I agree.....totally disgusting.
Personally, I think THEY should be thrown off a cliff.

Put my name on Ritamay's post.

Linda

There is still quite some speculation out there that the video was faked. The dog certainly doesn't appear to be alive as he holds it and might be stuffed. Some video/sound "experts" have said the yelping sounds were dubbed in later.

That said the act of making such a video was deplorable.Animal cruelty as "humor" or entertainment should not be tolerated even as joke.So I think the punishment was well deserved. If a real animal was involved it should have been more severe and they got off too easy.

I wish the Marines would release a statement as to the veracity of the video. The title of this post may or may not be factual.

Well, "the title of this post" is based on CNN's reporting which was based (in part) on statements made by the United States Marine Corps, so I think that's on PRETTY GOOD authority.

In light of the fact that the USMC has invested time, money and resources on investigating this claim and then discharging and punishing the offenders, I'd say they believe the video is credible.

The punishment was a "non-judicial" punishment.

Every single news report on line has the Marines being punished for making the tape. Not one statement has been made that the guys killed a puppy or threw a real puppy over a cliff. The reports all state they were disiplined for their role in "producing the video".

Nobody including CNN said they "killed a puppy".

What disturbs me is that if they did kill the puppy, why are we allowing them to remain in the military? Because if it's true, my thoughts on it are this: people who get sick and perverted pleasure from acts of cruelty towards animals are people who are mentally unbalanced. They may have chosen the military as a place to act out their aggressions in an environment that is "safe" from detection and punishment. Their goal is to satisfy their sadistic impulses, not to serve and protect our country. Get them out of the military, send them back to the states, put them on trial as a citizen, not as a member of the military, and make them accountable for their actions.

Sick, sick, sick! They should be thrown over the cliff and someone tape that! And these are the people that are supposed to be protecting us??? Really, gets my blood boiling...

I am always shocked at animal cruelty. I can't believe the justice system doesn't treat it like an assault/murder on humans!

That makes me so very sad!!! For the puppy of course. I have chosen to stay away from the news for now, as I have enough on my plate without getting depressed. I am so saddened at how some people live their lives on a path of harming rather than helping.

Good grief! Would someone PLEASE post a link to one article that confirms that an actual puppy was killed?

Do you not understand that the punishment was for producing the video? We do not KNOW that an actual puppy was actually harmed in the making of the video.

I hate this... if it's true and it sounds like it might be. This is where I can truly see myself hurting someone if I witnessed something like this.

Well, I've been searching CNN and could not find a recent story confirming this.

I think the question as to whether or not they KILLED the puppy (as it appears they did) is a bit of a red herring. Let's assume for a moment they didn't kill the puppy and that an innocent animal didn't really make that horrible yelping noise as it plunged to its death.

Even if they didn't throw a live dog off the cliff, there's also this: These guys thought it was REALLY funny to make a video that was horrifying and graphic and to make it look like they had killed an animal. Oh yeah, what a stitch.

Here is a link that might be useful: CNN Story with some images from the original video

I'm with Wildchild on this. I've seen nothing that says it was an actual puppy killed only for producing the video. If the punishment was for producing the movie and not for killing an actual animal, then the punishment was more than enough. Sometimes being far away from home with nothing to do makes people do stupid things as in making a movie with a fake or dead dog. Killing it is another story.

Whether or not they killed the puppy I certainly hope that they are haunted for the rest of their lives with the vision of what they did. If we are lucky they will throw themselves off the same cliff. The world does not need people like that on earth.

Samkaren
your resident DJ

So all the people making horror films should also be punished?

That is all FAKE killing too.....

Or...
would all be well if the Marines put "No animals were harmed in the making of this film" at the end?

Real or fake, when you're representing a branch of the US military, it's just plain stupid to post a video like that online.

The family of the Marine is from the Pacific Northest. I read this is the paper, and thought Id share. Something to think about...

From: http://www.heraldnet.com/

Countless people posted their opinions about the video online. Internet-fueled rage quickly turned to death threats against the Marine's family. Many even called his mother's workplace in Monroe, demanding that she be fired.

If you search there is a video of two giant dogs throwing a Marine off a cliff if that will make some of you feel better. It's at Fark.com where people post weird videos they've made.