Tuesday, March 20, 2007

How did I miss this story?

Dated February 13, 2007:

Justice At Last? St. Bernard Sheriff's Deputies To Be Arraigned In Katrina Pet Killing Case Today: "When some owners refused to leave without their pets, they were threatened with arrest, and when they remained steadfast in their defiance, the deputies threatened to shoot them and their pets. In some cases, residents were dragged from their homes or shelter in handcuffs and brutalized. Some sustained broken bones. When these people were finally allowed back into the parish to look for their dogs and salvage their belongings, what they found was violence, tragedy and a pet owner's worst nightmare."

And more...

"Caught on videotape shot by cameraman David Leeson, a photojournalist on assignment for the Dallas Morning News, Sgt. Mike Minton and other deputies were running over dogs in a jeep and shooting down dogs in the street, all while rockin’ out to 80’s hair-band music.

Minton was also identified by many evacuees as being at the scene of the St. Bernard HS pet killings when the forced evacuation order to vacate the staging areas was given. He was even overheard by several of these witnesses telling another deputy, “Once we get these people out of here, it’s target practice tonight.”

1 comment:

Ruth said...

Good Grief! That's terrible! That this could happen in an american city is unbelievable. I am sorry for the people who had to go through the horror.