Boy in trouble for MEOWING !!!!

The_Sage · August 25th, 2006, 06:03 AM

Boy in Hot Water Over 'Meow'
Angry Neighbor Sues, Saying It's Harassment

JEANNETTE, Pa. (Aug. 23) - Meow. A district judge has been asked to decide whether that word is a harmless taunt or grounds for misdemeanor harassment. Jeannette police charged a 14-year-old boy for "meowing" whenever he sees his neighbor, 78-year-old Alexandria Carasia.

The boy's family and Carasia do not get along. The boy's mother said the family got rid of their cat after Carasia complained to police that it used her flower garden as a litter box.

The boy testified Tuesday that he only meowed at the woman twice. Carasia testified, "Every time he sees me, he meows."

The boy's defense attorney, David Martin Jr., argued that the charge should be dismissed.

"This should never have been filed," Martin said. "This is not something that police should be wasting their time with or wasting the court's time."

Jeannette District Judge Joseph DeMarchis decided to wait 90 days before ruling. DeMarchis said his decision will be based on how the boy and his neighbor get along in the meantime.
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**Rocky** · August 25th, 2006, 06:37 AM

well meow, thats about the meowst ridiculous thing i have ever heard in my life.

**steer** · August 25th, 2006, 07:04 AM

haha... some people
that reminds me of the time Wise County was trying to pass a ordinance that your chickens couldn't crow after a certain hour... how rediculous... [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

**NotSoSilentBob** · August 25th, 2006, 07:17 AM

Do I look like a cat to you boy? Am I jumping all nimbly bimbly from tree to tree? Am I drinking milk from a saucer?? Do you see me eating mice??

**TheBeast** · August 25th, 2006, 12:45 PM

MEOW!!!!

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**Craes** · August 25th, 2006, 01:24 PM

I wonder what this charge is exactly surely there is not one that is for "meowing"

**Ironlung** · August 25th, 2006, 01:27 PM

They mentiond this on Dan Patricks show yesterday. It seems like he read it as saying it could be an assault charge.

**Craes** · August 25th, 2006, 02:07 PM

wonder what they would do for hissing...hmmm

**Ironlung** · August 25th, 2006, 02:10 PM

Assault and battery. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I think granny's getting what she deserves. The kid had to lose his cat. No, the cat shouldn't have been crapping in her flowers, but she didn't have to be so uptight about it that the family had to get rid of their pet. If nothing else, it was fertilizer. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]