United States Armed Forces - Covering Up F**K-Ups Since 1778

Colorado Springs, CO -  23 year old Jackson Czechowicz, a United States Army soldier just returned from a tour in Iraq, was arrested by Colorado Springs Police on Monday afternoon after a neighbor had called saying that Czechowicz had beheaded a dog in his backyard after kicking it fiercely with his boots.

The neighbor admits to peeping from his upstairs window and says that he saw Czechowicz drag the dog outside and kick and beat him for a few moments before he: "Reached down in one clean motion and severed his head with a few hard hacks from what appeared to be a combat knife." Says the witness.

Police were skeptical until the body and weapon were discovered in the suspect's dumpster, wrapped in trash bags. Czechowicz was arrested for aggravated animal cruelty and neglect and appeared before a county court judge early Wednesday morning.

Jackson spent his speaking time whining and complaining to the judge that: "It was his dog and he did as he pleased with it." He further went on to state that: "He didn't understand what the big deal was." The judge did note that Jackson has had TWO previous complaints of animal abuse and neglect filed against him by neighbors and friends and has had a previous conviction for assaulting the child of a girlfriend three years ago.

(Here's the REAL kicker:)

Czechowicz has opted to fire his court appointed attorney in favor of a US Armed Forces Legal Aide that has taken his case. Their first move? Dismiss the charges claiming that Czechowicz is suffering from PTSD from his tour overseas and should be given special consideration for his veteran status.

Essentially, the US Army is asking a civilian court (with every jurisdictional right) to dismiss this case and let him go because he's one of their own. They state that: "He will be dealt with by our own courts and manner of justice."

If that isn't the most egotistical, self-serving load of crap that has even been told...

We at CLAWS feel that this isn't right. This man should NOT be given special consideration for his status (when it comes to committing crimes) and should HAVE TO ANSWER to the law LIKE ANYONE ELSE would. We are aware that the US Armed Forces have had a long history of training men to think with a "Gun and God Complex" frame of mind and simply have had enough.

Please sign the petition to see to it that he not be released to courtmartial by a sympathetic group of friends and spends time in a civilian jail where he WILL NOT be given special treatment. The link is below.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/4/stop-military-condoned-animal-abuse

Please take a moment to join us and be "1000 Hearts United." It's free, takes very little time and together we can help stamp out animal abuse wherever it may exist. Click here: Join Here

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.