I say they feed HIM to the gator.

[The Mad Monk]

Originally posted by DanS
The law against cruetly to animals was probably put in place maybe to..... prevent cruelty to animals?

Righto. Not to prevent the lady from being sad, or punish the boy because she's sad. Just because he's mean, doesn't make it the law's business.

The Mad Monk is ready to feed the boy to a gator and Dino is ready to assault the poor young fellow. It would be a travesty of justice if they were on a jury trying the case.

Why? If I thought they got the wrong person, I would vote to acquit. If he were guilty, I would vote to convict. If we also had to assess penalty...it would depend.

My main problem is, why did he go back and get the neighbors? Is it because he was feeling bad about it? That seems to be the implication they make in the article, but if that is case, he certainly had a quick turnaround from visciously kicking the cat and throwing it to the gator, and remorsefully telling the family. The cat was still in the gator's mouth -- it dosen't seem to me that the gator would be slow, so he must have run to them immediately after throwing the cat in, and ran back with them. He also initially said another boy did it, so he could avoid blame.

So I ask you --why did he fetch them so quickly?

Because he was feeling guilty?

Or because he wanted to see their faces as a gator killed and devoured a beloved pet?

[orange]

Ya, Dan is a cool guy. I don't really believe he could be so devoid of empathy.

Funny, that's the same thing I always tell myself about you righties and your 'screw the poor' attitude

[*End Is Forever*]

Get a grip. It's a ****ing cat people.

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by DanS
The Mad Monk is ready to feed the boy to a gator and Dino is ready to assault the poor young fellow. It would be a travesty of justice if they were on a jury trying the case.

And I'd be ready to kick him in the stomach and the head and THEN feed him to the gator.

What this boy did was and is horrible and he should get the maximum penalty the law can afford.

I don't see why some people dont think he should?! He needs severe psychatic treatment and then he needs to go to jail. Murder is one thing, but to kick the animal twice in sensative areas....Its sick and i hope he rots for what hes done.

[*End Is Forever*]

Because it's a ****ing cat, that's why. Does no-one have any sense of proportion?

[RGBVideo]

OH MY GOD! 14-YEAR OLD ACCIDENTALLY KILLED HIS OWN CAT!

WHAT A SICK BASTARD! SENTENCE HIM FOR 50 YEARS IN PRISON, NO MORE, NO LESS!

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by *End Is Forever*
Because it's a ****ing cat, that's why. Does no-one have any sense of proportion?

And its still a living being. A SELF AWARE living being, one that people bring into their family as THEIR OWN.

Do you have no sense of EMPATHY?

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by Tuomerehu
OH MY GOD! 14-YEAR OLD ACCIDENTALLY KILLED HIS OWN CAT!

Not accidently, not his own cat

[*End Is Forever*]

One third of Americans have no access to healthcare. And you're lecturing me about empathy?

[Lincoln]

I guess the question is which is more important, the boy or the cat? If he goes to prison at 14 he will probably be raped and otherwise abused. Most 14 year old boys do stupid things at one time or another. He is a child. Treat him like one. He really is more important than a cat. I hav never had any sympathy for people who are cruel to animals but I have even less sympathy for people who are cruel to kids. Someone used the word "proportion." Exactly.

[Firelad]

Damn! Can't find that bloody quote by Octave Mirebau (Or was it someone else?). Some of you people would really benefit from it... Even better, read a story or a novel by him. Frankly, I'm still looking for a full translation to read... What it says, far more eloquently than I am able, is that as long as people are cruel, murderous and unfeeling to animals they will be the same to other humans. Just as ertain human beings were seen inferior and therefore "fair game" (a good chunk of my relatives some two and three generations back were exterminated that way), people now say "it's just a cat".

If any distinction should be made, it is that the kid has the power of reason that should enable him to see what is right and what is wrong. Cats and other animals do not have this power, yet somehow they are far, far less prone to cause suffering and death just for the bloody sake of it.

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by *End Is Forever*
One third of Americans have no access to healthcare. And you're lecturing me about empathy?

Well, your here. The Congress is in Washington DC.

It's much easier to lecture you than it is to lecture them

I guess the question is which is more important, the boy or the cat? If he goes to prison at 14 he will probably be raped and otherwise abused. Most 14 year old boys do stupid things at one time or another. He is a child. Treat him like one. He really is more important than a cat. I hav never had any sympathy for people who are cruel to animals but I have even less sympathy for people who are cruel to kids. Someone used the word "proportion." Exactly.

Murder is murder, whether it be murder of an animal or murder of a human. Kids do make mistakes, and they need to learn that there are consequences to those mistakes. All life should be treated and guarded as life, and if the consequences are for him to be sent to jail, then he should be sent to jail unless there are extinuating (sp) circumstances.

[The Mad Monk]

I would be interested in knowing his relationship to his neighbors. The girl is about his age.

What if he did this to terrorize them? Would that change your views on the matter?

[GePap]

A cat can't be murdered, by definition of murder. It can only be killed. The child broke the law and should be punished, but i don't think the maximum is correct, given the lack of priors. A stiff fine and community service would suffice.

[Gangerolf]

full name and address? what's up with that?