Joseph Petcka: Worst Man to Ever Walk This Earth?

September 18, 2008 - 6:39 pm By Jess - NYU

amd_petcka.jpgYou may never have heard his name before, but one time professional athlete and Brawny paper towel model Joseph Petcka is currently on trial for killing his girlfriend’s cat — in self-defense.

That’s right. A full grown man. Defending himself against a tabby cat.

After a night full of drinking, screaming at his girlfriend that she loved her cat more than him, and eventually chasing her out of the house, Petcka apparently had an actual altercation with the small animal, getting so angry at it that he eventually “bludgeoned” it to death.

The Devil — I mean Petcka — is pleading self-defense, but I’m sure everyone and their mother hopes he gets convicted. Not even Brawny can clean up this mess.

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30 Comments on "Joseph Petcka: Worst Man to Ever Walk This Earth?"

  1. Paige says:
    Thu, 18th Sep 20087:00 pm 

    I’m sorry, but… it was just a cat.

  2. Molly says:
    Thu, 18th Sep 20087:19 pm 

    @Paige

    Wait, so are you saying that it’s not a big deal that a man who is more strong than average did this to a cat during a drunken temper tantrum?

    “Assistant District Attorney Leila Kermani said the cat named Norman died with broken teeth, broken ribs, a broken leg, a torn tongue, massive internal injuries including bruised lungs and a bruised liver and a chest cavity filled with blood.”

    - cnn.com ( http://tinyurl.com/3wswqo )

  3. Lauren, University of Michigan says:
    Thu, 18th Sep 20087:31 pm 

    Ew. This guy is pathetic and must have REALLY low self esteem.

  4. Amy says:
    Thu, 18th Sep 20087:34 pm 

    It would be better if someone like… oh, R. Kelly went to jail for the things he’s done with underage girls. But no. We have to spend the resources on putting a man in jail for 2 years because he had a drunken altercation with a FELINE.

  5. J - NYU says:
    Thu, 18th Sep 20087:39 pm 

    The issue is that someone can be such a bogus individual that they can’t own up to their horrible drunken behavior…and blame the death of a defenseless house pet as “self-defense”.

    He should go to jail for pure lameness alone.

  6. golf with kittens says:
    Thu, 18th Sep 20087:45 pm 

    Right, because playing piñata with your girlfriend’s declawed senior cat is a totally acceptable way to vent.

  7. AnimalVoice says:
    Thu, 18th Sep 20088:25 pm 

    I’m going to bypass trying to explain how animals are God’s creatures – and that they feel emotional a physicl pain (“just a cat”) because your average socopath just won’t get it.

    HOWEVER, do a little google research on serial killers (or just your everyday guy/gal that only murders one person) and see that the vast majority of them are guilty of ANIMAL CRUELTY in their past. Information about that is all over the place and easy to find. Because you are evil enough to torture animal, does not mean you are a murderer positively, but it does show the person has extreme issues of anger and cruelty…..and that should not be ignored as it is a huge sign of trouble. Freakin sociopath.

  8. snarktastic says:
    Thu, 18th Sep 20088:39 pm 

    it fuckin sucks for that poor cat. that’s a shitty ass thing to do and i doubt people would deny that.

    however, perhaps the exaggeration of referring to him as the “worst man to ever walk this earth” is asinine. perhaps it speaks to the lavishness of the typical american life, but what about the 5 million people stalin systematically starved? 11 million hitler had executed? the recent bombing of the american embassy in yemen that killed an american high school senior? do you think that JUST MAYBE your exaggerations are totally devaluing their lives?

    my name is also debbie downer.

  9. Dog Lover says:
    Thu, 18th Sep 20089:07 pm 

    So he got drunk and angry and killed his girlfriends cat as revenge. Let’s just start with disregard for life, violent tendencies, and maybe alcoholism? Sounds like a sociopath. And since he’s pleading self defense, let’s just add fucking idiot to the list.

    So, his girlfriend loves this cat, he knows his girlfriend loves this cat. So he kills the cat to exact revenge on his girlfriend. Even if you’re not a cat-lover or pet owner, you must be blind or stupid to think that there is nothing wrong with this guy.

    I’ll go ahead and say very conservatively that the willingness to kill a living thing to get revenge is a serious character flaw.

  10. anonymous coward says:
    Thu, 18th Sep 20089:18 pm 

    that dude is a prick. cats are so cute, even when they’re mad, kind of like girls with button noses.

  11. Paige says:
    Thu, 18th Sep 20089:58 pm 

    Hey, in no way is what this guy did right. It’s stupid and gross and wrong. I just think “Worst Man to Ever Walk This Earth” is, you know, a little over-zealous when people like Jeffrey Dommer have walked this Earth. I know, I know, animal cruelty is a prime way for serial killers to start out, but let’s not jump to conclusions just yet k?

  12. AnimalVoice says:
    Thu, 18th Sep 200810:32 pm 

    Forgive me for posting twice…but!

    Why is it people will take any positive action and good deed and compare it (therefore making it insignificant)? Why help an animal when children are in need? Why adopt a foreign child when so many here need homes? Why feed the homeless when people that will actually work need help? Blah, blah, blah….! How about kudos to anybody that does ANYTHING positive???? Quit measuring by your own personal value system for crying out loud. Just an observation on my part, but the people that bitch the most, do the least. If you are doing good, just do it, if you choose not to do anything, then shut the hell up

  13. AnimalVoice says:
    Thu, 18th Sep 200810:37 pm 

    Okay, now forgive me once again….

    If this sociopath was that jealous over a cat, what would happen if a baby (“need machine”) came into the picture??? My guess is he would shake it to death.

    My prediction? Some ignorant-ass woman will fall for him and justify his actions……”he really was a good father, its just the baby wouldn’t stop crying…..I still love him; I don’t think he did it – or at least he didn’t mean to”.

    Gag

  14. jes says:
    Fri, 19th Sep 20081:17 pm 

    wow. you guys are arguing over a dead cat.

    priceless.

  15. Belle says:
    Fri, 19th Sep 20081:34 pm 

    Even if you’re not a pet owner can we agree that harming any innocent is horrible? What is the deal with the whole “just a cat” thing. You’re “just” a callous ass…

  16. Geeez! says:
    Fri, 19th Sep 20082:35 pm 

    Dear god people. I’m a fucking animal lover! I frequently almost hit other drivers to do a u-turn and resue poor turtles from imminent death, i cry when i hit a butterfly going down the highway, and i have pet names for every freaking frog in my backyard. I’ve also been known to pry my kitties’ mouths open when they grab a tiny lizard.

    the point is… it is only a cat. We cant help that cat- its already dead. Of course its terrible, its disgusting and the guy should go to go jail for animal cruelty, which I’m sure he will. He should also be put on meds, obviously.

    But why are we sitting around arguing about this!? Its a stupid argument!

  17. Geeez! says:
    Fri, 19th Sep 20082:38 pm 

    sorry… there was no need for “fucking” in there.. haha :)

  18. Belle says:
    Fri, 19th Sep 20083:25 pm 

    I don’t think this article was intended to stir controversy, but it is surprising that people feel the need to belittle the atrocity. That’s what started the argument. I don’t think there’s anything petty about defending the claim that this man should be rightly punnished for harming a defenseless animal and then being pathetic enough to argue self defense.

  19. doris says:
    Fri, 19th Sep 20089:06 pm 

    How do you know he is not the worse man ever? He is still young, and I know this isn’t his first act of violence he has committed. He abused his last girlfriend and slammed her fingers in a heavy metal door cutting one of them off. She was too afraid to press charges against him. He is a sadist. There is something missing in the heart of people that think this is no big deal. I wish every bad thing on this loser.

  20. Bobby says:
    Sat, 20th Sep 200812:47 am 

    He’s probably not the worst man to walk the earth, but he’s a Serbian psycho cunt and just needs to be ass raped in jail.

  21. JJ says:
    Sat, 20th Sep 20087:57 am 

    HEY PAIGE!

    You are a dumb fat cunt! Hope you get colon cancer you nasty bitch!

  22. JJ says:
    Sat, 20th Sep 20087:59 am 

    HEY JES!

    That dead cat is worth 1000X more than you ever will you fat twat meathole pissmop HO!

  23. Beth anne says:
    Sat, 20th Sep 20088:01 am 

    I ope this cat killer loser gets gang raped in jail & gets AIDS fom it.

  24. megan says:
    Sat, 20th Sep 200810:33 am 

    this is the sickest thing i’ve ever read. this man should be punished as severely as possible. a pet is completely dependent on its owner for everything to keep it alive. when you decide to have a pet, you are taking on responsibility for a creature that is completely powerless. you decide when it eats. where it can go. where it can’t go. whether it lives! for christ’s sake, this is just as bad as child abuse. something totally helpless doesn’t deserve this shit and this guy should be jailed accordingly.

  25. SS says:
    Sun, 21st Sep 20089:11 am 

    I’m sorry Paige but you are just a cold hearted bith.

  26. Susan says:
    Tue, 23rd Sep 20086:53 pm 

    This low life bottom feeder should receive the longest punishment allowable by law, and then no one should ever forget him or what a horrible thing he did, cause he will hurt another being again. No doubt about it. He is a Ted Bundy in the making. The anger he feels towards women and small animals is a sure sign of a sciopath.I read he has a girlfriend now. She is playing Russian Roulette. It is only a matter of time before he abuses her too, just like he did the last two and poor innocent little Norman. I hope he burns in hell.

  27. Sharon says:
    Fri, 26th Sep 200810:46 pm 

    Paige — If someone (hopefully) killed you someday, my reaction would be “I’m sorry but…..it was just a bitch.”

  28. Nic Rodriguez says:
    Sat, 27th Sep 20082:19 am 

    I think someone should make his email made public so we can tell him on a daily basis what a piece of a crap of an individual he is. He should be castrated to prevent any of his defective genes from ever reproducing.

  29. Jennifer says:
    Tue, 30th Sep 20087:03 pm 

    It is a terrible thing that happened to this cat! I am against animal abuse, cruelty or neglect of any kind! He said he was defending himself .. give me a break. He is a full grown man and this was a 8 lb. cat .. declawed I might add .. and he couldn’t get up and walk away without hurting the cat? I don’t care if he was drunk or not .. he is a miserable excuse for a human being. And to people who say it’s just cat .. well you’re just a human. Also why do people bring up things like what R. Kelly did ? .. this has nothing to do with that .. this is a different topic.

  30. EastBandit says:
    Sat, 31st Jan 20095:50 pm 

    wow i never thought i’d see this

    what’s so bad about it he killed a lil stupid cat im sorry to say but in my country this happens all the time that doesn’t make him the devil what about those little kids in africa who starve to death and those people who train kalashnikov kids to kill innocent people or all the world wide governments who steal from people daily. i would say that’s the devil the cat is dead too bad life goes on. we are still people this guy doesnt deserve to go to prison for that. Politicians kill people and they never go to jail why would this guy go for killing a cat life ain’t fair.

    If man was able to go to other planets he would enslave all the creatures in the universe… bottom line man is the worse animal.

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