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05-16-06, 09:41 PM
From: Kinship Circle
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 11:50 PM
Subject: LETTER/ TN Dog Decapitator Gets Reduced Bail
*John Johnson is scheduled to return to Henderson County Court on June 13,
2006. At Johnson's bail hearing, bail was dropped to $5,000, which indicates he
can leave jail for $500. Assistant D.A. Bill Martin was quoted as asking: What's all this excitement over dogs?"
5/12/06--TN Dog Decapitator Gets Reduced Bail
KINSHIP CIRCLE ACTION CAMPAIGN
http://www.KinshipCircle.org
SOURCE OF INFORMATION:
ABC-7 News Updates, Good Morning West Tennessee
http://www.wbbjtv.com/NEWS/xgmwt.htm#356HENDERSON_CO._DOGS
Katie Walter, katie.walter@comcast.net
Trudy, astonamous@comcast.net
Debbie Foster, fosterd2@yahoo.com
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Sample letter follows.
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Jerry Woodall, District Attorney General, 26th Judicial District
P.O. Box 2825
225 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.; Jackson, TN 38302
ph: 731-423-5800; fax: 615-532-9711; email: jgwoodall@tndagc.org
Bill Martin, Assistant DA: 731 -968-7903
Judge Steven Beal
22 Monroe Ave.; Lexington, TN 38351 -2135
ph: 731-968-9077
Sheriff R.D Lunsford, Henderson County Sheriff's Department
50 Natchez Trace Dr.; Lexington, TN 38351-1804
ph: 731-968-7777, 731-968-9855
Jack Johnson, Lexington City Mayor
33 First Street; Lexington, TN 38351
ph: 731-968-6657, 968-3622; fax: 731-968-3238
email: mayor@ci.lexington.tn.us
Dennis Ray McDaniel, Henderson County Mayor
County Courthouse, 17 Monroe Avenue, Suite 4
Lexington, TN 38351
ph: 731-968-0122; fax 731-968-9085
email: bevcagle@aeneas.net
Governor Phil Bredesen
Tennessee State Capitol; Nashville, TN 37243-0001
ph: 615-741-2001; fax: 615- 532-9711
email: phil.bredesen@state.tn.us
Tennessee First Lady's Assistant: jeanne.boone@state.tn.us
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SAMPLE LETTER
NOTE: Changing some words & personalizing comments adds impact to your
letter.
========================================
ALL EMAILS FOUND (FOR CONTACTS LISTED ABOVE):
jgwoodall@tndagc.org, mayor@ci.lexington.tn.us, bevcagle@aeneas.net,
phil.bredesen@state.tn.us, jeanne.boone@state.tn.us
RE: Docket: 45627
Dear Honorable Officials:
Please accept my comments about John Johnson, 24, the Henderson County man charged with aggravated animal cruelty for mutilating his own pitbulls. I understand the Henderson County Humane Society uncovered at least three disfigured animals on the property. One dog had been beheaded and another's internal organs lay nearby. Apparently a skull, skeleton, two pens and an ax were also seen at one time.
I implore authorities to handle this case in a professional and serious manner. Johnson typifies sociopaths who view their victims as objects. He displays an inability to empathize, or recognize suffering, when hacking apart a living being.
I respectfully ask the D.A.'s office to seek incarceration and maximum fines for aggravated animal cruelty. Please ensure Johnson undergoes psychological evaluation and mandatory counseling. Since studies show animal abuse as part of a pattern of aggressive behavior, do everything possible to legally restrict Johnson's proximity to animals. He should not possess, harbor, or live alongside animals in any context. If applicable, request the prompt removal and re-homing of any animals who may remain in his custody.
Perhaps you are unaware that criminologists view the intensity of violent behavior (regardless of the victim's identity) as a precursor to future violence. Animal cruelty is a key trait in the American Psychiatric Association's profile for conduct disorders and the FBI identifies animal abuse as a stage along the animal-to-human violence continuum. According to Robert Ressler, founder of the FBI's behavioral sciences unit, serial killers and other psychopathic criminals are "the kids who never learned
it's wrong to poke out a puppy's eyes."
Prolific murderers such as the Boston Strangler, Son of Sam, Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy practiced on animals before graduating to humans. Dennis Rader, notorious for the Blind-Torture-Kill murders in Wichita, Kansas, confessed to strangling cats and dogs prior to his sadistic spree. At Lee Boyd Malvo's trial, a court psychologist said the convicted serial killer stalked and killed cats with a slingshot. "This was probably the most serious problem...in a strikingly obedient child," he testified.
Men prosecuted for animal cruelty are five times as likely to be arrested for other violent crimes, according to extensive research by Frank Ascione, Utah State University professor of family and human development.
These dogs were defenseless animals. I thank you in advance for protecting society from the man who senselessly slaughtered and dismembered them.
Sincerely,
******************
*DISCLAIMER: The information in these alerts is verified with the original source. Kinship Circle does not assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information or for the consequences of its use. Nothing in this email is intended to encourage illegal action in whatever country you are reading it in. Kinship Circle does not engage in, nor support, any form of harassment or unlawful activity. Nothing in this alert serves to promote such conduct.
*Kinship Circle cannot guarantee the validity of email addresses. During a campaign, recipients may change or disable their email addresses.
BEAR WITNESS. SPEAK. DEMAND. ACT.
Kinship Circle - Action Campaigns I Literature I Voice For Animals
Brenda Shoss, president * Janet Enoch, vice-president
info@kinshipcircle.org
http://www.KinshipCircle.org
Kinship Circle is a 501c3 non-profit organization.
We accept online donations at:
http://www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/donations.html
We are grateful for your support!
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 11:50 PM
Subject: LETTER/ TN Dog Decapitator Gets Reduced Bail
*John Johnson is scheduled to return to Henderson County Court on June 13,
2006. At Johnson's bail hearing, bail was dropped to $5,000, which indicates he
can leave jail for $500. Assistant D.A. Bill Martin was quoted as asking: What's all this excitement over dogs?"
5/12/06--TN Dog Decapitator Gets Reduced Bail
KINSHIP CIRCLE ACTION CAMPAIGN
http://www.KinshipCircle.org
SOURCE OF INFORMATION:
ABC-7 News Updates, Good Morning West Tennessee
http://www.wbbjtv.com/NEWS/xgmwt.htm#356HENDERSON_CO._DOGS
Katie Walter, katie.walter@comcast.net
Trudy, astonamous@comcast.net
Debbie Foster, fosterd2@yahoo.com
========================================
CONTACT INFORMATION
Sample letter follows.
========================================
Jerry Woodall, District Attorney General, 26th Judicial District
P.O. Box 2825
225 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.; Jackson, TN 38302
ph: 731-423-5800; fax: 615-532-9711; email: jgwoodall@tndagc.org
Bill Martin, Assistant DA: 731 -968-7903
Judge Steven Beal
22 Monroe Ave.; Lexington, TN 38351 -2135
ph: 731-968-9077
Sheriff R.D Lunsford, Henderson County Sheriff's Department
50 Natchez Trace Dr.; Lexington, TN 38351-1804
ph: 731-968-7777, 731-968-9855
Jack Johnson, Lexington City Mayor
33 First Street; Lexington, TN 38351
ph: 731-968-6657, 968-3622; fax: 731-968-3238
email: mayor@ci.lexington.tn.us
Dennis Ray McDaniel, Henderson County Mayor
County Courthouse, 17 Monroe Avenue, Suite 4
Lexington, TN 38351
ph: 731-968-0122; fax 731-968-9085
email: bevcagle@aeneas.net
Governor Phil Bredesen
Tennessee State Capitol; Nashville, TN 37243-0001
ph: 615-741-2001; fax: 615- 532-9711
email: phil.bredesen@state.tn.us
Tennessee First Lady's Assistant: jeanne.boone@state.tn.us
========================================
SAMPLE LETTER
NOTE: Changing some words & personalizing comments adds impact to your
letter.
========================================
ALL EMAILS FOUND (FOR CONTACTS LISTED ABOVE):
jgwoodall@tndagc.org, mayor@ci.lexington.tn.us, bevcagle@aeneas.net,
phil.bredesen@state.tn.us, jeanne.boone@state.tn.us
RE: Docket: 45627
Dear Honorable Officials:
Please accept my comments about John Johnson, 24, the Henderson County man charged with aggravated animal cruelty for mutilating his own pitbulls. I understand the Henderson County Humane Society uncovered at least three disfigured animals on the property. One dog had been beheaded and another's internal organs lay nearby. Apparently a skull, skeleton, two pens and an ax were also seen at one time.
I implore authorities to handle this case in a professional and serious manner. Johnson typifies sociopaths who view their victims as objects. He displays an inability to empathize, or recognize suffering, when hacking apart a living being.
I respectfully ask the D.A.'s office to seek incarceration and maximum fines for aggravated animal cruelty. Please ensure Johnson undergoes psychological evaluation and mandatory counseling. Since studies show animal abuse as part of a pattern of aggressive behavior, do everything possible to legally restrict Johnson's proximity to animals. He should not possess, harbor, or live alongside animals in any context. If applicable, request the prompt removal and re-homing of any animals who may remain in his custody.
Perhaps you are unaware that criminologists view the intensity of violent behavior (regardless of the victim's identity) as a precursor to future violence. Animal cruelty is a key trait in the American Psychiatric Association's profile for conduct disorders and the FBI identifies animal abuse as a stage along the animal-to-human violence continuum. According to Robert Ressler, founder of the FBI's behavioral sciences unit, serial killers and other psychopathic criminals are "the kids who never learned
it's wrong to poke out a puppy's eyes."
Prolific murderers such as the Boston Strangler, Son of Sam, Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy practiced on animals before graduating to humans. Dennis Rader, notorious for the Blind-Torture-Kill murders in Wichita, Kansas, confessed to strangling cats and dogs prior to his sadistic spree. At Lee Boyd Malvo's trial, a court psychologist said the convicted serial killer stalked and killed cats with a slingshot. "This was probably the most serious problem...in a strikingly obedient child," he testified.
Men prosecuted for animal cruelty are five times as likely to be arrested for other violent crimes, according to extensive research by Frank Ascione, Utah State University professor of family and human development.
These dogs were defenseless animals. I thank you in advance for protecting society from the man who senselessly slaughtered and dismembered them.
Sincerely,
******************
*DISCLAIMER: The information in these alerts is verified with the original source. Kinship Circle does not assume responsibility for the accuracy of the information or for the consequences of its use. Nothing in this email is intended to encourage illegal action in whatever country you are reading it in. Kinship Circle does not engage in, nor support, any form of harassment or unlawful activity. Nothing in this alert serves to promote such conduct.
*Kinship Circle cannot guarantee the validity of email addresses. During a campaign, recipients may change or disable their email addresses.
BEAR WITNESS. SPEAK. DEMAND. ACT.
Kinship Circle - Action Campaigns I Literature I Voice For Animals
Brenda Shoss, president * Janet Enoch, vice-president
info@kinshipcircle.org
http://www.KinshipCircle.org
Kinship Circle is a 501c3 non-profit organization.
We accept online donations at:
http://www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/donations.html
We are grateful for your support!