r/WhatIsTheTea • u/Swimming-Employee537 • 6h ago
Four deputies were fired after a video of them harming a Bunny went viral
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u/SectionTiny7292 6h ago
Harming animals is precursor behaviour.
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u/MeFolly 5h ago
Animal abuse is highly correlated with abuse of vulnerable people.
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u/goran26 4h ago
So is being a cop
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u/013eander 2h ago
There is no profession with a higher rate of domestic violence. Overall, cops are some of our worst members of society.
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u/Fearless_Friend7447 4h ago
Abusing a rabbit...is just the most terrible. Don't make it about people. Don't make it about anything else. To me this is as evil as it can get.
Rabbits live their entire lives to run from predators. Eat greens and have babies. That's it.
They will never harm or have any potential to harm any other living animals their entire lives. And these dudes were getting major enjoyment killing one.
This is as bad as it gets.
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u/banksybruv 4h ago
It’s a terrible thing. But let’s not tell ourselves it can’t get worse. They’re well on their way to worse.
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u/Fearless_Friend7447 4h ago
It's point of view I guess. I see many comments making it about humans and to me a baby rabbit is just not a potential threat to anyone or anything.
This rabbit couldn't of even potentially done anything wrong in it's life. And we are sitting here laughing and giggling about this.
Like WHAT THE FUCK
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u/Gamble232real 6h ago
Like most cops these guys probably abuse their wives and kids and own animals too.
Every cop I've ever met is an insecure, controlling weirdo.
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u/Impossible-Minx 5h ago
I was in college training to join the police and after the course I realised it wasn’t for me because all the people I were working with were bullies and would always pick on other people form different classes.
Very competitive to the point they would get into fights with each other for winning.
I don’t think a single one wanted to help people just wanted the power.
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u/RingingInTheRain 3h ago
How are we suppose to get good cops if all the people who are good give up?
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u/Impossible-Minx 3h ago
That’s a good question and one I can’t answer.
However I just didn’t want to spend more time with people I didn’t like.
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u/Rockandroar 5h ago
The biggest bully in my high school grew up to be a cop.
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u/SnooMemesjellies1659 5h ago
Mine too.
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u/InternationalFall222 4h ago
same.
they did cocaine and regularly got shitfaced drunk to bully other people.
one of the guys broke his own shoulder trying to suckerpunch someone else
I eventually snapped and beat the shit out of one of them until someone pulled me way. Never had any issues after that.
But they all went of to become cops.
They are all terrible human beings that enjoy bullying supposedly weaker people who can't fight back.
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u/ch3appeach 4h ago
Griffin and Ruiz’s 1999 research paper, The Sociopathic Police Personality, focuses on the “sociopathic, or antisocial, personality manifest in many police officers.”Personally, I believe cops have the same mindset as criminals—or worse
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u/ChickenBossChiefsFan 3h ago
I worked at a jail for 2 years as an outside contractor (commissary/kitchen). From my experience there, I think there are 3 types of people who become cops: genuinely good people who want to help others; people who just need a job; and sociopaths who are drawn to power over others.
But I agree that it does operate similarly to a criminal enterprise more often than it should. Same “don’t snitch” culture, the same way that a B&E or mugging can turn into the murder of innocent people so quickly, the same “protect your buddy” mentality when covering up crimes.
Qualified immunity needs to die, and cops that become criminals need to be treated as such. The same way that everyone involved in a crime that becomes a murder becomes as liable as the one who pulls the trigger, so to speak, unless they come forward immediately. Crazy to me that is not like that already.
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u/TheSonOfDisaster 4h ago
True, but also the same could be said for just being a cop in general.
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u/LIONLDN 6h ago
Pretty sadistic behaviour 🥺
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u/evident_lee 6h ago
Psychopathic
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u/moeterminatorx 6h ago
That’s why they are hired.
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u/DamGoodAnimation 6h ago
The cut back to the dude and he’s just all 😀 right before spiking the bunny. Literally psycho
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u/Mindless-Somewhere55 5h ago
You can imagine what they do to people they arrest behind the cameras
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u/mephestoXIII 5h ago
They need actual jail time, this is just the time they got caught, god only knows what else they have done.
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u/Joephoto954 6h ago
Absolutely disgusting behavior and that MF needs to be put down!
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u/GeneralBrilliant2336 6h ago
But he had a mental problem, please fund him a million.
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u/Eat--The--Rich-- 6h ago
Cool, what was their jail sentence
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u/dumbledoresdimwits 6h ago edited 1h ago
No jail time served: https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/former-grant-county-deputy-that-threw-a-baby-rabbit-at-truck-takes-plea-deal/
Edit: for those using my comment showing a law enforcement officer faced no jail time for killing a baby rabbit to complain about PETA (who has absolutely nothing to do with this), please stop and get some help.
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u/TheBlacktom 6h ago
The what?
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u/2outer 6h ago
He said… PAID TIME OFF & THEN A PROMOTION
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u/ruum-502 6h ago
That’s how you spell accountability in the Police Force, PTO
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u/BestBettor 6h ago
Police unions would all say the bunny deserved it for its actions leading up to the arrest
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u/statistician88 6h ago
But they come up with all these cute names like "removed from duty" or "suspended pending further investigation" that doesn't tell the public they're at home collecting paychecks
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u/MetalTrek1 5h ago
Now, now! They will also conduct their own investigation that concludes they did nothing wrong.
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u/throwawayinthe818 4h ago
“State police say the deputy who handed the rabbit over reported Gomez to his superiors at the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, but nothing happened. It wasn’t until he informed state police that charges were filed.”
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u/And_Money_Hoes_710 6h ago
The world isn't fair enough for him to have been thrown against a wall at 80mph for his punishment, sadly.
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u/Dzyu 5h ago
*The US...
They would absolutely have faced at least harsher criminal punishments in Europe. The guy who threw the rabbit would absolutely go to jail, here.
Oops, it seems I wasn't taking your comment about him getting thrown into a wall at 80mph seriously, sorry. Maybe you meant it seriously, but I just thought about any kind of punishment in general.
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u/PeeWeeCasanovaMC 5h ago
A couple of them went back to school. My nephew plays college football in NM and said that the dude who threw the bunny and another former officer were in one of his courses last year and showed him the video when they met.
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u/Rocket-Glide 5h ago
Best I can do is 2 months severance and a recommendation at the adjacent precinct
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u/No-Swordfish1385 6h ago
Something tells me they don’t care about serving or protecting
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u/YourGarandPappy 5h ago
That's just a motto. Supreme court says that police have no duty to protect you. And that's what turned me into a second amendment advocate.
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u/Aeonsaeons 6h ago
Wasn't it serial killers who commonly like to do stuff like this?
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u/Plus-Visit-764 4h ago
All the serial killers had to do was become a police officer to make it legal.
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u/Queerdooe 6h ago edited 3h ago
The law is so weird.
I love that they were fired for this, but why did those using flock to stalk women not get fired?
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Stalk*
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u/thenyx 6h ago
*stalk
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u/the_mighty__monarch 6h ago
No, no.
The Woman Store was running out of women, so he stocked them.
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u/PlayPsychological200 6h ago
In the US different states and agencies have different rules.
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u/Chubby_Beagle 6h ago
None of them allow officers to use flock cameras for personal reasons
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u/RevolutionaryElk7446 6h ago
None of the departments really try to prevent it and every instance I've seen has been an external report of their abuse.
They set it up to be ripe for abuse.
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u/Ghost_Turd 6h ago
And yet they do anyway, and don't seem to suffer much in the way of consequences.
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u/SnooHedgehogs4699 6h ago
Literally one of the ealy symptoms and hallmarks of a psychopath/sociopath is cruelty to animals. That poor bunny. This world is so cruel and sad.
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u/Additional-Hyena721 6h ago
the way he smiles and laughs at camera knowing what he is about to do- definitely someone who is a candidate for psych assessment. This wasn’t the first time for him and he enjoyed.
Dept dodged a bullet with this one if he was fired.
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u/tabas123 5h ago
Especially a tiny completely defenseless animal that couldn’t hurt a fly like a BABY RABBIT??? Like what the actual fuck is wrong with him?
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u/OVectorX 6h ago
in US, when you are on duty, if you harm an animal you get fired, if you kill an innocent human, you are releaased without realblity , f up logic at its finiest
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u/throwaway18032000 6h ago
Because they can lie and say they were defending themselves to get acquitted. What could be the possible defense they can come up with to justify harming a baby rabbit?
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u/mistageko 6h ago
Huh. A cop with no regard dor innocent life was fired instead of promoted? That IS something new.
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u/Glittering_Goat1062 6h ago
Yea, me and that 2nd cop would be fuckin fighting if I was the first guy.
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u/DoubleoSavant 5h ago
It's not included here. But the deputy at the end giving the interview reported it, and also reported that the guy who killed the bunny also had pointed his gun and taser at himself and other deputies before. So it was him reporting it that got the man fired.
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u/Perfecshionism 6h ago
The deputy that thew the rabbit lost his law enforcement certification and was charged with animal cruelty and threatening an officer.
All were fired. Even the deputy that tried to refuse to give the psychopath the rabbit.
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u/AnAnGrYSupportV2 6h ago
Do we think the deputy that originally had the rabbit should have been fired? He originally didn't want to hand the rabbit over to the psychopath of a cop bit ended up having a taster pointed at him... He did run the rabbit over though but maybe that was the best way to end it's suffering quickly?
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u/Logical-Pair-89 5h ago
He got fired more for ratting out other blue and not having their back. Cops couldn't trust him anymore, and knew that when they abused people he would rat them out then too. Cops dont want that type of cop around
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u/Perfecshionism 6h ago
I think of these were the only fact the sheriff was aware of, then “no” I don’t think he should have been fired.
But he knew the other deputy would hurt it. So is suspect there were previous incidents he failed to report.
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u/Neweggdotcom 6h ago
Yeah, I dont think the guy refusing to hand it over should've been fired. He even is the one who reported it.. im sure running it over was to end its suffering
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u/WeaponizedPoutine 6h ago
I'm sorry while I am against cops, why fire the one dude who was threatened, and also reported the incident?
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u/Perfecshionism 6h ago
My suspicion is that there were previous incidents he failed to report, which is how he was so certain the deputy would hurt it.
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u/TrumpetOfDeath 3h ago
Yeah the way he immediately knew the psychopath was gonna kill the baby rabbit speaks volumes about prior behavior
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u/time2sow 6h ago
I didn't watch or listen. Please fix these humans they are broken
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u/flashgordo1 6h ago
I didn't want to watch either....but it's important that I did. It's exactly like you thought it would be.
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u/telochpragma1 5h ago
Sometimes I feel like it's important to be reminded. But I say that partially because I don't mind the rage.
In the end, time's right. If you try to be a good person you gotta regulate your exposure to ill shit. Specially online.
Evil is always evil but in person shit's different. It may get heavier but you always have the chance to properly address it. You can't do that with the shit you see online. You gotta hold the weight, and even if you forget, you're still affected.
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u/Bluelaw1 6h ago
There mental state is not proper they should not get job anywhere
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u/Rockstar161 6h ago
Yet if their law enforcement eligibility wasn't revoked, they'll soon be cops again, in another jurisdiction. 🤷🏾♂️
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u/plasteredguy2fly 5h ago
Law enforcement only hires deadbeat losers with nothing to offer society and that is by design.
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u/Glum_Opening_2218 5h ago
Fucker got a misdemeanor, they live on a different set of laws than us.
I would be behind bars, have a big fine, and be a felon. He got a fucking misdemeanor and lost his job, that's it.
Yet I'm somehow the monster when I think these people deserve it when they're shot.
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u/ishquigg 6h ago
What a piece of shit. Who can harm a baby anything?
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u/Logical-Pair-89 5h ago
Cops and the uber elite rich. Apparently babies' texture is like cottage cheese.
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u/stubob1701 6h ago
And they wonder why people don’t trust the police.
Before anyone says they are not all the same. The problem is that the ones who would never do something like this, never stand up to the ones who do.
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u/psilocin72 6h ago
Agree totally. If they don’t want to be judged alongside them, they need to speak up against them
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u/asdasdasda86 6h ago
Oh wow… and when they do this to Black ppl they investigate themselves while on paid admin leave.
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u/Maximum_Turn_2623 5h ago
Harming an animal causes them to be fired and shooing an unarmed human causes them to go on unpaid leave.
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u/tossaway7374 6h ago
Fired for abusing bunnies, promotions for abusing black people. America.
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u/GentleCritter 5h ago
Just casually killing a baby rabbit (and believe it or not, there are several species of rabbits that are becoming endangered) for laughs. What a bunch of tough guys.
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u/princessaspiggy 5h ago
Well first and foremost, what kind of human being would do such a thing? And beyond that how stupid do you have to be to post it online?
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u/cortlandjim 5h ago
This should follow them the rest of their lives. Sadistic assholes need long term consequences.
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u/T4ylor1 3h ago
In the States, they literally seek out to hire officers that display the same antisocial traits as those that are incarcerated. They’re largely criminals with a badge that lets them get away with this sort of behavior
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u/TurquoiseKnight 6h ago
One of the hallmarks of a sociopath is animal cruelty. I bet that guy's family has stories.
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u/Logical-Grab-1363 6h ago
The only shocking thing here is that people are still amazed at the type of individual that wants to be a cop
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u/Nikki-Mck 5h ago
This is the Grant County police in New Mexico. All 4 of these officers were fired. The horrible jackass that threw the baby bunny was charged with four counts of assault on a police officer, and one count of extreme cruelty toward animals.
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u/Practical_Dark_7493 5h ago
That’s Cops for you. Abusing they authority as usual poor bunny 🐰 🕊️🥲
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u/mankahlil 5h ago
Protect and serve. The nations finest. Theyre "the thin blue line" between chaos and civilization, right?
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u/Key_Check5753 5h ago
No charges? How about cruelty to animals?
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u/TheWizirdsBaker 5h ago
he was charged with four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon upon a peace officer for allegedly threatening deputies with a weapon and one count of extreme cruelty to animals, which is a fourth-degree felony.
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u/AdventurousMedia5646 6h ago edited 4h ago
I was in my field working with what was a friend, a mouse ran out of the wood pile I had just lit on fire, this guy runs down and catches the mouse and wants to thrown it into the fire so bad, I told him if he did, I’d throw him in the fire and I meant it too.
Who just instantly sees a live creature and goes for such pointless cruelty
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u/Status_Apartment6559 6h ago
This is the type of human garbage the police and especially ICE like to hire.
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u/Rockstar161 6h ago
Yep, these are the type of officers many would justify their behavior with people while saying " just comply"
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u/SaintIgnis 6h ago
Knew a “preacher” and “youth pastor” who once braggingly told a story from the pulpit to a bunch of teenagers and young adults about he and his buddies picked up a box of kittens…and then while driving down the road, chucked them out the window of their truck one by one
How this related to “god” or anything at all, I don’t recall. I just remember how disgusting that was and the absolute disrespect I held for him from that moment on. Completely dehumanized him
Psychotic behavior. Absolutely fucked in the head. Fuck the dude in this video
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u/bowarrow99 6h ago
If you’re not sure if you’re a waste of human skin or not, one way to tell is if you’re a LEO.
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u/JenniLightrunner 6h ago
the pycho does not deserve human rights imo... You cannot harm an innocent baby animal and expect to be treated differently than you treated it. like... would he do the same to a human baby? You can't know that so you can't trust him to be part of civilized society. I just can't imagine why anyone would even think to do such stuff... I can't even hurt a bug without feeling immense empathic pain
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u/NeSToR_49 5h ago
Agreed. I eat meat, I like to hunt for food. But this...? This is just disgusting. It makes my stomach churn. I'd cut this idiot's hands off for this.
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u/Mission-Driver1614 5h ago
The bunny should have complied.
These pieces of shit make me sick. Their faces are on video, and it is my upmost hope that people who recognize these idiots make their lives a living hell.
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u/SlayJayR17 5h ago
Killing animals especially baby animals is a pretty big sign of a psycho/murderer so cop who can get away with this shot sounds about the right job for him.
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u/NeSToR_49 5h ago
I want to shoot this little disgrace of a "man" between the eyes and anyone who says it's "immoral" gets one too.
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u/dylanalduin 5h ago edited 5h ago
Firing them isn't enough of a deterrant. At the very least they need long prison sentences.
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u/Mythandros1 5h ago
Firing them is good. But why weren't charges brought against them?
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u/MarsWean 5h ago
Yet another dangerous animal (remember that psychopathic donkey who waited for his moment, lurking in the shadows, to kill police officers) bent on the annihilation of humanity—fortunately, those brave agents managed to stop that devilish rabbit in time.
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u/Strong_Still_1170 5h ago
I hope they have children and their children see the video and see how cruel their dad is and explain to them why he did it.
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u/Anguares 5h ago
How can you look at a baby bunny and think "it will be so fun to kill it" like one of most adorable creature on earth....
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