24-Year-Old Man Admits Drowning His Pit Bull
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Jan 9], a 24-year-old man admitting drowning his pit bull after it killed a neighbour’s Pomeranian dog.
Nasir Brangman pleaded guilty to charge of unlawfully killing and causing unnecessary pain and suffering to his dog Bruno. He was remanded into custody until a re-appearance on 27 February 2013 when he back for sentencing.
Prosecutor Carrington Mahoney told Senior Magistrate Archie Warner that in November 2012, the pit bull had killed a neighbour’s Pomeranian. The defendant had then taken the dog to Clearwater Beach where he drowned it.
After Police had been called in, the dogs body was recovered and a necropsy confirmed that it had been drowned. The defendant said that he had paid $2,500 to the Pomeranian’s owner, and told the Magistrate that Bruno had also attacked other dogs in the neighborhood.
Magistrate Warner said that it is wrong to drown a dog just because you don’t like its behavior and that “Dogs cannot be mistreated in this manner.” He ordered a Social Inquiry Report and remanded Mr Brangman in custody.
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The dog was gonna be put to sleep anyway.
Your statement puts you into the same category as Mr. Brangman. There is a huge difference in being put to sleep and being drowned!!! You should try it… the latter first of course!!!
LOL!! Killing is killing no matter what form it is! You sound like one of those ignorant people who beleive there is a nice way to kill someone or something!!
No, you’re the ignorant one if you don’t understand the difference.
There is none. Killing is killing end of story! Try telling that to the almighty.
thats true. legal murder is still murder
@knowyourfacts——maybe you should go to sleep, I pass cats,rats,birds dead all the time is there a detective following those incidents?No! It was a dog that was going to be put to sleep and as the owner I say he had a right to do what was going to be done by someone else..Don’t let me get started on all the dead bodies of my ancestors that were forceable removed from their home and dumped overboard or thrown overboard as mere cargo, and there has yet to be an international apology or hangings of slave masters!!!!!The young man should not have been charged in the first place!!!I hope I can get a front seat to the hangings of those responsible for slavery! just like europeans/americans came out to see the hangingsof black man for disobeying orders or talking to white women or anything that was the menu for the day, and it was considered entertainment, which is why there is little sympathy for black males today because it was always assumed that they were criminals . enough is enough Mr. Warner is part of our problem, and so are the attitudes of some people who are quick to point out the infractions of others without recognising the BIGGEST crime that landed these young man in the situations they are in today having to answer to assinine charges!
I dont care what you say about an owner having the right to do whatever he wants with his dog – maybe just maybe your parents should have said the thing when you acted up as a child and taken your a$$ to the beach and drowned you. The dog should have been taken either to the SPCA or the Dog Warden how can someone be so cruel it was bad enough one dog had a painful death but to make two dogs suffer that is just wrong.
As for your comments about slavery – that was so long ago now that you will never see the people responsible for that being hung – they are all dead – and check your history – it was not just the white man that was responsible for slavery.
It is time for everyone – whether they are white or black – to be accountable for their actions and to stop blaming everyone else for their problems.
Perhaps your father should drown you now. Eventually you will die anyway.
I haven’t been given a death sentence. That dog’s days were numbered. Maybe he just thought he was going for a nice swim! He was probably all happy till he started drowning. I know my dog knows something is up when he goes to the vet. It’s kinda like how the mafia invites you to a party or takes you out to dinner before BLAM it’s all over.
Drowning is actually a very peaceful way to go. It’s one of the best ways to die-it’s pain free and the lack of oxygen causes a flood of endorphins to be released causing a feeling of complete euphoria. He did the dog a favor.
I don’t know what makes people think they’re such experts on humane ways to put down an animal. Drowning a dog is better than dragging it terrified to the vet to get a painful needle stuck in its arm so it can ‘go to sleep.’ Sometimes it takes a long time and they have to keep giving the animal more and more drugs while it lays there terrified and shaking. At least the dog died in his master’s arms in a peaceful way.
For anyone to doesn’t believe drowning is peaceful, look it up!
Well said and with that said I believe the punishment should fit the “crime” as i know the defendant i understand his response and the actions he took. whether or not they where unlawful or inhumane i don’t believe a young Bermudian man of good upstanding morals should loose time, respect, and a promising future over the lives of two animals one that he loved dearly. Whether or not he appeals whether his methods were inhumane Bermudian legislation needs to get out of the habit of locking up our men for misdemeanors. My prayers voice any and every part of me is going out to you and the family.
Love it
You gotta be daft or something. So drowning is peaceful huh?? Yeah, the feeling of choking on water while you search for air must be really peaceful. Any animal that is drowning kicks and screams gasping for air, violently thrashing, trying to get above water. It’s cruel, inhumane and nothing peaceful about it. You must know someone who has drowned, and come back too life too tell you it was euphoric. LOL I swear some people read anything on-line and are gullible enough to believe it.
Really stupid – sometimes I think too bad we can’t do that with some people.
If the dog had killed a child you people would be calling him a hero. Some of you on here have been blogging that this be done to all the killers we have in Bermuda. What’s the difference a life is a life. You can’t have it both ways. We have men going up for shootings and walking free 2 days later. At least he had the balls tell the truth.
If the dog had killed a child I would be calling him an irresponsible pet owner who should be charged for his negligence. It’s not the dog’s fault it’s the owners fault for not properly training their animal. I know a handful of pit owners who’s pets are very docile & good around kids & other animals because of proper training. He should have at least had his dog in a reinforced kennel if it had that type of temperament & put it on a short strong leash & had a muzzle on it whenever taken for a walk.
What would Patrice O’Neal have to say about this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFiHJdJAQh4
RIP
Omg f$%^ outta here ‘it was wrong to drown the pitbull’ the fu$%^& dogs are illegal! What does it matter? Issues that dont even matter be on bernews
This is beyond disgusting. So many charges of animal cruelty lately. Time to up the penalties on these.
Absolute scum!
Sounds like an appropriate out of court settlement.
If he went to court he would have likely paid a lesser fine and had a veteranarian put the dog to sleep at his cost in any case.
You ever here the one about the neighbour who was reported for killing animals in his back yard…?
I suppose he should get the Vet to help kill and pluck his chickens as well…?
So what…
You are clearly not a dog lover or a person with morals.
If the dog was ordered to be put to sleep because of it’s actions, then so be it. But to out right drown the dog is a far worse way to go.
Get injected, drift off and pass away peacefully or be held under water, against your will, so you can’t breathe?
What would yout choice be? I can guarantee being drowned would NOT be it.
My choice would be neither becuase I would not want to be killed.
@Animal Lover-please educate yourself…drowning is actually a very peaceful way to go! After initially breathing in water, it is VERY peaceful…the lack of oxygen causes a rush of endorphins and a feeling of peace and happiness-totally euphorphia. Sceintists have stated that drowning is actually the best way to go!
Besides that, this dangerous beast of an animal didn’t give a rat’s back tooth about that small dog HE killed in a painful way, did he? It’s a heartless animal-why should anyone feel sympathy for it???
LEts get this straight, becuase he killed his dog, he goes to jail. If the SPCA kill the dog, then its ok and no one goes to jail? How can I get this license to kill?
You must understand the meaning of the words you use. Killing is what Mr. Brangman did, with no thought to the pain and suffering and angst this dog went through. When the SPCA or a Vet put a dog to sleep, it is done humanely. Lethal injection. Not in a manner which is cruel.
So……………when the SPCA or a vet kill something it is called humane, am I hearing this correctly? Funny, killing is killing no matter how it is done. THere is ‘NO’ humane way to kill something because their life is being snuffed out regardless of how it is done!
Humane means inflicting as little pain as possible. So yes, there’s a humane way to put the dog to sleep and it’s NOT drowning the dog.
Ummmmmmmm, its still killing!! No matter how much you sweeten up the way in which its done, its still KILLING!!!
You just don’t get it
No you don’t get it this is a persons life, not a dog’s. I’m not a dog lover I’m a people lover. I’m not saying that he was right but sheesh.
@Know Your Facts: That is complete hogwash. “Putting an animal to sleep’ is not as simple as it sounds-those animals suffer as well! They do not just go to sleep! I won’t even get into how they sometimes have to pump more drugs into the animals when the initial dose doesn’t work.
What about the days when vets used to gas animals? Looking back, that was cruel but perfectly acceptable. They may even still do it in some places. So what’s the difference between that and drowning an animal? I don’t see where he did anything cruel and he definitely shouldn’t go to prison!!!
Oh, while we’re at it, how about how they slit animals’ throats in slaughter houses? What-pigs, goats, cows, etc. don’t have feelings? Oh…that’s right, they’re not what we classify as ‘pets’ so it’s perfectly o.k. to slit their throats and let them bleed out while writhing around in agony.
God, we humans are a bunch of hypocrites!!!
Its all wrong so we need to stop justifying one means without doing the same for the other,
@abm_—007 Bond James Bond, licence to kill or be killed.
Wish I could have one of those!!!
I get him being proactive, but you can’t go around drowning animals, I mean that’s one step from walking around with a club like the flintstones and bashing your dinners head in. Come on Man we’ve evolved as humans!
or have we?
We have evolved as humans, but we jail an otherwise responsible young man for over a month for drowning his own dog, but people who kill humans get bail and most never go to jail because we never find out who did it. SMH….
I don’t at all agree with him being jailed, but he still was wrong for drowning the dog..
Keep ya head up family. He’s a good guy with no record was hoping he would have gotten probhation. Remanded in custody is ridiculous to me. We have murderers walking the streets and the courts know who they are yet we send productive young men to jail. These judges need a _______ every last one of them. F**k all you people and your negative comments, and F**k the jokers we have for judges down here If anyone needs to be put away it’s them.
Mr. Brangman made a choice that day. A 24 yr old man should know the difference between right and wrong. He had plenty of time between the incident and the drowning. He made a seriously bad choice that happens to be against the law. This form of cruelty shows a level of coldness that the normal person does not have in them. A dog cannot speak, it will usually not even defend itself against its owner. It is completely at the mercy of a human being, and this one made the awful choice to hold his dog underwater until it was lifeless. If you are related to Mr. Brangman and you share his view that there was nothing wrong here, than perhaps you should go seek mental health help before you find yourself in a similar situation!!!
@ Know your facts I never said what my cousin done was okay. That was your first mistake assuming, we all know what the first three letters of that word make you. You people come on Bernews pass judgement on others and know nothing about them. yea what he done was wrong but, before you run your mouth maybe you should get to know the whole story and KNOW YOUR FACTS, because clearly tou know nothing at all. Change your name while your at it, and Mr. Brangman never said that he was right.. I’ll sit and wait while you try to come up with some sort of bulls**t response.
Were you there when it happened?
@????? Unlike yourself I know the story and I know my cousin…….. any more questions????????????
Again where you there?
@???? u must be hard of f**kin hearing.
I know one thing, my dog is more intelligent than you.
No not hard of hearing but know the facts of the story; again where you there?
Nice language by the way; your parents done well with you.
@?????? Yea my mom sure did…… I’m a person who is well rounded and have represented this island for sports on many occasions. You’re an arrogant a**. You know nothing about me and there you go again assuming. If you have the balls please type your real name. I’d look fwd to seeing you.. My mom also is putting 2 children through university. Single parent so make that the last time you ever make a foolish statement like that about my parents or anyones parents for that matter on raising them
@B3rmud!@N, so I can assume that is your real name or are you just another one of these tough guys who threatens people from behind a fake name? Some single mothers here do put letters and symbols in their kids names so who knows. Sounds like your mom knows better though. Seems like your family has an anger control problem. Your cousin drowns his dog and leaves him to rot in the ocean and you threaten people on Bernews. Doesn’t sound like any of your people will be Bermuda’s next Rhode’s scholar. I suppose that doesn’t matter as long as you can play the tough guy and smack a couple fools along the way.
@ Rocky my issue was with the person. I made my point and that was that, If you have a problem that’s your biz. people like you are funny. who knows what’s in your future…. for all we know you could drown lol. have a nice day, that wasn’t a threat by the way. Next time I post on Bernews I will write everything on my mind so people like you who can’t read between the lines or just make silly assumptions like your friend can understand ok pumpkin. have a nice day
I know the complete story, trust me.
Well then you know that the Judge has a job to do?
and if you have any sense you know the judge made the wrong call by keeping him in custody. the argument is not whether he was wrong or not…….. he killed his dog yea he was wrong, but to be remanded in custody when the same judge let Joshua walk with what after shoving his penis in a litttle girls throat, and then let a man walk the streets free until his trial after he killed a woman and threw her overboard……. You are on stupid individual if u believe repremanding him was the right decision… and just like archie you need a flugging as well…. judging by the rest of your foolish comments on here you my friend are a grade A a**
Nice talk—clearly indicates your intellect and mentality.
Ever heard the expression ” it is better to hold your tongue and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.’?
Pit Bulls are inherently dangerous and should be banned.
So should the Zombie Apocalypse.
Your comment makes no sense.
If you have a point, make it.
If not, go back to your 8-year-old friends and make silly comments.
Pit Bulls are a menace, and ownership of them should be prohibited.
Ignorant comment^
Are you actually goign to attempt to state a fact, or are you just going to make silly comments?
http://blog.dogsbite.org/2012/11/2012-dog-bite-fatality-yadkin-county-infant-killed-by-family-dog.html
http://blog.dogsbite.org/2012/09/2012-dog-bite-fatality-after-domestic-dispute-in-burleson.html
http://blog.dogsbite.org/2012/09/2012-dog-bite-fatality-10-month-old-boy-killed-by-pit-bull.html
http://blog.dogsbite.org/2012/06/2012-dog-bite-fatality-pit-bulls-kill.html
http://blog.dogsbite.org/2012/05/2012-dog-bite-fatality-ohio-newborn.html
Do you want any more examples? I can come up with dozens.
Maybe we should we ban black people as well . According to your logic they are the ones shooting people here so they all must be bad . Now you see how stupid your logic is . There are no bad dogs just bad owners or ignorant owners who don’t know how to handle large high energy dogs . I own a pit and he lives with a 7lb min pin and is totally submissive to him and everyone . He gets exercise , discipline and affection in that order and knows who the pack leader is , treating a pit like this will give you the most gentle and loving dog you could ask for , Pits temperament is even more stable than a labs and would take more abuse than any other breed before snapping . The problems occur when someone ties the dog to a tree all day or ruffs em up encouraging it to be mean so the dog thinks this is good, let me tie you to tree all day and see how long takes you to snap . Now to protect society from these bad dog owners I believe a special license should be required to own certain breeds and it should be very hard to obtain , but you cant stop the good owners from having the breed they love. You cannot just ban people from having things have we learned nothing from the failed war on drugs . Education and training is the answer not ban everything like we are your children you have no right to suggest that.
Agree 100%
Zombie is right.. Pit bulls are dangerous animals. This whole story, sad as it is, started because a pit bull killed another dog.
Owning a pit bull is like owning a poisonous snake, or a chimpanzee, or a mountain lion. They can all be owned ‘safely’, I guess, but having them around at all is dangerous.
On top of which, Bermuda’s courts won’t help you if you’re attacked by one.
Your “logic” by the way, is ridiculous. There is ample evidence of how dangerous these animals are. If they attack, they are likely to main or kill the victim.
You say GZA’s logic is ridiculous but you are comparing wild animals to a domesticated one. GZA is right it depends on the owners treatment of the dog & I guarantee that many other dogs even the well loved German Shepherd would be just as dangerous with the same type of treatment.
The problem with pits is that for many years people have used them in dog fights which has given them a bad rep. Many here get pits not because they want a pet that they can show love & affection to they want an animal that they think makes them look hard & gives them a sense of security for their insecurities.
You should have a talk with a SPCA person & they will tell you how the majority of abused dogs that are in their care are pit bulls. It’s just sick what some on this island do to this breed.
They’re all dangerous animals kept as pets.
give all the examples you want but as a person who has studied animal behavior and who has owned 3 pitt bulls in my life time i can tell you that the dog is only as dangerous as the owner trains them to be. sure there have been cases where animals have lost it but all 3 of my pitt bulls have been gentle to both my young son and to other animals. i trained him to be that way. just like all of the other dogs who get a bad rap it’s the owners that ultimately determine the behavior. you may have your own personal bad experience with this particular breed but generalizing it is unfair.
He probably owns a jack russel or a yorkie hahaha!!!
What, the kind of dog that would get its head ripped off by a pit bull? Is that funny to you?
People with big masculine dogs are often compensating for something. If you have a big pit bull maybe you should change your name to ‘tinyweenie’.
As I said before there are a lot of sick minds in Bermuda.
I’ts going to take a miracle to get to were we once used to be – a sensible ,logical and decent people who was noted worldwide for great manners,people of reason,peacefull and a people with class.
There are those that say that TV,Video,Magazines,the Internet,along with other complicated social ills as drove us mad.
In recent years we have had several misuse of animals – it’s going to get worse before it gets better.
How was the pit allowed to get to the pomeranian in the first place? These dogs are supposed to be properly contained so things like this dont happen. A totally irresponsible dog owner and the sole reason why there is a breed ban/restrictions in place.
I am stunned to see some of the comments on this one we have some seriously cold unfeeling members of society here. Throw the book at him lets hold him under water until his lungs fill with air and he dies a painful death!! Utter SCUM low life.
Shut the h up…..a dog can break out even if its properly contained!
SCUM honestly this guy needs to be F**@#ED up…
A comment like that for something as simple as this and he’s the SCUM……… lol really really really? close your mouth
He needs to b f’d up for killing a dog that viciously attacked and killed another dog! Something is wrong with u for even making such a comment.
@Zombie Apocalypse,
I agree, but I disagree at the same time. Most dogs (key word most, not all) react as to how they are treated or have been raised. I had a pitbull when I was young, and we raised him like a normal dog, and he acted as a normal dog. To blame the dog, and not have a look at how this animal was treated throughout it’s life is an injustice.
But somehow it’s always a poor misunderstood pit bull that is ripping the head off another dog. Or ripping the face off a child.
My old neighbor had a mutt that almost tored his nose off, no pit bull in it. I know a guy here who had his 2 akitas put down for killing a neighborhood dog. Did you hear about those? We always seem to hear about the pit bulls though. I wish I could post up the picture I have of my shepherd when it was months old sleeping between the legs of my boys fully grown pit bull. Its not the breed of dog that makes them vicious, its the way they are brought up. Rhodesian ridgebacks can take down a mountain lion but they make great family pets. Sorry i have to disagree with you.
You always seem to hear about pit bulls because they are more likely to cause serious injury. I know other dogs bite, that isn’t the issue. The issue is that if you get attacked by a pit bull it is likely to either kill you, or cause serious life-altering injury.
A Rottweiler, Doberman Pinscher, German Shepherd or even a Chow Chow are some types of dogs that if you get attacked by likely would either kill you, or cause serious life-altering injury also. The difference is these dogs tend to be much more pricey to purchase than a Pit Bull so some owners who buy them tend to treat them better. There have been dog fighting in Bermuda & probably still is & most of the dogs they use for this sick & twisted money maker are pits & this is why there are so many vicious ones on island.
If your point is that some other dogs can hurt people, I agree. perhaps ownership of them should be controlled as well. But they tend not to be as dangerous as pit bulls.
http://www.dogsbite.org/pdf/7-year-dog-bite-fatality-chart-dogsbiteorg.pdf
I already explained above why there are higher stats on attacks by pit bulls. When the majority of them are used for dog fights & protection by drug dealing gangsters in America this is expected as they are trained to be vicious.
Pit bulls were bred to be companion dogs, police dogs, & therapy dogs. Maybe you are too young to remember the pit bulls in the show the little rascals maybe not but these dogs were picked for the show because of there mild temperament & ability to be easily trained. Helen Keller had a pit bull as a seeing eye dog. Another famous pit bull is Weela who helped save 32 people, 29 dogs & 3 horses as a police dog. Others are Titan, who rescued his owner’s wife, who would have died from an aneurysm & D-Boy, who took three bullets to save his family from an intruder with a gun. If these dogs are not mistreated they make great companions.
If you’re just going to ignore the facts I guess you’ll never change your opinion. They attack, maim and kill more often than any other dog, including the rottweilers etc you brought up in an earlier post. It isn’t because they’re all owned by criminals, although many are. It’s because they are vicious dangerous animals.
Exactly right! Pit bulls can be a great breed if trained by the right person!
Right. By the way, bears make lovely pets, and are quite safe if looked after properly.
Again comparing a wild animal to a domesticated one & this time one that is more than ten times the height & weight with claws & incisors the size of a hunting knife. What’s next a great white?
Where is the Show Pitbulls and Parolees? i know there are some released convicts in the USA who would want to string this guy up!
How people treat animals is telling in how they treat other people.
“Cruelty has cursed the human family for countless ages. It is almost impossible for one to be cruel to animals and kind to humans. If children are permitted to be cruel to their pets and other animals, they easily learn to get the same pleasure from the misery of fellow humans. Such tendencies can easily lead to crime.” ~ Fred A. Mc Gran, 1895
“Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of worthless human life”. ~ Albert Schweitzer
“To inflict cruelties on defenseless creatures, or condone such acts, is to abuse one of the cardinal tenets of a civilized society – reverence for life. ~ Jon Evans
“Kindness to animals and respect for all life are the only meaningful foundation for a civilized world.” ~ Michael Mountain
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” ~ Gandhi (1869-1948)
Wonderful quotes. But if you put Gandhi into an enclosure with an angry pit bull, I think we all know what would happen.
It would chew on his bones? Whoever digs up the remains and puts them in an enclosure is just sick…lol sorry
if you put him in with an angry lab the result would be the same , whats wrong zombie where you rapped by pitbull as child , don’t worry you can tell us.
You must really hate the guy who invented bug spray.
This actually sickens me…not to mention the some people miss the direct corolation between killing an animals and killing humans. If you can actually kill an animal by drowning it (where the animal has been under your care and has loved you unconditionally always) well then that makes you no better the a cold hearted killer. Because if you can do that to an animal, then you will have no problem killing a human or take the life force of another, whether that other is animal or human!! It was a warm blooded creature!! I can’t imagine how much that poor animal struggled and the pain and betrayal it must have suffered. You sir deserve the same sentence you dished out. And for those comparing vets and the SPCA. BIG DIFFERENCE!!! You have never heard of them drowning an animal ever!!! And they do not kill animals or put them to sleep unless they are sick or can not be rehabilitaed. Some of the ignorant comments infuriate me!
The part about the SPCA and vets not killing animals unless the yare sick or can nto be rehabilitated is not true. A court order can force them to do it regardless if the animal can be rehabilitated or not.
I get what ya saying about the difference, but at the end of the day, the fancy phrase of ‘putting a dog to sleep’ is just that, a fancy phrase for killing. We are all beyond the 5 year old beleive in Santa phase, so call it what it is as we are grown ups, its called killing an animal. Whether humane or not, it is stil killing! If the dog or any animal could talk and you was to ask it would it rather be killed by drowning or by injection (or put to sleep as fantasy lovers would have u say) Im sure the animal would say, NEITHER! I don’t wanna die!
He did the right thing!!
I’m a dog owner and cant imagine anyone doing this. However after just reading the article, the first thing I thought of was how heart breaking it must have been for that boy. He’s 24, he’s a boy. It was his dog so he must have loved it at some point. If it killed another dog and he had to pay $2500, I’m sure he couldn’t go through that again. What he did was wrong on every level and I’m not making excuses for him. I just feel bad for the boy who felt there was no other way of dealing with the situation. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.
He’s old enough to reproduce, to drink, to drive a car, and go to the regiment. He’s a man, not a boy.
But how could you even bring yourself to DROWN an animal? You have to be very evil and sick in the head to watch and actively hurt an animal in that way. And you know what they say about people who start off killing animals.
This sounds like a double jeopardy situation.
10 positive points he reimbursed owner of Pomerian for a another dog
5 positive points Mr. Brangman made the decision that the dog should be disposed off
5 negative points Mr. Brangman should have called the authorities to request the dog be put down for what he did
Have the owners of the Pomerian come to his defence that he took the responisbility and paid them for the replacement of the dog and question whether or not they were in agreement that the Pitpull was put down?
0 points that Mr. Brangman should be incarcerated. He is a responsible man with a good job.
Recommendaion – Mr. Brangman be put on probation, not alowwed to have another dog, pay a fine as well as do community service to SPCA.
Do you put convicted rapists in community service at a girl’ home?
No, but they let muderers go free with no trial!
What a piece of $hit! And anyone who makes excuses for him is on the same loopy planet as he is. There has to be tougher laws set in place for such acts. Absolutely disgusting!!
@ Bermudian go f**k yourself literally
WOW!!!!! Remanded for drowning a dog . . . but being charged with strangling, and then disposing of a woman’s body, and lying to the police and you get bail!!!!!!!!!!!!
So a dog is worth more than the life of a woman, a mother, a sister!!!!!!
Really!!!!!!!!!!
@ Unjust Realities!!!! you have got to be by far the most sensible person to comment today…… your point shows just how flawed the system is, and that arrogant c**t Archi Warner needs to be sent home along with the rest of these foreigners in high positions
Thank you . . .it just baffles me the inconsistencies that exist in our judicial system. While I am a lover of dogs, it seems as if we put more value in a dog, an animal than we do human life.
+1 Ill say it, The elephant in the room is class, especially business class money, the power of the prosecution is different depending on the caliber of your lawyer.
I was shown this the other day. Some have probably seen it, others probably should.
Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog’s owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle.
I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn’t do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home.
As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience.
The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker ‘s family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away.
The little boy seemed to accept Belker’s transition without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker’s Death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.
Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, ”I know why.”
Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I’d never heard a more comforting explanation. It has changed the way I try and live.
He said,”People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life — like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?” The Six-year-old continued,
”Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don’t have to stay as long.”
Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly.
Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:
When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure Ecstasy.
Take naps.
Stretch before rising.
Run, romp, and play daily.
Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.
On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
Be loyal.
Never pretend to be something you’re not.
If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by, and nuzzle them gently.
ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY!
Wow!!!! I love THIS post!!!! You are so right, we can learn a lot from children AND animals! Live simply without pretence & love unconditionally! The only thing I have to say about the story is that both the young man & the courts made a poor choice. There is no need to put this man in remand – unless there was information that was not made public.
I have to agree, if he had used a machete to take its head resulting in a quick and probably painless death people would still be condemning him for the act. I once had a rooster that was dying and couldn’t walk so I put him in a trash bag and held it around the car exhaust, eventually it went to sleep. I’d be impressed if he could keep a healthy pit bull in a trash bag long enough. Like Hmmmm said, its a double jeopardy situation but I don’t believe he should be locked up. Its an unfortunate situation but sometimes in life we have to make difficult decisions, and we’re human so we don’t always make the best choices. If the dog had attacked a child can anyone guess where this man would be?
U people should be ashamed of your wishing death on this young man; when u don’t know the circumstances surrounding the situation. @seriously; I hope ur lungs fill up with water and I’m there to watch; how’s that?
Bruno was escaping his cage and Mr. Brangman was unable to contain him, how would u like if he got out and took hold of a child? Mr. Brangman did what he thought was best at the time. He is a good kid. And if u think his lungs should be filled up with water or would like to meet and discuss this let me know.
So, ‘pissed off’,would you do the same thing to YOUR dog? My guess is that you don’t have one. P%$#!!
Dont mind these bloggers their detached, they love dogs more than people… which says alot about their personality.
Unfortunately for you, your comment speaks volumes about YOU!
So when Ol’ Yeller got the rabies from dat dad guym cray-zay hawg did dat dim duddlum boy go nancy wancy cryin ter der vet fer help!? Nerp! He got a did gurm rifle and blasted that puppy’s face clean off i tell ya!
Unfortunately you still are ranting and not getting why you are ranting. A gun shot to the head is actually considered humane if done acurately and quickly! The issue here is a humane one. He was not humane in the disposal of the dog! He could have made arrangements with a vet, or the animal wardens, but no, he cruelly killed his dog.
Ur clearly a racist. Just cause this man is a brother you think he’s packing heat? Shame. Shame. Shame. Use the dog for shark bait!
@knowyourfacts—–since when is a gunshot to the head humane!!!!By whos standards?????????In any situation without the benefit of a sophisticated society, one must do what has to be done! I bet the dog would have preferred the owner to do it rather than strangers since it was going to be done anyway! Bac to the gunshot in the head REALLYyyyyy!!!!??? I don’t care what westerner you are who decides what is or not humane?
Dude, since when is killing of any sort been considered humane?! Is this the world we live in where we now label a way to kill as humane versus one that is not? Remember, either way it is still killing. Sort of like having pink, brown, yellow or red cupcakes. At the end of the day you have cupcakes!
The fault was not with the pit bull; the owner had a responsibility to secure this dog. These type dogs are known to be unpredictable.
In saying this, it is honorable that he reimbursed the owners but it was a bad choice to kill his dog.
The case as I see it would have been between he and his neighbors; done deal.
But when you kill an animal you love because of your irresponsibility is a whole other issue.
Mr. Brangman acted out of anger that his dog disappointed him and therefore killed him. What happens when his girlfriend disappoints him or someone else he loves?
I believe he very well may be a good person but he needs to come to terms with what he did and the depth of what he did. I don’t believe jail is the answer.
When you hold a dog down under water of the strength of a pit bull and watch as he stops breathing what does that tell you about the person?
Family or no family, you really have to question what he was thinking as he walked this dog to his death. Life is about choices and that is why we have to make sure we pour into our children what we expect to get out.
No pit bulls are not known to be unpredictable. This is misinformation so please stop spreading bs. Pit bulls have one of the best temperaments of all breeds even better than labs i.e they can take the most il treatment before snapping .
What utter crap.
“pit bulls are just like any other dog”. What sh1t you talk.
Its true though. Pick up an in-depth book on pitbulls and read it, then come back on here and write sound blogs of substance based off of actual knowledge rather than that of biased or un-educated knowledge.
Enlighten us then. Tell us the title of an “in-depth book about pit bulls”, written by someone unbiased, that says pit bulls are no more likely to hurt someone than any other dog, backed up by facts and statistics.
Better yet, you tell us the in-depth facts and statistics that support your position.
Because the only statistics I can find support the opposite view: that pit bulls are much more likely to cause serious injury and deaths by dog bite than other types of dogs.
But if I’m wrong, give us the facts.
Archie Warner needs a ____!!!!!!!
Clearly the people who post on Bernews day in and day out don’t know the true meaning of Scum! I find it said that everyone has so much to say about a dog drowning. I’ve seen pedophiles, murders and drug pushers go without jail time.
And your calling him scum, he wasn’t in court for ill treating the dog, he simply made a wrong decision, let’s call it a mercy killing. He should not be in jail. I don’t care what you animal lovers think or say there is no comparison to human life or a child’s innocence.
Get a Grip!!!!!!!!!!
Do you know where these murders live and the circumstance that others don’t know?
You’re right on ONE point. The scum pedophiles, murders and drug pushers should ALL BE IN JAIL TOO!
HA HA HA. I would’ve drowned his a$$ myself. $2500!!!!!!SURE
@ 50 cent why don’t me and you meet and you try to drown me. Pretty sure i have you beat especially in the water
Lol he just did what the vet would anyway, this is only going to be an issue because the Caucasian culture loves their dogs wayy too much.
Truth
How do you know we are all caucasian?
Nope, the vet would not have drowned the dog but given him a shot. And, what is wrong with loving your animal? Are you saying that black people don’t and it’s ok for them to kill their dogs?
It’s the act of killing something you love that is more worring, don’t you think?
wow… true colours for you today, huh?
While you may have a point on certain groups of people loving animals more than humans it’s nothing to “lol” about. You too must be pretty sick in the head to find this funny and no, I am not white, nor the type of person to put dogs above humans-drowning them however is something I could never bring myself to do. It’s barbaric. What vet drowns animals?
Wow, what a very ignorant statement to make!
Any human is capable of loving an animal and seeking companship from them.
Come correct I like your post……seems no one paid any attention to it………sad instead they all focused on the negativity of this situation………re-read come corrects post….
After reading these posts, let me say I’m totally disgusted . . .people are making senseless and nasty comments talking about this young man’s life as if he is not a human being.
How contradictory . . .yoy all are so offended that he harmed a dog but yet you would wish death upon him. What does that make you . . .you are then just as violent and sick as you think he is.
People should really stop and think before they post such ignorant comments!!!!
I hope that all of you people complaining about this vicious dog, are all VEGETARIANS.
If you are not vegetarians, then you are nothing but a bunch of HYPOCRITES.
Think about what you write and please take note of the following:
Chickens – their heads are chopped off and their feathers are plucked from them. What a cruel way to die, but you still eat chicken and you don’t COMPLAIN.
Cows – rounded up and slaughtered. Terrible. You still eat and enjoy your steaks and ribs and you don’t COMPLAIN.
Fish – Caught on a line with a painful hook in their mouths. Are you going to be thinking of that poor fish at supper tonight. I don’t think so and you won’t COMPLAIN.
Sheep – How many of you will be eating a nice roasted leg of lamb on Sunday and you won’ COMPLAIN.
Pigs and Turkeys – What’s for lunch tomorrow? A Ham or a Turkey sandwich? Maybe you should do some research on how they are killed, may be you will COMPLAIN about how they are slaughtered.
Frogs – Yes, frogs, those precious little creatures that serve a more important purpose on this earth than dogs, cats, horses and all the other so called pets. When you are driving your car down the street and you run over a frog, please tell me that you do not leave that poor suffering creature in the road to die. How many of you stop and put that poor little frog in your car and drive it to the vet so that it leg could be fixed? And tell me, how many of you pour salt on their backs when you find them in your yard?
Please!!!! Stop the Hypocrisy. Death by force is still death. What are you going to say when someone’s child is mauled to death? Are you going to say, give the nice little dog an injection and kill him. That is just as cruel as drowning. DEAD IS DEAD no matter how you put it.
Come on people. I am so sick of people complaining about dead Dogs as if they are the most important animals on this earth.
If you loved animals so much you would not eat meat.
CUT THE B**L S**T, YOU BUNCH OF HYPOCRITES.
Thou have stole’th the key strokes from under mine own fingertips. Hazzah!
very flawed logic at best . A fishes nervous system is nothing like a mammal , same applies to birds . Cows and sheep ect are not drowned they are put down with a bolt to the head in a millisecond , no pain , get it now . Killing is part of life but humanity is understanding that it should be done with as little suffering as possible.
Basically it all depends on who is doing the killing. I guess it’s ok if you have to pay somebody to do it hey!
@GZA—–and what about the inhumane treatment of slaves both past and modern day slavery, which is under this opressive system forcing some of us to do things outside of our nature and having such a stronghold authority that we practically need permission to sh!$! What are your thoughts on the fact that black people have had 1/2 of 1% of the economic wealth for a hundred years and things still haven’t changed, how humane is it when people in Africa are starving when billionaires live of the profits of what was stolen from Africa! where is the humanity in going to those so called poverty stricken countries and injecting them with the aids virus which they never suffered from before he invasions of europeans/americans who think they can tell people who were on this earth before they were even thought of how to live..all this in the name of humanity when people are still dying from starvation., what an oxymoron “killing is part of humanity” but should be done with little suffering,” where do you get this stuff? intelectualizing killing doesn’t make it any less inhumane puleeze!
@Marthoga—–Excellent points!!!!Because of you I may become vegetarian, definitely food for thought in your presentation.!Excellent. nuf said
Hang him!
@ oppressed F**k you.
I’ve not seen Dog on the menu here; have you?
Killing is killing no matter how you look at it, be it peacefully, you throw a surprise party before hand, have a cocktail after…..no matter what “nice” words you use to describe it (in this case inhumane, legal injection, uthenised)…they all end the same …DEAD…
He may have been wrong for what he did….but to be incarcerated. ..really??…..I am further convinced that you get sentenced based on how the magistrate feels that day. ..you can gun down a human being, molest a child and get a slap on the wrist…but drown a dog or have a bag of weed and they’re ready to lock you up and throw away the key….go figure..
Maybe, just maybe Mr Brangman thought it was his responsibility to end the dog’s life, for he was the one that sentenced it to death.
its sad that a man has to go to prison for an animal that he cares for. i have to cross breeds pit and rot god help me if they are behaving stupid i will kill them to any which way. does that make me worst than some who dont know them but yet will put them to sleep?.
Maybe some parents or people who have had children (scum) should follow his lead…
It is frightening to see how many people cannot grasp the concept of being inhumane. The correct term for putting down, or putting to sleep, is
Euthanasia
1.
Also called mercy killing. the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, a person or animal suffering from an incurable, especially a painful, disease or condition.
2.
painless death.
“Painless death” is the difference. It is commonly called putting to sleep because the solution has an anesthetic effect, the animal generally has a painless peaceful end. QUITE different from drowning.
Man’s beloved four-legged friends not only respond to the words and ministrations of humans, dogs can understand and anticipate the intentions of their people, researchers are reporting. Also, the animals are very faithful, and remain so until the end of their lives.
It was reported on TV 9 News that his mother stated that he was under a lot of stress. I’m sure many of us are under some form of stress but that’s no excuse for doing that. Maybe he needs some therapy to learn how to deal with stress. He did not put that dog down the proper way. That’s one of the problems in Bermuda we lock up people who really need some form of therapy for their issues.
Although I can’t say it was the right thing for him to do I can understand why.
Not to mention he pleaded guilty to the charges, which to me says more about his taking responsibility than most other things posted in the news about ongoing in Bermuda. I didn’t see anything about the Pom owners pressing charges or even how the police came to know about this incident in the first place.
I really do hope there is more to this story otherwise it does seem a bit uneven-handed, if you will.
The owners did not press charges. The animal called the police because the young man told them he killed his dog.
He broke the law and therefore was arrested. He did not have to kill his dog; that was a choice he made.
The attack of the dog could have been dealt with neighbor to neighbor.
i had have read thru as much of the comments i could take , something that i am not hearing is to why he took this dog to a public place to Kill,,my thoughts is that this act was done out of anger,,he is rightly charged,,
I’m an animal lover, however I don’t agree with the magistrate’s decision. The young man admitted what he did, he laid all his cards on the table and his mother spoke up for him. It was stated he was under a lot of stress. He had no prior convictions. Yet in spite of this he was remanded into custody. This seems a bit extreme in my opinion. I am not defending what he did (it was wrong) but I really have to question Mr. Warner’s decisions. When he should be harsh, he is lenient and when he should give a bit of lee-way he throws the book at people. How many times have we seen this man let convicts with a rap sheet as long as my arm walk out of court free? Like I said, sorry for what happened to the dog but the young man needs counseling (help) not jail.
I disagree, I think the Magistrate made the right decision to get to the root of this young man’s mind. They need to talk to him at different times by different people.
I don’t believe he feels what he did was wrong; I truly believe he feels it was justified and that is the issue.
He lost his composure……….so therefore he killed his dog.
You will be hearing about this young man when he loses his composure again down the road and maybe it’s his children or wife that will suffer or someone else’s loved one.
This is needed to help him now before his mother is in court again because of something far worse.
A young man from Fairylands slices someone with a samorai sword and the magistrate says that he has made a simple mistake and let’s him off with a pat on his back. And then this. Crazy!!!
EXACTLY Johnny….but I guess SOME have forgotten that!!!!!!
BINGO!!!!
Er, no actually. The “young man from Fairylands” had his sentence appealed by the crown and was jailed for 15 months for the incident.
But don’t let the facts stop you, or tricks are for kids and hmmmm.
this demon is dangerous.. he starts with weak animals and then work his way up to inflicting pain and suffering on HUMANS!
no society should tolerate the abuse of animals PERIOD.WE MUST BE THEIR VOICES or we are all guilty of their abuses..
Seriously people who find this a joke or acceptable to do this are just evil and wrong. I personally don’t believe in putting an animal sleep unless it extremely sick and you don’t want it suffer. As an owner of a pitbull and had all pitbulls as a child. You can’t blame the dog on its behaviors. He and his family trained the dog to be aggressive…Yes the basic animal nature in it would want it to attack other animals but if you treat your dog like he is one of the family and train it to be obedient than we wouldn’t have this issue today. This is why Pitbulls have a bad name and that is because of their irresponsible owners. Remember all dogs have that basic killer instinct but people who get Pitbulls feel they have 2 train them to be aggressors and so they just do what they are taught. So therefore I say yes he needs to be charged and locked up for it and I really don’t care. Animals are living beings and deserve the same respect as humans. Having more intelligence doesn’t make us BETTER!!!!
did he drown his dog in a nearby pool in a means to quickly stop the vioent attack? that would be the only reason I could side with the man as he would be doing what was necessary and possible at the time
Why so much disdain towards Mr. Brangman? He made a minor misstep in judgement. The dog was going to be put down, he just went about it in a way that is negative and frowned upon in our society. The end result would have been the same though, Bruno would be dead but life would go on as normal for everyone else.
The massive misstep in judgement here was by the magistrate. As has been commented, people have been given bail and light sentences for far worse social atrocities than putting your dog down in a less than “humane” fashion. Mr. Brangman is being remanded in custody for nearly 2 months for taking less than desirable action that achieved the same desirable result. The end result here is that Mr. Brangmans life and family will be drastically effected. It will even reach out beyond that because he is truly a productive member of society. The magistrate has made a very poor decision here. Educating Mr. Brangman, rather than punishing him harshly, would have been better for all.
Being human doesnt make us better than animals, but it does make us more important. The life and livelihood of Mr. Brangman, is more important than the life of Bruno the dog. Anyone who says differently is living in Wonderland.
this is stupidness
Mr. Brangman should’nt have drowned his dog inhumane yes. But being remanded in custody for this is extreme justice. We have people committing crimes against people (humans) and get bail. The judge needs to consider how this will effect not only Mr. Brangman but his family and the community. These judges are creating criminals WHY.
I saw a man drive over a chicken last week.. What about the chickens!?!? They deserve justice too!!!!!
Nasir is genuinely a great guy….ive known him since cedarbridge days and he has always made a great effort to give his best at all times and remain teachable. I’m not saying what he did is right but its important to keep in mind that he is human and aside from this one unfortunate event he has always been a positive role model and friend. I don’t agree with him being remanded into custody because of the consequences that may come forth (among others, him loosing his job) this is a young black male who has a job and is responsible and gives back to the community who unfortunately made one misjudgement lets not use this one event to decide who he is as person and let us not forget all the good he has done ….. Nasir man its been a while since we last spoke and i have no idea how to contact you but if you or any of ur close family/friends ever get a chance to read these comments just want to tell you to keep your head up, stay focused… you’ve come so far and achieved so much, i’m sorry it happened this way but take the lesson and keep on building you’ve got so much potential and purpose….. i still believe in you!
and i’ve seen you interact with Bruno and take him on walks and stuff… i know how much you loved that dog …. i may not agree with you decision but i can’t say that I don’t understand why you did it….
never thought i would be saying this..but kudos to Judge Warner..for setting the standard for ‘Animal welfare’..
this murderous and psychotic demon brangman will not get MERCY form animal protectors …Put this sicko in JAIL and soon..just think what he would do with a child who misbehave!!!
@grace…u are disgusting defending and giving your ‘OVERMAKE UP STORY’ about this animal abuser..your sentimentality makes us want to puke for your protecting the FEELINGs of this sadist!!
It is time the law get HEAVY and Stick up for the voiceless creatures..and this will eventurally lessen on the crime committed ..the ave.bermudian kid doesnt have an animal to interact with in the HIGH DENSITY area …and go figure why the crime is noted high there..
Oh shut up Animal Lover and the rest of the Dog pound! Go get a bath! This young male Nasir is a decent guy! A role model! An educated man! He made one mistake and you guys are ready to hang him! What about all the positive things he has done in life that go un notice!
ok … omg and smh at all of these comments. truth be told putting a dog to death by intent via deliberate drowining or intent by delibertae vet appointment is one in the same. one is just legal and the other is frowned upon. AT the same time i cannot see the dob being drowned peacefully. Pits are strong and to hold it under water takes alot … i have always had pits as dogs and giving mines baths was hard even though they liked to swim … sad scenario. But why was this case taken so seriously if the last prison officer who left his dog outside to die was only given probation and community service?? both one in the same deliverate acts to kill an animal … do the judges read similar cases before they make a judgement … that’s why ppl have no faith in the judicial system .. there is no equity.