From: Eugene Leitl (eugene.leitl@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)
Date: Mon Dec 20 1999 - 12:56:28 MST
CurtAdams@aol.com writes:
> Torturing small animals as a child is a strong signal for
> seriously anti-social behavior (murder, rape, etc.) as
> an adult.
Certain amount of mindless/explorative torturing (scaring kittens,
tearing legs of flies, etc.) seems to be normal for (mostly male)
children. The amount of "acceptable" torture also varies in different
societies.
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