Let this poor girl move on with her life she has suffered enough

Can you imagine how the poor dog sufferered? Obviously, you are not an animal lover, but there is no excuse for what she did. If she didn't want the dog, all she had to do was call a rescue group or bring it to a shelter! Why do you have a pet, if you are going to leave it to suffer and die? What she did was intentional and she needs to pay for what she did.

If you can do that to an innocent animal you can do that to a human!

First, if this woman is found guilty, the maximum penalty should be imposed, absolutely.

Now, as a news source, the Patch should be objective; yet they've chosen to publish this article with an incendiary headline. You cannot be charged with "leaving dog to die". By choosing its words deliberately, the Patch has made its opinion clear and in doing so is helping to shape public opinion.

In addition, the Patch notes in the sub-headline that a court date has yet to be set. So, what exactly is the news here? Oh, there is none, but this story gets hits and allows the authors to say they've published a story today.

The Patch should be embarrassed. The Patch should be ashamed.

Also, maybe someone should proofread the fifth paragraph.

Come on already, my tax dollars are wasted here. This girl made a mistake. One she will live with for the rest of her life. Let it go. She suffers with this every day.

JUSTICE FOR RUGER!! LET HER ROT IN A JAIL CELL FOR THIS!!!

Ok so she made a mistake, we'll see what she has to say when she's in court but seriously you left a dog locked in a crate and left it there? Something is so wrong with this picture. No we don't have the right to judge let the evidence prove it.

A mistake is something you do out of poor judgement that does not put anyone or anything in harms way. How about we just say that a drunk driver that kills someone made a mistake and let him move on with his life because AWW he suffered enough. Or maybe we can lock you in a cage for a few days and say we just screwed up. What makes a human's life that much more important than an animal. Lock this girl up for the max! This was attempted murder and was absolutely done with complete knowledge that the dog would die.

Agree with Mattie: How could she sleep at night , knowing that dog was caged, no food or water and the heat of the summer , in a closed house, killed that dog !!!! It died a horrible death @ her hands, despicable...

The laws on animal abuse need to change. They need to be made stronger. The legal system has deemed this case worthy of being held in Superior Court, ather than kicking it back down to the municipal level. Kisha Curtis, the woman on trial for the gross neglect of "Patrick" is also being tried in Superior Court, and Patrick is ALIVE today.

Those who claim she just made a mistake, are closing their eyes to the fact that she left the dog trapped in a crate. That animal did not stand a chance once she left. It couldn't bark at the window, scratch at the door or anything else to get someone's attention for help.

Those who claim it's just an animal, well, I hope you don't have any pets in your household or in your care.

Those who wish harm on Ms. Otte should be ashamed of yourselves. That puts you on her level, and that of her defenders. Wish, instead, for justice.

silent majority i think you,ve seen too many lifetime movies of the week "maybe she had to run away from something and only had a choice between her child and her dog" . youre kidding right? the only "mistake" she would take back was getting caught in the first place. next time she,ll be smarter and drive up the parkway a bit and then throw her next dog or cat out of her car. she had many choices . she could have dropped it at a shelter. at minimum she could have left it in her backyard and maybe neighbors would have at least spotted a starving dog. she is going to superior court where she wont be paying $100 fine which would keep pospatch and silent majority happy. everyday there are horrible animal stories in the paper and its time some actual justice is done instead of yet another animal abuser and killer walks out of a court laughing after a slap on the wrist. particularly sickening is michael hendrickson and donald hinman who have gone out of their way for this creep repeatedly by having petitions signed so she can get off scot free and appearing as trolls on every thread mentioning her. guys if youre that desperate for a date why dont both of you go to her court appearence and see which one of you can ask her out on a date first. you might have to wait a year or so for your first date though.

pospatch while youre proof reading the 5th paragraph for clerical errors here are some of the facts for you who seems to be shocked by the words " leaving a dog to die" . newsflash pospatch when you lock a dog and a crate and leave it for weeks what did you think it was a new tough love diet plan for dogs? . if it werent for her neighbors calling the cops about the smell of a decaying animal and otte had simply buried it instead she wouldnt have made the "mistake" of getting caught. donald hinman i know its impossible for you to understand but there are people who care about animals including their dogs and cats. i know you consider all animals vermin but we cant fix your upbringing. hinman who says "this is a waste of my tax dollars" . donny maybe you can consider someone going to court after smashing your windows in or breaking into your house a waste of tax dollars too.

You know its possible that the dog wasn't even hers and that an angry and unrepentant neighbor could have framed her? Did they check the cage for fingerprints? Did they check the dog for fingerprints? I am sure that all of this will come out at her trial and then she will be vindicated. Remember...Innocent until proven guilty here in the USA. BTW Let's Go USA in the olympics!!!

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Please stop all the hate. I feel so bad for this girl. Everyone makes mistakes. That's it, that vicious dog would of been put to sleep eventually anyway. Not saying the way it died was right but it is just an animal. Not a human.

This is a comment to the administrators/authors of this article. Why are you deleting comments that aren't inappropriate? There are missing entires from myself and others that were not in any way disparaging or offensive - mostly, just passionate as this is a highly charged emotional story. Allowing folks to comment encourages good debate and discussion. By randomly removing comments at your whim, you're creating a disconnected roster of posts that doesn't make sense to those reading. Clearly, The Patch has a stance on this case. But it's just not fair to delete comments that you don't like. There are other comments that you've chosen not to remove that have a much harsher and more negative tone and don't speak to the issue at hand at all. Please, you write the articles and let the users comment. Don't push your views on those with differing opinions. Thank you.

Y was my comment deleted.. i had facts in therefore to this case

SilentMajority: We certainly agree that allowing folks to comment is healthy and desirable. We err on the side of allowing all discussion. Unfortunately, we must delete comments that violate our Terms of Use. Those choices aren't made on a whim or because of any editor's "stance" on any issue. We monitor as closely as possible and otherwise hear from readers who flag comments or email about threads they find offensive. http://lacey.patch.com/terms

How was my comment offensive i stated fact of this case and more facts about this girl... no threats.. no faul language and i am on the side of her goin to jail

There's no rhyme nor reason for the way/why things are censored around here.... that's been a peeve of mine since the Patch started.

Ok we all know not everyone looks at their dogs as their children ....I Do ! And I would never leave my CHILD in a house alone to die..... She didn't make a mistake she committed murder !! I would rather see her sit in a cage (jail) and rot away before a dog, and thats the truth !!!! Poor girl my butt !!!!

I was deleted too. I dont understand how they email you that your post is up then they delete it. why not flag it BEFORE they approve and post it.

A mistake that's all it was.

Hinman, Hendrickson, both trolls. Likely the same person. Ignore them.

Hopefully the court will make the decision to put her away...she knew what she was doing..this was no mistake...I'd take my dogs over most humans any day...for the people who are anti animal...I feel for you...you're missing out on one of the best experiences in this life...no one...whether animal or human... deserves to suffer and die at the hands of another...

I am in amazement that anyone could think that there would be any defence to leave a dog to die ! I get the impression they are either very naive or more likely, just trying to be provocative because they have Nothing better to do with their lives. They are Really not worth even replying to.

APRIL 16 2013 MEGAN OTT FOUND DEAD IN HER HOME LAST WEEK. Read Patch article