BECAUSE CATS ARE KNOWN FOR ELECTROCUTING PEOPLE

An Illinois man faces up to 20 years in federal prison now that he's admitted his role in a foiled plot to abduct, extort and electrocute a wealthy man and to make it appear he'd been killed accidentally by his cat.

(Thanks to Jeffrey Brown and jon harris)

Comments

[Omniskeptic]

The cat, whose share of the deal was to have been ten thousand dollars, a case of tuna, and "revenge for years of funny little cat costumes," was sentenced to twenty minutes locked in a room with a Chihuahua, the maximum allowed by law in Illinois.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Amazing that this well thought out cunning plan didn't work.

Back to the drawing board.

[Ms. Flukey]

He should have framed the squirrels.

[Dmentd]

No need to try to make it look accidental; I love my cat and she loves me, but I know she's been plotting my demise for years now. When (not if) she succeeds, I know she'll truly miss me, but species imperatives must be obeyed.

[queensbee]

cats dont kill people, people... oh wait. that doesnt work. i dont have kitties right now, but i know my old guys wouldnt plot my demise. who would feed them? why do that, when you can just IGNORE everyone....

[Clankie]

I could see a hamster getting framed for this, but not a cat. Cats just don't care.

[Dmentd]

qb, my cat's attitude is: I'm so adorable, of course someone would feed me. And she's right. And Clankie, with the number of times per day she's up on my lap, insisting that I pet her, I don't think anyone can say she doesn't care. Unless, of course, it's just a ruse to lull my suspicions away, in which case it's working.

[Dmentd]

She has a tag on her collar that says "Bad Kitty". With a skull and crossbones. Sometimes I call her Miss Demeanor. Sometimes Miss Prision of Felony.

[Man on the Grassy Knoll]

On can only imagine what might have happened if the dog had gotten involved! "He died due to blunt force trauma when his leg was humped after falling asleep watching C-SPAN."

[Clankie]

Cats aren't technical enough to do electrocutions; they just trip you while you're going down the stairs.

[Just Some Guy]

I can believe a cat would do that, but a cat would never enlist a human accomplice for such a murderer plot.