What punishment would you give if your son did this?

Question

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20071206/tuk-teen-kills-hamster-in-freezer-dryer-45dbed5.html

Yeah me too Kimmy...great name by the way...lol

Thanks everyone for your answers,certainly makes you think doesnt it?

Answer 1

How horrible!!! Why is it that some people can't seem to understand that animals feel pain and distress the same way we do??

What punishment?? Lord knows what I would WANT to do to him, but since that would make me no better than he is, I would say that he cannot have a pet, EVER. He would be restricted from all outside activities, and from all Computer and video games, no phone calls allowed from friends. Go to school and come straight home.

ALSO, I would see if I could get him to do community service work in an animal shelter.

Answer 2

That is absolutely disgusting. He must have a swinging brick for a heart. I would clear his room out so only a bed was in it, escort him to and from school, not let him near a tv, phone, playstation, anything. For every minute it took for the hamster to die, I would give him a day (although even 30 days is lenient). I would march him down to the nearest psychiatrists office, you cannot say they were the actions of a sane boy and I would take up his weekends with community service at an animal shelter. That poor little animal must have been terrified and I suppose the only mercy was that it died, because it would never have recovered from that. His mother must be so proud.

Answer 3

I have no idea! That is the most horrible thing I've heard in a long time. I would be very worried about that kid because it is something that experts say is the first step to being a serial killer...Jeffrey Dalmer started out by killing animals too. I know it sounds like I am overreacting but it shows a blatant disregard for life....I don't consider it "only" a hamster...it was just downright cruel to watch an animal suffer like that.

Answer 4

That was indeed cruel.
Punishments? First off.... off to a psychiatrist he goes right after his butt whoopin! I would feel very unsafe with this kind of child in the household. He obviously has severe problems.
As to the type of punishments... WOWSA! Can I give out some good ones! Cleaning windows with a QTip, sweeping the floor with a toothbrush, mopping the floors with a cotton ball, mowing the yard with a dull scissor, cleaning out the dog yard with a tablespoon, the cat litter with a teaspoon, sitting in the front yard hugging an over-sized stuffed animal and having to explain that he/she is an abuser of animals...
If you haven't guessed, I do have some pretty well behaved children!

Answer 5

He wouldn't even see the light of day for a while, but I think I would look into finding him a job with the humane society or have him tag along with the animal cruelty police so he can see first hand how such cruelty can really affect an animal. Really, it sounds like he is trying to get back at the sister to me. He really needs to have his head shaved and his tail beat, but that would open an abuse case for the parents. He's a Jeffrey Dahmer in the making.

Answer 6

There is far to much unnecessary Animal Cruelty that goes on in this country kimmy regarding 'domestic pets' the you'd be surprised at the sick things I've had to sit and listen to or see pictures at work of. The RSPCA do try to do their best and bring prosecutions but it's all to easy to dispose of an animals body before the perpetrators crime even comes to light and that's if it even does.

Answer 7

Hi that is disgusting and sick, poor little hamster, it has actually brought me to tears, what has the hamster ever done to him the sick twisted freak.

Im affaid if that was my 15 year old son who should of know better he would of been kick out of the house and Id have him lock aways in a mental insitution.
But first I would do the same to him and then see how he would like it, I cannot imagine how his mother feels.

Answer 8

I cant imagine my child ever doing anything like that..its truly horrible. and i cant believe a few of the answers refering to the child as a "rascal" or that its kind of funny or boys will be boys..im as sickened by them as i am by the story.

as a few others have said i would be terrified as this behaviour is linked with sociopathic and murderous personalities.
I would get him seen by a psychiatrist, but in truth i dont know how i would deal with him at home...a child that can do this is surely not going to be that affected by the normal disipline routes. That said he'd be living in his room probably till he was old enough to move out because i dont think i could bare to look at him...all priviledges would go. It just doesnt seem enough though does it.

Answer 9

Where do you want me start Kimmy!?

Regardless of laws he would get a bloody good hiding, and made to sleep out in the dog kennel!

Every single precious toy he owned I would give away to a charity shop and made sure he was there to see it happen.

Now to be sanctimonious!, there is no way in hell in would ever occur to my son to ever do something so truly evil!

Answer 10

That is sick...what a horrid scum-bag, it makes me feel all cold but hot at the same time thinking about it, GRRRR...he must be a jerk that thinks animals dont have feelings...OF COURSE THEY DO..and it took it half an hour to die, its just a little hampater...WHY WOULD HE WASTE HIS TIME DOING IT...he is one sick person who needs locking up..or better still lock him in a freezing cold room..then have him chucked round and round in a dark VERY HOT room and then throw him in a big revolving pool of water so he suffocated just like tha hampster did >:-(