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The dog was clearly an enemy combatant

post #1 of 18
6/13/08 at 1:15am
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Video:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nFHcLyH6H2U

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/12/mar...ppy/index.html

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Puppy-throwing Marine is removed from Corps

From Mike Mount
CNN Pentagon Producer

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A U.S. Marine videotaped throwing a puppy over a cliff while on patrol in Iraq has been kicked out of the Corps, and a second Marine involved has been disciplined, according to a statement released by the Marines.

Lance Cpl. David Motari, based in Hawaii with the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, is being "processed for separation" and received non-judicial punishment, officials said in the statement Wednesday night. The Marine Corps would not specify what that punishment was because of privacy regulations.

The statement said Motari received the punishment for his role in the "episode which generated international attention."

The incident appeared on the Internet web site YouTube in March, sparking outrage from animal rights groups around the world.

In the video, Motari is seen throwing the dog off a cliff as it yelps.

A second Marine, San Diego-based Sgt. Crismarvin Banez Encarnacion, received non-judicial punishment as well.

Janice Hagar, a spokeswoman for the Marines in San Diego, said Encarnacion shot the video.

Marine officials at the Pentagon would not disclose the severity of the disciplinary action against Encarnacion, also because of privacy regulations.

CNN did not receive a response from the Marine Corps in San Diego to questions about the case.

The statement said the Marines conducted an investigation as soon as the YouTube video came to the attention of commanders.

"The actions seen in the Internet video are contrary to the high standards we expect of every Marine and will not be tolerated," according to the statement.

On the video, Motari smiles as he is holding the puppy and then hurls the dog over a cliff. An unknown person operating the video cameras is heard laughing and another voice saying "that's mean, Motari."

In a statement, the Humane Society of the United States applauded the actions.

"The bad actors in this case have been dealt with by the Marine Corps, which rightly recognizes that harming animals is unacceptable conduct," said Dale Bartlett, the group's deputy manager for animal cruelty issues. "Now, the Department of Defense and the Congress must step up protection from cruelty for all animals under the law governing military conduct."
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post #2 of 18
6/13/08 at 1:36am
Puppies, man. Puppies are untouchable. I say give 'im the chair!

No, but seriously, what a gigantic douche.
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post #3 of 18
6/13/08 at 2:44am
Yeah, I'm not the type to wish harm on anyone, but I wouldn't mind this douchebag catching an IED to the face. Fuck him.
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post #4 of 18
6/13/08 at 2:55am
If you put the puppy next to all the human deaths in Iraq I'd take the puppy.
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post #5 of 18
6/13/08 at 2:56am
A puppy should throw the marine off a cliff while another puppy films it and later uploads it to puppytube. Then I will consider justice to be served and I can get on with my life.
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post #6 of 18
6/13/08 at 3:09am
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Originally Posted by Moltisanti View Post
A puppy should throw the marine off a cliff while another puppy films it and later uploads it to puppytube. Then I will consider justice to be served and I can get on with my life.
Here you go: http://youtube.com/watch?v=n6ujbKv8o8k
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post #7 of 18
6/13/08 at 3:14am
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Originally Posted by MikeShaynePI View Post
That's beyond great.

Remember that story last year of a truck carrying a few hundred puppies crashing and catching fire?

Broke my heart, man.
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post #8 of 18
6/13/08 at 12:12pm
Ugh, just reading that story makes me a little sick. I understand you need to blow off steam if you're under the constant threat of getting your limbs blown off but come on. Play some Xbox or rub one out or something.
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post #9 of 18
6/13/08 at 12:17pm
Well, now that everyone knows how to get out of the Marines nice and painlessly, expect to see a puppy holocaust in the coming months.
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post #10 of 18
6/13/08 at 12:22pm
I was thinking to myself that this guy is destined to be some sort of supervillain. I mean, he's military trained and shows no opposition to killing puppies. When my friends and I used to joke about how evil someone we knew could be, we would often throw in the caveat "Well, it's not like the guy kills puppies". This guy does.

I will never watch that video, by the way.
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post #11 of 18
6/13/08 at 12:32pm
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Originally Posted by Moltisanti View Post
A puppy should throw the marine off a cliff while another puppy films it and later uploads it to puppytube. Then I will consider justice to be served and I can get on with my life.
"Buttons and Daisy were up to more than just the usual hijinks today."

But anyone who could do that - well, gravedigger said it all.
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post #12 of 18
6/13/08 at 12:35pm
Is the media just getting better at revealing truths, or is the American military just getting less stoic? I can't decide.
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post #13 of 18
6/13/08 at 12:45pm
Nah Scott its just everyones got a mobile with a camera these days

...and theres nothing I can say about this fucker that hasn't been said already.
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post #14 of 18
6/13/08 at 12:47pm
There's a place for this guy in the Burmese Army's Elite Baby Tossing Unit.
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post #15 of 18
6/13/08 at 1:11pm
Yeah, this guy would make Lance Corporal under Major Tint's brutal regime in no time flat.

Hmmm, I guess he was a Lance Corporal in our armed forces as well. Point still stands!
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post #16 of 18
6/13/08 at 1:15pm
Why can't we just go back to how things were in 'Nam? Raping infants and the what-not. Puppies? That's just fucked.
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post #17 of 18
6/13/08 at 1:37pm
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Originally Posted by Jake View Post
Yeah, I'm not the type to wish harm on anyone, but I wouldn't mind this douchebag catching an IED to the face. Fuck him.
Good point. If we're meaning to PUNISH him, is removing him from harm's way not a reward of sorts?
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post #18 of 18
6/13/08 at 1:45pm
Why the hell do these idiots upload this stuff to Youtube? Seriously, do they want to get caught?

I guess it's a good thing, cause it makes it easier to catch them, but c'mon.
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