California man found guilty of murder after his dogs kill woman

[XemaSab]

A man whose four dogs mauled a 63-year-old woman to death was found guilty Friday of murder.

A Los Angeles County jury convicted 31-year-old Alex Jackson of second-degree murder in the death of Pamela Devitt, CBS Los Angeles reported. He could get 24 years to life in prison when he is sentenced Oct. 3.

Devitt was out for a morning walk in the desert town of Littlerock on n May 9, 2013, when she was set upon by four pit bulls.

The coroner said she died from blood loss after being bitten 200 times. The dogs dragged her 50 yards, took off her scalp and removed an arm.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-man-found-guilty-of-murder-after-his-dogs-kill-woman/

[NYC_SKP]

1. Tough guy. How small does one need to be to need FOUR pits to compensate for it?

[valerief]

2. Yes! When will the breeding of these dogs end? nt

[3rdwaydem]

8. These dogs should be illegal to breed.

[flvegan]

9. Why?

Be specific, as that's a big suggestion you've made.*


*All dogs should be illegal to breed without proper reason. We kill millions of unwanted dogs in this country every year yet shitwits continue to bring more into the world. I'm just curious as to this poster's hatred of *this* breed.

Should be fun.

[roody]

11. All dogs should be illegal to breed until

all dogs are cared for.

[valerief]

16. they are in civilized countries! nt

[3rdwaydem]

18. Your right, I forgot, I live in the USA. What's next private ownership of wolves?

[valerief]

19. Tigers. Cuz, you know, kitties. It's all how you train them.

Just ask Sigfried and Roy.

[Shrike47]

3. 'Removed' her arm? That must have been horrific! It's not just the breed, it's the owner.

[Hemmingway]

4. How long until the pitbull defenders show up?

Ban these monsters!!

[RebelOne]

5. I haved owned 2 pit bulls that were sweethearts.

And I am not a defender of the breed. But I do believe that breeding of them should be banned considering all the pit bull attacks because of irresponsible owners.

[flvegan]

7. I'm right here. Did you read the article?

Typical emotional response lacking intelligence on the subject matter.

*looks up*

Yep, they're here.

[4b5f940728b232b034e4]

6. As if anyone can control an animal

He shouldn't have been allowed to have one of those things in the first place. I know where I work the three dog attacks have reduced the number of people that bring those dangerous things to work, but there's still a couple of Corgis that have bitten people that are still here every Friday.

[roody]

12. My dogs are always under my control,

except when I am not home. Then they are confined to their comfortable quarters.

[Wella]

10. I wondered why it was "murder" and not "negligent homicide"; I checked the article

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-man-found-guilty-of-murder-after-his-dogs-kill-woman/

Prosecutors said Jackson was not just negligent but knew that his animals could endanger someone's life. They presented evidence that Jackson's dogs were involved in at least seven other altercations in the 18 months leading up to the attack on Devitt.

Several horseback riders said they had been chased or bitten by Jackson's dogs. Neighbors said the dogs jumped over the fence and made it difficult to retrieve mail. A mail carrier testified that he was unable to make a delivery to Jackson's residence because of a threatening dog that eventually chased his vehicle for half a mile...

The National Canine Research Council estimates about 30 people are killed by dogs each year. Murder charges are rare because prosecutors must prove that the defendant knew the dogs were dangerous before the killing.

Jackson testified he was unaware of most of the incidents. He said if he thought the dogs were capable of killing someone, he would have gotten rid of them.

At the time of his arrest, Jackson had eight dogs living at the home he shared with his mother. He had placed the four involved in the attack in his garage.

"I feel terrible about it. This isn't anything that I orchestrated or planned, that I wanted to have happen," he said.

Animal control officers testified that an inebriated Jackson told them shortly after the attack: "If you mess with me, you're coming into the lions' den."

[hifiguy]

13. That imbecilic statement

justifies the conviction. This is an ignorant asshole who belongs in prison.

[Wella]

14. Yes. It was obvious that he knew the dogs were killers and threatened people with them

The fact that he was drunk notwithstanding.

[magical thyme]

15. with 18 months of complaints about the dogs,

why did animal control not take control of them long before this happened?

The killer had 8 dogs, not 4. He claims he didn't know they were a problem, yet there were many, many complaints made about them, including by a postal carrier who couldn't deliver mail.

I glad he was convicted of murder. It's not just that he had to have known. Dogs are not born murderers; they're made into them.

[Sunlei]

17. Dangerous to have a pack of dogs to just keep in the garage & yard.That is a recipe for disaster.

A suggestion is to strengthen state laws against this type of animal abuse. Someone needs to help the convicted murderers Mother get rid of the other dogs if they're part of the same 'pack'.