Note: This is not a funny post… not in the least.
Marine Corps Base Hawaii is investigating a shocking video of a smiling Marine throwing a puppy off the top of a steep hillside in Iraq into a gully below.
The video yesterday gained widespread attention and condemnation on the Internet.
“The video is shocking and deplorable and is contrary to the high standards we expect of every Marine,” the Kane’ohe Bay base said in a release.
Base officials said the video came to their attention Monday morning. An investigation has been initiated. Maj. Chris Perrine, a Marine spokesman here, said “it’s looking like” the Marine is based out of Hawaii.
“We do not tolerate this type of behavior and will take appropriate action,” the base said.
Two Marines are seen in combat gear smiling as one holds a white-and-black puppy by the scruff of its neck. The dog seems to be about 8 weeks old and is motionless as it is held.
Here is the video. WARNING! It is disturbing. I wouldn’t want to be this Marine when the public gets hold of him. Someone should throw his ass off a cliff. No word on whether the dog was injured.
What a f*cking bastard
I saw the video yesterday. Yes, disturbing. That A-Hole should be thrown off the same cliff by everyone that was offended.
This is horrible but I can’t help but feel it’s staged. The puppy doesn’t actually move and the sound of it yelping seems like it’s been added – and the “splat” sound probably wouldn’t have been audible from that distance.
Why someone would stage such a video is a mystery though 🙁
…and the number of people killed is at what now? Can we have some comparitive figures with puppies?
This video is all over the net,I agree with Benny looks staged
It´s cruel. But is less cruel than the same persons killing civilians.
yes it must have been a slow day on killing children… out of pure boredom, they had too turn to the sacrificial pup
Lenn –
After several attempts at composing a suitable response to your absolutely idiotic comment, I must admit that I cannot do it justice. The only thing sadder than that video is that there are people like you who think like you do.
Snopes is very skeptical of this video and speculates that it is staged for the reasons others have mentioned and because the video quality is extremely good — too good for a standard camcorder.
Nah, it’s a fake video, don’t worry … puppies are safe. It’s humans that are dying over there instead, so there’s nothing to worry about. (Sarcasm)
To those that haven’t been to another country, the dogs over there are like ‘coons or skunks here. A nusiance. Pesky and bother the people, plus there are thousands of them and not doing well either, healthwise. Many of them malnurished, or have been hit by cars or the NATIVE people have had to beat them. That Marine saved the people the trouble of doing the same thing. We’ve seen the locals do much worse stuff. If this offends you, then you’re too sensitive and should go hug a tree somewhere. Really.