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I was pretty much all of that, other than the more extreme acts of violence (arm breaking, smothering, & killing animals). The problem was that I was being abused/neglected. I'm sure that this kid is raising up red flags, but I'd personally be more concerned about where these behaviours were adopted from. No child is born to be "evil". No child just learns to take life with such ease. Children are, first & foremost, mirrors. It takes a combination of mental scarring & poor control on the parental units' part in order for this to happen. If the parents aren't responding to your concern, there is a reason. Who's to say that some of the injuries to the other children weren't caused by the parents & blamed on him? I'd call social services or something similar. It's a difficult decision, but if his behaviour can be reversed & he can be retaught/renurtured, the best time would be now. Before his hormones kick in & he has a chance to get worse.
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