Hi there,

There have been some interesting points made in this thread since I last visited... a few of which I wanted to comment on.
First -- the motive behind this particular torture video: On the video you can clearly hear one of the young men ask 'So why are we doing this?' - Anothers response is 'I don't even know yet' -- HOWEVER -- in defense, it was brought up that the video was a statement on meat-eating. It was also noted that Jesse Power and Anthony Wennekers pleaded guilty and a guilty plea is a sign of remorse, according to the defense attornies of the young men.
It is my opinion, after being in the same courtroom as Jesse, Anthony and the recently-captured Matt, that none are remorseful for their actions.
On the subject of rehabilitation. It was brought up in this thread that there is something called a 'homicide triangle' which involves 3 factors, that when combined, can result in a higher instance of murderers and the like. The 3 factors are: bed-wetting, fire-starting and animal abuse.
As a point of interest, there were psychiatric evaluations done of Mr. Wennekers and Mr. Power - the results stated that there was no sign of mental illness.
It has been suggested that perpetrators of animal abuse crimes be made to spend time with animals as part of their punishment. This idea is something I strongly disagree with, for several reasons.
That's it for now.
Take care,

Katie Woodward
www.findmatt.org
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