Reply #33: No, there's no excuse for being a sadistic psychopath

[Lorien]

His actions have nothing to do with the economy. I didn't see anything in the story that referred to military service either (though I may have missed it). We live in a sick culture that glorifies killing and violence. A person who is already a sociopath with sadistic tendencies might think that teaching their kids how to murder something they love is somehow a good thing-because they don't understand love and compassion to begin with. I had a relative like this who, when he found out that his young son loved the family rooster, forced the child to kill it and eat it. The boy grew into a man who hated killing anything (thankfully) and was estranged from his father.

I just hope that those kids can be placed in a safer environment ASAP and that the father gets some serious psychological help. People who enjoy killing defenseless animals are usually only a breath away from doing the same to children.