Appropriate punishment for animal cruelty

[Danzig]

i know a lot of places, animal cruelty is still a misdemeanor-and it should not be. it should be handled like many other crimes, with different 'classes' depending on severity. much like stealing $500 worth of stuff is a class c, but stealing tens of millions is a class a-or however it's set up.

time in jail-maybe, depending on the severity of the crime. community service would be good, as would getting these kids some education! obviously for some reason they weren't taught about common decency.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by merasmag

i think their parents need as much counseling as they do

I would tend to agree....don't know the circumstances of course but most times, behavior like this just doesn't manifest without family being a factor.