Creepy Connections

"According to a 1997 study done by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and Northeastern University, animal abusers are five times more likely to commit violent crimes against people and four times more likely to commit property crimes than are individuals without a history of animal abuse."

Read more: Abuse Connection - The Link Between Animal Cruelty and Interpersonal Violence | Pet-Abuse.Com Animal Cruelty Database http://www.pet-abuse.com/pages/abuse_connection.php#ixzz2BPXTIFrv

Okay, first of all, I had heard this claim before. The claim that if you see a little kid stomp on a cats head and laugh and walk away that they are going to grow up to be a serial killer. Now what I didn't know before doing some research is that this claim, this creepy connection, is very, very true.

Plus, wanna know something even creepier?? Look at these phycological definitions I found on the same page as the statement above:

"Abusing an animal is a way for a human to find power/joy/fulfillment through the torture of a victim they know cannot defend itself."

Now break down a human crime, say rape. If we substitute a few pronouns, it's the SAME THING.
"Rape is a way for a human to find power/joy/fulfillment through the torture of a victim they know cannot defend themselves."

Now try it with, say, domestic abuse such as child abuse or spousal abuse:
"Child abuse is a way for a human to find power/joy/fulfillment through the torture of a victim they know cannot defend themselves."

........................AHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Okay, okay back to a more serious note. The similarities between these definitions are chillingly similar and the fact that this hasn't been publicized more is a bit ridiculous! If we had known this back when crazies like Patrick Sherrill, Albert DeSalvo, and Carroll Cole we could've totally seen all their vicious crimes coming and maybe, just maybe, done something to stop it!

Patrick Sherrill killed 14 coworkers at the post office he worked at before shooting and killing himself had a record and a history of stealing the neighbors pets and allowing his dog to attack, mutilate, and kill them while he just watched.

Albert DeSalvo was called the "Boston Strangler". He killed 13 women and also had a history of animal abuse. When he was younger he would trap dogs and cats in crates and shoot arrows into the  crates for fun.

Carroll Cole is in my opinon the most messed up crazy of them all. He was executed for 35 murders and in his past had enjoyed strangling puppies because he claimed it calmed him and made him feel powerful....what the heck?!

All of these mentally deranged killers may have been able to have been stopped if these signs of future abuse had been detected. It's sad really but even more than sad...it's frightening for our future.