Mary Britton Clouse

The Loathsome, Repugnant, and Grotesque Misdemeanor

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Evidentiary photograph laminated to dinnerware.

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Statement

No punishment for the crime of deliberate starvation of 70 dairy cows, just censorship of the evidence.

Minnesota Department of Administration
Advisory Opinion:95-032

http://www.ipad.state.mn.us/opinions/1995/95032.html

Reviews

In Ms. McNellis' response to Ms. Clouse's opinion request, Ms. McNellis stated, "The responsible farmers pled guilty to cruelty to animals charges and the time for appeal has expired. Thus, the photographic evidence is part of the case evidence now classified as inactive investigation data, which is usually public data." In her letter, Ms. McNellis went on to provide graphic descriptions of some of the photographs and stated, "Given the graphic and detailed depictions of the loathsome, repugnant, and grotesque situation, it is clear that the Scott County Sheriff's Office is correct in its decision to withhold the data from publication."