Aussie boy goes on zoo rampage

nasa0003 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:39 pm

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081003/ap_on_re_au_an/as_australia_zoo_carnage;_ylt=AkUfwGwmlD_YN6wPlTshfw79xg8F

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SYDNEY, Australia - A 7-year-old boy broke into a popular Outback zoo, fed a string of animals to the resident crocodile and bashed several lizards to death with a rock, the zoo's director said Friday.
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The 30-minute rampage, caught on the zoo's security camera, happened early Wednesday after the boy jumped a security fence at the Alice Springs Reptile Center in central Australia, said zoo director Rex Neindorf.

The child then went on a killing spree, bashing three lizards to death with a rock, including the zoo's beloved, 20-year-old goanna, which he then fed to "Terry," an 11-foot, 440-pound saltwater crocodile, said Neindorf.

The boy also fed several live animals to Terry by throwing them over the two fences surrounding the crocodile's enclosure, at one point climbing over the outer fence to get closer to the giant reptile.

In the footage, the boy's face remains largely blank, Neindorf said, adding: "It was like he was playing a game."

By the time he was done, 13 animals worth around $5,500 had been killed, including a turtle, bearded dragons and thorny devil lizards, Neindorf said. Although none were considered rare, some are difficult to replace, he said.

"We're horrified that anyone can do this and saddened by the age of the child," Neindorf said.

Alice Springs police said they are unable to press charges against the boy because of his age. Children under age 10 can't be charged with criminal offenses in the Northern Territory. His name was not released because of his age.

Neindorf said he plans to sue the boy's parents.

The boy's small size is probably the reason he didn't trip the zoo's security system, which relies on sensors to detect intruders, Neindorf said.

"I just want people to learn that they can't let their children go and run amok," Neindorf said. "If we can't put the blame onto the child, then someone has to accept the responsibility."

Ok, this is sad a 7 year old kid would be that violent, and the Zoo needs a better security system.

Darkside Hazuki · **Posted:** Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:18 pm

That is messed up.

Kids are such idiots today.

DrMario · **Posted:** Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:23 pm

O god, something tells me someone told him or paid him to do it.... He probably had some help.... I can't imagine a 7 year old would be able to do all that by themselves.... I wish he was 10.....

apple4960 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:44 pm

that plain weird. What motive would somebody have to do that? :roll:

stevenjackson39 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:43 pm

he was possessed.

catcher51 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:53 pm

He could have a mental disabilty or something.

stevenjackson39 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:58 pm

the crocodile could've hypnotized him.

DrMario · **Posted:** Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:40 am

stevenjackson39 wrote:

the crocodile could've hypnotized him.

Uhhh, lets be serious.....

cownip · **Posted:** Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:26 am

When I saw the title I thought you were talking about my overuse of mate. That's terrible, as a vegettarian (for morale reasons) I particurally am pissed by something like this. Its revolting that someone so young would do this. I know I'm jumping the gun here and it is a stretch, but I am taking a class at my local community college (I'm in high school) about psychology and animal abuse at a young age is a strong sign of being a Psychopath and a Sociopath (this sounds much more like a sociopath if this were the case). I heard a (probably over estimated) estimate that a scary 1% of the world fall into these two catagories, so you never know,

stevenjackson39 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:57 am

okay, now i'm scared.
thanks a lot, cownip.

ElvenAmerican · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:37 pm

^^ I think that was little overdone on your part, but it was interesting regardless. Sorry if you find this negative.

All I can say is when the kid is grown up, we're here in the US and he's down under. I wouldn't be too worried about the kid going on a human rampage when he's older because he'll be down there and we'll be up here.

My thoughts on this is just horrible, I may eat meat, but god this was just horrible. The zoo needs way better security and ban the kid and family from the zoo. That'll do it, ban the kid.

Banning does wonders in real life, it seems. :!:

SlimPickens · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:10 pm

How does banning him do anything? The animals are dead. The kid is obviously disturbed in some way- normal people dont do things like this. If an adult had done this I would say smash him in the head with a rock and feed him to the gators as punishment...an eye for an eye... but since its a kid, who may not have been taught right from wrong properly, its tough to apply punishment/correction in this case.

This is just plain sad, and I agree with Cownip that kids who do things like this are a much higher risk of sociopathic behavior later in life. Poor reptiles and animals - as if being captured and stuck in a zoo isnt bad enough, they get bashed to death and fed to a gator by some Jeffery Dahmer wannabe kid...

Longball714 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:56 pm

I think that he should be put in jail regardless of his age.

And be forced to pay the fines with his own money.

cownip · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:04 pm

Its not quite behavior as much so as a sign that they may be a Psychopath or a Sociopath. As I said before, cruelty to animals is quite often commonly done by those with either of these two diagnosis. Hitler had practiced cruelty to animals as well. I belive that this boy, if he were one of the two, would be a sociopath do to the fact that they much more commonly follow their instincts and are more physical while a Psychopath thinks out what they do before they do it and often create much more intelligent and developed plans. This was spur of the moment and was stupid of the boy as he did not gain anything from it, leading me to believe that on the unlikely chance he did fall into one of these catagories, he would be a Sociopath.

stevenjackson39 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:46 pm

Longball714 wrote:

I think that he should be put in jail regardless of his age.

And be forced to pay the fines with his own money.

but what if he doesn't have enough allowance?

i'm just trying to brighten things up a bit...

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