10 Year Old Little Killer Murders His Mother For Not Buying Him A Headset

The questions that rise to me are; Is the little boy “morally” or “mentally” threadbare? And, if diagnosed as falling into one or the other (or both?) category; is his condition verifiable [fixable]?

If evidence proves there’s no hope of reformation or recovery, then does society, or parent/legal guardian, become responsible for maintaining, sustaining, corrupted life at what cost, and for how long, and for what purpose?

In the film, “The Bad Seed” Christine, the kind mother of the 8-year-old girl Rhoda, discovers her daughter has murdered three people. [“It can be hypothesized that Rhoda suffers from antisocial personality disorder because the motives to her crimes are for her own self-fulfillment.” She shows no morals or emotion.] In not wanting Rhoda to harm others, or having Rhoda harmed or put on a psychological exhibition, Christine attempts to take both Rhoda’s life and her own.

I’ve always felt this was an astounding progressive approach, written in 1954 by William March. The pill-scene of a loving mother taking responsibility for a most beloved yet corrupted youngster. It’s an ill-fated gesture that is both bold and contrary, and continues to elicit tremendous controversy through the years over right vs. wrong life issues.
 

Children don't have fully developed sense of right and wrong. Our morals aren't fully developed until our late 20s. Obviously, this child is an extreme case, and probably a sociopath.

I'm still wondering how the kid got access to a gun.
 

I wouldn't worry about brain scans. I would be thinking about parental skills. Who is always wrong when kids go astray and do stupid crap? Parents!! For God's sake, people, you do NOT raise children. The child you raise lives in your basement, doing nothing with their 14th century French art degree and can't work.

You raise ADULTS. People who are not a drain on society, people who work and are responsible.

Anyone here who has a 10-year-old murderer might want to argue that fact.
 
After a bit of research I found the answer to how the kid had access to a gun. It was his mother's. Jeez.

In a subsequent interview with detectives, the boy allegedly admitted he got his mother’s gun because he was mad at her for waking him up at 6 a.m. and for prohibiting him from buying the virtual reality headset on Amazon, police said.
https://wfin.com/fox-national-news/...-alleged-killing-of-mom-over-amazon-purchase/

Not only should some people not be allowed to own guns; some people should not be allowed to have children.
 
caroln said:
Some murderers are not able to be rehabilitated no matter what age they are. They understand what they did is against the law, they just don't care. They have no empathy whatsoever.

James Fallon, PhD, has studied the brains of many serial killers and believes the brains of some fetuses were bathed in way too much serotonin in utero, making them numb to serotonin effects after birth. This makes them unable to control anger or stress. This, along with other factors like being exposed to a violent environment, is a deadly combination that practically guarantees someone will become a serial killer.

This 10 year old that killed his mother sounds like a sociopath who could be a poster child for Dr. Fallon's theories
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Current thinking among most mental health professionals is that psychopaths are born that way, whereas sociopaths are primarily a result of their environment.
 
Shalimar said:
Current thinking among most mental health professionals is that psychopaths are born that way, whereas sociopaths are primarily a result of their environment.
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Interesting, does that mean sociopaths are treatable, but psychopaths not?

I honestly did not know the difference, so I looked it up. Doesn't seem to be a lot:

A key difference between a psychopath and a sociopath is whether he has a conscience, the little voice inside that lets us know when we’re doing something wrong...

A psychopath doesn’t have a conscience. If he lies to you so he can steal your money, he won’t feel any moral qualms, though he may pretend to. He may observe others and then act the way they do so he’s not “found out,”...

A sociopath typically has a conscience, but it’s weak. They may know that taking your money is wrong, and they might feel some guilt or remorse, but that won’t stop their behavior.

Sociopath v. Psychopath: What’s the Difference?​

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/sociopath-psychopath-difference
 
Alligatorob said:
Interesting, does that mean sociopaths are treatable, but psychopaths not?

I honestly did not know the difference, so I looked it up. Doesn't seem to be a lot:

A key difference between a psychopath and a sociopath is whether he has a conscience, the little voice inside that lets us know when we’re doing something wrong...

A psychopath doesn’t have a conscience. If he lies to you so he can steal your money, he won’t feel any moral qualms, though he may pretend to. He may observe others and then act the way they do so he’s not “found out,”...

A sociopath typically has a conscience, but it’s weak. They may know that taking your money is wrong, and they might feel some guilt or remorse, but that won’t stop their behavior.

Sociopath v. Psychopath: What’s the Difference?​

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/sociopath-psychopath-difference
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I can only speak to my own experience. I have never encountered a rehabilitated psychopath, but I have dealt with two rehabilitated sociopaths.
 
I think people forget the media. In the movies, on the tv, in video games people are shot all the time. Even when shot they give up, fight, shoot back, etc; and every family is the Waltons.

The child is ten years old.

If he has Asperger‘s or any other form of autism he would not demonstrate any feelings besides I want-whatever. Combine a form of autism with a mental illness, and you have a very ill child. Combine that with all the media children are bombarded with and realize he might have expected mom to be ok.

After all most children have no exposure to death and even if they do; they don’t understand death.

Many people seem to be very judgmental of one small 10 year old. Would I have a problem living next to him? No. You actually never know who you live next too; many people have been surprised to learn that their very helpful neighbor is a serial killer.

Would I have a problem living next to very judgmental people. Yuppers
 
That's highly disturbing. I don't know. Are there some people just born without the ability to feel empathy, sympathy, remorse. I have to think there are. Not all schizophrenics are violent. I'd be cautious of them but not necessarily afraid. There is something else, or in addition going on here based just on the article.
 
When you cold heartedly kill your mom when you're ten years old, your picture is not going to be in the high school yearbook under " Most Likely to Succeed". This kid has a definite mental history, and he hasn't even hit puberty yet. Some psychiatrists believe you have to wait till the person is at least 18 to assess personality, etc. With this kid, even if he improves, you wouldn't want him on the streets-EVER. There are broken people.
 
This is terribly sad. Just read the variety of comments and you can get a pretty good idea of the tragedy of this event. If the child is clinically mentally ill I assure you no amount of good parenting can change that. But as a once-upon-a-time nurse I can assure you children can shoot guns for a variety of in the moment reasons. They rarely have the ability to process consequence like an adult. They can be mad, or playing. Guns can be lethal. Thus do not keep them out where they can be accessed.
 
Why in God's name do we have to keep dealing with other peoples' stupid kids? Why can't people raise kids right? Geez.
 
Pookie said:
Oh shoot, I don't know. How old would you like that kid living next door to you?
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It has nothing to do with a neighbor. But adult criminal prosecution under the age of majority for juveniles.

If a 5 year old shot someone and killed them, should they even be prosecuted at all, in adult or juvenile court!
 
ohioboy said:
If a 5 year old shot someone and killed them, should they even be prosecuted at all, in adult or juvenile court!
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The word 'prosecute, seems quite severe
It's a child
a really messed up child
Perhaps psychopathic
No matter
Seems a team of seasoned pros, in a controlled environment, would be more prudent
fuzzybuddy said:
Some psychiatrists believe you have to wait till the person is at least 18 to assess
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That was my son
When they finally assessed and found him schizophrenic, he was in a horribly hard core prison situation.
They finally took him across the street to where they filmed One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
 
I worked with almost 1,000 6-year-old children over a span of 35 years teaching first grade. Being the only male teacher in the school, I was given many "challenging" students, some were emotionally disturbed. I can tell you (without exception) that those children with emotional/anger issues ALWAYS had red flags pop up. I worked closely with the school psychologist to find early interventions for these children. Following up is key. When these "at risk" children slip through the cracks, disaster follows.

What kind of stupid therapist was this boy seeing? There were obvious red flags! It makes me fume! And why was this mother's loaded gun unlocked? This young boy had serious impulse control issues that needed to be addressed. What a tragic story. The therapist should give up her practice and start selling junk jewelry for a living.
 
Shalimar said:
The best parents on the planet cannot compensate for mental illness in their children.
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The mother was one of the worst parents on the planet. She had a severely disturbed child and she had a gun that he had access to. Talk about a ticking timebomb!
 
Shalimar said:
The best parents on the planet cannot compensate for mental illness in their children.
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Bull. The best parents will get help for their kids, recognize issues, stop coddling them, and get them help so somehow saving us money by not incarcerating them. Easy enough.
 

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