Here is the link to the story:


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle4874657.ece

Thats really weird! He is about the same age as our son and I cant imagine him doing anything even close to this?

That little bastard needs a ride to juevenille hall. Odd that kids under 10 are not held accountable for their actions.

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I saw this on the news. That kid needs some serious help. A 7 year old should know better. I can't imagine any of the kids I know even thinking about doing something like that. It's a shame he won't be held responsible.

Where the heck were the parents?

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Sometimes animals are a gateway kill which lead to the murder of people; Hopefully this doesn't mature into that. Something very similar happened here at the Long Beach Aquarium many years ago: http://articles.latimes.com/2004/nov.../me-aquarium10

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It's very sad.
Of particular interest is the fact that the boy was expressionless during questioning and shows no remorse.
My research on developmental stages in children and rehabilitation in children is rather extensive, and as you know Frank and I have two foster children in our home now (who we are planning to adopt).
Thankfully our children show strong signs of having been nurtured and display empathy, caring, love and remorse.
The truly sad thing is that this child cannot be truly rehabilitated (in my opinion) the window of time for the stage of development that allows a person to love and be loved, have empathy, etc ... is from zero to 6 months old.
Once that window of time is over ... it's done.
The blame falls completely on the parents. It is our belief that babies should be held. There is no such thing as a spoiled baby or a manipulative baby.
And if the parents were neglectful in providing the proper attention, love and security ... people don't realize how much is really happening in that first year.

-Brad

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Boy, giving the chance if i was thats kids parents they'd probably be throwin me in jail for abuse... id teach that boy a lesson he'd never forget.

its such a horrible crime, and act of violence against any animal. this is just to cruel..

I agree whole heartedly, Brad. It makes the story all the more scary. I would not want to be this boy's neighbor, or schoolteacher, coworker or even an acquaintance in years to come. Intentional calculated animal abuse, as we see here, can be a precurser to even more horrible, unspeakable behaviors. These days law enforcement is pretty savvy to this profile and will likely keep an eye on this kid.

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With my understanding of attachment theory, it is from 6 months onwards when attachment behaviour starts to form and it's 2-3 years of age where the window of opportunity lies to help these children. Research has shown how poor attachment styles can damage the infants developing brian.