‘Is this a joke?’ Jake and Spike debate morality of Blue Angels cat death lawsuit

A Seattle woman is suing the U.S. Navy, claiming the noise and disruption from the Blue Angels caused her cat’s death. The lawsuit eloquently details the cat’s death, referring to the animal as the woman’s “beloved family member” and calling out “the government’s role in her daughter’s suffering.”

“Is this a real story? Is this a joke? Are we being punked?” KIRO host Jake Skorheim quipped on “The Jake and Spike Show.”

The filing also detailed how the woman was allegedly blocked from commenting on the Blue Angels’ social media about stopping the noise after using profanity.

“A year later, when that same vulnerable creature died after enduring yet another sonic assault during her final days on Earth, the Navy’s Constitutional betrayal compounded the tragedy — an American remained silenced, unable to voice her grief or otherwise hold her government accountable for its role in her family’s suffering,” the lawsuit stated.

Jake and Spike debate validity of Blue Angels’ cat death lawsuit

“Is this where we’re at in society?” Jake continued.

To which KIRO host Spike O’Neill responded, “Yeah, this is where we’re at, we are a litigious society.”

However, Spike believes the problem is not the woman in this situation.

“That’s a h*ll of a thing to say,” Jake retorted. “The problem is not the woman suing the United States Navy over her cat’s euthanasia?”

“No, it is not,” Spike replied. “The problem is the attorney who took this case and is now exploiting this woman’s grief.”

“Lawyer’s gonna lawyer,” Jake zinged back. “This is hourly wages. This guy needs to get paid.”

“So you’re standing up for the shyster in this?” Spike asked.

“Shyster is a big word, I wouldn’t say shyster,” Jake responded. “I don’t think this lawyer is a shyster. Listen, somebody wants to sue. This guy’s taking on the case. It’s his duty.”

Jake jests at lawsuit targeting Blue Angels

Jake noted the lawsuit’s complaints about the Blue Angels’ noise level only made him more excited for the show.

“Every August, a squadron of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets multirole fighter aircraft descend upon the Puget Sound with the subtlety of a military occupation, conducting screeching low-altitude flights with their twin jet engines reaching speeds of over 700 mph and producing decibel levels exceeding 130 dB — louder than a jackhammer at close range and sufficient to cause immediate hearing damage,” the lawsuit stated. “This auditory carpet bombing is nominally not part of an invading enemy force destined to traumatize a captive civilian population, but rather represents the United States Navy’s own elite aerobatic troupe: the Blue Angels.”

“I gotta be honest,” Jake shared. “If, once this lawsuit goes away, and the unpleasantness of having sued the United States Navy for something so preposterous fades into obscurity, she should actually apply to work in marketing for the United States Navy, because this is a great advertisement.”

Although Jake and Spike thought the lawsuit was excessive, they did agree that losing a pet is difficult. However, Jake noted that losing an animal is nowhere near as close as losing a child.

Listen to the full conversation below.

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