Shocking Vid: Man Beats Cameraman With a Stick Over Animal Cruelty Story
- Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:09pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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When a news crew from WGHP in North Carolina was sent to investigate reports of animal cruelty, they probably never imagined to catch pictures of themselves being beaten. But that’s exactly what happened.
The news crew originally went to catch footage of horses that were reportedly being neglected. The cameraman, identified as Chris Weaver, set up his camera on the side of the road and started recording. That’s when Kirkus — the horses’ owner — spotted him, and came running after Weaver with a large stick. The video shows Kirkus swinging at Weaver multiple times, Weaver pleading with Kirkus not to hit him, and then picks up the loud thump of when Kirkus ignores those pleas and connects:
According to WGHP, Kirkus was arrested and charged with two felonies — including assault with a deadly weapon — and the crew escaped without any serious injuries. Although the sheriff’s office admitted it has received calls about the horses welfare in the past, it said their treatment does not amount to abuse.
WGHP also cut a shorter version of the attack for their website:
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Comments (162)
Maji
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 6:17pmI kind of think it’s funny!
Report Post »Maji
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 6:16pmUnless there is a different video I can’t see the condition of the horses! As for being an idiot..if that was against the law we would have grounds for impeachment of Obama!!
Report Post »sjohn70037
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 6:09pmWhy does The Blaze run crap like this?
Report Post »donh2
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 6:30pmI think the Huffington Post influence is starting to show. Lets dispatch our metrosexual journalists to run articles that mock poor red neck trailer park americans in the south . They make us feel so superior, and then we don’t have to feel so bad about ruining this country with our socialism.
Report Post »DiRT
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 9:24pm@DONH2 You’re talking about abandoning the Constitution. Good job.
Report Post »The Third Archon
Posted on January 8, 2011 at 4:36amDefensive much? No one said anything about the crazy guy’s political affiliation.
Report Post »jordy 2010
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 6:09pmN37BU6……..your posts are trash and irrelevant…….
Report Post »Liberty_Forever
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 6:09pmActually, I think the camera guy was lucky to be assaulted with a stick. In this part of the country, it’s not uncommon for people to shoot first and run their mouth later (not that I condone either, in this case).
Report Post »donh2
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 6:04pmYou can see when the trespasser reaches for his tripod that it is set past the drainage ditch touching the wire fense. He is in the mans front yard. Why wasn’t the camera man charged with trespassing? The yard looks neglected but the horses are clearly well fed. I appreciate a don’t tred on me attitude. The media and the government deserve to be read the riot act for they way they intrude on people’s lives. Why isn’t this camera man investigating the trillions of dollars being wasted by our government? Do some genuine worthwile public service instead of harassing poor red necks .
Report Post »melthemean
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 7:10pmLooks like they were doing a local story about reports of animal neglect. Was hard for me to tell “clearly” that the horses were well fed but there are other aspects to animal abuse/neglect. Since he apparently had been reported twice before, he knew darn well why the reporters were there.
Report Post »Devil Dog 7175
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 6:01pmPaddle faster … I hear Banjos
Report Post »Dirty Harry
Posted on January 8, 2011 at 9:52amThat there is funny, I don’t care who you are.
Report Post »RLTW
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:54pmDidn’t I see that guy in the Texas chainsaw massacre?
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:49pmYawn…
Report Post »BuckOfama
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:49pmAn obvious opponent of Dental reform.
Report Post »hnuh
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:47pmThat there was pretty lame. Media sissy takes a couple of whacks. Waah. I’d go assault and battery but certainly not ADW… it was a little stick… long, but thin… not a killing weapon at all. Media wusses need to remember their poop stinks like everyone elses, and I bet camera puss was smelling his own on the way back to the office.
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 6:30pmYou know what? That guy is paid to film news stories, he’s not paid to go mano mano with angry people. He’s also probably hauling around close to 20 thousand dollar of video equipment.
Also, if the camera man fought back, it would be in the Times tomorrow – front page, above the fold, inch high headlines. Right now, that fool has assault with a weapon and possibly property damage to deal with. Also be interesting to find out if the fool assaulted him on someone else’s property. I hope the camera man sues for damages and wins big.
Report Post »101
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 8:06pm@ Taquoshi…so the cameraman is a paid tool & that makes it right?
Report Post »DiRT
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 9:10pm@101 A tool? The guy attacking a cameraman on public property is the tool. Get over yourself people. A cameraman in public property is not a target. How many times have we lambasted Van Jones’ wranglers for hassling cameramen on public property?
Report Post »101
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 10:09pm@ JOE DiRT
Report Post »Are you really that infatuated with the news that you feel they can step all over people and get away with it? One other thing, why are you following me around tagging all my post? Ya momma not give ya d attentin wen ya was a yongin!
Taquoshi
Posted on January 8, 2011 at 10:22am101 –
A paid tool of what? He was sent there by his employer to get some footage of something or other to do with the horses. It’s called a job assignment in our part of the world. We had a special film showing Wednesday night where I work and a news crew showed up. I was briefly handed a camera to hold while the camera man set up the tripod. It’s really heavy. Our news crew shot some footage and then took off for another event. It lasted about five minutes. These guys don’t have time to waste.
Mr. Kirkus came out swinging and followed the camera man across the road. He verbally warned Mr. Kirkus not to hit him, but Mr. Kirkus hit him anyway. I’m sorry if Mr. Kirkus felt threatened, but that does not give him the right to strike a camera man with a stick. It doesn’t give him the right to follow the camera man across the road to his van and strike him again. The camera man was not there for a confrontation. Mr. Kirkus made it into a confrontation and kicked it up a level into an assault. His choice. Actions have consequences. Mr. Kirkus made his choices, now he gets to live with the results.
Report Post »101
Posted on January 9, 2011 at 4:03pm@ Taquoshi
You know what? That guy is paid “TOOL” to film news stories, he’s not paid to “INFRINGE ON OTHER PEOPLE’S RIGHTS” or go mano mano with angry people. He’s also probably hauling around close to 20 thousand dollar of video equipment “IRRELEVANT”.
Also, if the camera man fought back, it would be in the Times tomorrow – front page, above the fold, inch high headlines “CHECK THE BLAZE”. Right now, that fool has assault with a weapon and possibly property damage to deal with “WILL BE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANER AND RESTITUTION BY THE COURTS” . Also be interesting to find out if the fool assaulted him on someone else’s property “THATS OBVIOUS”. I hope the camera man sues for damages and wins big “I HOPE THE CAMERAMAN LEARNED A LESSON”.
Report Post »mdlwoods
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:41pmThe crew was clearly in the “barrow” ditch, or “bar” ditch as we say it in Texas. This is most likely party of the state, county, or city road right of way so, no, the camera was not set up on this guys property, but outside of his property limits. Talk about a maroon! I agree with the poster who said that people like this who have such a violent temper who would treat a human like this would most likely treat his animals the same way, if not worse.
Report Post »grahampink
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:38pmWhat, having intimate relations with horses isn’t considered abuse?
Report Post »I’ll make note of that.
N37BU6
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:32pmThe trash stories are starting to outnumber the relevant ones…
Report Post »grahampink
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:42pmThe medium is the message.
Report Post »8jrts
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:58pmWell now that congress is back, I‘m sure you’ll get more of your “relevant” stories. Do try to keep in mind what may be “trash” to you might be relevant to someone else.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 8:02pm“Do try to keep in mind what may be “trash” to you might be relevant to someone else.”
Do try to keep in mind that the name chosen for this site becomes extremely pretentious when stories like this are run.
A more appropriate name at this point would be “The Blasé”
Report Post »8jrts
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 8:40pmLOL! Good one. Hey, we all have our opinions, that’s why we are here. I figure the less big stories there are only means they aren’t screwing things up as much at the moment.
Report Post »pma_guy
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:31pmI wish these cameramen were as bold where it really counts…abortion clinics.
Report Post »Diamond Girl
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 10:02pmAmen to that…couldn’t agree more.
Despise people who abuse animals.
Despise the msm.
Who knows what the real story is here…we’ll all be waiting with bated breath.
Btw…does anyone know the real story about the horse?
…other than ‘Mr. Ed’ over on msnbc, er correction~ ‘Special Ed’
Report Post »paulamadden
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:26pmWell….there ya go. A violent person will react violently.
Report Post »Ballgame
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:26pmWas the camera crew trespassing on private property? If yes they get what they get.
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:40pmare you serious???
Report Post »Ballgame
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 6:28pmYes I am.
Trespassing is a crime. Therefore if I were to find someone committing a criminal act on my property then I have the right to protect my property.
As stated above the sheriff’s office had investigated in the past and there was no abuse found. So what is the rest of the story.
101
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 8:01pmI’m with you on that one Ballgame…blatant disregard for this man’s property or privacy!
Report Post »TenStrings
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 9:33pmI’m with 101 and BallGame on this. The sheriff investigated before and found no abuse. Who called the TV news on the story? a disgruntled neighbor stemming from an ongoing property line dispute? and b**ch ex-wife? who? the camera crew was invading this mans right to privacy and they deserved more than a stick, IMO.
As far as the fun you all are having with the guys lack of teeth, –come on people! I thought here at the Blaze you’d be above that kind of childishness.
Do you know if the red bucket he was carrying wasn’t full of grain and molassas. At least just before the attack. Or does he tote it around for no reason! I don’t think guy is as mean as he was mad, and probably with good reason.
Report Post »BlueCollared
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 10:28pmI’m with ballgame on this one. If he‘s been reported twice and there hasn’t been any abuse found, then to keep taunting the man is just harassment. Can’t blame the man for being pissed off. Those of you who think this man is a violent man, are too sensitive. He‘s loud but notice he didn’t swing at his head, just give him a tap on the leg, because he meant for the cameraman to leave. A lot of bark no real bite. If the cameraman was on the man’s property, he should’ve asked him one time to leave. After that, a swift kick in the a$$
Report Post »WSGAC
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:26pmMedia, take note! You do not have the same entre with the public as average Joe Citizen with a cell phone camera. You may be beaten. In fact you might want to count on it.
“Give me somethin’ on the evening news…just give me somethin’, somethin’ I can use. People love it when you lose, give us dirty laundry!”
Then beat ‘em with a stick!
Report Post »KenInIL
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:25pmToo bad the cameraman wasn’t a martial arts expert!
Report Post »JollyTrooper
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 6:09pmI was hoping he was a CCW holder, but alas, no.
Report Post »101
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 7:51pmOr Vice Versa…this camera man knew he was causing trouble, that’s why he parked the van across the street & down the road.
Report Post »DiRT
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 9:12pm@101 Are this guy’s lost tooth? Why are you jumping to his defense all the time? He’s clearly in the wrong, attacking a man on public property.
Report Post »101
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 10:02pm@ JOE DiRT
Report Post »You just don’t get it do you? Take a step back and look at some jerk in your front yard videotaping and making allegations against you…I would support you before some jerk stepping on your turf!
Clubber1
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 3:56pmAfraid I have to side with 101. Press has the right and obligation to report the news, but fairly and in a balanced way. Not to invent it and sensationalize things for ratings. This would have been a lead story, and the retraction, if it ever happened, would have been so quick and unobtrusive it would be almost subliminal. Both were wrong in this one.
Report Post »scotticus
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:23pmTwo Felonies? Assault and what? Inbreeding?
Report Post »the_ancient
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:27pmI would assume the second is Battery or Battery with the intent to do serious bodily harm.
Report Post »Pucci
Posted on January 8, 2011 at 12:14amI was just waiting for the cameraman to start squealing like a pig.
Report Post »seanpatriot
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:23pmThe horses looked fine. They dont need to be in a huge pasture to be well fed. If the cameraman was on that mans property he was tresspassing and should have been hit with more than sticks
Report Post »flagringo
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:21pman obvious opponent of healthcare reform!
Report Post »8jrts
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:19pmI’m in the dog show world and I can tell you people that act like this to people treat their animals much the same or worse!! Trouble is the animals can’t complain, and if they fight back they get euthanized. Hope they get those horses out of there soon!
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:52pmThank you. I thought the exact same thing. Mean is mean, and should never be allowed to own animals, or have children….and if you’re married to this animal, call the nearest shelter!
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 6:36pmAny cruelty to humans or aniamils is evil, purest evil.
Hope the horse will drop kick the person into the next county or ocean.
Report Post »ilikai
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:17pmSooooo….. What shape were the horses in?
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 6:03pmI want to know if that was his horse beating stick.
Report Post »Paul G
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 6:10pmDon’t beat a dead horse…
Report Post »Major Infidel
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 8:12pm^ lol
Report Post »Mustanger
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 10:10pmI’ve rescued over a doz horses in the last few years, and I have had do-gooders try to report me without talking to me about what may be going on. I sympathize with Kirk.
Report Post »NancyBee
Posted on January 8, 2011 at 10:55amI think it was Kate………….if he would beat a human like that…just think of what he did to his horse…I sure hope he doesn’t have a wife.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:15pmJanuary 4, 2011 Nancy Pelosi calls for violence.
leftiesaredangerous
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:31pmWell let’s see, first I didn’t see anything that would appear to be animal abuse. Second, the guy with the stick and no teeth is a moron. Third, the camera man is wuss.
Report Post »leftiesaredangerous
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:33pm…a wuss that is.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:37pmI can guess what the progressives will now declare “We need legislation to prevent Cruelty to the Cameramen (and Women) of the world.”
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:43pmWonder if this guy is a progressive who read the Drudgereport about a Pelosi comment; it stated that the Progressives-Democrats lost because of – you guessed it – “George Bush.”
damon1212
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:45pmHe sure got a purty mouth. . .
Report Post »Old Truckers
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 5:53pmLeftie,
Report Post »That was my first thought, the cameraman is a sissy for sure, hiding in his van like that. So much for a self defensive posture. The guy with the stick would find it in a place painful if I was the camera guy.
mtnclimberjim
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 6:09pmWell, lets just say that had that been me he beat with that stick , he would no longer be standing. Double tap to the chest fixes all that. No one has the right to assault like that and you may defend yourself with deadly force. God bless and I am clinging to my guns and God.
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 6:17pmwhat about cruelty to humans ?
http://www.infowars.com/deregulating-frankenfoods/
are the people running Monsanto Christians ?
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 6:23pmHolly crap! That’s Kirkus Etheridge! Bob’s long lost brother! See, it must run in the family. Who-r-you who-’rrr-u! I think he’s p.o.’d that Bob was soundly defeated Nov 2nd.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 6:34pmI would at least growl at you if you come at me with a stick.
Report Post »NeoFan
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 6:40pmHey BecksNuts I didn’t know you had Horses!!!
Report Post »vngstr
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 7:19pmGuess they need to change the laws in Carolina to what we have in Texas, shootem dead…
Report Post »Major Infidel
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 7:30pmThat was so awesome.
But really? They’re charging him with (2) felonies? Thats just silly. He was all bark.
Report Post »OHTAY
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 7:31pmmissing teeth and mullet are a bad combination.
Report Post »crackerone
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 7:34pmNice camera work!
Report Post »PlanetXenu
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 7:42pmironic. man beats man over animal cruelty story, meanwhile, as I’m watching this an add for buying as young chinese girl to date or marry…. (then I think of the song “mad World”)
Report Post »click4cheapandeasyweb
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 7:51pmNeoFan, he finally gets caught on camera. LOL…
Report Post »101
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 7:57pmATTN: Moderator… I have edited this three times, now is it suitable for viewing?
Looks like Fox 8 was enticing/taunting this man looking for a reaction, well you got what you asked for… then you run away looking for police protection. Fire the cameraman.
Not saying the hick was in the right also not saying Fox shouldn’t have their camera smashed!
Report Post »bostonchris
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 8:32pmtop predictions 2011
http://www.inflation.us/top10predictions2011.html
Report Post »DiRT
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 9:11pm@101 “Looks like Fox 8 was enticing/taunting this man looking for a reaction,” Really? A “reaction” they are looking for is the end of animal abuse, not getting attacked by a man with an IQ of 4.
Report Post »Nostraquedeo
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 9:40pmIf a camera man was on my property trying to create a hit piece that would only show one side of the story I would likely beat him with a stick too. Now that’s IF he was on my property as the old man claims.
Report Post »101
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 9:55pm@DiRT
Then you report it to the Humane society and/or the police department, you don’t trespass and invade the privacy and/or ridicule a person over allegations and plaster it all over the news!
Fox should drop charges for being stupid & the hick should apologize to Chris Weaver for hitting him with a stick…slap both their hands and send them to bed early without supper!
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on January 7, 2011 at 10:15pmI have a herd of rescued horses…people who mistreat animals think NOTHING of mistreating people… That’s why I have no use for Vicks…cruelty is ingrained in some people…it is just WHO THEY ARE…and…people who abuse ANIMALS, also abuse PEOPLE…SURPRISE!
Report Post »technoid
Posted on January 8, 2011 at 7:39amIf that reporter had taken a self defence class that stick would gone and that jerk would have a foot on his head
Report Post »Reagan/DeMint.disciple
Posted on January 8, 2011 at 10:02amyou put me ma yu ma ah a m ma ma face you damn….. LMFAO !!!!!
Report Post »technoid
Posted on January 8, 2011 at 10:27amHey BLUECOLLARED, was the camera guy threating bodly harm? If he was tresspassing he should have just called the PD. He had no right to inflict bodly harm if his own life was not in danger. Oh look! a mail man is not using my walk, let me bash him with a stick! What are we becomming? Join the arm forces if you like to fight.
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