[HiTech RedNeck]

What may be most lamentable of all is this is one of the places where a "faith-based" solution may be absolutely crucial to the kid's getting a second chance in life, but if this kid gets entangled in the talons of the oh-so-separated-from-church State, it almost can't happen. The kitten, though brutally beaten, survived. It is to be prayed that the boy puts a saving faith in the Jesus to whom a very similar thing happened, 2000 years ago.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

I agree with you. I believe psychiatry can work... but it doesn't fill the longing of the soul. Mental illness truly does exist, and it often isn't easy to overcome. But faith in God and the redemption of Jesus, can give this child the solace that his heart desperately needs.

I would suspect that one of the most difficult parts of his recovery will be willing to accept his actions, to take responsibility, and then to move FORWARD, in a new direction.

May God bless this child. He is certainly suffering, today. And, he needs God's guidance and protection.