Bad ass meets hard ass

Crime rears it’s ugly head (or hooves, in this instance) in rural Mexico. Courtesy of yesterday’s Milenio (my translation):

Tuxtla Gutiérrez – A burro has been jailed up for being a real ass. Police jailed a donkey after he bit and kicked two men walking near a hacienda on the outskirts of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, capital of the southeastern State of Chiapas, according to authorities.

Police officer Sinar Gómez said the animal will remain locked up until his owner pays the medical expenses incurred by the affected pair. “Around here, if somebody commits a crime, they go to jail. It doesn’t matter to us who they are,” Gómez explained.

The burro’s owner, Mauro Gutiérrez, said he would pay the medical bills, which are expected to run about 420 Dollars. This is not the first time an animal has been jailed in Chiapas.

Last month, a bull was remanded to custody after eating seed corn and destroying two woodsheds. In that case, the owner also made restitution. In 2006, a dog was jailed for 12 days after biting a person. The judicial authorities ordered the dog’s owners to pay a fine equivalent to 18 dollars.

Photo from: JD Hancock II (http://www.jdhancock.com/baddonkey.asp)