Judge Cicconetti of Painesville, Ohio likes to do things a bit differently in his courtroom.
He believes in trulymaking the punishment fit the crime, which often results in creative and unexpected sentences.
This past September, Alyssa Morrow pleaded guilty to animal cruelty. She left her dog, Moose, locked up inside her dirt-ridden house. For an entire week, Moose was all alone with no one to take care of him.
When he was finally rescued, his saviors were shocked and appalled by his condition. Moose’s fur was falling out.
He was starving and thirsty. Rather than throwing her in jail like most judges would do, Judge Cicconetti made Alyssa – Dog Abuser do something that many people would find much more repulsive.
First, he spoke on behalf of Moose, noting how frightened he must have been during his abandonment.
Then, Judge Cicconetti looked Alyssa – Dog Abuser right in the eyes and said.
“Maybe you should get a little taste of that, but I’m going to let you have a choice here, and the choice is I want you to live like Moose, and in order to do that I want you to go down to the county dump, to the landfill, and I want them to find the stinkiest smelliest god-awful odor place they can find in that dump and I want you to sit there for 8 hours tomorrow, to think what you did to that dog while you smell the odor. If you puke, you puke.”
Do you think the punishment fits the crime?
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Chelsea Hetrick
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Although I don’t think 8 hours is sufficient.
Joanna Thorman
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I’ve seen this before! It’s great!
Andie Hennigs
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Only 8 hours???
Richard Jones
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Dog collar and kneepads would look good on her…
Donna Morgan
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She should sit there a week
Helen Marler Ehrhardt
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God Bless the judge but she should have gotten longer
Rosanne O'Hearne
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Love this judge! She should have spent more than 8 hours at the dump though!
CG Eve
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let her rot there!
Pat Malasky
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8hrs was not long enough for what she did
Melike Ercan
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8 hours are too short though.
Teri Jackson
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8 hours is not long enough. The dog was in filth alot longer so hers should have been doubled from the dogs.
Ruby Ghosh Vora
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The judge is too kind to this piece of garbage woman
Barbara Devan
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That’s still too easy for her she should get the same punishment that what she did with the dog
Anthony Beard
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I like this judge. Made her ugly$#%&!@*endure the same punishment that she put her dog through.
Ellie McFall
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What just 8 hours ?
Vickie Smith
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I think she should have gone to jail- she had choices,her poor dog didn’t!!!
Melike Ercan
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I bet she didn’t even smell the dump, as she is garbage herself.
Jennifer Davis
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Not good enough. Turn off her water, remove all food and let her rot in the house for a week. EYE FOR AN EYE.
Janet Lefler Thompson
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Great punishment, but I think there should be some additional punishment I think at least 80 hours cleaning kennels would do her some good also.
Billy Brouder
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Oink
Peggy Osinski
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Yep,karma,dogs are family,treat them the way you want to be treated.
Shane Meritt
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Another fat hog.
Ruby Ghosh Vora
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So true..!!
Noreen Westfahl
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Not enough time
Joe Franks
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Not cruel enough!
Steve Klein
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Melissa Dawn?
Elsie Libby
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She should have to stay for the entire week, just like she left the dog. B.
Micki Lea
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Should have been longer than 8 hours! She should have been made to spend the night there at least
Gerry Rogers
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SOMEONE SHOULD KICK HER a*s
Dee Stainer
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Maybe we should have a few judges like him and the reoffending rate might be as high as it is.
I Love My Bulldog
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Yes indeed :p
I Love My Bulldog
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who else gets it ?
Vicki Lightner
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This is how many serial killers start out, by abusing or killing animals.
Kathy Villone
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A lot longer and never have another pet in her miserable FAT lifetime.
I Love My Bulldog
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I agree Awesome comment :/
I Love My Bulldog
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Thanks :/
Carol Mulgrew
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ANYONE who abuses a defenseless animal should really get punished severely
Mary Jo Welch
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Poor Moose! I hope he NEVER has to be with that woman again. He deserves love and food and a clean place to sleep at night. And cuddles, he deserves loads of cuddles!
Tristan Valmont
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Not severe enough. I would have made her spend at least 6 months to a full year there, all alone. Zero visit from anyone. And afterward, she would not be allowed to have a dog ever again. If she even dared to look at one, I’d throw her back into that place, for a longer period of time. Acts like this should not be forgiven.
Andrea Socci
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She should have the$#%&!@*beat out of her , the fat$#%&!@*!!
Janice Wade
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Hell yes…and he should have made her clean dog cages for a least 6 months on top of his original sentence
Claudia H. Bayer
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Deserves harsher punishment
Cynthia Collins
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8 hrs isn’t enough time.
Katherine Wright
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Unfortunately she’ll probably feel right at home in the dump.
Cherri McClelland
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We need more judges like him.
Carol Hunter
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Should have been a week at least
Josee Payette
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Too lenient for her…
Deborah Case-bauman
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Shoild have been 8 days not hours POS
Chris Edmondson
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How about burying the fat$#%&!@*in the dump …..for life
Amy Fletcher
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What’s wrong with a week? And with no food or water.