March 4, 2008
Marines Investigate Puppy-Throwing Video
The video of a US marine in Irak throwing a puppy off a cliff is making headline news around the world.
The video is upsetting: A man who appears to be a U.S. Marine in Iraq holds a puppy up to the camera, throws the yelping animal into a gully and shrugs. HeraldNet reports.
"Now a Monroe man is the target of rage and death threats after the video appeared on YouTube and started drawing worldwide attention Monday. Comments left at YouTube claim he is the Marine in the video.
As more people watched the video throughout the day, some posted personal information about the Monroe man and encouraged others to commit acts of cyber-vigilantism against him.
The family’s phone numbers had been disconnected as of Monday, and Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies have been told of the existing threats.
The video is being investigated by the U.S. Marine Corps, Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii. A Marine Corps spokeswoman in the Pentagon said they learned of the video on Monday morning.
In a statement, the Marines said the video is “shocking and deplorable and is contrary to the high standards we expect of every Marine.” “We do not tolerate this type of behavior and will take appropriate action,” according to the statement.
The video is blurry and it’s difficult to tell whether the puppy is a toy or real, alive or dead."
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