Idiot drives on ice and winds up killing his dog

[Twitchin Kitten]

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They were discussing yesterday afternoon on Diminsky and Doyle (I caught the replay @ 2am today).

According to witnesses he did try to save the dog. After he was pulled out he jumped back in and tried to get the dog out and had to be pulled out a second time. So he really did give a shit about the pup......dumbass stunts aside.

This:

At 27 years old he should have known better, fucked up or not. They posted his picture on that second link.

We've all done stupid shit in our lives, but I bet none of us was so reckless that it took the life of another being - pet or human. Hunting does not count.

[ralgith]

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I hit a bird... or rather the stupid fucking bird flew into my car, so I guess it hit me. Does that count?

[AnthonyG]

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I killed a bat with my truck once, it flew into the grille. Like this guy I am a big fan of four wheeling when it snows. Whenever we have a storm im out driving around because its fun. However I dont see what reason going out on a lake/pond serves there is no way of knowing the ice thickness plus your risking alot in doing so, your life, your property(the truck), this case your pet. Its easy for us to say what a dumbass why do that etc from looking in on the situation.

We all have lapses in judgement some worse than others the main thing I fault this guy on is bringing the dog I would never take a pet out with me in the snow because you just never know what can happen. Putting aside the driving on the lake, say he was stranded on a road hit a snow berm or something and had to walk to get help or something the dog is just another thing to worry about getting through the mess.

From a legal stand point pets are peoples property they can do with them as they please within reason. Unless there is blatant disregard for the pet or the owner intentionally harmed the pet. In this case its pretty obvious this guy loved his dog and did not want it to get hurt. It was an accident so for him to get punished, legally its hard. I would think this guy is probably punishing himself enough having to live with what he did, if he almost killed himself jumping back in to try and get the dog.

[Twitchin Kitten]

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Accidentally hitting an animal is not the same thing and it doesn't even belong in this category of discussion. Yes, again, we all had lapses in judgement in our lives but none of them caused the life of another being.

HE IS 27 YEARS OLD. This is not a child, or a teenager. This is a grown man and should know better.

He was on the river, not a pond or lake. Rivers, even frozen rivers are MOVING bodies of water. That means thin ice. He may feel bad right now, but I bet you a few years from now he's going to be just as stupid as he is today.

Pets may no longer be considered chattel here in NJ. I'll have to look into that. Big changes took place in that regard some years ago.

[Twitchin Kitten]

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Apparently this POS is not a first time offender of stupidity behind the wheel:

http://patch.com/new-jersey/tomsriver/to...ons-no-dwi

And they're throwing the book at him for the dog:

http://patch.com/new-jersey/tomsriver/to...ckup-truck

Poke around the Patch and you'll find more on this imbecile.