A new low in human behavior

[Hawkmoon]

http://kmps.cbslocal.com/2014/06/19/soldiers-ex-girlfriend-sells-his-dog-on-craigslist/

Soldier leaves dog with GF when deployed to Afghanistan. BF and GF break up. GF (now ex-GF) sells soldier's dog on Craigslist rather than just be decent and return the dog to the soldier's parents.

Must have been some breakup. I'd like to know who broke up with whom, and how the GF could possibly sleep at night.

[lee n. field]

ells soldier's dog on Craigslist

not to China Buffet, I hope.

how the GF could possibly sleep at night.

seriously, though, more and more I boggle at trying to imagine what goes on in some people's heads.

[BlueStarLizzard]

A sheiba!!!

I love those little dogs.

People like the ex GF should have warnings tattoo'ed on their heads. "Hi, I'm an Evil WHORE." sounds about right.

[Hawkmoon]

A sheiba!!!

I love those little dogs.

I had never heard of the breed before seeing this article. My stepson has an Akita, but that's a much larger dog.

[Fly320s]

http://kmps.cbslocal.com/2014/06/19/soldiers-ex-girlfriend-sells-his-dog-on-craigslist/

Soldier leaves dog with GF when deployed to Afghanistan. BF and GF break up. GF (now ex-GF) sells soldier's dog on Craigslist rather than just be decent and return the dog to the soldier's parents.

Must have been some breakup. I'd like to know who broke up with whom, and how the GF could possibly sleep at night.

Is that lower than the kid playing "the knockout game" in Walmart? With a freaking baseball bat!

[Hawkmoon]

Is that lower than the kid playing "the knockout game" in Walmart? With a freaking baseball bat!

Yeah.

Call it a tie?

[BlueStarLizzard]

I had never heard of the breed before seeing this article. My stepson has an Akita, but that's a much larger dog.

Sheiba's are cute little monsters. They have a lot of energy and definately not a breed for everyone. They trick you because the look so soft and cuddly they almost look fake, but they have LOTS of spunk.

[freakazoid]

I had never heard of the breed before seeing this article. My stepson has an Akita, but that's a much larger dog.

I hadn't heard the name before either. It is also the type of breed the Doge is.

[vaskidmark]

This is but the latest in a long line of "screw you" behavior engaged in by members of all three sexes.

What I see is more folks wanting to have permission to have an emotional breakdown and garner sympathy from folks who never knew them or cared about them until their version of someone being mean to Justin Beiber happened.

Agree to take care of my dog while I'm deployed, and then sell it out from under me because we broke up?  Is it worth the energy to make it my life's goal to shame you?  (As opposed to figuring out that actually rearranging various body parts and functions may sound good but carries too many negative consequences so just FU and good riddance.)

Yes, doing that was crass and low and most likely cruel as well.  But really, what do you get by dwelling on it and demanding that everybody pat your head and give you a hanky to blow your nose?

stay safe.

[KD5NRH]

Yes, doing that was crass and low and most likely cruel as well.  But really, what do you get by dwelling on it and demanding that everybody pat your head and give you a hanky to blow your nose?

Exactly; just sell the "private" photos to any of the revenge sites, then send everybody on her friends list the link, then be done with it.

[RoadKingLarry]

Shipmate and friend had a similar FU while we were deployed in '85. He got back to SD to find his wife had sold his classic restored '55 Chevy truck to $1K, sold his guns and had his dog put to sleep, then moved in with her new BF. She handed him divorce papers as he walked off the boat to meet her on the dock, he was completely unaware that there was a problem.
Kind of messed him up for a while.

[Firethorn]

Shipmate and friend had a similar FU while we were deployed in '85. He got back to SD to find his wife had sold his classic restored '55 Chevy truck to $1K, sold his guns and had his dog put to sleep, then moved in with her new BF. She handed him divorce papers as he walked off the boat to meet her on the dock, he was completely unaware that there was a problem.
Kind of messed him up for a while.

You know, my first thought is that SCRA should be amended to address this, but my second thought is that the civilians need the same protection. 

Basically speaking, if there's probable cause to believe that one spouse, anticipating divorce, disposes of assets in a fashion that's non-optimal to the other party, that the judge 'charge back' the difference in value to spouse who 'got rid' of the stuff.  Heck, I wouldn't rule out putting it into the law that the default assumption is that the disposing party sold it for it's real worth and is hiding the money hoping to come out ahead in the divorce.  A quick look says that a '55 chevy would be worth around $20k, so that would be $9.5k(half of the $19k difference between 'real' value and disposition value) that she has to pay HIM.  That's before you get into the guns, dog, etc...

Where the SCRA should come in is things like meeting him on the dock with the divorce papers, officially extending the timeline for 'anticipated divorce' to cover at least the deployment period.

[vaskidmark]

When I went through shedding the former future Mrs. skidmark I had to sign an affidavit, under penalty of pergury, that neither of us was currently in the military, nor had either of us been in the military in the previous six (6) months.  I thought it was just a case of dotting the "t"s and crossing the "i"s to make sure that nothing would rear its ugly head in court to stop the proceedings.

It still astounds me that tile crawlers (and some attorneys, too) who specialize in helping people end their marriages are completely unaware of SCRA.  Or fail to do due dilligance in determining if the "missing/absent" spouse is in the military, even when their client lists the only source of income as "allotment".

Apparently, I should not be as astounded as I am.

stay safe.

[Dannyboy]

The guy got his dog back.

[vaskidmark]

The guy got his dog back.

Wondering  why this thought did not get to the front of my head earlier:

Dog is a relatively rare breed, meaning it probably carries a relatively high price tag.

Former GF appropriates property of former BF and converts it to cash.  All without the permission of the legal owner.

Would the local prosecutor accept a criminal complaint?  Speculate amongst yourselves.

stay safe.

[BlueStarLizzard]

Wondering  why this thought did not get to the front of my head earlier:

Dog is a relatively rare breed, meaning it probably carries a relatively high price tag.

Former GF appropriates property of former BF and converts it to cash.  All without the permission of the legal owner.

Would the local prosecutor accept a criminal complaint?  Speculate amongst yourselves.

stay safe.

IIRC, a dogs legal worth is based on the purchase price. $35 doller adoption fee = $35 doller return if you want the worth of the dog replaced because it was killed or something. Mind you, that's civil court.
A sheiba inu from a qulity breeder would be worth a lot more then $35. Probably at least a couple grand.

So, I could see the potential for criminal charges of theft being applicable here.