Althouse: "Commissioner Resigns After He Threw a Cat During Zoom Meeting/'OK, first, I’d like to introduce my cat'..."

April 28, 2020

"Commissioner Resigns After He Threw a Cat During Zoom Meeting/'OK, first, I’d like to introduce my cat'..."

"... said a planning commissioner in Vallejo, Calif., lifting it close to the camera and then, with two hands, tossing it off screen.... The cat squeaked as it was being thrown, and a thud could be heard."

The NYT reports.

53 comments:

Ralph L said...: White Cats Can't Jump; 4/28/20, 8:50 AM
Lurker21 said...: Chris Platzer, a member of the Vallejo Planning Commission, told the Times-Herald in an email that he had resigned from the agency, effective immediately.

I laughed so hard I platzed.; 4/28/20, 8:52 AM
Oso Negro said...: More cats should be thrown. They kill songbirds and are presently eating the faces off of countless elderly corpses, dead of coronavirus, locked in their lonely apartments.; 4/28/20, 8:57 AM
GatorNavy said...: This incident is already being memed as per my teenager; 4/28/20, 9:01 AM
Darrell said...: When you're a Democrat, pussies don't get a choice as to what you do with them.; 4/28/20, 9:02 AM
I Have Misplaced My Pants said...: The nation's Paper of Record is reporting on how a minor official in Vallejo, California tossed his cat out of the room during a meeting?; 4/28/20, 9:03 AM
Ryan said...: He was also seen in camera swigging beer.; 4/28/20, 9:03 AM
Big Mike said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 4/28/20, 9:04 AM
Narr said...: Guy hadda be a Republican, right? Right?

Narr
How soon before the law comes after him? No, really.; 4/28/20, 9:10 AM
traditionalguy said...: Cats always land safe. So this cat must have faked an injury because of its hurt feelings. But we can all send it a bag of Temptations Cat Treats to the Commissioner’s address.; 4/28/20, 9:12 AM
Michael R. Arndorfer said...: That is a great last name for someone on a city planning commission.; 4/28/20, 9:16 AM
rcocean said...: A thud? I doubt it. Cats always land on their feet, unless you toss them sideways at too low an altitude. My brother always loved to toss the cat in the air over the bed or coach and she always landed on her feet, angry feet to be sure.; 4/28/20, 9:19 AM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: Name That Party.; 4/28/20, 9:22 AM
MikeR said...: Oh, the humanity!; 4/28/20, 9:30 AM
tds said...: it's a clean win for him. He won't have to put up the work anymore during these turbulent times.

Cat most probably not hurt at all anyway; 4/28/20, 9:30 AM
I Have Misplaced My Pants said...: Get real time: who among us hasn't thrown a cat? I mean, not in anger or into something, but in an out you gokind of way? It doesn't bother my cats at all.; 4/28/20, 9:33 AM
Big Mike said...: As God is my witness I thought cats always landed on their feet!; 4/28/20, 9:36 AM
tcrosse said...: This must be what it means to throw a hissy fit.; 4/28/20, 9:37 AM
Amadeus 48 said...: Did the cat land on its feet? I don't think this guy was enjoying his service, although he was enjoying his beer.; 4/28/20, 9:39 AM
John Ray said...: Darrell @9:02

Damn, I think I need to blow dry my keyboard.; 4/28/20, 9:41 AM
n.n said...: The cat squeaks. The mouse meows. The dog cries? The dissonance grows progressively louder.; 4/28/20, 9:42 AM
Fernandinande said...: So not actual cat juggling?

Catch as Cat Can, featuring Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby as the prey.; 4/28/20, 9:53 AM
Big Mike said...: They’re going to take his cat away from him because of cruelty to animals. Then they’re going to euthanize it.; 4/28/20, 9:54 AM
Narr said...: I've never thrown a cat.

For one thing I'm allergic to the beasties and if I have to move one I will try (in order) barking, bellowing, small projectiles, nudging with a shoe, and as a last resort a gentle kick does the trick.

Narr
My dyslexic friend always wanted to kick the cat down the road; 4/28/20, 9:57 AM
Bilwick said...: Recently my cat Bud was sleeping on the kitchen counter, when I heard a tremendous crash. I thought a bookcase I use in the kitchen for storing cleaning supplies had been knocked over. When I ran into the kitchen the bookcase was in its place, but Bud was lying on the floor, conscious but clearly dazed. He got up and started walking but was limping. I was hoping he'd just sprained it but when the limp didn't go away I took him to the vet, and an X-ray showed that his right foreleg was fractured. He's been fitted with a splint, but the vet says if that doesn't work out, they'll have to amputate. So that guy in California who threw the cat could have seriously injured it.

Reminds me of The Simpsons' Crazy Cat Lady, who shows her displeasure by hurling some of her dozens of cats at people who annoy her.; 4/28/20, 10:02 AM
John Holland said...: CAT, n. A soft, indestructible automaton provided by nature to be kicked when things go wrong in the domestic circle.

- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary; 4/28/20, 10:11 AM
Geoff Matthews said...: He threw the cat to assert dominance. Otherwise the cat would walk all over him.; 4/28/20, 10:15 AM
MayBee said...: I'd have to see the way he threw it. Our cat jumps down from a 7' cabinet all the time. It makes a thud but it's his choice and he isn't hurt.; 4/28/20, 10:18 AM
PM said...: Limping Cat Nails Abuse Trial; 4/28/20, 10:25 AM
Ingachuck'stoothlessARM said...: Cattosstrophic!; 4/28/20, 10:37 AM
Bob Boyd said...: Don't F*** With Cats; 4/28/20, 11:02 AM
Ozymandias said...: The cat got a yellow card for flopping.; 4/28/20, 11:07 AM
Bob Boyd said...: Karens claim another victim.; 4/28/20, 11:07 AM
Bob Boyd said...: He'll be lucky if he keeps his cat.; 4/28/20, 11:10 AM
Sheridan said...: Cats never forget. That guy needs to put a dead-bolt on his bedroom door.; 4/28/20, 11:13 AM
D 2 said...: When you’re a planning commissioner, you may be able to grab one, but woe unto you, if you just start throwing one around during a recorded session of the Rezoning of Parcel B-4.; 4/28/20, 11:17 AM
Bay Area Guy said...: Y'all ever been to Vallejo? Not a happenin' place. Makes Bakersfield look posh. I sometimes have to drive thru Vallejo on my way to Napa vineyards for wine tasting:)

Just kidding. Hang in there Valljejo. Wonderful ex-Navy base there, Mare Island - famous for submarines. Bubbleheads.; 4/28/20, 11:20 AM
policraticus said...: How many times have I thrown our cats? Never. Ever. I wouldn't dream of it. How many times have I tossed our cats? I'm not sure, but I think it is a lot. With the right cat, and the right camera perspective, I'd be cancelled.; 4/28/20, 11:27 AM
exiledonmainstreet, green-eyed devil said...: I Have Misplaced My Pants said...
The nation's Paper of Record is reporting on how a minor official in Vallejo, California tossed his cat out of the room during a meeting?

4/28/20, 9:03 AM

You don't expect them to report on the Adventures of Joe Biden or the fact that the FBI framed Flynn, do you?; 4/28/20, 11:37 AM
bagoh20 said...: Knowing only this about him would get my vote, maybe even if he was a Democrat. Some of them are real people.; 4/28/20, 11:42 AM
bagoh20 said...: "Karens claim another victim."

Yep You know that's what it was. Maybe a whole bunch of them, but even one can get it done.; 4/28/20, 11:44 AM
JRoberts said...: How silly to throw the cat. It was a fourth down situation, he should have punted.

I am NOT Laslo.; 4/28/20, 11:45 AM
KellyM said...: I listened to the audio from the meeting this morning. The guy was completely blotto. I think it's funnier that he was drunk during the meeting and gave his cat an introduction in the proceedings, than the supposed cat abuse.

Anyone who has had a cat knows they can be stubborn and annoying when they feel like it. For instance you open the door to let them out and they linger on the threshold, being indecisive. So you give them a little toss and make the decision for them.; 4/28/20, 12:40 PM
Lurker21 said...: Vallejo has really cracked down since the Zodiac killings.

If they'd caught that guy when he was still throwing cats, lots of people might still be alive today.; 4/28/20, 1:04 PM
Caligula said...: "Cats always land safe." Unless the cat has lost all or most of its tail. They use their tails to control angular momentum, keeping themselves feet-down.

And even with a full tail, a mishap on a ledge outside the window of an apartment on the tenth floor is feline-fatal, not "safe."; 4/28/20, 1:22 PM
Tomcc said...: Nothing but bad news for pets today; first the cat, now this:
Dog is apparently first in U.S. to test positive for the coronavirus
When is that idiot Trump going to take action?!; 4/28/20, 2:15 PM
whitney said...: Well he was drunk. We've all done crazy things while we're drunk; 4/28/20, 2:19 PM
JaimeRoberto said...: That was the sound of the live cat bounce.; 4/28/20, 3:20 PM
Kevin said...: Good Lord - I've heard about this - cat juggling!; 4/28/20, 3:56 PM
iowan2 said...: This must be a feel good story? Something to bring a smile to your face for a few moments and take your mind off of the govts over reaction to covid19. It is such a non-event.
Animal abuse? For tossing a house cat? No.

While animal abuse is real, and needs to be taken seriously, equating this to abuse harms animals, not helps

Reminds of that NFL quarterback, Vick? that got busted for dog fighting. Yes serious, but way overblown. I made the comment to my wife when it first hit the news, that just wait, one of these pampered NFL thugs is going to beat is wife?SO, and the only action taken will be debate as to when a players personal life shouldn't control his NFL career. In fact that has happened.
People are more emotionally invested in animals than humans. I love animals, but never get them confused with mankind.; 4/28/20, 4:36 PM
iowan2 said...: JRoberts wins this thread!; 4/28/20, 4:38 PM
Mark said...: Guy in Arlington was just arrested for throwing two dogs off an apartment fifth floor balcony.

https://www.arlnow.com/2020/04/28/police-man-threw-dogs-from-apartment-balcony/; 4/28/20, 4:49 PM
BudBrown said...: Will probably make tonight's 11:00 news.; 4/28/20, 7:41 PM