Howard-
You found my last news link interesting, so here's another.
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This happened close to me. For those that don't want to read the story, some sick f**ks skinned a dog alive.
Here's the question I'm putting out...
I believe crimes of this nature clearly indicate that the person responsible has a predisposition to much more serious crimes later in life. I know, it's just a dog, but should we treat crimes like this more seriously for the benefit of preventing more serious, future crimes?