Well - I really hate to say it BUT. There is ONLY one institution to blame for this (as well as a myriad of fucked up behaviour we witness these days).
I would be surprised if this sick behaviour was carried out by anyone other than one or more young teens (to late 20s). Why you ask - because those in that age bracket (not precise but ball-park) are children that had very little to no discipline carried out by the parents. When I say discipline, I do not mean "time out" - I mean a spanking, beating whatever you want to call it - a damn good stitch'n with a willow branch that they had to pick for themselves would have done wonders.
Do not misunderstand me, I am not saying the parents are to blame (only indirectly they are) however, if you stop and think for a minute - this kind of societal behaviour has only become all too common after the governing bodies of our societies had decreed that it was illegal to spank our kids.
WTF is wrong with that picture - only the outcome, a nil disciplined generation!!!!!
"andyt" said Absolutely. Beat kids with a branch to teach them not to beat animals. Good one. Previous generations, we know, never harmed animals.
I'll agree that beating a kid with a branch probably isn't a great form of discipline but, as seen by the increased acts of animal cruelty and senseless violence the "timeouts, no computer for 12 minutes, and no TV" form of discipline is completely lacking despite what the talking heads claim.
Some people are just born assholes and people who commit these heinous acts of cruelty are nothing more than fucking sociopaths who, no matter how many spankings, timeouts or other forms of punishments they received as kids will continue with their aberrant behaviour till they finally go to far.
Animal cruelty was much more accepted before. Look at how working animals were treated, a whale for the killing, etc etc. Bull and bear baiting, dog fighting, and so on. The only difference now is how many channels there are to put out the information, and, actually, our greater sensitivity against animal cruelty.
Abstract Background
The link between early traumatic experiences of abuse/neglect and criminal behaviour has been widely demonstrated. Less is known, however, about the relationship between these experiences and the development of psychopathic personality.
Objective
This study investigated childhood relational trauma in a group of violent offenders from Italy. We hypothesised a higher level of early relational trauma associated with higher scores on psychopathy.
Method
Twenty-two offenders convicted for violent crimes aged 22�60 (M=38, SD=11) participated in this study. Participants were selected by the Italian justice system for an experimental research programme aiming at the evaluation of psychopathic personality traits among violent offenders. Within the group, 14 participants (64%) had committed murder, 4 (18%) had committed rape, and 4 (18%) were convicted child sex offenders. The Traumatic Experience Checklist was used to assess childhood relational trauma; the Hare Psychopathy Checklist�Revised (PCL-R) was used to assess psychopathy.
Results
There was a high prevalence of childhood experiences of neglect and abuse among the offenders. Higher levels of childhood relational trauma were found among participants who obtained high scores on the PCL-R. There was also a significant negative association between age of first relational trauma and psychopathy scores.
Conclusions
Findings of this study suggest that an early exposure to relational trauma in childhood can play a relevant role in the development of more severe psychopathic traits.
So beating kids is probably not a good way to prevent psychopathy.
WTF is wrong with the sick fucks that populate the world now. Things like this are becoming common place where years ago they were an aberration.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to be sick.
I would be surprised if this sick behaviour was carried out by anyone other than one or more young teens (to late 20s). Why you ask - because those in that age bracket (not precise but ball-park) are children that had very little to no discipline carried out by the parents. When I say discipline, I do not mean "time out" - I mean a spanking, beating whatever you want to call it - a damn good stitch'n with a willow branch that they had to pick for themselves would have done wonders.
Do not misunderstand me, I am not saying the parents are to blame (only indirectly they are) however, if you stop and think for a minute - this kind of societal behaviour has only become all too common after the governing bodies of our societies had decreed that it was illegal to spank our kids.
WTF is wrong with that picture - only the outcome, a nil disciplined generation!!!!!
Absolutely. Beat kids with a branch to teach them not to beat animals. Good one. Previous generations, we know, never harmed animals.
I'll agree that beating a kid with a branch probably isn't a great form of discipline but, as seen by the increased acts of animal cruelty and senseless violence the "timeouts, no computer for 12 minutes, and no TV" form of discipline is completely lacking despite what the talking heads claim.
Some people are just born assholes and people who commit these heinous acts of cruelty are nothing more than fucking sociopaths who, no matter how many spankings, timeouts or other forms of punishments they received as kids will continue with their aberrant behaviour till they finally go to far.
Background
The link between early traumatic experiences of abuse/neglect and criminal behaviour has been widely demonstrated. Less is known, however, about the relationship between these experiences and the development of psychopathic personality.
Objective
This study investigated childhood relational trauma in a group of violent offenders from Italy. We hypothesised a higher level of early relational trauma associated with higher scores on psychopathy.
Method
Twenty-two offenders convicted for violent crimes aged 22�60 (M=38, SD=11) participated in this study. Participants were selected by the Italian justice system for an experimental research programme aiming at the evaluation of psychopathic personality traits among violent offenders. Within the group, 14 participants (64%) had committed murder, 4 (18%) had committed rape, and 4 (18%) were convicted child sex offenders. The Traumatic Experience Checklist was used to assess childhood relational trauma; the Hare Psychopathy Checklist�Revised (PCL-R) was used to assess psychopathy.
Results
There was a high prevalence of childhood experiences of neglect and abuse among the offenders. Higher levels of childhood relational trauma were found among participants who obtained high scores on the PCL-R. There was also a significant negative association between age of first relational trauma and psychopathy scores.
Conclusions
Findings of this study suggest that an early exposure to relational trauma in childhood can play a relevant role in the development of more severe psychopathic traits.
So beating kids is probably not a good way to prevent psychopathy.