The Second of Three Fast Days
This is a follow-up to the previous blog post.
Last night, observers from the David Area Control Center in the Jerusalem District (View 2000) identified serious footage in an alley in the city of Aitka, Jerusalem, in which a suspect was identified abusing a cat while grabbing it by the tail and throwing it in the air.The incident was identified by the observers, and thanks to their alertness and quick response, a report was quickly forwarded to the David Area Police and Jerusalem Border Police soldiers who were operating in the area to locate the suspect in the wrongdoing.The police quickly arrived at the scene, located the suspect (17, a resident of Jerusalem), and he was arrested by them and taken for questioning in the David area.The police said, "Professional activity, a combination of technological capabilities and human alertness of the observers and police officers in the field enabled a rapid response, the arrest of the suspect and the opening of an investigation, with the aim of preventing further harm and sending a clear message - the Israel Police will operate with zero tolerance against any manifestation of violence, towards humans and animals."It was also stated: "The Israel Police view any harm to animals with great seriousness. This is a serious and unacceptable offense. The police treat cases of this type with the utmost seriousness and act resolutely to bring those involved to justice."
Especially in light of what keeps coming out about the abuse of women and children by the police in the public sphere, this would be laughable, but it's not a laughing matter. And this is not animal abuse. It was a silly thing to do, but it did not hurt the cat, who walked nonchalantly away afterwards and it was not as characterized "thrown into the air by the tail." Instead it was pulled down off of what looked like a caspomat machine. It clearly was not meant to be an act of cruelty.
It seems to me that the police are in dire need of education about what constitutes real cruelty and abuse and what real justice looks like and the part they play in all of it.
While the police are obviously posturing to demonstrate their "effectiveness" etc, you are wrong. My in laws are veterinarians, and my wife is quite expert on animals. Ask an AI:
ReplyDelete"does it harm a cat to grab it by the tail and toss it lightly?"
Yes, it can be highly harmful to a cat to be grabbed by the tail, even if you are only tossing them "lightly."
A cat’s tail is not just a fuzzy appendage; it is a delicate extension of their spine. Grabbing or pulling it can cause permanent, life-altering injuries.
(Additional content follows on the kind of damage that can be inflicted.)
I see cruelty inflicted on animals, including just the other day, when a cat died because someone (probably a child, but who knows) thought it cute to twist a thick wire around its neck (in a dati yishuv). The victims are not human, but it is still sad and wrong and painful torture, and reflects a serious defect in the person doing it.
I stand corrected. I did not intend to imply that it was in any way acceptable; however, the cat was able to walk away. My point was the difference in police reaction to the treatment of the cat and the horror they inflicted on these two boys - Ahuvia and the unnamed yeshivah bachur - who did not merit the same rush to judgment.
DeleteDon't forget Amiram. Yes, it's horrific, and there is no comparison. Who watches the watchers? We know Who.
DeleteLike in your follow-on post. Yesh Dayan v'yesh Din. There will be Justice. May it be soon BE"H.
True. Our cat's tail was injured, not sure who did it or how, but he was never again able to walk properly. Most adult abusers started as children abusing animals. This is a statistical fact. Maybe abusive police officers began their abuse as children.
DeleteIt's been proven that young people who show cruelty to animals usually turn out to be either murderers of human beings and, in general, are cruel and criminal-minded human beings(?). We are at a time in history (keitz haymim) that the souls of the pre-mabul people(?) that were drowned are back for their final judgments. This is why the world is full of evil, violence, chaos and confursion. There is no sense of
ReplyDeletejustice in the world; good is evil and evil is good. The darker it gets, the
light is getting closer. May the Geulah come k'heref ayin, in a flash!
The amaleikim are running the world and the erev rav are the amaleikim within our midst. H' Yerachem!
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