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Originally posted by sixate
I'm laughing my ass off right now. People think I'm an asshole because I laughed that a kid threw a cat at a gator. Some people want to throw the kid at a gator and somehow that's OK. HAHAHAHA! People are more important than animals. End of discussion. Jesus Christ, give the damn kid a break. Like we all didn't do stupid shit when we were kids.
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First, grow up. I can't understand how anyone could laugh about something like this, but whatever, maybe it's a defense mechanism of yours to bypass any sort of moral judgement, or maybe you're just trying to shock people and impress mommy and daddy.
Secondly, I wouldn't say that "people are more important than animals" in anything more than a "we're higher in the foodchain" sense. The cat was property of and a companion of someone. That person was wronged when the cat was killed, not just the cat. If you have had a pet for several years you'd know exactly what I'm talking about.
As for "giv[ing] the kid a break", uh.. what? People get plenty of breaks with the justice system, there's no need to be lenient on someone that tortures and kills animals for fun. The claim that the kid showed remorse is something to be hopeful of, but he may have just faked tears in order to manipulate his parents -- it's not uncommon.