Oregon Dad Uses Dog Collar to Shock Own Children as a Sick Joke

Published on May 6th, 2009

Father uses dog collar to shock kids | StatesmanJournal.com

A Salem man was arrested Tuesday for putting an electric dog collar on each of his four children and shocking them.

Dipshit of the Year

Todd Marcum, 41, said he did it “because he thought it was funny,” Salem Police Lt. Dave Okada said.

The four children, ages 3, 6, 8 and 9, had been shocked while wearing the collar at least once, according to a statement from their father, Okada said.

Marcum told police that he would chase the 3-year-old boy around with the collar, making him cry at the thought of being shocked. Okada said that because of the boys behavior, it is likely that the children were shocked more than once.

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# 1 MIkey Twit said, on May 6th, 2009 at 9:09 am

Eye for an eye justice wouldn’t be such a bad thing here. Let’s see how funny it is when it’s done to him. I personally would bust a gut.

# 2 bill said, on May 6th, 2009 at 9:11 am

Tazer his ass every day for the rest of his life.

# 3 Duger said, on May 6th, 2009 at 9:18 am

Perhaps he was a believer in the philosophy of “preventive beatings”?

# 4 AdmFubar said, on May 6th, 2009 at 9:24 am

well i’m shocked that he would do such a thing..

# 5 Breetai said, on May 6th, 2009 at 9:32 am

Dont taze me Bro

# 6 Olo Baggins of Bywater said, on May 6th, 2009 at 9:50 am

So, where is the mother?

# 7 lakelady said, on May 6th, 2009 at 9:51 am

ok, let’s just take that collar and wrap it around his balls … you know what comes next.

# 8 Mr Diesel said, on May 6th, 2009 at 9:55 am

I must be the only one who fails to see a problem with it. Okay, 3 is a little young but this kind of discipline just might get our country out the toilet it’s in with kids running amok.

I wouldn’t want to be shocked like that but then again if that shit for brains did it to me I’d just shoot his dumb ass.

# 9 SparkyOne said, on May 6th, 2009 at 10:10 am

do the kids sit on command?

# 10 BillyBob said, on May 6th, 2009 at 10:27 am

What a douche. Cattle prod up the butt?

# 11 Thinker said, on May 6th, 2009 at 10:39 am

Ok, all the jokes aside, this is one guy with a problem. He’s not acting like an adult. He’s probably childlike in other ways too doncha think?

# 12 ECA said, on May 6th, 2009 at 11:07 am

lets have fun..
Put a collar on him.
Put a camera showing him.
Place a remote in Downtown, with a Sign on it, for what it does with LIVE video. And ANYONE can push the button 1 time..

# 13 alchemistmuffin said, on May 6th, 2009 at 11:14 am

I live in Oregon, and this is just disturbing.

he needs to be sentenced to death.

# 14 chris said, on May 6th, 2009 at 11:28 am

Well, it keeps them from leaving the yard.

# 15 McCullough said, on May 6th, 2009 at 11:32 am

I don’t even like seeing this done to dogs……

# 16 green said, on May 6th, 2009 at 12:43 pm

Maybe he listens to noagenda and thought prepping the kids for wearing RFID shock collars was in order :/.

# 17 The Monster's Lawyer said, on May 6th, 2009 at 12:47 pm

gee, he doesn’t look like a dipshit.

# 18 John Paradox said, on May 6th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

It’s Okay.. he has a letter from John Yoo

J/P=?

# 19 Li said, on May 6th, 2009 at 2:51 pm

#18 for the win!

# 20 Dallas said, on May 6th, 2009 at 3:28 pm

Again, this is why straights should not be allowed to raise or adopt children.

# 21 Nimby said, on May 6th, 2009 at 4:12 pm

Seriously, the thing about three year-olds?

They just don’t listen!!!

# 22 Hugh Ripper said, on May 6th, 2009 at 4:56 pm

This are the kids that will end up living under a bridge in Florida. How do you help them without a heavy handed state arm or usurping ‘parental rights’ ?

# 23 Nimby said, on May 6th, 2009 at 9:20 pm

# 22 Hugh Ripper said, “This are the kids that will end up living under a bridge in Florida.”

You mean they are going to move in with the pedophiles?!?!?!?! Wow. Talk about out of the (electric) frying pan and into the fire!

# 24 Hugh Ripper said, on May 6th, 2009 at 10:05 pm

#23 Nice pun!

I my inference is that they will grow up to BE the paedophiles and general mentally unstable societal trash you find under Florida bridges.

# 25 amodedoma said, on May 6th, 2009 at 11:37 pm

Times must be pretty tough cause as hard as I try this just pisses me off. Kids are always to some extent victims of their parents and vice versa, but this is ridiculous. I think the priveledge to reproduce should be duly licensed and monitored. People like this guy are reproducing like rabbits while intelligent and somewhat less retarded people are putting it off or deciding against it. It’s the genetic dumbing down of the US, and it’s got to be stopped.

# 26 Mr. Fusion said, on May 7th, 2009 at 12:00 am

Dogs have all the fur which insulates much of the shock. Bare skin doesn’t.

The punishment should fit the crime. Make him listen to four hours of Alfred1 preaching every day for a few years.

# 27 Nimby said, on May 7th, 2009 at 1:58 am

FUSION! I had no idea you had such a cruel streak!

# 28 I want one said, on May 7th, 2009 at 3:24 am

Shock collar for dogs? Where’s PETA? This is outrageous. Companies are allowed to manufacture torture devices for dogs every day and the public is allowed to use them to interrogate and torture their pets. Where’s the torture wackos on this? They say these collars are training devices? “Bark even once and I will shock you”. Hmm. “Tell us who’s your terrorist leader or we will pour water over your head”. Hmm. So it’s ok to use shock collars on terrorists instead of water but not on children? Hmm.

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