Comments on: Cat Sends Man to Psych Ward

By: Worrymon

Worrymon — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:30:14 +0000

Larry,
In NYC, 311 is a non-emergency emergency number. Basically, it's like 911 for situations where an immediate response is not required (i.e. a murder or assault happening would require an immediate response, while a trapped cat or losing your wallet would not.)

By: ted

ted — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:24:43 +0000

Byte, I already covered that angle.

By: Larfin Jackarse

Larfin Jackarse — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:26:43 +0000

How many cats did Frances Farmer own?

By: prophet

prophet — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:39:42 +0000

I couldn't understand anything...

By: byte

byte — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:18:05 +0000

that's nothing, have you heard about non violent citizens being thrown into jail with violent rapists and murderers ready to rape them after they were convicted for owning, using, or growing cannabis? sounds crazy, I know, I mean it's just a plant!

By: ted

ted — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:42:36 +0000

Tim, at least your psychiatry-bashing is almost relevant to the story this time.

There's got to be more to this story. He could not have been acting very rationally if they kept him locked up for a few days.

Of course, maybe it's the minions of Xenu at work, or big pharm and evil governments locking up marijuana smokers to be anally raped in prisons.

By: the man

the man — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:00:54 +0000

I have heard the term barricade used for a two year old who locked themselves in the bathroom by accident. I have also heard cops use it against people who closed an unlocked screen door in the face of a cop who was trying to enter without a warrant.

Ignore the term. It is just a word cops use to sound important.

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:46:31 +0000

Ok, I'm thinking the guy maybe a bit eccentric since he did barricade himself in. When all he had to do was call the authorities to help...or maybe the neighbor.

By: Larry

Larry — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:52:47 +0000

"Muth claims he called 311, the fire department and police to help him save the cat, but couldn’t get through the bureaucracy." I don't know what 311 is there, but it doesn't sound like "barricaded" is factual, he had after all broken into somebody else's apartment and had some responsibility for controlling who else came in after him, doncha think?

By: Neatoramawontsendmeapassword

Neatoramawontsendmeapassword — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:31:01 +0000

Did the guys who came to drag him away think the cat noises were in their own heads, too?

By: Video Game Dork

Video Game Dork — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:48:44 +0000

Still, barracading yourself in an apartment seems like an odd way to rescue a cat that has fallen down a big pipe. Why not, you know, call for animal rescue or something.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:31:36 +0000

Ahh psychiatry, you just gotta hate it...

By: matt

matt — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:43:05 +0000

So if the cat died later that day, would the guy be stuck in the mental hospital? Just rocking in a chair by the window, year after year saying "here kitty, kitty, kitty"? Maybe they'd let him out once he "learned" there was never really a cat.

By: the man

the man — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:26:38 +0000

Remind anyone of the Soviet Union yet?

By: Gail Pink

Gail Pink — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:05:02 +0000

Huh? He barricaded himself in his apartment to save a cat that fell down a hole FIFTEEN DAYS EARLIER? What am I missing here?

By: ty

ty — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:32:41 +0000

What? So because he was trying to save his cat, they thought he was crazy? What the heck?!

By: johzephine

johzephine — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:27:45 +0000

I know when I'm hungry lassos are the first place I go!