man charged with killing Chihuahua is facing a possible life sentence

[SCV-Sop]

Sounds fine by me. Basically, he's been given too many chances already. I have no problem with society saying, "OK where done, buh bye......" We are not judging him based on a singular action. We are judging him based on an accumulation of his actions.

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(05-19) 18:40 PDT Gilroy, Calif. (AP) --

A Gilroy man charged with killing the Chihuahua puppy he gave his wife as a Mother's Day gift is facing a possible life sentence because he already has four assault with a deadly weapon convictions. .

The San Jose Mercury News reports that Bud Wally Ruiz was charged Wednesday with two felony counts of cruelty to animals after he allegedly threw the 6-week-old dog across a room during an argument with his wife. Ruiz also was charged with one misdemeanor count of spousal battery.

Because of his prior convictions, Santa Clara County prosecutors could try Ruiz under California's "three strikes" law. The law imposes a mandatory sentence of 25 years to life on repeat offenders charged with violent crimes.

Marcella Ruiz tells the Mercury News that she thinks her husband did not mean to hurt the puppy. She says had asked him to leave her house and when she objected to his taking the dog, he threw the bag in which he had put the animal in her direction. The bag hit the wall and Teddy was killed.

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[HEDP]

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Sounds violent and only will get worse.



Life sounds good to me.

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[crass cop]

^^agreed

put a dog in a bag and then threw the bag...hard enough to kill the dog..
sorry, Bud...you gotta go

[irish21]

Lock him up before he hurts anyone else.

[DeputySC]

It will benifit society if that scum bag goes to prison for a LONG time. I wish there was a three strikes law here. There are people with twice as many convictions as him never spending any time in jail except for their booking on the intitial charge(s).

[Iowa #1603]

And I hope he has a hard sentence.................and a hard life.

[Trauma1]

Good riddance to him. Have a "nice" life sentence.

[LINY]

As they say, lock him up and throw away the key.

[mtxpro752]

I like how the stupid arse woman is still defending him.... Idiot.

[LA DEP]

It will benifit society if that scum bag goes to prison for a LONG time. I wish there was a three strikes law here. There are people with twice as many convictions as him never spending any time in jail except for their booking on the intitial charge(s).

It would better benefit society if we simply disposed of trash such as him......after that many felony convictions, you are simply of no use to society any longer and are stealing oxygen that could be better used by something else.