Future Serial Killer...

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A seven-year-old boy has been filmed going on the rampage at a popular zoo in Australia, killing rare reptiles and feeding live ones to a crocodile.

Footage from the security cameras at Alice Springs Reptile Centre caught the child smiling as he killed a total of 13 animals.

During his 30-minute spree, he was seen hurling the animals over the security fence into the crocodile enclosure.

Zoo officials described the boy's actions as "unbelievable".

They are considering suing the parents as the boy is too young to be prosecuted.

Holy crap....a seven year old?!? Where would he have learned this kind of behaviour and where the heck were the people looking after him?

That's awful!  It must be heartbreaking for the zoo employees who breed and care for these reptiles.

What were his parents/caregiver doing while this went on?  Surely they should have stopped him.

OMG that is insane!!!!!! Those poor animals!

Surely at age 7 he must have some comprehension of what he was doing? That's scary!

ok so haven't looked properly but yeah - howd he get them, how did no-one else see him, and where the hell were his parents.

I did read ages ago that a link had been proven between domestic abuse and animal abuse.

Well its only one step really from being able to disassociate enough to cause pain (or kill!) to one living thing (ie an animal) and being able to do it to a human.

Scary    Although with 'carers' who obviously don't give a toss- is it any wonder?

I saw that on the news DH and I were gob smacked couldnt believe it.

I think the Zoo should sue the parents as the kid was only 7 and his parents should have been looking after him properly.

OMG - I am just sitting here is complete shock after reading this. It is totally unbelievable. I wonder if Paws has a point in saying this might actually stem from domestic abuse. It would explain why his parent didn't notice him missing?

I wonder what would have happened if he managed to get into the crocodile inclosure and was hurt or killed. Then who would have been held accountable for that? I'm sure the parents would have been blaming the Zoo.

Thirteen would make a lot more sense, because it says the boy "scaled the wall " , which means im guessing that his parents weren't actually there...and i dont know about you , but my daughter is not far off seven , and i know where she is at all times, perhaps at thirteen hes more likely to run off .
But STILL ! those poor animals, they are supposed to be relatively safe at a zoo.

WTF.

This is weird.