MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A man accused of forcing his 7-year-old daughter to stab the family cat by holding a knife in her hand has pleaded guilty to three charges in the March attack. Daniel John Collins, 39, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of domestic violence/animal cruelty and two counts of neglect of a dependent. He was being held Thursday night at the Delaware County Jail on a $40,000 bond. If a judge accepts the plea agreement, Collins will receive an 18-month sentence when he’s sentenced on Aug. 28, and prosecutors will dismiss an intimidation charge he now faces.
Collins was arrested March 13 after he was accused of forcing his daughter to stab Boots, the family’s eight-month-old feline, with a knife. The girl and Collins’ 11-year-old son said their father ordered them to stab the cat because he wanted them to “learn to kill.” Police said the defendant’s son tried to hide the cat from his father, but that Collins was able to find the animal and strangled it as his children looked on. Authorities said Boots had suffered a broken leg, broken teeth, a bruised ear, ripped lip and two stab wounds, but died as a result of being strangled. During Thursday’s hearing, Collins said he was intoxicated at the time of the cat’s slaying, and remembered little about that day’s events – other than at some point falling on the cat. He did not dispute his children’s account of his actions, however.
A family that preys together, stays together. Heartwarming.
#24, Mr. Mustard, O condiment of reason, you will recall that I said of you long ago that “I admire your faith.”
Is it just me, or would most sane people, regardless of spiritual background, abhor this action by this “parent?”
Jag, dead cats have one hundred and one uses.
Cripes!! How does a story like this become a political-religious debate between the Christians and the Atheists? I don’t mind this sort of debate but for gosh-sake FIND A RELEVANT THREAD!
This is about obvious white trash idiots. Who on here is mentioning the educational system, for example. How long did it take for a “where’s the MOM?” query. No. Let’s blow out a religious debate instead.
SHAME!
You may be a hillbilly if
#3 had it right.
When you look at whackjobs like this guy, it’s amazing there are still people who are against the death penalty.
#31 – Mr Ray
>>you will recall that I said of you long ago
>>that “I admire your faith.”
I recall that, Mr. Ray. As do I admire your lack of faith, as it seems to have been come by honestly and expressed in a reasonable manner.
It’s the people at the Fringe Festivals of Life that worry me, be they Bible thumpers or rabid, spittle-flecked railers against Jesus and things spiritual.
THOSE are the nut jobs.
And this guy’s perverse and twisted approach to “child rearing” had nothing to do with card-carrying religiosity of any flavor. He’s just, as we refer to him in my ‘hood, a “sick fuck”.
#33 – Mr. C. Dvorak
>>SHAME!
Hey, white trash vs. the Civilized Folk isn’t as controversial as the Christians and the Pagans (Dar Williams), so that’s where these things will ultimately end up.
Remember Dvorak’s Law! It’s named after you and dvorak dot org slash blog. The longer a thread goes on, the closer to 1.00 is the probability that someone will post a message bashing Christians (or at least some religion).
#20 Jag & #22, Ketchup,
Whoa, good posts. I agree.
#26, Ketchup,
I’m agnostic and I’m enjoying these replies.
Yes, but do approve this message?
#30, Mustard,
Bashing us believers on this blog is the surest way I know to generate a rousing chorus of “Ditto!! Ditto!!”.
Maybe, …, just maybe, that might be because the rousing chorus are all of similar minds on this specific question. If the question were something along the lines of “would you like a million dollars” or “should people crap on the floor or in the toilet” I am quite sure the responses would follow a similar trend.
#32, QB,
Bad boy. LOL
Mr Fusion, this whole story is rather pathetic. You either have to laugh or cry.
Mr Dvorak, when I read the story I didn’t think “where is the mother?”. I thought “the mother has probably been beaten by this guy and is scared whitless.”
#23 – Mister Ketchup
There Can Be Only One
#32 – QB
LOL!
#37 – Mr. Fusion – Whoa, good posts. I agree.
Another gentleman with a sense of humor. 🙂
His act had nothing to do with structured religion. It had to do with his addiction to alcohol. Too many times people have done some pretty stupid things while drunk.
Witnessing what others do. People still continue to get “blasted out of their minds” on booze. While not pleading innocent here, how many times do you hear someone say “Christ, I was so drunk, I …” or boast about how many drinks they had. Years down the road many of those antics won’t seem as funny.
As long as people continue to drink with abandon, as this jerk did, you will continue to see stories about how screwed up people can be. Alcoholism is a disease. Throwing him in prison won’t cure that disease either. It will strain his family however and add to the taxpayer’s load.
SACRAFICE!
#37 – Fissile One
>>just maybe, that might be because the rousing
>>chorus are all of similar minds on this
>>specific question.
Yes, I’ve heard that said of Rush Limbaugh’s minions as well. Ditto! Ditto!
However, there’s not one “specific question” in play here, unless the “specific question” is “are all people who believe in any higher spiritual power (including God) fucking retards and or dishonest scammers, deserving nothing better than ridicule, and perhaps imprisonment or death?”
To that question, the Atheist Overlords say “YEA”, and the Atheist sheeple respond “DITTO!”. A call-and-response worship service sort of thing, just like in some churches.
#40 – Cough Syrup Man
>>Another gentleman with a sense of humor. 🙂
Get a room, you three.
#44 – Ayatollah Mustardi
Have you been checked for rabies?
#45 – Cougher
Struck a nervey-poo there did I? Tee hee! Titter titter!
#19 – Mr. Mustard
>>In any case, the guy was from Indiana. Wtf do you expect? He was probably married to his sister or his mother.
I find it interesting that in the same post you whine about being disparaged, you find the strength to disparage an entire state.
#47 – Chuckie
Turnabout is fair play. And it’s all in good fun. And I’m not whining. I’m standing up for myself. Perhaps you can’t recognize the difference?
Besides, I used to LIVE in Indiana. I know what the residents are like.
The use of alcohol can do wonders for your social life.
#33 John
You should create an Atheists versus Religion
Website and make a fortune from the advertising, given the number of hits you seem to get from these two groups, it should work like a charm. At least it might get them off here!and on topic.