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David Motari speaks
"Puppy killer" claims he was
only being
"creative" by tossing dog to its death
Friday
7
March 2008
On his profile at Bebo.com, Lance Cpl.
David Motari of the U.S. Marines
defends his tossing of a small puppy off a cliff:
What,
you expect me to carry a stray sick dog from patrol 10+ miles back to
camp with me. Did you know that we're not supposed to have dogs? Did
you know that there isn't medicine available for animals out there? So
what the fuck do you want me to do with it. It was going to side a slow
and horrible death.
Sorry
you guys saw that, but it wasn't supposed to ever [sic] been
shown. Usually what happens is we shoot them. I was being "creative"
that day and decided to throw the dog instead. If I could take it back,
I would. Either way, I did the dog a favor. Sorry if you can't
understand that.
This would confirm that the dog was indeed alive and not already
deceased, as some have speculated. If it is considered "humane" to put
dogs to death—as many animal services agencies do—for being mangy,
stray, old, or sick, then Motari's actions can hardly deserve the sort
of villification he and his family have been receiving.
Motari's family in Monroe, WA have received a number of death threats,
prompting police to guard their home. Real estate agent Rayane Motari,
David's mother, has had her profile deleted from a
website for realtors and her mobile phone number posted around the
internet alongside urgings to harass the poor woman—who will likely not
sell any homes this week. The amount of hardship, harassment, and
inconvenience the entire Motari family is being forced to endure over
this incident is entirely out of proportion to the severity of David
Motari's actions.
Whether the Marines have an official or unofficial policy of killing
stray dogs I don't know, but regardless of the sensationalism
surrounding this story there are so many more atrocious acts by the
U.S. Military that have been documented on video but have not gathered
the attention of the international media.
In a sick twist, an American general public that unnecessarily
indulges in all-you-can-eat ribs and other delights of the flesh seems
to have less sympathy for unarmed Iraqi
motorists shot dead without reason than they do for a lost sick puppy in
a country that has so many stray pooches they might as well be vermin.
Motari ought not to be prosecuted, court-martialled, dishonorably
discharged, or harassed—he's already suffered more than he deserves.
While we don't know the circumstances behind his finding this puppy,
it's clear enough that his most major mistake was to have been so
"creative" as to turn a dog disposal into a video skit that would later
be seen by millions.
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