The Punisher does exist!!!

DENVER, COLORADO
January 27, 2010


Much like Stan Lee's comic book character "The Punisher" it seems that an individual in Colorado has taken the law into his own hands.

On the morning of January 26, A man who had previously been charged with abusing his two German Shepherd dogs was found naked and chained to a tree in his back yard. His hands and feet had been bound with zip ties and he had been gagged with a hand towel.

This came not long after the man (who has asked news outlets to remain anonymous) was charged with animal neglect had tied his dogs up to the same tree outside for nearly 72 hours straight in 20 degree temperatures. A passerby had noticed the dogs and made the phone call.

Suffering from hypothermia and dehydration, the man claims that he was walking into his home when he was struck on the back of the head by a heavy object. He did not see the attacker. Police later discovered a white skull with elongated teeth spray painted onto the hood of his car with the words: "How do you like it?"

Currently, there is no reward offered for any information in this case.

Today, at least some justice will be served.....

On December 30th a male German shepherd/blue heel mix dog was found dead with a rope around it’s neck and dumped on the Colorado National Monument. It was a crime that shocked the community. The dog, Buddy, had evidently been tied to a vehicle and forced to run then when he could no longer keep up, he was dragged for three miles, suffering, tortured and strangled then tossed like garbage. Tracks in the snowed show the cruel story.
“We’ve not seen this type of heinous crime in the monument before and I certainly hope we don’t see it again,” said Colorado National Monument superintendent Joan Anzelmo. “The animal apparently was attached to the vehicle at the base of the west hill, and as the vehicle accelerated, first it was walking then it was running. It couldn’t keep up and was being drug and strangled as it got to the three mile mark on the west hill,” she said.
Video surveillance showed a double-cab pickup truck entering the monument at 2:18 a.m. Wednesday, 12/30, with a dog in the bed of the truck and another camera capture the same truck leaving at 2:30am without the dog.
Between studying the surveillance tapes and tips, National Park Rangers were led to Steven Clay Romero, 37 of Grand Junction. Outside Romero’s residence they found paw prints in the front yard and a search of the garage turned up rope matching that which was found around Buddy’s neck.
“Romero’s sister stated that the dog was in their home and Romero said he was going to kill it,” the affidavit said. “She stated he left with the dog late last night and returned home a half hour later without it.”
A neighbor also said that they saw Romero leave the house with a dog that fit Buddy’s description and return home without it.
Romero, who has been arrested six times in the past seven years by police in Montrose and Grand Junction on a variety of charges, including weapons offenses, traffic violations and drug distribution, was arrested as he emerged from a courtroom in the Grand Junction Courthouse on 12/31 from a hearing on a drug and weapon-related case stemming from a Sept. 12 arrest at a local motel. Romero was charged with one count of aggravated cruelty towards animals which carries a maximum penalty of three years in federal prison and a fine of $100,000, and one year of mandatory parole.
Denied bail, Romero said, “I don’t get it,” at which point Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle Heldmyer tossed a copy of the charges on the table in front of him.

Romero whined about being an over-the-road trucker who had a family to support. To date, he has yet to show any remorse, concern or care about what has happened, and still continues to deny any involvement.

“So, in other words I’ll be sitting in jail and probably lose my job, too?” Romero asked.

“Yes,” the judge responded.

And as horrific as this crime is, what makes it even worse, if that’s possible, is that this dog did not belong to Romero, Buddy was stolen from an acquaintance's home!

This waste of human life callously tortured an innocent animal for no reason and just doesn’t get why his ass is sitting in jail. Here’s to hoping he learns that lesson the hard way!

Buddy's Law

Dear Friends,

So, like anyone else out there, you're probably wondering what's up with Buddy and the petition about him plastered all over Facebook.

On December 30 of 2009, a man named Steven Clay Romero and his sister stole a German Shepherd dog named Buddy out of the back of his family's truck while they were stopped at a grocery store. From there, Buddy was driven into the Colorado mountains and taken to a very rough and icy road. Romero, being the sick individual he is, tied Buddy to the back of his truck and then proceeded to drag him nearly 3 miles to his death.

Tomorrow, a Colorado court is going to arraign Romero for this crime, but the punishment leaves A LOT to be desired. In this state, only a SECOND offense of violent animal cruelty warrants a felony charge. Since this is Romero's first offense, he is only going to receive a maximum of 3 years in prison and a fine of $100,000

Sounds like he got off easy for torture and murder...

Buddy's Law is a petition that has been circling the net on Care2.Com who have graciously hosted it. My husband created the online petition which is seeking 1,000,000 signatures to make it a felony charge in Colorado for even a first offense. We hope, that if enough signatures are added, to take it to the Federal level and see if we can even make it a national law!

We do need help though, and anyone out there with even half a soul should be willing to take the 2 minutes necessary to pause whatever else is on their computer screen, open a new web window, and sign it.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/buddys-law---help-enact-it

This case, and our petition has been recieving a fair amount of attention in Colorado, but unfortunately we do not have the standing that we need yet to be taken seriously.

Please help us and make sure that Buddy did not die in vain. Everyday, people commit more heinous and more evil acts against others, animals, children and continue time and time again to dodge the punishment that they deserve. We need to send a clear message to all those that would murder, kill and maim an innocent of any variety that we simply will not tolerate their existence in our society.

We invite you to sign the petition, show your love for life and follow this blog as that we will be posting articles covering this story and our progress.

From the deepest part of our hearts,

Thank you.