I say they feed HIM to the gator.

[Firelad]

Originally posted by Sikander


You sir don't know your cats. There is nothing many cats enjoy more than capturing a small animal and slowly tearing apart. Not to eat, just for the entertainment.

I stand corrected. Nonetheless, I stand by the rest of me post

[DanS]

*DanS gets out the bag of marshmallows, after finding DD's weak spot*

[DinoDoc]

Zorba has been the only one to genuinely tick me off but your welcome to try.

[DanS]

Nah, Zorba is merely a second-rate learner. I know I can do it, and that is sufficient for me.

Besides, I stand by all of my comments in this thread. Sikander seems to have a pretty good feel for what is going on. I agree that what he did could be mean-spirited (we don't know). But that shouldn't be given much weight when the legal consequences are considered.

[*End Is Forever*]

I think we need to end the hypocrisy of "animal rights" only for fluffy, nice, domesticated animals. As people have rightly said, what's the difference between killing a cat and stamping on a wasp? Why send a boy (yes, that's right, a boy) to prison? That's just absurd.

Before we start throwing people in jail for what they do to animals, perhaps we ought to treat humans a little better.

It's still a ****ing cat.

[Kaak]

Wow, can you say BLOWN WAY OUT OF PROPORTION!!!

every day people feed mice to snakes. And so what if he kicked the cat. If i were the cat, i'd want to be unconscious if i were about to be fed to a gator.

[Winston]

I feel sorry for the boy's mother if he's taken away from her and sent to prison.

I heard she loved him very much and treated him as a member of the family. Really, she thought of him as her own son.

It would be terrible to destroy such an affectionate human/son relationship I think.

[Jack the Bodiless]

The cat was a valued pet (to the owner) and the kid was old enough to know that.

The killing of the animal isn't the only relevant factor, there is also the deliberate psychological assault on the cat's owner.

I'd say this kid is comparable to a juvenile rapist. "It's only an orifice, people, let's keep a sense of proportion...".

[The Mad Monk]

Feeding gators is against the law because they will then associate people with food. It's that simple.

Just curious -- if a couple breaks up, and of them kills the other's pet -- let's say a dog, for example -- and leaves it at their door, what should the punishment be?

[Imran Siddiqui]

I'd say this kid is comparable to a juvenile rapist.

Like others have said. Get a ****ing sense of proportion!

Unless you mean he raped the cat . Cats and humans are different things, don't cha know?

[Provost Harrison]

...although on the other hand, I was a curious little boy, but that meant I asked for a chemistry set, not threw my cat to an alligator. It would definitely suggest something is amiss, but I would suggest psychological evaluation rather than prison, which would achieve nothing. And isn't imprisoning a minor a breach of the Geneva Convention? You Americans, you should practice what you preach

[Imran Siddiqui]

Are you saying that Great Britain doesn't have juvinile detention centers? What about kids who murder?

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
And isn't imprisoning a minor a breach of the Geneva Convention? You Americans, you should practice what you preach

Are you suggesting that we declare war on his family?

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by Winston
I feel sorry for the boy's mother if he's taken away from her and sent to prison.

I heard she loved him very much and treated him as a member of the family. Really, she thought of him as her own son.

It would be terrible to destroy such an affectionate human/son relationship I think.

I'm sure a lot of mothers love their sons, even if they commit crimes ranging from theft to murder, BUT............That doesnt give them a "get out of jail free" card

The cat was a son to its owner. I know my cat is as much part of the family as anyone else. If anyone were to DELIBERATELY kill my cat FOR THE INTENTION OF PSYCHOLOGICALY SCARING ME....well.....

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Are you saying that Great Britain doesn't have juvinile detention centers? What about kids who murder?

We have juvenile detention centre. This is different to putting them into an adult prison. The treatment needs to be right for the crime, and the age...