Tennessee suspends football player accused of abusing kitten
Tennessee LB Aaron Beasley is facing allegations of animal abuse after an incident involving another student’s cat.
The 6-month-old kitten in the alleged incident has reportedly suffered brain damage and severe trauma. The incident is being investigated by Knoxville police, but no charges have been filed yet.
On Monday night, it was reported that the Vols had suspended Beasley from all team activities indefinitely:
News: Tennessee has suspended Aaron Beasley from all team activities after the linebacker was accused of animal cruelty.
No charges but incident is being investigated.
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— Patrick Brown (@pbrown247) April 5, 2021
“We have received the incident report from the Knoxville Police Department,” a statement from the school reads. “Aaron Beasley has been suspended indefinitely from all football team activities as we await further information.”
In 2 years with the Vols, Beasley has recorded 9 tackles and half a sack. He also forced a fumble.
Innocent until proven guilty. I hope it’s not true but if it is, I’m sure his parents couldn’t be prouder.
When someone does something like this I doubt their Parent cares, and I would not be surprised if the Parent is defending their child because they did nothing wrong “Cus it was just a cat”.
I hate cats
Ditto….they just sit around and think, “I used to eat your ancestors.”
That’s about the only thing that useless pos could give brain damage.
That’s just disgusting if true. If so shouldn’t play for TN again if anybody.
OMFG really?
Wow only 6 month old lil cute kitty cat
What the hell man.
Yes. Let’s all condemn this action as we prepare our jerk chicken wings, beef brisket, pork tenderloin shiskababobs, venison chili, lamb gyros, rabbit stew, deviled eggs, spicy oxtails with rice n beans, grilled kabasa, ground sirloin burgers, marinated duck breast, etc in preparation for our next tailgate…this horrendous person should be paraded in front of peta and made to recant 1000 times kick a plant not a cat…
Humper, our dietary preferences neither mitigate nor exaggerate the horrible act of abusing an animal. This is a sick action and if this guy is guilty he should be punished.
Wonder why you never see dogs or cats in North Korea
I hear you Box, but in the examples I gave above how many of those animals willingly sacrificed themselves so I can live? This kid is acting out because he needs help, not punishment. If he refuses help, well then, that’s another matter.
I see your point and agree, the kids needs help.
Only a sick person would condone that type of behavior. I don’t care if you hunt or hug trees…abusing any animal is a sign of your own inadequacies.
Huh?
Nice false equivalency argument LegHumper.
If you liked that one, try this one…place a bird or mouse in front of a cat and see what happens…what you won’t see happen is a GoFundMe page for the bird or mouse and you won’t see shock and dismay from the cat lovers.
That being said, this guy should be held accountable for his immature uncaring actions but he shouldn’t be villainized and kicked out of college unless he is unrepenting and makes no effort to become a better person…just sayin…
Humpy it’s not necessarily about that specific act, but the potential that lies behind it. Only mentally ill poeple do things like that. Just sayin….
Anyone else eating ham and beans after Easter? These are the conversations we’ll be having, in varying forms, til August. Suspend him, get him counseling, cover the ABCs. Does something stupid again, off the team. Back to eating ham and beans.
I hear you RockyMtnKat, hence the unless he is unrepenting and makes no effort to become a better person part, but for Christmas sake don’t castrate and put in in front of the firing squad for being ignorant in a moment of uncaring anger, the kid needs help, not executing…
In these crazy Covid times many many people are on edge and I’m afraid repulsive actions are only going to increase, this kid kicked a cat and most on here are ready to destroy him for it and destroy me for minimizing it as just another act of mistreating animals. Perhaps this abusive act should not be minimized, for as you say, it is a sign of mental fatigue, but the kid’s future should not be destroyed without him being given the help he needs first. If he refuses then let him transfer to Florida…jk!
As for the silly little GoFundMe site created to save this cat, here’s a better idea, if you want to feel better about yourself don’t just kick in a donation and say “See – I care”, then return to your miserable life of denial…here’s a better idea, go to your local SPCA and donate your time to an organization that helps literally thousands of animals every year, I do.
Suspend him, get him counseling, cover the ABCs….exactly right Guinny. Thanks for the common sense. I like ham and beans…
You are wise beyond your name Humpy. Points taken. And appreciate you putting your money where your mouth is.
FWIW I do my best to get the strays on the river behind my house fed so they don’t eat the wildlife, and then trapped and neutered and adopted so they aren’t just re-released. Ferals are a huge problem for wildlife in this country and beyond.
I hear you Rocky…
Here’s an odd thought that popped in the old cranium based on your wise rounding up the ferals action… the only place you don’t see an explosion of feral cats feasting of defenseless wildlife is in the swamps and bayous of alligator country…wonder why
hahaha interesting thought. Although I’m not sure if it’s entirely true, but I gotta say I’d rather have a go at it out here than down there if I was feral. Except the ferals are probably eating better in Cajun Country lol. “Lion in the Living Room” gives a good rundown and is a good read, talks about the effects of ferals around the world including N.O.
I’m sure the ferals are willing to negotiate location once old man winter rolls around in your neck of the woods, lol.
Hopefully once the shrinks work their magic on UT LB Aaron Beasley they can go work on those animal abusing gators…cheers Rocky
You’re a funny guy Humpy. Cheers….
Speaking of brain damage……
Humper the only thing I can figure from your post is you must enjoy a meal of cat from time to time. Just FYI most of us dont…
Unless you’ve never eaten out in your life…Not that you know of.
Too stringy…how did I know that..
We don’t torture those things and he didn’t try to eat the kitten. what does PETA stand for?? People Eating Tasty Animals.
Play for LSU and you can do this to your girlfriend.
I suspected you were a Sick-o from some of your other posts…now I know.
So if I care more about women than cats I’m sick. Ok corndog.
Of course not. Making light of either situation is really just poor taste.
Something eviL has crept in at Tennessee. If this is true he needs to be barred from playing the game. He needs help if this is true. I’m about 95 percent done with the university of Tennessee.
Spot on VFL – if true, he does need help.
Don’t give up. Support your university, without supporting the bs. It takes folks pulling in the right direction to take it away and turn it around from the folks pulling in the wrong direction. Don’t let them win.
This reminded me of a incident with a bat shat crazy girlfriend about 20 years ago. She got raging angry cause after work one day I wanted to go hang out with a few buddies.
She had moved in a month or so earlier to my place and convinced me to get a cat.
She screams “fine then a$$hole” and goes to storm out.
In all her glorious raging anger and with all her might she goes to slam the door but the kitten tried to race out with her.
She slammed that kitten head in the door so hard it had blood coming out it’s eyes, ears & mouth.
I was in shock.
That should have been the red flag of all red flags to beat feet away from her but sadly it wasn’t. The next 6 months was the most insane part of my life till finally said get out now!!!
Sounds like the cat got the better deal.
The cat always gets us, one way or another ;)
He should go to prison if found guilty!
I hope you are joking.
Not at all. No excuse for the senseless destruction of an innocent baby animal. I have no sympathy for these people.
This is the world we live in. Humans doing jail time because of an animal. I kick my dogs I should go turn myself in.
If you kick your dogs, then you are a despicable human being, as well. Animal cruelty is a felony in some states, because some of us are tired of people like you hurting animals. Go pick on someone your own size tough guy.
Bill, you seem like a nice guy. I don’t judge people by what they do to an animal. My dogs are well over 100lbs and are well fed. they have 158 acres to roam. Creek and 2-acre lake to play in. In my opinion, people who keep animals in their house are the cure ones. And yes when they jump on my 2 year old granddaughter I kick them.
cruel ones
I do judge people by what they do to animals. Disciplining an animal and destroying an animal are two different things. I don’t hang out with wife beaters either.
When I slaughter an hog I hang it by its back legs and slit its throat. I’m just evil in your eyes.
For food or kicks? You don’t seem to know the difference, so yeah…you are evil.