This is discusting. Some poeple should not have kids..

[DanielA989]

I don't hate kids, but you don't see me walking around smashing their heads in. Think I would of beat the piss out of that kid if I witnessed that...

I SECOND THAT!!!!!

[Ginevive]

It just makes you shake your head, reading something like this.
I would highly bet that this kid will either be a future wife/partner beater, or a full-fledged serial killer. It's how they're made; no consequence to ending an animal life.. senselessly..for some warped people it translates right into human life. I know personally of two abusive men who had maimed/killed animals in the past (one was a friend's physically abusive ex; the other, a brother of an old friend.)

[SarahMB]

I'm 15 and I'm aware that my own actions come with my own consequences for a number of years now. Probably since I was 11-ish. I think parents are held responsible for too much, and that children are much more aware of things than people give them credit for. This little... (insert unspeakable word here) should be held responsible for his actions, and a smack is the least he deserves.

So you think violence is a good way to teach a child compassion and love for animals? Really?

[Snakeman]

sad story. i cant believe no one tried stopping them and the guy and kid just left without anyone doing anything. kids like that sicken me. whenever i take any of my large snakes to the park next to my house to get some natural sunshine and exercise and i see some stupid kid annoying my snake, i yell at him to back off and most of the time it works.

[Mr. H]

So you think violence is a good way to teach a child compassion and love for animals? Really?

I doubt that this child can still be taught compassion for animals. If he can, of course violence would not be the way to teach him it. Violence would be a serious consequence to him committing an even more serious crime, I never said "teach him to love animals by hitting him". My mother would rarely but occasionally hit me if I did something wrong, usually a smack across the back of the legs, and it showed you that doing things wrong brought on a serious consequences. This "person" will likely never be able to feel compassion for, or understand the beauty of anything. He's a waste of space.

[frankykeno]

I still stand by my opinion that this child's biggest "issue" is the parent here that chose to run away rather than help their child face a consequence to an action, learn from it, grow with it and perhaps discover where this aggression is coming from in the first place. As much as it saddens me to see an animal injured or hurt, it saddens me more to see a child so poorly parented.