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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Jan 28, 2008 8:04 PM
Subject: ACT/ For Mimi, Burned Alive But No Charges
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1/28/08: For Mimi, Burned Alive But No Charges
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PHOTOS: (LT) This is the yard where Mimi, a pregnant 2-year-old pit bull, was doused with gasoline and set afire by a stoned girlfriend of the brother who cared for the dog. (RT) This is Mimi, burned beyond recognition in this blurred shot... Justice seeker Antoine Draper, Mimi's guardian, said "It was sick! You gotta be real cruel. Messed up in the head...to set a dog on fire." Draper says justice won't bring Mimi back. But her killer should be punished.
www.wmctv.com/global/story.asp?s=7770986
PETITION: Justice for Mimi - Prosecute Her Killer!
www.thepetitionsite.com/37/justice-for-mimi
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Memphis Police Department
Larry A. Godwin, Director of Police
Lead investigator, Sgt. Glass: 901-545-4520
201 Poplar Ave 12th Floor * Memphis, TN 38103
ph: 901-545-5700, general assignment: 901-545-4559; fax: 901-545-3877
email: mpd [at] memphispolice.org, tara.bowen [at] memphistn.gov
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City Prosecutors
Teresa Dyann Jones, Chief Prosecutor
City Prosecutors Office, Criminal Justice Complex
201 Poplar, Room LL-10 * Memphis, Tennessee 38103
ph: 901-545-5475; fax: 901-576-3470
email: Dottie.jones [at] memphistn.gov
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Dr. Willie W. Herenton, Mayor of Memphis
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Memphis, TN 38103
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Memphis City Council
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Memphis, TN 38103
ph: 901-576-6786; fax: 901-576-6796
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Dear Memphis Police Department, City Prosecutors, Mayor Herenton, and City Council Members:
A vicious crime has occurred in a Memphis neighborhood -- yet no one is charged. Therefore, I've taken the time to write to the Memphis Police Department, the mayor, council members, and city prosecutor.
Memphis resident Antoine Draper cared for his two-year-old pit bull, Mimi, as if she were his child. "From a puppy I fed her with bottle," he told WMC-TV Memphis. One can barely imagine his horror upon learning Mimi had been doused in gasoline and set on fire on December 22, 2007.
It is equally difficult to grasp the absence of an arrest and charges in this case. Mimi was giving birth to puppies in Tamai Neil's backyard when Neil, the girlfriend of Draper's brother, dispatched a friend to get gasoline. Draper claims multiple witnesses saw Neil scorch the dog she mistakenly thought belonged to Draper's brother. In an act of premeditated violence, Neil reportedly boasted about her intentions just before igniting the dog and her puppies.
I urge the Memphis Police Department to aggressively investigate this crime. If Neil and any other suspects are arrested, I ask city prosecutors to advocate maximum incarceration and fines. Under TENN. CODE ANN. 39-14-201 et seq., the intentional killing of a companion animal constitutes aggravated cruelty punishable as a Class A Misdemeanor. Any subsequent offense is a Class E Felony with fines up to $3,000 and 6 years imprisonment.
Apparently Neil is already on probation for past crimes. At the time she fatally tortured Mimi, observers state she was "high on cocaine." If convicted, prosecutors should ensure Neil undergoes psychological counseling and is barred from possessing or living with animals.
Criminologists view the brutality of an act, regardless of the victim's identity, as a forerunner to more violence. ASPCA's Randall Lockwood, Ph.D. -- who aids cruelty investigators, law enforcers and court officials -- describes animal cruelty and arson "as significant predictors of violent and even homicidal behavior. The intentional burning of a live animal should be considered particularly significant as an indicator of the potential for other violent acts."
Animal cruelty is a key trait in the American Psychiatric Association's criterion for conduct disorders. The FBI red flags animal abuse when profiling homicidal criminals and their potential for recurring violence.
The deliberate burning of Mimi and her puppies is merciless and illegal. Moreover, it serves as a yardstick to measure probability of a repeat offense. I look forward to any case updates you can provide.
Thank you,
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SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THIS LETTER CAMPAIGN
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Owner of dog set on fire wants justice
www.wmctv.com/global/story.asp?s=7770986
Tennessee Animal Cruelty Law
members.petfinder.org/~TN72/pagetennlaw.html
Additional research, including contact with human victim Antoine Draper, from Kinship Circle Research Director, Bridget Soeder
galileao [at] aol.com
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