a kid down the street deliberately broke a cats legs yesterday

[irisblue]

we gotta big f'ing problem on the street. 2 neighborhood moms were here at my house today about the boy. This is ugly.

[joeybee12]

1. How's the kitteh?

Poor thing.

[irisblue]

8. not the family cat, and the vet has fixed the injured cats leg.

first thing I asked when Mom1 knocked on my door, it was her cat and is doing ok.
This sucks

[joeybee12]

11. It does suck...glad to hear that kitteh is doing well...

That kid needs seriously help...he'll be doing that to people in a few years unless he gets help.

[Prophet 451]

2. Hoe old is the kid?

If he's very young (like, under six or so), he might just have not realised what he was doing. If he's much older than that, there needs to be an intervention because animal abuse is one of teh warning signs of psychopathy.

Also, someone needs to get the cat away from him and to a vet.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. I believe that's how Jeffrey Dahmer started./NT

[Prophet 451]

7. You would be correct

According to Dahmer (although how much you trust that is up for debate), he began with killing animals as a child.

[dsc]

28. I think they confirmed he did that

he had buried some of them and at least one killing was witnessed.

[irisblue]

18. ya know, my dog is elderly

she has NEVER and will NEVER be outside without me being in the yard. I thought of all the serial killer stuff right away.

[irisblue]

10. he looks to be 6/7.

Mom1 of the injured cat lives next to him & his family. Mom2, who does day care for the most of the under 12 yr olds on the street is on her way to her elderly moms for the pm, so I would know more tomorrow.

[Prophet 451]

12. Might still be chance to reach him then

But his future development depends on getting him some treatment now. Much older and he'll be beyond reach.

[elehhhhna]

40. may be a tall 4 year old

it sounds like an epic tantrum and violent lashing out but du seems to think he's a serial killer.

[irisblue]

42. no he is not a tall 4yr old.....

I know by sight the kids on this street and which school bus picks which group of kids, this boy is 6 or 7, he is not with the younger kids.

[elehhhhna]

44. then he's in trouble. he needs compassion and intervention

kids his age are just firming up a sense of conscience and separating fact and fantasy.

[avebury]

3. Has anybody called the Police or Animal Control?

Sociopaths often start out by torturing animals.

[irisblue]

13. Mom 1, who knocked on my door to tell me this had he son with her.

I told the kid on the bike next to his mom "there is something wrong in the head of a stronger who hurts a smaller. It is wrong and bad. " His mom, turned towards him and said..."see...I told you"

[irisblue]

20. oddly, we're within a mile of Animal Controls' new office.

and I will be stopping by tomorrow am...it is almost 6pm here.

[shenmue]

31. Exactly

That's a big sign. They do it because the small animal can't fight back.

[elehhhhna]

5. more info please?

age, family receptivity to discussion, and of course how is the cat and what specifically happened.

Sounds like a very disturbed kid...

[irisblue]

17. cat is okay, seen by vet, splinted and is safe.

injured kitty lives next door, Cat of Mom 1. Doing ok.
The cats' human and the neighborhood-lady (mom2)-who-watches-almost all- the kids-on- the- street after bus drop off till parents get home have already called Children's Services late today. I gave my name and # so if I need to talk to Children's&Family Services early next week they can reach me. Kid and I passed a few words about his teasing MOM2s' dog while the dog was in her enclosed fenced yard. Actually my words' were to the effect of "what the hell are you doing? Leave that dog alone, she is in her yard".

[renate]

23. that is HELLA creepy

To be that sadistic and that angry, ever but especially at that age...

I hope he is fixable... it's a terrible thing to hope that his anger is from a difficult situation at home rather than from an innate sociopathy, but at least the difficult situation at home thing could be remedied (and you'll have done him a huge favor by reporting it). I'm so glad you and the other people have contacted CFS. Please keep us updated; I genuinely feel for you (and for the poor cat), as well as for him. Good luck

[irisblue]

24. I don't know the family 'cept to wave hello

because this is a really quiet street(honest!) in a fair sized city, kids ride their bikes, a few shoot hoops 3 doors down in the set on the street hoop-master. As long as I could walk my dogs, I waved and said hey to everyone. This makes me so sad for the cat, the kid and his parents and worried for the feral colony Mrs Davis has at the opposite end from the kid.

[hifiguy]

6. Kid belongs in jail

or a psychiatric hospital. Period.

Poor kitty.

[Prophet 451]

9. Depending on his age...

If he's still young, there's still a chance to reach him so a secure mental facility would be better than jail.

Hopefully, the kitty survived and can be helped by a vet.

[irisblue]

14. kitty seen by vet, and is safe.

[Prophet 451]

15. Thank you, that's a relief n/t

[avebury]

16. If this has any additional access to the cat,

the kindest thing to do would be for the owner to re-home it to a safer place.

I would not feel comfortable at all having a child like that in my neighborhood. I would be concerned for any pets in the area. You might want to consider alerting any neighbors who leave any pets outside that there could be a risk to those pets. I sure would want to know.

[Fla Dem]

19. The kid needs to be re-homed. At 6-7 years old, they know right from wrong and

know when they are causing pain. The only reason he did this was because he #1 could being bigger than the cat, and #2 because he got some type of thrill from causing pain. Kid needs help.

[Kalidurga]

27. You are correct very very correct

I don't assume the parents are guilty. Someone who has credibility told me most people who are bullies have no reason that can be determined to be bullies. They aren't/weren't abused or neglected, the families at least look fairly normal, they live in good neighborhoods, etc. Yet, somehow they still end up being monsters. So, I would take the kid out for the sake of the rest of the family. They may or may not be a contributing factor in the kids behavior.

[irisblue]

25. you have given me an idea....

stapling neon paper in plastic folders to the phone posts on this street, and the next several streets warning neighbors that someone has hurt an animal in the area, maybe under windshield wipers as well tomorrow is a good way to get some fresh air and exercise.

[elehhhhna]

36. oh ffs keep the cat indoors. voila.

if you care about your cat you keep it indoors. period.

[avebury]

38. And what about dogs?

A lot of people let their dogs stay out during the day if their yard is fenced in.

So because a sociopathic kid lives in the neighborhood and everyone should be held hostage to his behavior?

[elehhhhna]

45. lock the gate and honestly, keep the dogs in if necessary

the child is 6 or 7 and the 'hood ladies are going to intervene. it's not as is the frikkin hells angels are terrorizing the town. eyes on the Bad Seed and some compassion might be called for. Let's not lynch a goddamned six year old for kicking a pet. The rhetoric here lately is so dramatic!

[aikoaiko]

21. Not to be morbid but do you know how he did it?

Did he hit it with a bicycle or throw them off the roof? Or was it more torturous than that?

[irisblue]

33. according to mom 1 & son, demon child kicked cat then broke board game on Mom1 human child.

this is not pretty. Tomorrow isn't gonna be fun......to hurt smaller......not something I can understand

[elehhhhna]

37. He has anger issues but it doesn't sound like he dissected it

which is good.

may have learned it at home, may have a problem in his wiring/impulse control, maybe being abused himself - must be miserable, regardless.

Sorry, DU, but have we NO compassion for a fucked up SIX YEAR OLD? Wow.

[avebury]

39. Child protective services might also be warranted if

the kid is already hurting neighborhood children. Anybody with children that might come in contact wit his kid should also be alerted.

[aikoaiko]

41. Next to an accident this is probably the most fixable.

Acting toward animals (or humans) when angry or frustrated can be modified, but it takes effort from the parents.

Empathy training and anger management could probably help this kid. Hopefully the parents take it seriously.

[PasadenaTrudy]

22. Effin' kids

Can't stand the little buggers

[HockeyMom]

26. When my daughter was about 8 year old

she saw a group of neighorbood boys try to hang a stray cat from a tree. She untied the cat and ran after them while they LAUGHED at HER. She came home and told me who they were. I called the Local Humane Society and reported their PARENTS. The ADULTS were cited for animal cruelty.

[Louisiana1976]

29. I think people who abuse defenceless animals should have done to them what they did to the

animal they abused. Someone should break that little juvenile delinquent's legs and see how he likes it.

[shenmue]

30. Jesus, Mary and Joseph

There's a special chair in the coal room in Hell for jerks like that.

[hamsterjill]

32. Please make sure this is reported to the proper authorities

All of the up-posts indicating that animal cruelty is a precursor to other, more violent behavior are correct.

Please do not depend on someone else to report this unless you have confirmed their report.

This is serious business. The child needs to know that he cannot do this again. If he's competent, he needs to be punished. If he needs mental health help, he needs that, too.

Please don't let this drop without action. Thank you, and I'm so glad the cat is safe.

[Laffy Kat]

34. Even w/o knowing more, I'd say he is a sociopath/psychopath.

Not sure how much you can do to help him. I've said this before, I truly believe you are born a psychopath. Any unexplained fires in the neighborhood?

On edit: I'd move.

[irisblue]

43. no fires, no other animals hurt that I've heard about.I really really hope this is a one off mistake

and bad temper.....

[JEB]

35. Probably headed to the police academy.

How old? What is his home life like? I'd bet he either has a mental illness or is abused himself.