Monsters Among Us

mistyseal11 said:

Honestly, I feel like I’m just hyper-sensitive about everything lately, you know? It’s like my skin is too thin or something. Everything hits me way harder than it probably should. kaže:
Look, I'll just be real with you—I’m definitely that kind of guy who once kicked a cat and then proceeded to smash it over the head with a brick.😁

Man, this brick is doing some straight-up magic!😍It’s just total darkness—a lethal combination.😈

...so yeah, that's the lowdown on those absolute monsters.

think about that!

Yeah, right.😂I believe in being a decent human being to other people, but I’ll be a monster to a monster if I have to... I don't feel any need to justify myself here; the very moment I would ever feel the urge to strike out at someone who can't defend themselves, I'd basically be cutting my own hand off. That absolute freak got exactly what they were looking for—like I said, if you're foolish enough to go after someone stronger than you, you're going to regret it.🙏

When a dog attacks someone out of nowhere, they usually just put it down—no endless debates about why it happened.
I’m not saying we should treat these twisted creatures the exact same way, but it’s worth considering some kind of federal law that would make sure anyone thinking about doing this realizes their life as they know it is over. It needs to be a deterrent that sticks.
And it’s true: people who get a kick out of torturing animals almost always move on to targeting humans.

man, you gotta just take a sniper shot at the whole thing from a distance🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

Whenever a headline breaks about someone being needlessly cruel—whether it’s toward people or animals—it always triggers this predictable chain reaction. First, you get the group of people with visceral, gut-wrenching reactions (myself included) who immediately call for heavy-handed sanctions or swift retribution against the perpetrator, fueled by pure empathy for the victim. Then, predictably, a second group emerges to lecture us on ethics, preaching compassion for the offender and finding ways to rationalize or defend their behavior through endless verbal gymnastics. I remember there was a debate over on Reddit regarding whether physical discipline is actually a primitive method for social reintegration—it's a shame that thread got buried.
In short, my take is that the penalties for such disgusting behavior should be genuinely transformative. They need to be harsh enough to ensure the offender never repeats the act, and terrifying enough to make anyone else contemplating something similar freeze in their tracks. If we applied that kind of deterrent, wouldn't the number of these crimes be reduced to an absolute minimum?

But it raises a deeper question: what is actually going on in the mind of someone capable of such cruelty? How does that psyche develop? Were we all, at some point in our early lives, potentially capable of this? I honestly think we were. Every single one of us carries both Mother Teresa and Mengele within us from birth. It really just comes down to which side of that duality we end up nurturing based on the circumstances that shape our personalities. Beyond that, it becomes a question of how much society is willing to tolerate or inadvertently encourage through its own standards and political manipulations.

Thomas Barrett84 said:When a dog attacks someone out of nowhere, they usually just put it down—no endless debates about why it happened.
I’m not saying we should treat these twisted creatures the exact same way, but it’s worth considering some kind of federal law that would make sure anyone thinking about doing this realizes their life as they know it is over. It needs to be a deterrent that sticks.
And it’s true: people who get a kick out of torturing animals almost always move on to targeting humans.

Yes, they should.

casualharbor9 said:Whenever a headline breaks about someone being needlessly cruel—whether it’s toward people or animals—it always triggers this predictable chain reaction. First, you get the group of people with visceral, gut-wrenching reactions (myself included) who immediately call for heavy-handed sanctions or swift retribution against the perpetrator, fueled by pure empathy for the victim. Then, predictably, a second group emerges to lecture us on ethics, preaching compassion for the offender and finding ways to rationalize or defend their behavior through endless verbal gymnastics. I remember there was a debate over on Reddit regarding whether physical discipline is actually a primitive method for social reintegration—it's a shame that thread got buried.
In short, my take is that the penalties for such disgusting behavior should be genuinely transformative. They need to be harsh enough to ensure the offender never repeats the act, and terrifying enough to make anyone else contemplating something similar freeze in their tracks. If we applied that kind of deterrent, wouldn't the number of these crimes be reduced to an absolute minimum?

But it raises a deeper question: what is actually going on in the mind of someone capable of such cruelty? How does that psyche develop? Were we all, at some point in our early lives, potentially capable of this? I honestly think we were. Every single one of us carries both Mother Teresa and Mengele within us from birth. It really just comes down to which side of that duality we end up nurturing based on the circumstances that shape our personalities. Beyond that, it becomes a question of how much society is willing to tolerate or inadvertently encourage through its own standards and political manipulations.

Pairing Weedeemer's cynicism with a long-overdue voice of reason here. This perspective actually looks at all sides instead of reaching for the 'instant fix' that has unfortunately become the mainstream mindset today...

Lisa Lopez6 said:man, you gotta just take a sniper shot at the whole thing from a distance🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

Oh, please... since when did we start using sniper rifles on cattle?

Aside from that, livestock can actually be quite useful—I fail to see how a sniper helps there...

Look, casualharbor9, it’s like when you act without giving much thought to the consequences. I think we’ve all been in a situation like that at some point. We usually just call those mistakes.
But these creeps who target animals clearly have a lower IQ, which correlates with a diminished capacity for reasoning or considering the outcome before they act.
Whatever passes through their minds in that moment probably stems from some twisted part of the brain dedicated to "entertainment," or whatever you want to call it. They simply don't think long enough to realize that this particular brand of fun is fundamentally wrong.
Because they aren't factoring in a few key things:
1. Animals feel pain too.
2. Animals are innocent, helpless creatures, and you never touch them because it is—how should I put this?—an unwritten rule.

In that specific moment, they simply don't account for any of that. 😠
Perhaps they were raised in environments where animals are viewed merely as objects—typically rural areas.
In the countryside, it’s considered perfectly normal to kill a rat, or to shoot a dog or cat if they're even slightly injured instead of taking them to a vet. Birds are either food or target practice.
I’d say animals suffer quite a bit in rural settings, especially when dealing with certain human morons—and trust me, they exist. ☕
I’m not saying the idiots from the city are any better—those guys who spend 24/7 playing shooters on a PlayStation or a PC, craving the thrill of killing "for real" 🙄 only to find an animal and lash out at it. In more extreme cases of gaming addiction, they grab an AR-15 and open fire on their classmates at a university (we’ve all heard the news stories about those types).

Gerald Morgan4 said:Pairing Weedeemer's cynicism with a long-overdue voice of reason here. This perspective actually looks at all sides instead of reaching for the 'instant fix' that has unfortunately become the mainstream mindset today...

... and honestly? If I had the chance, my first instinct would be to chop off the leg of whoever kicked that poor kitten and blinded the mindless crowd watching it happen... so much for being the "voice of reason." "I am human, and nothing human is foreign to me"... 🤷
But things need to be handled rationally... even if that means using a saw...

hiddensailor14 said:🤣
That sounds like absolute madness, but honestly, it's kind of legendary...😁
Please, for the love of God, tell me how you actually pulled that off...😁

You just give them a smack behind the ear, flip the little monkey over, and settle them down with three solid hits—two on the right, one on the left. Everything else is just extra credit.

I love proving the skeptics wrong. 😁

I absolutely loathe animal abusers. I’d subject them to the most brutal methods imaginable, heal them up, and then fillet them all over again.

Brenda Cooper3 said:Look, casualharbor9, it’s like when you act without giving much thought to the consequences. I think we’ve all been in a situation like that at some point. We usually just call those mistakes.
But these creeps who target animals clearly have a lower IQ, which correlates with a diminished capacity for reasoning or considering the outcome before they act.
Whatever passes through their minds in that moment probably stems from some twisted part of the brain dedicated to "entertainment," or whatever you want to call it. They simply don't think long enough to realize that this particular brand of fun is fundamentally wrong.
Because they aren't factoring in a few key things:
1. Animals feel pain too.
2. Animals are innocent, helpless creatures, and you never touch them because it is—how should I put this?—an unwritten rule.

In that specific moment, they simply don't account for any of that. 😠
Perhaps they were raised in environments where animals are viewed merely as objects—typically rural areas.
In the countryside, it’s considered perfectly normal to kill a rat, or to shoot a dog or cat if they're even slightly injured instead of taking them to a vet. Birds are either food or target practice.
I’d say animals suffer quite a bit in rural settings, especially when dealing with certain human morons—and trust me, they exist. ☕
I’m not saying the idiots from the city are any better—those guys who spend 24/7 playing shooters on a PlayStation or a PC, craving the thrill of killing "for real" 🙄 only to find an animal and lash out at it. In more extreme cases of gaming addiction, they grab an AR-15 and open fire on their classmates at a university (we’ve all heard the news stories about those types).

... I get exactly what you're getting at, I really do. But the issue is that certain people just don't seem to grasp it, which means they might need a much more blunt way of having it hammered into their heads. When it comes to stuff like this, I’m firmly in favor of zero tolerance, if only to ensure the most vulnerable among us are actually protected...

casualharbor9 said:... and honestly? If I had the chance, my first instinct would be to chop off the leg of whoever kicked that poor kitten and blinded the mindless crowd watching it happen... so much for being the "voice of reason." "I am human, and nothing human is foreign to me"... 🤷
But things need to be handled rationally... even if that means using a saw...

Hmm, true, but that wouldn't be a carefully considered or analyzed action. It wouldn't be rational; it would just be an immediate, reactive move driven by emotional feedback after such an atrocity. I agree it's hard for the average person not to think that way in these situations, but as you noted, it is a necessity. We have to strive for holistic idealism if we actually want to progress as a society.

It’s honestly a disgrace to our society. I often feel terrible about having to kill a bug, so I usually just toss them outside into the fresh air😂,but this? This is a complete failure on our part as a community. It’s pure inhumanity toward animals...
The guy clearly thinks he's such a tough guy when he gets to bully someone weaker than himself. I really want to ask him how he’d feel if he ran into some 6'7" linebacker weighing 330 pounds who decided to start throwing hands and swinging

Cows aren't sweet, but cats definitely are. EOD

Betty Chase54 said:Cows aren't sweet, but cats definitely are. EOD

honestly, you can't really blame anyone for your situation if you weren't born in China.🥳

Joshua Anderson17 said:I’d actually suggest that anyone here who's feeling revolted by a cat being left in a slaughterhouse for a week—just like I was during my college studies—take a look at the actual methods used to take the lives of cows and calves. It might put things in perspective...

... look, I’m just as disgusted as you are, and honestly, so are my colleagues, though I wouldn't exactly recommend watching those videos either... so what exactly was the point you were trying to make? That we should all just be indifferent to everything?

Joshua Anderson17 said:just another monster🙂

I’d honestly recommend that all you folks who are so absolutely revolted by the idea of leaving a cat in a slaughterhouse for a week—since I had the "privilege" of seeing that firsthand during my studies—take a long, hard look at the actual methods used to take the lives of cows and calves...

Hypocrites... ☕

That was more or less my point regarding the Smithfield Foods situation...

Because, seriously, people...

Thousands upon thousands

every single day

let's not be naive here—if we can justify slaughtering a pig, we can justify kicking a cat, for Christ's sake...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKExXjFAQz4

Man, just go up and talk to him, don't you dare go swinging at him! 😍

placidwolf27 said:That was more or less my point regarding the Smithfield Foods situation...

Because, seriously, people...

Thousands upon thousands

every single day

let's not be naive here—if we can justify slaughtering a pig, we can justify kicking a cat, for Christ's sake...

yeah, sure, but a cat still has eight lives left, whereas that pig ends up as breakfast sausages

Sarah Wood8 said:For instance, one summer down in Key West there was a huge colony of cats, and we used to feed one of them almost every single day... a big black one. By the following summer, there were hardly any cats left in Key West, and we found that black one dead and already smelling bad in our backyard before autumn even hit, so I assume someone poisoned them. Still, I guess that's somehow more humane than letting the population explode or having people go out and hunt them.
Of course, it isn't exactly "humane," but I get why people lose their minds when there are hundreds of cats around, especially with how many stray dogs you see in small towns.

Every cat has its own distinct personality... they aren't mindless followers like dogs, and you can't train them like idiots to perform whatever stupid trick you want. They are incredibly cunning, wild, and independent, but you can still have a great time with them depending on the specific cat. Personally, as I've gotten older, I've developed a bit of an aversion to all animals and I don't like touching them—not cats, not dogs—but if a cat ever shows up at my door, I'll always give them something to eat if I have some.

Cats in some hospitals are actually used as a kind of therapy. Apparently, petting a cat helps release stress. They're definitely smarter than dogs, too—everyone feeds them and pets them, yet they never feel the need to follow human commands. 😍