'Hit a cat, I'll hit your kid' upsets town

A Lodi woman posted a sign with the words, "Hit a cat, I'll hit your kid." Some neighbours said they are concerned their children's lives are being threatened. "Basically what this is saying is: Hit a cat and I'll hit your kid," said Tina Teixeira.

Teixeira got a lot of attention after she put the sign up in front of her West Elm Street home in Lodi.

"You don't want me to hit your kid, so don't hit mine. You hurt mine, that is just like if I went over and ran over your kid. Basically, that is what I was intending," said Teixeira.



Teixeira said she decided to take action after a driver ran over and killed her cat on the bike lane on Friday.

Some parents were outraged over her cardboard note. "Basically she is threatening to hit people's kids," said neighbour Joann Larsen.

"One parent said that I was psychotic," said Teixeira. Teixeira said she wanted to shock drivers, not harm their kids.

With news video.