The offenders were reported and named as

Ben Charles David Lightbody, 21,
Brett Michael Henry Neville, 26,
Casey Mitchell Parker, 21,
Geoffrey Martin Symonds, 20,
Darryl Stephen Llewellin, 26, and
Christopher James Murray, 19.

All are up for further charges and discipline by the unit's commander.

further details of their savage sick assault includes..

"Sergeant Paul Breitkreutz of Stuart police said the soldiers tied a
rope around one kitten's neck then dragged it along a bitumen road.
He said the kitten survived that but was then placed behind the
rear wheel of a vehicle.
When the vehicle's handbrake was released, it rolled back and crushed
the kitten to death.

The three other kittens were then thrown one by one onto the road, where
fuel was poured over them and they were set alight, Sgt Breitkreutz
said."

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Are these the act of drunk people one would ask?, i surely doubt it.
They are more the acts of barbaric people in full control of their
minds. They seem to use the defence of "alcohol" as a escape route in
court.




Kevin wrote:

"Aerophotos" wrote in message
...
A interesting news story surfaced today .... it seems some Australian
Army personnel who think getting drunk and torturing things.... is fun..

It shows how reckless theses people are. Makes one wonder what would
they do if deployed overseas.......and were drunk????

Alcohol is NO EXCUSE for bad behavior.

I have worked with many victims of crimes in the past where alcohol was
involved resulting in many injuries/deaths.

Sexual assaults, rapes, murder and stupid actions occur way to often
from people drinking for "fun".

I also think these army personnel sentences are woeful. Shame on these
thugs for their actions for bringing down the honour and espirt de corp
of the military.

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"Six soldiers have pleaded guilty in a Townsville court to acts of
cruelty against a litter of kittens.

The Court heard the cruelty occurred at the Lavarack Base on April 10
this year and their actions were blamed on alcohol.

One of the kittens was dragged behind a motorcycle and then crushed
under the wheel of a four wheel drive. Three others were set alight.

what a discrace. they should be charged for murder. fear dinkum. imagine
being those cats? maybe someone should do the same to them, see how they
like it


Magistrate David Glasgow said the six soldiers from the 10th Force
Support Battalion had brought disgrace and dishonour to the Army and
fined them $2,000 each.

They will also perform 100 hours voluntary work at the RSPCA.

Two of the soldiers also had their drivers licences suspended for six
months.

Mr Glasgow did not record a conviction against the soldiers, noting that
many in the community may not think the decision is strong enough.
The soldiers' defence counsel told the court alcohol
was the cause of many regrettable acts within the armed forces.

Representing five of the six soldiers, Boris Kleiner said
from his experience both as a former reservist and
member of the regular Australian Army, that alcohol-fuelled acts of
bravado and stupidity were part of the armed forces."