I feel sorry for the kid and his family. He had no way of knowing the consequences of his actions and we cannot possibly judge his parents on the matter. Its not fair that he has to carry it with him for the rest of his life
, kids will be kids and they all have the ability to do what he did.
It can't be blamed on lack of parenting skills, even at 10yrs old a person makes their own decisions. Anyway I can probaly count on one hand the number of truly brilliant parents I've met who teach their kids respect for all living things and who go about it correctly. Then again that goes for all people in general, our society, our world is going downhill at a dramatic pace and something needs to change.