Cat Bin Lady, Puppy River Fling Girl & Dublin Dog killed by fireworks.

While not condoning the incident. it is a minor prank when you consider that there is at least one murder in london every day and countless muggings, robberies ,rapes etc that are brushed under the carpet by the media.
They only want to highlight high profile murders such as Jill Dando or the recent spy murder and also highlight some trivial incidents as if they were a big deal.News is entertainment.
 
I’m not excusing her actions, I’m pointing out that there’s huge media attention about this. It’s getting more coverage than Darfur (remember that?) or any number of other current events where people are being murdered by the hundred or thousand. How many of these cat lovers that care about people know what’s going on in Chechnya (where the Russian army is massacring whole villages of people in their part of the Global War on Terror)? The “oh, we care about people too” argument doesn’t hold water; how many of the people chasing this stupid woman down the road have ever spent an hour assisting an NGO that helps people?
If you want to see something truly cruel and shocking on YouTube try searching “Darfur genital mutilation”.
 
Why would someone have a CCTV trained on their bins ? If it's a public CCTV, how did he get access ?

Does the fact this was posted on Facebook increase it's appeal to new editors.

If this weren't the silly season for media, it might never have gone national, let alone international.
 
"Why would someone have a CCTV trained on their bins ? If it's a public CCTV, how did he get access ?"

England has a very large % of security cameras per head of population. In fact it is becoming more common in Ireland too. My next door neighbour has one focused on their drive way that probably takes in part of the path to the front. I might get a similar one myself for security purposes, deter break ins etc. They are actually quite inexpensive.
 
Purple said:
I’m not excusing her actions, I’m pointing out that there’s huge media attention about this. It’s getting more coverage than Darfur (remember that?) or any number of other current events where people are being murdered by the hundred or thousand. How many of these cat lovers that care about people know what’s going on in Chechnya (where the Russian army is massacring whole villages of people in their part of the Global War on Terror)? The “oh, we care about people too” argument doesn’t hold water; how many of the people chasing this stupid woman down the road have ever spent an hour assisting an NGO that helps people?
If you want to see something truly cruel and shocking on YouTube try searching “Darfur genital mutilation”.
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Why do you not start a post about all these issues Purple? You never seem to raise them seperately other than to bring them up to detract from another topic.
 
Woman throws cat in wheelie bin. International outrage ensues and Sky News reporters harassing her in the middle of the street while she's trying to drive her old aged mother somewhere is worthy of headline news.

Why? Because idiots get more worked up about this than other, more newsworthy, actual atrocities. Plenty of them in this thread by the looks of it.
 
why are people so agitated about this and not the litany of other problems the world over? Well, maybe it's the casual way in which she did so thoughtless and cruel an act to an innocent animal. It was done almost as an afterthought and people ask, why? maybe I'm not explaining myself well here, but the sheer pointless ignorant cruelty of it all got to me.
 
Purple has had over 4,000 posts - a case of a little too much time on their hands?! I was dismayed to see you calling the cat 'poxy' - I think that betrays your attitude to animals. Your points about genital mutilation etc are totally irrelevant to the thread.
 
galleyslave said:
why are people so agitated about this and not the litany of other problems the world over? Well, maybe it's the casual way in which she did so thoughtless and cruel an act to an innocent animal. It was done almost as an afterthought and people ask, why? maybe I'm not explaining myself well here, but the sheer pointless ignorant cruelty of it all got to me.
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Cases of REAL animal cruelty can be found on the DSPCA website, and I'm sure the RSPCA site as well. This isn't it.

This is about mob mentality and taking pleasure in seeing someone get their comeuppance.
 
shanegl said:
...... seeing someone get their comeuppance.
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The more I think about it I am happy she is getting her comeuppance. I just think people are taking things too far with the death threats, filming her mother (who must be mortified) etc. In one clip, they are following her up the street and someone goes "mind the bins"!!!

For me, it is the sneaky way she went about it.....it takes a big brave person to hurt a small animal and if I met her I would tell her so.

It is the weirdest thing though, photos of her singing in the choir, etc, and then she sticks a cat in the bin....I genuinely think she has issues. For some reason she reminds me of Susan Boyle, but Susan Boyle liked cats.
 
cases of more extreme animal cruelty can be found on the dspca website I'm sure but that doesn't excuse her behaviour. Its IS cruely and the cat could have died a horrible death. And yes, were she in some way legitimately punished for her behaviour I would take pleasure in it
 
enoxy said:
Your points about genital mutilation etc are totally irrelevant to the thread.
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+1,
the attititude oh 'there's far worse happening in x, y and z' can be applied to anything.

the media circus and death threats are ridiculous hype during the so called 'silly season' but it doesn't mean that what she did wasn't needlessly cruel and reflects terribly on her
 
Cruelty to animals is one of the indicators of psychopaths, there's obviously something seriously wrong with this lady. Vigilante mobs chasing after her etc is crazy, I think she will be punished enough by being shown for what she is.
 
lightswitch said:
Why do you not start a post about all these issues Purple? You never seem to raise them seperately other than to bring them up to detract from another topic.
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I bring them up in different forums. When I have done so here in the past nobody was interested so I stopped.
 
100% behind Purple and others, this is a minor local news item at most and it should be left as such. The vitriolic attack on the person involved is a pathetic example of mob mentality and the power of the media sources. If only the simpons was fiction and not a reflection of real life it would be funny.

And can we just leave of the vitriol against Purple too, jees, he disagreed and thought it was a minor issue. He wasn't asking for the offender to be knighted or honoured, just on reflection there are worse things to get angry about.

And if I'm honest, if I get hold of the cat that's continually leaving poop on my garden, getting in through open windows and spraying and meowing outside the window until all hours, a wheelie is the least of it's concerns. The difference is, I'll have the kop on to be discrete about it.
 
If this wasn't on youtube, no-one would care. A guy in my area broke into a bird aviary while on drugs and proceeeded to chop the heads off various birds. Wasn't exactly reported on every news channel in the Western world.

Stupid story.
 
Bloody cats, if they're not eating the poor little birdies and poopin all over my lawn they're framing poor little old ladies for atempted murder. Evil deceptive little bugers if you ask me.
 
This woman could turn into another Z-lister appearing on reality shows.
Maybe Pet Rescue? :D
 
What she did was wrong and I'm glad she was caught. She had plenty time to think of her actions and come back and release the poor thing but obviously she meant to get rid of cat for good by cruel means only for she being spotted.
 
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