2 boys hang kitten with a game controller

[Geno]

MESA -- Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies and the Sheriff's Animal Crimes Unit have concluded an investigation of two boys, six and seven years old, living in an East Mesa trailer park who admit to stoning and later hanging to death a four month old kitten.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio says the boys are too young to be charged with animal cruelty and apparently will not be getting help from Child Protective Services.

Deputies say that language and cultural differences made it difficult to persuade both boysââ,¬â,,¢ parents of the urgent need for counseling but ultimately they have agreed to perhaps seek counseling for the boys.

The investigation began with a call to the Sheriff's Office on October 23, 2008 from a neighbor who found a dead cat. Deputies went to the neighborhood of one of the two boys in the 9000 block of Apache Trail in Mesa and found the kitten hanging by its neck from a backyard tree.

The boys had apparently used a wire from the video game controller they were playing, Grand Theft Auto, to hoist up the kitten. The animal's head had been injured by blows from a rock.

Arpaio questions why these young children were allowed to play such a violent video game.

ââ,¬Å"This game allows players to kill cops and rape women,ââ,¬Â� Arpaio says. ââ,¬Å"Itââ,¬â,,¢s little wonder why they perpetrated such violence against that little animal.ââ,¬Â�

The boys will avoid criminal prosecution as state law prohibits charging anyone under the age of eight (8) with a crime. Child Protective Services were contacted by the Sheriffââ,¬â,,¢s deputies but declined getting involved in the case saying the circumstances of the case were outside the criteria required to help the boys and their families.

Arpaio says the Sheriffââ,¬â,,¢s Office child forensic specialist, trained to properly question children, was asked into the case to conduct an interview with the two boys in the presence of their parents.

ââ,¬Å"The kind of psychological care these boys need to avoid any further acts of violence against animals or people will be very expensive,ââ,¬Â� Arpaio says. ââ,¬Å"Both families are likely to be greatly burdened by the medical help required.ââ,¬Â� Further complicating the family situation is the fact that the mother of the seven-year-old boy is an illegal alien.

The Sheriff is hopeful someone in the counseling community will come forward to offer their services on a volunteer basis. The Sheriffââ,¬â,,¢s deputies have contacted ASU where a new program has begun which specializes in these kinds of cases.

ââ,¬Å"This level of animal abuse at such a young age could be a predictor of worse violence in the future,ââ,¬Â� Arpaio says. ââ,¬Å"Though it is a little unusual for us to get involved in this way, weââ,¬â,,¢re doing whatever we can to find the guidance these two boys need to avoid that.ââ,¬Â�

Any qualified child counselor who might consider volunteering their services in this case is asked to contact the Sheriffââ,¬â,,¢s case investigator at 602-876-1681.

lol at the bolded part but holy shit thats awful

[StarPilot]

ââ,¬Å"The kind of psychological care these boys need to avoid any further acts of violence against animals or people will be very expensive,ââ,¬Â� Arpaio says.

It would just be cheaper to ground them, take away the console, sell the game(s), and learn why the fuck there's a giant letter M on the bottom right or left corner of the box.

Also, can we get a link to said article instead of a simple copypasta?

[Ezloﺕ]

This is absolutely awful, but seriously, what the hell are these little kids doing playing a rated M video game?

[l a c e y]

that is disgusting.
those kids deserve to be hung up a controller wire from a tree and have rocks thrown at them.

[Hermione Granger]

fuck. can you actually rape women in GTA? i haven't done it yet. ;_;

[Trini]

that is disgusting.
those kids deserve to be hung up a controller wire from a tree and have rocks thrown at them.

And I suppose we should all be crushed because we kill house spiders and roaches?
Kids do stupid shit. And their parents shouldn't have allowed them to play such games in the first place.

[Ezloﺕ]

And I suppose we should all be crushed because we kill house spiders and roaches?
Kids do stupid shit. And their parents shouldn't have allowed them to play such games in the first place.

This is far worse than just "stupid shit".

[Bolivian Army]

this is a kitten we're talking about here
not some stuipid dog or a person

these kids gotta burn

[l a c e y]

this is a kitten we're talking about here
not some stuipid dog or a person

these kids gotta burn

your fuccckinnn crazzy.

[Bolivian Army]

your fuccckinnn crazzy.

The world can be a crazzy place sometimes.

[Ezloﺕ]

your fuccckinnn crazzy.

boyah is just lucky that they dont have ba AND psychopickle registered on this forum

[l a c e y]

whyy?

[Ezloﺕ]

whyy?

You don't want to know.

[superclucky]

How did psychopickle even get liked by outsider, I thought he was hated by everyone. ;_;

Also I wonder if the kids actually enjoyed hanging the cat.

[Kalahari Inkantation]

How fucking stupid can kids be? ;
Their parents should get rid of all their game-related items (maybe even their TV) and then send them to a psychologist.