughts and prayers go out to this family.
Nick & Ashlee K.
4 years ago
i am just speechless.
i cant believe anyone could do this.
so wrong, so wrong.
Melissa
4 years ago
This is not even someone I would call a HUMAN being! It is just an outrage that someone could do something so inhumane and cruel. I can't even imagine someone doing something like this to an animal. I just don't understand how someone could do such unimaginable things like this. I hope and pray they put him in jail for awhile for this, even though it won't bring their beloved Karley back. It would at least bring a little peace to the family knowing the courts have done their jobs. I pray that the bill they are trying to get passed will go through also. We need more rights for animals!!!! To call them property is just plain insulting and wrong. They are living beings and are family members to most that have them. Its a shame that in this day they still categorize them as such. To call in a complaint to the police on animal cruelty still goes as not important in most places... THAT NEEDS to change. Our law enforcement needs to show more care when it comes to our family members and not treat them as a piece of property, or like some, that they are not worth the time. I really hate the attitudes of some of our law and people in general. I wish more people were like most of us that love our animals and would do anything for them. I really pray for this family and wish them all the best and pray for strength to get through this all.
RemarkablySpecial
4 years ago
That man needs to be evaluated and either hospitalized or locked up.
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