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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Monique Wilson
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Lock the$#%&!@*up in complete darkness no food/water!!!
Marjorie Ann Lulay
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Interesting punishment but she should also then spend a week in jail on bread and water and banned from every owning another dog!
Paul Swarthout
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The punishment isn’t enough.
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. Or maybe I’d just beat her to a bloody pulp and let her die in a pool of her own blood.
Dee Huggins
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Her punishment,it should have been for a longer period of time.
Kathie Wagner
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Good for he judge, but she also needs some community supervised time with cleaning up dog poop for at least a year!
Rebecca Rabalais
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She should have been made to stay at dump longer
Heather Taylor
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I agree with the judge about the dump bur I don’t think it was long enough…
Amber Lynn
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Did you even read the article or watch the video? She has to check in with workers at the dump and news was covering it so they filmed her picking up garbage in the dump.
June Parker
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i wish all judge were more like
Mira Glick
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trailer trash
Mark Chapman
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Make it a week like what the dog went through.
Lona Jo Brady-Chatterton
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I’d make her clean that house and do poop scooping for a shelter for at least a year. Allowed no pets ever again. She might need to be fixed she’d probably do it to her kid also.
Kay Allen
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I don’t think the punishment was harsh enough. She left the dog for a week without food or water. Dog abusers should have their faces plastered all over the place. Put them on a Wall of Shame.
Susan Phillips
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That fat nasty$#%&!@*should b starved to just like what she did to that poor innocent dog
She could use it
Michele Brown
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I like this judge I believe in harsh punishment for animal abusers!!!!!
Mary A. Lancaster
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Not just 8vhours. A week like she left the dog
Miguel Angel Silva
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Yes
Judy Shematek
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She should have to stay two days at least and hopefully her dog was taken away from her!
Jane Bruce
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Reading things like this make me hug my dog.
Patti McCurdy
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Judge, you made a good decision. Hope she got the message. And I hope you forbade her having any more pets.
Gina Villatico
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I love that Judge !!!!!
M.g. Lee
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She shall spend more time in the damp and + go community service cleaning dogs poop and other! Very crap person!
Cindy Carol McLaren
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No food no water no comfortable bed no bathroom no love no heat no airconditioning no one to talk to in total filth no fresh air for a week and all the punishment she got was eight hours of picking up trash? She got off easy the good part is the dog is healthy now and up for adoption
Diane Knee
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Good for him.
Daniele Spadotto
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Should have been 1 month in that dump , stupid$#%&!@*!
Janet Bender
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We need more judges that think outside the box but within the law! Good job
Donald Glenn Anweiler
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Angry at her but I love the punishment except I would have had her sit naked in the dump for 8 hours
Carol Minot
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No, the punishment should have been equal to what the dog went through, 8 hours isn’t enough
Chris Cear
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I would love to see him in New York
Mary Gelinas Painter
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Yes. If he could have, I’m sure he would have put her in the same house for a week.
Sheri Sullivan Daugherty
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Creative but not enough. She needs to be the pooper-scooper for a shelter. Perhaps do community service in a company that cleans up crime scenes or sewer backups. She must never have a pet of any kind ever again.
Carol Larsen
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Not long enough…have the skank pitch a floorless tent and stay in it for a week.
Judith Bennett
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Wish judge’s were like that here
Kathryn Sauve-Uden
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8 hours wasn’t long enough
Chris Windle
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Yeh I think that judge is definitely on to something. People need to face more of a fitting punishment, jail isn’t always the best option in all cases! For her though I think she got off light, only 8 hours in a dump!! Hell no!!! Force her to live without food and water for several days!!!
Thomas Mudd
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Have u noticed all the links go to the same site that is nothing but spam.
Carol Preziosi
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Lock that$#%&!@*up…..
Teresa Gray
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That judge is right
Teresa Gray
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That was very wrong doing that little dog that way couldn’t help it’s self
Pamela Weber
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HE SHOULD HAVE MADE HER DO IT FOR A WEEK.!!!
Donna Marie Shea
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Not enough! She should do some jail time, plus community service!
Pamela Fordred
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Congratulations to the judge. From Victoria Australia
Shannon Ahern
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Amen!
Sandy Whitmore
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What a fat slob. She should never be allowed to own a dog
Olivia Lujan
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Jail for her!!
Lynn Walker
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no one should abuse a dog or puppy
Jim Quinn
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Eight hours? That’s it?
Dawn Rudio
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Awesome
Gilbert Duquesne
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Hang the$#%&!@*…..Elizabeth