Nobrainer’s Think Tank

I hate cats. This is nothing new. Today’s anti-cat headline:

Pet cat shot by police in bizarre ordeal

An otherwise “loving family pet” was shot dead by police after the tabby cat went berserk and terrorized a city family late last week, The Intelligencer has learned.

And I didn’t even like them before they started going berserk.

After acting totally insane for about a half hour, the police officer who arrived on scene was told by the cat’s owner to put the cat down if possible.

As the constable entered the home, the cat ran up the stairs and stared the officer down.

Speaking to The Intelligencer on condition of anonymity, the constable said he had “ … never seen an animal act like that before — it was like it was possessed or something, hissing and growling.”

The officer shot the cat square in the chest with his Beretta .40-calibre handgun.

“Even after he shot it, that cat was so hopped up — we’re talking about a little, eight-pound cat — Mickey ran down the hall into the bathroom and jumped into the tub,” the husband recollected. “He didn’t die for at least five minutes … he was all nerves and adrenaline … he wasn’t in his right mind.”

Well that family certainly got more than they bargained for, and I have one more reason to hate house cats.

The story brings to mind an account I read from a Viet Nam era marine sniper. The sniper targeted an individual who was apparently doped to the gills. This was a time when “one shot - one kill” never had a chance. One bullet tore through and shattered the guy’s leg… but he kept running. If memory serves, the 2nd bullet tore through his chest. That slowed him down, for a second. Then a third shot directly to the head finally downed him.

I guess what I’m trying to say is, watch for the follow up article when the cat’s owners are arrested for possessing massive amounts illegal narcotics.