Thursday, August 5, 2010
Do we create our own serial killers?
There has been a good bit of research done on children that commit crimes against animals becoming serial killers. I bring this up because my neighbors kids is only ten years old. So far he has killed my friends rabbit, drowned her baby ducks, and bashed his own cats head in on the wall. After all of this both the parents and the juvenile probation officer still feel that there is nothing wrong with the child. His mother states that it is just a faze and he will grow out of it, that her other two boys did. Yet her oldest just got out of prison for raping children, while her middle one is currently in the challenge program after skinning a rabbit alive then torturing it to death. I have to say that it doesn't seem that the other two did really grow out of it they seem to have grown more in to it. About a month ago the state removed the youngest child from her custody and then gave him to the father how is not all there mentally and is about as mean as a junk yard dog to boot. I won't even tangle with him. I think that says it all right there. Yet they say that they, (the state) are looking out for the best interest of the child. I can't see how? I feel that if they would have kept the child away from the influence of the family once the removed him that there may have been a chance to save him. It seems to me that the child does not stand a chance to become a normal person, with that kind of influence. Does this mean that he will be one of the next serial killers? I don't know. What I do know is that we as a society need to try to help this kids before they become serial killers. I don't think that he stands much of a chance the way his current situation stands. But who knows maybe someone or something will come along and change him before it is to late. I sure hope so, not only for his sake, but also for the sake of his potential victims. What do you think?
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Wow. Your post certainly deals with a sad situation, and unfortunately, one that might be too common in today's society. I am definitely a believer that the environment a child is raised in has a lot to do with the type of person that child becomes. Though they mightnot instill the particular bad behavior, justifying bad behavior can be just as detrimental. I agree there are situations where a child might just be a "bad apple", but for the most part the parental guidance and influence is key. There is a reason that mother had the child taken away from her. To believe that child will outgrow the horrible things he did is justifying the behavior, and I'm sure the boy caught that message.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is deciding who makes the decisions in our society to intervene. Parents have to be accountable to some extent, and in your example, the mother should be held accountable for betraying the obvious cries for help from her child. I hope he gets the help he needs before it is too late. Thanks for sharing.