Man who breeds dogs for fighting is tied up and tortured, ear cut off

[Liberal_in_LA]

Detroit man was tied up, tortured and had his ear cut off. Police say that man was breeding dogs under terrible conditions, and was possibly training them for dog fighting.

FOX 2 counted at least 16 pit bulls that were emaciated and living outside and in filth. That is in addition to the more than a dozen dogs taken from the basement of the home.


The 52-year-old dog breeder was feeding his dogs at one of his Detroit properties on Mackay when he was confronted by three armed men wearing ninja masks. His family says he was forced into the home. They tied him and his two tenants up, then proceeded to torture the dog breeder and demand money.

My cousin's not a small man, you know what I'm saying. They knew what they were doing," says Marty Johnson, the victim's cousin. "They tied him up; they beat him up pretty bad; broke ribs; broke fingers; stabbed him with ice pics; cut his year off. It was just messed up."

Police sources tell FOX 2's Taryn Asher they believe the dog breeder was targeted because of his sophisticated and expensive blue pit breeding operation, which they believe is connected to dog fighting.

Animal Control removed several dogs from the basement of the home and were on their way back to take the 16 pit bulls FOX 2 saw tied up and living in the backyard.
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/114907014-story
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/114907014-story#

[glowing]

1. Somehow, I don't feel all that bad for the guy.

[Warpy]

8. No shit, but I want his attackers off the street, too

Lowlife is lowlife.

[michaz]

2. He gets no sympathy from me. I work in animal rescue. n/t

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

14. I doubt if his attackers were rescuing animals.

Maybe stealing some to sell for fighting.

[Brickbat]

3. I can understand people feeling like this is karma, and getting satisfaction from it.

But really, this isn't the way to solve such problems. His family doesn't deserve that terror.

[truebrit71]

7. Neither did those dogs...

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[TipTok]

12. I wonder if he will pick up his old habits once he heals up...

[NV Whino]

4. Aw.

[MMTampa]

5. Karma. . .

Karma's a bitch -they can't all be Michael Vick.

[truebrit71]

6. I'll bet those dogs are relieved...

....

[Liberal_in_LA]

16. Animal welfare took the dogs

[pintobean]

9. Given a choice, I'd rather be

waterboarded.

[Logical]

10. Sick comments here. Armed robbers are good guys because dogs re mistreated. nt

[Marr]

15. +1, there's no excuse for this.

[ohnoyoudidnt]

11. I have no sympathy for the guy but his attackers are just as bad as him.

This wasn't some kind of vigilante action, not that I would condone it if it was. It was criminals beating and robbing someone because they thought he had stuff worth stealing. Heck, maybe they were even rivals in his line of work.

[Kaleva]

13. The Masked Masturbators dishing out their brand of justice.

From the article in the OP:

" three armed men wearing ninja masks"

Now look at this article:


"Seattle police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspected serial masturbator who publicly pleasures himself while disguising his identity with a makeshift ninja outfit."

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/masturbation/seattle-cops-hunt-creepy-nightcrawler-189307

[TheFrenchRazor]

17. only way he'd get anything close to the justice he deserved. nt