BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County Sheriff’s deputies accused of using a cat as target practice have been disciplined and they’re back at work.

The incident happened at the Hart Park training facility back in March.

A woman walking in the park said she saw the deputies shoot a cat and kill it.

This case is completed. The allegations were sustained. The officers involved were appropriately disciplined. I met with animal rights groups; they’re content with what we’re doing,” Youngblood said on 17 News at Sunrise. “They’re back to work, but they’ve been disciplined and that’s about all I can tell you without violating the peace officer bill of rights.”

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    3 个月前

    Fucked up but still less bad than what happens nationwide in factory farms to millions of animals per year

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      This has the same energy as “Oh that cop beat that black man? Well that’s not as bad as all those Palestine kids being murdered by Israel.”

      It’s not a game of what sucks worse.

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        If over 90% of people recognize the smaller injustice for what it is (extremely fucked up) but don’t care about the larger one, then I think it’s relevant to bring up, so people can see their hypocrisy

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      Agreed. Getting shot would almost certainly beat getting gassed or lobotomized before having your throat slit.