Simple question.
Of course. That teen didn't take another person life.
Simple question?
We should routinely put down people who are insane, you seem to imply that very thing?
Who said the kid is insane?
More likely he's simply evil.
Insanity can be cured, or at least controlled.
I'm not aware of any such effective treatment for evil.
Are you trying to pick a fight?
First of all, my criteria for which people deserve to live is not limited to just those who murder in cold blood. I don’t have hard numbers on this, but I would wager that 99.999999% of all people who are barked at by dogs do not return with a baseball bat, prey on the dog’s domestic tendencies, and then beat it. Of the remaining 0.000001% who are just unable to prevent themselves from beating a domestic animal, I’d guess around 100% will never in any meaningful way contribute to society.
This kid, who is almost a legal adult (if not so already) is not insane. He is a sociopath, meaning he doesn’t care what’s right and what’s wrong. Insane people don’t beat dogs in somebody else’s yard because they barked at them. Many “insane” people are otherwise helpless and are being cared for. As a society, I believe we are judged on how we take care of those who cannot adequately take care of themselves. This includes domestic animals and the infirm among us. (Note this does not include humans who are otherwise capable of providing themselves but find it easier to just beg the government for handouts.)
This wretch is not incapable of taking care of himself and is most certainly not insane. He’s evil and I will treat him as such.