Summary

Allexis Ferrell, a 27-year-old Ohio woman, was sentenced to one year in prison for killing and attempting to eat a cat.

The case gained global attention after it was falsely linked to Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, by Donald Trump and JD Vance, despite Ferrell being a U.S. citizen from Canton, 170 miles away.

The baseless claims were widely debunked by authorities.

Ferrell, a mother of three, was found competent to stand trial and requested treatment for substance abuse.

Judge Frank Forchione called the crime “repulsive” and sentenced her to the maximum term.

  • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    22 days ago

    USA is where people are violently put in desperate situations, then caged for acting out of desperation. One “party” uses racism to blame the whole situation on the most vulnerable minorities. The other “party” cheers on the judge and celebrates the “humor” of it all.

    Not to mention the extreme carnist hypocrisy described in other comments… USA is a real gross place to live.

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      17 days ago

      Not to mention the extreme carnist hypocrisy

      But you did mention it, didn’t you? And it’s both smug and off-topic to do so.