So... a kid who kills a pet is a potential serial killer but a hunter kills a deer and is a sportman?

[OddBeMe]

[IslaTheWitch]

depends on many things... the age of the kid and their motivations, the reason the hunter is the hunter, so motivations again...

if the kid kills a bug because is curious and doesn't understand that it causes pain to the bug... I wouldn't say it characterizes the serial killer... it's just the natural curiosity of a young kid

if the kid is older and understands inflicted pain and does it because of the excitement it involves... there could be a hint... but still, nothing is set in stone... kids are growing out of many things...

with hunters, it's more complicated, mainly because the government regulates hunting... so... whatever motivations the hunter has to kill animals... as long as they do it without crossing existing laws, they can do it... no one asks about their motivations...

in both cases, there could be a need, the desired level of excitement, that killing animals doesn't provide... so the kid... and the hunter... can make a step into harming other people...

[OddBeMe]

Because they want to kill. Boom done.

[Anonymous]

Much as I agree with the sentiment, there is a difference between a hunter who kills a deer and eats it and maybe makes something useful out of the skin and a guy who tortures someone’s pet to death

[OddBeMe]

I'm not too sure. But I see your point

[Juxtapose]

My great grandparents literally hunted to survive during the winter and the cops let them. This happened in Maine. Hunting should be for survival because it's STILL MURDER. ANIMALS ARE ALIVE AND HAVE FEELINGS!

[NathanDavis]

and a deer who pets a killer is a potential sport man...

[Anonymous]

Sounds like typical mindless American logic.

[OddBeMe]

Where'd you get my picture!

[exitseven]

I do not think killing an animal that never did anything to me is okay. If ever see the coyote that killed my cat I will shoot him dead.

[OddBeMe]

I shot a dog who went after my goats. Took it to the vet. It was following it's own instincts. But agreed

[ProbablyClueless]

Intention matters. Someone who kills an animal for fun is an asshole. Someone who kills an animal for food is doing it for a real purpose.

[msc545]

People who kill animals for fun really bother me in professional and diagnostic way.

[Sevenpointfive]

did the hunter have a relationship with the deer? did the kid eat the pet?

[FunkyMonkee]

A PET is NOT a wild animal. Wild animals are killed for food!