Stating that there may be many psychological disorders underlying violence against animals, experts point out that people who are prone to violence are individuals who lack a sense of compassion and cannot control their anger. According to experts, people who inflict violence on any living creature and feel no guilt over it suffer from anti-social personality disorder.
In Erzincan, the footage of T.H. torturing a cat he captured at the military station caused a great reaction. T.H., who drew the reaction of all segments of society, was detained. T.H., who was referred to the courthouse, was released on judicial control conditions.
NPISTANBUL Hospital Specialist Clinical Psychologist Ecem Erkin said that many psychological disorders can be seen in people who commit acts of violence.
They have no sense of empathy
Stating that it is out of the question to treat violence against animals and violence against human beings as different issues, Ecem Erkin said: "People who commit acts of violence may suffer from many psychological disorders. People who are prone to violence are usually individuals who lack a sense of compassion and cannot control their anger. They have no sense of empathy, they cannot realize that the other living being is suffering. It can be said that people who inflict violence on any living being and feel no guilt over it have anti-social personality traits."
Violence is modeled
Ecem Erkin stated that people who perpetrate violence have usually been subjected to violence themselves in the past, and that violence is a concept that can be learned:
"Thus, learning that they can only restrain their uncontrollable anger by harming another living being is one of the factors that make them inclined to commit violence. Sometimes, even if they do not experience violence themselves, witnessing violence can also cause a person to learn this behavior by taking it as a model. For example, the presence of a father who shows violence to the mother at home may cause the child at home to take this behavior as a model and apply it to his friends at school."
Violence against animals can also harm humans
Stating that people who inflict violence on animals have the potential to harm humans in the future, Specialist Clinical Psychologist Ecem Erkin said, "There are many examples in the past. Many murderers have inflicted violence on animals and even killed them before their murders. The killer of 13 women, Albert de Salvo, the "Boston monster", used to put cats and dogs in the same cage hungry and watch them kill each other. The murderer of 50 people, Peter Kurten, the "Düsseldorf Vampire", later confessed to raping and killing many dogs and sheep. These are just the main examples, but the list can be extended."
Legal sanctions should be toughened
Stating that one of the reasons for violence against animals in our country is the inadequacy of laws, Specialist Clinical Psychologist Ecem Erkin said, "Inadequacy of laws is one of the foundations of this problem. Crimes against animals are not covered by the Law on Misdemeanors. (This sentence is wrong, crimes against animals are punished according to the Law on Misdemeanors. Instead, the penalty for crimes against animals should be increased. We can write) We have recently experienced another example; the fact that they were considered as "property" rather than "life" after 2 dogs were slaughtered shows how inadequate our laws are in this regard."