Still, I think that is baseline for little boys, until a responsible adult yanks them up short before it gets out of hand, and forces some empathy via spanking.
It's when no one bothers to do that, that you get kitten flambe. So I blame the parents just as much as the kids, who, by age 8-10 SHOULD have an idea of what they're doing. It's when their moms are constantly stoned on the couch watching (or appearing on) Jerry Springer, and they don't bother to notice or ask why their little son is carrying a gas can... |
