8 Year Old boy Kills Small Dog... With a BBQ Fork...
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I skimmed over most of the pages and I was pretty surprised at most of the comments.
I only saw a few people touch very briefly on my core concern about this and that is: Where the fuck are the parents in all this?
I was very surprised that the news article mentioned nothing of the kid's parents. Not even a "declined to comment" but straight up nothing.
Does the kid deserve a nice swift punch in the stomach? Sure, but I think he need to be evaluated more. In one of the earlier pages someone mentioned that this could be him acting out about some form of abuse at home, which is very possible.
I would say that overall, the fault lies with the parents. Even if it's not an abusive environment, it seems like the parents are at best neglectful and really don't have any business raising a child.
There is also the fact that the kid admitted to what he did, which speaks of him possibly feeling a sense of guilt afterward. Many people have stated that by the age of 8 we all knew that killing small animals was not right, and that makes me think that this child has not been taught basics ethics.
I only saw a few people touch very briefly on my core concern about this and that is: Where the fuck are the parents in all this?
I was very surprised that the news article mentioned nothing of the kid's parents. Not even a "declined to comment" but straight up nothing.
Does the kid deserve a nice swift punch in the stomach? Sure, but I think he need to be evaluated more. In one of the earlier pages someone mentioned that this could be him acting out about some form of abuse at home, which is very possible.
I would say that overall, the fault lies with the parents. Even if it's not an abusive environment, it seems like the parents are at best neglectful and really don't have any business raising a child.
There is also the fact that the kid admitted to what he did, which speaks of him possibly feeling a sense of guilt afterward. Many people have stated that by the age of 8 we all knew that killing small animals was not right, and that makes me think that this child has not been taught basics ethics.
If anyone did that to my dog, they would meet the same end. 8 or not, the little fucker would die, slowly and painfully. The only difference is, he would be stabbed with a BBQ fork, while roasting on a BBQ.
Can I just say... what the fuck? He waddles and looks like a skittle. This has truly made my day.DarkRyter said:
This is not a good thing. The parents of the kid should replace the dog, and probably also have to pay some kind of punitive damages, dogs are like a member of the family. I would be REALLY upset if someone did that to my dog.
However I think people are slightly overreacting as far as the kid is concerned. Yes, it is a quintessential "textbook" behavior for kids to kill small animals and such when they are borderline. However typically this involves mass torture or whatever, and a truely excessive behavior in the area.
Like it or not kids can be fairly cruel inherantly even without realizing it, kids do wind up capturing/killing things like frogs, or burning ants and stuff with magnifying glasses. Not to mention birds and squirrels with slingshots (or in certain areas small calibur "squirrel rifles") and similar things.
I do think the kid should be examined though for a simple reason: people have a bond with dogs and cats. Dogs are "Man's Best Friend" and kids generally take to dogs, which are very smart and personable animals. A dog is not a typical target for this kind of thing, especially a pet. Though admittedly kids tormenting dogs is not ENTIRELY unheard of.
It bears some looking into, but really kids have been killing small critters since the dawn of time. While I suppose some sheltered people might freak, put it into the perspective that if some kid took out a squirrel or a chipmunk with a slingshot, most people wouldn't even bat an eye.
Heck, while I never did it, my dad tells me that he used to go around with other kids and kill squirrels and stuff and then cook them on a grill and eat them.
So this case strikes me as being mildly alarming on it's own simply because it's a domesticated dog. However we're not at the "OMG, it's Dexter in his developmental years!" or "We need to stop this kid before he's the next Michael Ross or Ted Bundy" level yet.
However I think people are slightly overreacting as far as the kid is concerned. Yes, it is a quintessential "textbook" behavior for kids to kill small animals and such when they are borderline. However typically this involves mass torture or whatever, and a truely excessive behavior in the area.
Like it or not kids can be fairly cruel inherantly even without realizing it, kids do wind up capturing/killing things like frogs, or burning ants and stuff with magnifying glasses. Not to mention birds and squirrels with slingshots (or in certain areas small calibur "squirrel rifles") and similar things.
I do think the kid should be examined though for a simple reason: people have a bond with dogs and cats. Dogs are "Man's Best Friend" and kids generally take to dogs, which are very smart and personable animals. A dog is not a typical target for this kind of thing, especially a pet. Though admittedly kids tormenting dogs is not ENTIRELY unheard of.
It bears some looking into, but really kids have been killing small critters since the dawn of time. While I suppose some sheltered people might freak, put it into the perspective that if some kid took out a squirrel or a chipmunk with a slingshot, most people wouldn't even bat an eye.
Heck, while I never did it, my dad tells me that he used to go around with other kids and kill squirrels and stuff and then cook them on a grill and eat them.
So this case strikes me as being mildly alarming on it's own simply because it's a domesticated dog. However we're not at the "OMG, it's Dexter in his developmental years!" or "We need to stop this kid before he's the next Michael Ross or Ted Bundy" level yet.
Maybe we should cut your arms of so you don't cut some kids arms off for throwing a stone at a cat or something.bloodmage2 said:
Well it may come to you as a shock, but nature does not in fact care about what you think. Children do not understand death , they know what it is , but do not understand it. Neither do young animals.I've seen puppies staying near their poisoned mother, playing around , poking her several days after she died.(raised one of the pups myself, not that it's relevant).bloodmage2 said:
Also , source of the proven statistic you pointed out ? Now that I think about it a large portion of the serial killers came from highly religious families, maybe we should cut those blokes hands off?
I do tryEnemy Of The State said:BothinsaneHoshi said:What the kid or the dead dog??Enemy Of The State said:
Of course I meant the kid but that was very witty of you.
That's totally different, though. What you describe is hunting, what this kid did was torturing a tied-up pet to death.Therumancer said:
The kid deserves a very serious punishment. Chopping off his hands sounds good to me. Maybe gouge out his eyes for good measure.
I know if anyone did something like that to my dog, I would kill them (if I caught them in the act) or devote my free time for the rest of my life to making their life a living hell.
