His heart was hardened from dog fighting since he was 8. Give him a break here.
I remember when I was a child of 10. I went to the local farmer for a couple of chickens for my mother. The teen ager who lived there grabbed two and twisted their heads off and put them in a bag for me. Now this kid had raised and fed these chickens. But it was no big deal for him. Get the analogy? Now I am no proponate of dog abuse. I love dogs and raised hunting dogs as a kid. Our dogs lived better than most people in heated kennels with water to wash down the poop and well fed and traineed every day to hunt. They were in shape. I love dogs. Just understand the hardened heart.
I agree, I am big time anima lover and I think it is time for people to forgive him and perhaps he can do some good in preventing this type of horrible cruelty in young children.
We all have to live with the consequences of our actions. He did the crime and did the time, yes. But he should not expect to go back to business as usual. But then we have lost the notions of shame and humility.