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Originally Posted by shakran
Yes, it is a big deal. The inability to feel compassion is a key trait in a psychopathic personality. If the guardians of these children didn't treat it as a big deal, the kids might grow up thinking it's OK to torture animals.
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Again, this doesn't show that these kids don't feel compassion. It would take a psychological workup to determine that. And feeling compassion for animals and feeling compassion for humans are two different things.
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I'm frankly surprised that you fail to feel compassion for this animal. Is it because you think the cat is not worthy of compassion because the animal is not as smart as you are, or do you lack compassion for people as well?
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I'm not the most compassionate person, but I have little to none for animals. I don't believe they feel pain and emotions in the same way humans do. Animals are a lower life form than humans. But much of what I've been saying here is because I seriously think that people get too worked up over animals, and are totally desensitized toward human suffering. I remember a board I used to visit would often post videos of decapitations (I remember the decapitations in Iraq being often posted), auto accidents, and other forms of human suffering. People would often make jokes about these. But they once posted a video of two guys setting a cat on fire, and most of those same people who laughed about HUMAN death were up in arms about some cat. Personally, I think people like those are much more mentally disturbed than these kids would be. And I see much the same attitude in this thread. I mean, take a look at some of these quotes:
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But they deserve to be punished and have the shit scared out of them.
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While the kids deserve a good smack in the ass or two (or three or four...)
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Hopefully the little fuckers got their asses collectively beat.
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I have such a strong desire to find these kids and throw them against a wall.
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We have numerous desires for "beatings" as well as calls for throwing children against a wall. Now THAT'S what I call disturbing behavior.
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As a huge cat lover myself, I too crave to throw these children against a wall. I'll be damned if my future children are ever without the knowledge of how animals deserve to be treated.
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How someone who thinks children should be thrown up against a wall should be allowed to have kids themselves, or thinks they know how anything should be treated is beyond me. As was said earlier, if laughing at a cat being thrown against a wall is sign's of needing help, then wanting to seek out children and throw them against the wall is also a sign of needing help. Only I think the second is far more grave than the first.