[BCrago66]

He knew the consequences and he simply derived pleasure from torturing the animals.

Animal torture of one of the most predictive signs that what we have here is a little sociopath. Next it will be human beings that he is torturing.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

He knew the consequences... see, I don't know how you can prove that with an eight year old.

He knew the cat would die?

He knew he would be charged with a felony?

Or... tell me, what psychiatric condition is he suffering from, is he delusional, schizophrenic... is his brain chemistry out of balance?

You have no way of knowing. It is premature to say, "He knew".

[HiTech RedNeck]

I'd want to dig a little further into the family history: what his mommy or daddy (I bet, a single mommy) does when she is "bored." One other thing that irks the dickens out of me is how "felony" has been defined down. That used to mean a crime that got you hanged.

[auggy]

"Animal torture of one of the most predictive signs that what we have here is a little sociopath. Next it will be human beings that he is torturing."

I disagree. Just how many children have abused animal when they were young and how many went on to lead normal lives. Even though, most of the serial killers were involved with animal abuse, I would say the percentage is very low of the total number of young animal abusers.

I know of a person, that as a child he was paid a quarter for discarding kittens. He would place them in a burlap bag and pitch them in a river. He isn't a serial killer. He has led a normal life

He is a Demoncrat though.

[hchutch]

Darn right. Sooner or later, torturing the animals loses its thrill, and they move on to more "thrilling" things to torture or kill.

Like humans.