Boy found dead in French street after parents 'punish him'

[MTL]

Well, five hours have passed since I first read the OP and I'm still crying over it.

I find myself wishing there was some way I could bring him back to life, just so I could comfort him.



I may be Agnostic, but I hope there's a special hell for people who torment children and animals.

EDIT:

Especially people who inflict torment by utilizing SHAME.

I've had plenty of experience with shaming, often over things I needn't have been ashamed of, in my life,
and it's a big part of what I despise about religion,
and I think it's part of the reason this story is rankling with me so much.

2nd EDIT:

And I may as well take this opportunity and context to point out that I don't just mean shaming humans.

Very often, people correct their dogs by saying "BAD DOG!",
and we forget animals are smarter than we give them credit for.

I certainly don't wish to detract from the central point of this post,

but abuse is abuse, verbal or physical,
whether directed at human or non-human;
and no innocent creature who made a simple, honest misstep,
deserves to be told they are fundamentally "bad"...

...they simply need to understand that they made a mistake.