Originally posted by: ggnl
You're splitting hairs. Whether or not he torturted the ducks, it's the lack of empathy and feeling that he'd done nothing wrong that should be sending up the red flags here. Animal cruelty in children is a classic precursor to the onset of psychopathy/antisocial disorder later in life. It doesn't necessarily mean he's going to turn into a serial killer, but if I were his father he'd be in therapy the next day.
You are forgetting that most kids will say they did nothing wrong regardless of whether they believe it or not. It is a defense mechanism to avoid getting in trouble.
