Comments on: Weird Web Wednesdays: Puppy Toss

By: airborne

airborne — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:11:02 +0000

look, if the video is real then the guy is pretty stupid to do it, and post it. dont judge the entire military for the incident.

im a soldier, and it bothers me to see citizens say that our military is “dispicable”. we come here, and sacrifice so much for our county. im not here to start a pissing contest, however, all im trying to say is that our military depends on the support of our country. the bashing lowers the troops modivation.

bash the individule, and leave the rest of us out. who knows, the video can be real or fake. the truth will come out sooner or later. chain of command will take care of the rest. thanks

By: Less Lee

Less Lee — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:45:43 +0000

For one, I don’t find a hoax involving throwing a puppy to its death to be at all funny. Animal cruelty is a huge hot button for me. Secondly, is anyone surprised at alleged cruelty of U.S. soldiers after seeing the pictures of Abu Gharib on Wired.com last week?

By: Matt Gamble

Matt Gamble — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:19:17 +0000

The thing never moves, even when it is flying through the air. It’s fake.

By: Henrik

Henrik — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:06:45 +0000

Man the american army is a despicable organisation.

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:52:51 +0000

This is a good point, although the movement in the air looks a bit off too. I still believe it is fake but I can see arguments on both sides.

Some people say they wouldn’t put it past soldiers to do things like this out of boredom. On the other hand, I wouldn’t put it past them to orchestrate a big hoax out of boredom either.

The guy apparently has a MySpace page and posted this message, which makes it seem even more like they’re trying to provoke a reaction:

“I am really sorry for the whole puppy thing. I don’t know why people are so pissed. It was a FUCKING STRAY!!! Get the fuck over it! You know how many people I see get blown away on a regular basis?!?! Shit Man Not only the towle heads out here but my own friends!”

Where’s Baychuck when you need him?

By: Jay C.

Jay C. — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:43:03 +0000

I haven’t watched the video, but just because the audio sounds fake doesn’t really mean the video is. They might have added a sound effect in themselves thinking it made it funnier.

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:23:08 +0000

There is definitely an investigation going on, considering the video was circulating with what was claimed to be the marine’s address and phone number. Supposedly he and his extend family have been fielding death threats over the whole thing.

I can’t really say if it’s fake or not… it certainly appears real (though people point to some audio inconsistencies). But, after watching several marine-posted videos from Iraq and elsewhere, I wouldn’t put it past one of ‘em to do something like that.

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:47:38 +0000

I agree that the puppy looks fake… mostly it was the whimpering sound that seemed dubbed in to me. Still, I was surprised by how many people actually believe it. And they claim there is a real investigation into the incident going on right now.

By: Henrik

Henrik — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:44:02 +0000

What the hell is that Samurai Cop thing? That was awesome! And I do think that the little dog looks fake as hell.

Are we going to have 3 sweded videos for months and months now?

As usual, Rick Ashley rules the viral web. Great stuff.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:40:00 +0000

Also…that skier had his leg amputated today.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:33:57 +0000

It’s totally fake. Don’t even think twice about it.