Cruelty to animals is usually first, then cruelty to children......HOWEVER.....why PARENTS don't teach their kids NOT to make fun of other people is beyond me!! I've seen them giggle WITH their kids.
NOTHING excuses this Killer.....NOTHING.
Of course, nothing excuses to killer, but mercilessly teasing a sociopath is like leaving a loaded gun in a toddler’s toy chest for him to play with.
I agree with you that parents not teaching their kids empathy is inexcusable. Frankly, I think that the boomers as a whole have done a terrible job raising their kids. I think that most of my contemporaries are spoiled brats with little empathy for others.