Usually animal abusers are given minimal sentences which do not curb their behavior, but lately judges seem to really be cracking down on animal cruelty. Today a New Jersey woman was sentenced to four years in prison for throwing a dog into oncoming traffic, and upon her release will have to do community service with an organization involved with preventing animal cruelty.
In August of 2011, Haniyyah Barnes got into a dispute with neighbor Nazirah Bey over a parking issue, and her anger quickly escalated. Bey allowed Barnes’ mother to park in her driveway two houses down on their Newark street, and on the 26th of August, Barnes became enraged because Bey’s car was blocking in her mother’s.
Barnes kicked in the front door, and when Honey Bey, a two-year-old Shih Tzu began barking, the enraged woman grabbed her by the throat, went outside and threw her into traffic. Honey was struck by a vehicle and died.
A Newark police officer was in a patrol car nearby, and witnessed Barnes hurling the tiny dog into the street.
Bey’s father, Daryl Williams, is still deeply shaken by the incident. He was ill when this occurred, and says Honey Bey “kept me going.”
“I mean, it hurts, ’cause I don’t have a friend no more,” he said.
Bey said telling her children what happened was devastating, as they loved her very much.
“It’s not a dog,” Bey explained to the courtroom. “It’s family to us.”
Superior Court Judge Richard Sules said Barnes showed “callous indifference” to the dog, and said she has an “anger problem which needs to be addressed.”
On October 13th, 2015, a jury convicted her of animal cruelty, theft, and criminal mischief. Attorney Michelle Treiber said her client had changed and was remorseful.
“I think she has gotten herself together and this was a changing event, a life-changing event for her,” said Treiber. “This is not something that is ever going to happen again.”
But Essex County Assistant Prosecutor Michele Miller asserted that Barnes hadn’t changed, and “never took this seriously, always took this as a joke.”
At her sentencing hearing, Miller says Barnes showed no remorse and even stuck her tongue out at Miller and Bey.
Judge Sules sentenced her today to four years in prison for her crimes, with six months of time served. She must also pay restitution to Bey in the amount of $2,000, and will perform 30 days of community service with an anti-animal cruelty organization upon her release.
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four years imprisonment? seriously? so minimal! how about life sentence? so that all of the animal abusers will have to suffer the same punishment in the future -_-
Stupid bitch deserves to go to jail and stay away from all animals.
Whoooo justice for animals…
Gggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrr. ……………….
So sorry she only gets 4 years – this is murder. Anyone who would do this to a defenseless animal is a total menace to society. She will never pay enough.
She should rot in hell ??
I am glad they are cracking down if this lady can throw this poor defenseless animal into traffic what would she do to a person! ! Karma is a Bitch! 🙂
Beast…. Eye for an eye…. Toss her into traffic
Is the sentence throwing her into oncoming traffic?
4 anos 😉
Only 4 years?? Wow. I know it’s better than nothing, but I wonder what someone would get if they threw HER into oncoming traffic. Too bad we will never know………..
Bitch
I don’t know, I think making her learn more about animals and being around people who love and care for them might teach her something positive. Otherwise she may just repeat her behavior.
Comparing community service with animals to a rapist being around victims is just ridiculous., by the way, imho.
She should be thrown into the freaking Expressway with their arms and legs duct taped. Worthless piece of s***
Much better sentence than you usually see, still could/should be more.
I would not give 2 cents for her. She should be with the dog now!!!
What an EVIL BITCH. Sticking her tongue out. WOW. Hope she serves that four years.
Hopefully in prison, she’ll be the bitch!!
Upon her release of not enough jail time. . . Throw her into traffic.
I am saddened what has happened to this poor puppy, that woman should be thrown into traffic as well, people that have no conscience over what they do to poor animals certainly have no heart.
She should never get out! What a piece of crap! Low life scum
That poor dog. ?. And for that horrible piece of crap, she deserves to be treated horribly in prison.
She deserves life in prison
Here’s hopin somebody throws YOUR ASS into oncoming traffic!
Thank you for calling it what it really is: murder!
Bitch,that’s all I have to say. No after getting out pick up dog shit in a neighborhood and when animals get hit by cars.
Good and never be allowed to go NEAR an animal again..
Rot in Hell.
Good
bitch
I hope they keep an eye on that horrible witch while she does her stint with animals. Sorry if I insulted any witches out there.
Best place for her..prison
4 yrs wat a joke how bout sum one pik her ass up n throw her into on coming traffic
Throw this bitch in front of a bus …..
I hope she has an accident in prison
Only 4 years?
Just put mother fuckers like this down!!! I’m so sick of these sick bastards. Put her ass in on coming traffic!! And pray like hell she gets fucking ran over!!! I swear I hate some damn humans!!
Um hit the wrong thing.. she definitely should not be around animals
She should’ve gotten longer than that
That BITCH should be thrown into oncoming traffic! Food 4 thought.
Heartless POS!!!! Wish someone would throw her into oncoming traffic
Stupid cow. I hope someone beats her to a pulp. She doesnt deserve to live.
Not enough
Things may be getting better, but there is so much more than can and should be done. I agree with everyone that say she should not do her community service for a service having anything to do with animals what so ever…that’s the last place she should be!1
fry the skum!
Good
Garbage wrapped in skin!
She should have gotten a stiffer sentence…wonder how she would feel being thrown into traffic.
Amazing !!!!!!
Bitch should get life as well
good
I very much doubt she has changed. You have to be seriously disturbed to do what she did. Seriously.
Good bitch deserves !!!!
Don’t let her near those dogs!!! She needs to rot in hell where there are no dogs!!!
She should NEVER be around animals. You cannot teach/learn compassion or kindness. She has nothing in her to learn with.
Good
Good for that judge, should have been longer than 4 yrs!!!!!!!
Poor dog. 🙁
20 years sounds more like it.
She got off to easy. She’s damn lucky I wasn’t the Judge. I can’t believe the Judge allowed her to be around any animal. I’d throw her ass to a pack of hungry wolves…..
Finally – I see justice being done – yes, she should have to do her service taking care of animals – especially scooping poop and cleaning cages. B..ch. I have absolutely no sympathy for ANY animal abuser.
Put her so far in they pipe air to her!!
What a whore ass bitch. And I would never let her do any sort of service around animals! WTF!?
GOOD!!! POS!!!!!
not long enough
Piece of shit. Hope u find urself in front of a train
Thats all
Another Judge with a heart… We need more like this one!
Excellent
Four years isn’t long enough! She should Never be allowed animals again!!!
Someone should throw her in front of a semi truck never mind three meals a day for the next four years and at the waste of tax payers money
She’s getting by lucky considering what she did.
It’s about time.. We need voices for these beautiful animals, the dogs that is!!!
Good for that judge!! Glad they new who this piece of crap was but I think they should throw her into traffic!! She doesn’t deserve to breathe air!
Piece of trash!!! I hope there are some serious animal lovers in jail
Hang her mean ass!
That woman needs to burn, slowly in a fire.
Wonderful judge. Too bad more don’t have the balls to be tough or tougher. These pos’s won’t learn by being soft
What a bitch! Omg I hate people.
She should be punish!! Poor baby
I say run the bitch over !!!!!
Why not just toss her into oncoming traffic?
Awesome on the 4 years, shoulda been 10 though. No early time.
Good, no excuse for this behavior.
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Throw her into traffic.
Hope the stupid mole gets what’s coming to her. Karma can be a real BITCH!!! ?????
I hope this bitch dies in prison soon!
not long enough
” Do unto others what you want done unto you. ” The guilty criminal should be held legally and financially accountable. She is telling society and the justice system what she wants and should have done unto her, Death Sentence! ! !
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Glad she got the prison time but she shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near animals ever again!
I hope the bitch us supervised around doing her community service and can NEVER own an animal. 4 years is not long enough for this POS
What a piece of shit. Glad she is going to pay !!! Plus she gets to burn in hell. Woohoo
Good on the judge
Sorry , [email protected]#h deserves more
Finally
I hope it starts with dodging cars on the freeway and if she makes it, she has to start her parole with cleaning kennels.