Psychologist use the tendency to engage in animal cruelty as a predictor of violence against humans
Thats when a person tortures small animals. This is dogfighting and there are those who believe dogfighting as well as cockfighting should be considered cultural heritage like bullfighting in Spain. There are a lot of sick people in this world.
The Uvalde shooter was said to kill cats, and keep their dead bodies in a plastic bag which he showed his "peer group".
Its a very historic accurate predictor.
Violence is usually the preferred response of the lower iq peoples. Its how they deal with disputes, their go-to move. With animals. With people.
When you tie in the truth of The Bell Curve it explains why the fbi stats are what they are.