US Florida Man shoots neighbour because his cat went in to his garden - Cat Party's creating his own articles now.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article255200101.html

A dispute between neighbors turned deadly on Wednesday in Umatilla in Central Florida.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said Cliffton Anthony Bliss Jr., 58, was charged with second-degree homicide, accused of shooting his neighbor over a pet issue.

According to the police report, sheriff’s detectives went to a home on a reported shooting. A woman at the home told them the suspect came to their door with a firearm and threatened to shoot their cat, which had apparently wandered onto Bliss’ property.

The woman, who is not named, said the victim, James Arland Taylor Jr., 41, searched for the animal in Bliss’ front yard, while the enraged homeowner followed him around.

After Taylor asked Bliss why he would want to hurt the cat and ordered him to leave his property, the suspect shot his neighbor “at least once” in the chest, according to the police report. The wound proved fatal.

The “defendant did enter the victim’s family’s property, uninvited and armed with a rifle, and did instigate a confrontation that led to the murder of the victim,” the report said.

Following their investigation, detectives arrested Bliss, who is being held without bail.
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At least the cat lived I guess...

 

[Spicey McHaggis]

Yeah, this dude looks exactly like the sort of guy who would do this. I suspect there were probably prior issues, but who the fuck shows up with a gun over a fucking cat??

 

[WeWuzFinns]

Shooting you neighbor is healthier expression of mental illness than trooning out

 

[Bland Crumbs]

Yeah, this dude looks exactly like the sort of guy who would do this. I suspect there were probably prior issues, but who the fuck shows up with a gun over a fucking cat??

I think they should dig up the garden/yard. There is a body in there or drugs.

 

[Spicey McHaggis]

I think they should dig up the garden/yard. There is a body in there or drugs.

For some strange reason I feel like this guy was already "known to local authorities".

 

[NJBear]

Was it really worth it to spend the rest of you life in prison over a cat in your yard?

 

[Chaos Theorist]

Maybe pet the cat or shoo the cat away

 

[DumbDude42]

at least he didn't shoot the cat

 

[big ups liquid richard]

But the cat is ok? Right?

 

[Dagobert]

Cat violated the NAP. Reasonable response.

 

[LurkTrawl]

I heard there's certain flowers that cats and dogs, as well as other small animals fucking hate that you can plant.

 

[Beautiful Border]

>be American
>cat wanders into neighbour's garden
>get shot

 

[Chaos Theorist]

I heard there's certain flowers that cats and dogs, as well as other small animals fucking hate that you can plant.

Giant venus flytraps that eat dogs and cats

 

[big ups liquid richard]

I heard there's certain flowers that cats and dogs, as well as other small animals fucking hate that you can plant.

Better that than being the asshole who leaves out anti-freeze for the annoying cat to eat and die. Yes there are pieces of shit that do that, and some wonderful pets have died as a result.

 

[FFinfo]

Better that than being the asshole who leaves out anti-freeze for the annoying cat to eat and die. Yes there are pieces of shit that do that, and some wonderful pets have died as a result.

>Wonderful pets
>Free roaming the neighborhood to get anti-freezed in the first place
That’s my devil’s advocate post of the day.

 

[Kermit Jizz]

Based. Fuck cat owners who lets their cats roam. He was sensible enough to not hurt the fluffball either, he dindu nuffin.

Edit to avoid DP:

Better that than being the asshole who leaves out anti-freeze for the annoying cat to eat and die. Yes there are pieces of shit that do that, and some wonderful pets have died as a result.

If I leave anti freeze in my backyard and your pet manages to drink it, that's your fucking fault.

 

[Long Tongue Silver]

A woman at the home told them the suspect came to their door with a firearm and threatened to shoot their cat, which had apparently wandered onto Bliss’ property.

Show up on my property pissed off, gun in hand and you're not a cop?
I'll consider it my civic duty to cure you of stupid with several high-speed injections of Vitamin Pb.

 

[eDove]

From a legal standpoint, if he ever wanted to see the light of day again, should've just shot the cat. I actually don't understand why he didn't just shoot the cat.

In all fairness, it's annoying as fuck when neighbors let their pets roam into your yard. Cats are such a menace to the wild birds.

 

[cactus]

Cats should be indoor only, the owner deserved it.

 

[Kermit Jizz]

Cats should be indoor only, the owner deserved it.

Or at least have the decency to move somewhere that's not a sub-urb if you're going to have an outdoor pet.