No issues here

This is my favorite answer. I'd argue that he got less than the natural consequences of his actions. In nature, when one assaults another, even with something as harmless as water, it's usually reasonable to interpret it as a threat, the response to which is usually violence. That kid is lucky he didn't get a face full of claws. I've gotten a lot worse from gently touching cats that, as it turned out, didn't want to be touched. Boundaries are important.

I think it depends a bit on where the cat is. If my cat is in somebody’s yard and the owner does not like it, it’s perfectly fine to spray my cat with water. In fact I do the same to my neighbours cat to prevent cat fights. If my cat is on neutral territory, I would be more pissed.

I like that approach. But when the parent only has their kid's half of the story, it's understandable why they would be pissed. I think most of us would be. Why did they do that to my kid? I'd want answers amd I wouldn't be happy about it.

This is what big comma and periods want you to believe. Don't be a fool!

I was gifted Robert Merle's The Day of the Dolphin once. They told me it was a great book. I'm still sure it is, but I couldn't get past the 2nd page. The lack of punctuation made it awfully cumbersome to read.

..,clea.rly ,,.com.,.,mas .,….a n .,.d ,p,e,r,i,o,d,s……,.,.,areimportant

please dont say we need to use correct grammer its unnecessary periods or commas in all of history have never really added anything to a sentence or body of text writing is about the soul not trying to control peoples formatting formatting its self is often overrated and not at all necessary inorder to discern what the meaning is of the writers passage

Can confirm.

I have a robot that clears snow on my driveway (it’s a diy build,). One winter, we were having problems with a couple teenage boys chucking snowballs at cars.

Their dads conspired to teach them a lesson.

They recruited me and S5-SY (the robot, pronounced “Sassy”,).

So they played some mind games to get the kids to think it was their idea to record themselves-live- chucking snowballs at the “defenseless” robot.

In the video, the robot turned to face them, drove itself into the snow bank and turned on its sweeper to give them the worst white wash of their lives.

Who tf gets a pet cat and doesn't let it outside? If you don't have space for a cat don't get one.

Truly cannot conceive of any other appropriate response. My kid's an asshole sometimes, better he get gentle lessons now.

Seriously my first thought if I saw this all occurring and my kid came complaining to me about it is I'd just say "well this is how the cat feels"

Lucky for me I'm one of today's 10,000 and have not seen this before.

Some say the neighor is still pounding on the door. But that kid went in Congress.

Were you walking with your dinosaur next to Jesus on the beach when the footprints disappeared?

For me, it was 3rd and Market. It was November 22nd, 1963 at about 1238pm. I was walking past Sal's Electeonic Emporium when I saw the commotion on the TVs in the display window.

Date & location please.

It is assault, though.

Kid acted maliciously towards the cat. It's not like the kid accidentally knocked a bottle of water and some of it splashed the cat. No. There was a conscious decision to torment the cat by deliberately throwing water over it.

Punishment fits the crime here.

Those 40 acid tablets I had in my back pocket though

The cat could panic, run away and get lost. Small a actions can have big consequences.

Yes, no 10 year-old ever threw water at a cat.

Dollars two hundred.

I like to imagine she had the basin of water handy in that moment.

If his Dad's reaction is any indication, he likely won't.

That's the risk you take with an outdoor brat. It's not even like water is harmful to it.

I used to have an outdoor brat and if that happened I would have shrugged it off and expected him not to go there again.

"Nobody got hurt, just LET ASSHOLE BE ASSHOLES! MUH FREEDUMS!"

Nah, I'm a firm believer in 'Fuck around and Find out'

That the risk you take

Well someone might just hit your car, that's the risk you take by driving, nobody got hurt, they shouldn't be held accountable. I would have shrugged it off and started taking the bus.

This is fun, we can remove all accountability from everything that's not harming someone directly!

It’s cruelty. Can we chuck water over you?

It's the risk you take letting your kid go outside. It's not even like water is harmful to it.

I used to have a kid that went outside and if thst happened I would have shrugged it off and expected him to not go there anymore.

I think they taunt you by shitting in your flowerbeds while you're not looking.

As a cat owner I approve using a a super soaker. I use a mini-soaker on my own cats in rare cases (being bengals they love water but despise being sprayed) - they probably catch on quickly and should bolt when they see you reaching for it soon.

That being said throwing a whole cup at a cat or making it soaking wet is not ok.

Why not simply work on training your dog to be less reactive?

Get a cat from your local shelter. Take them to the shelter to get spayed or neutered and adopted.

You're right, but this is fuck around and find out territory. I would want the escalation to make it clear where I stand with my cat.

Or will they feel vindicated by their parents support against your “evil”

Then that's a parental problem, not a problem caused by the action.

You're probably in the right here, but at least they'll know what it's like to be assaulted with water.

The code of Hammurabi clearly states an eye for an eye.

"Teach the bully to be more careful before they torment animals."

Don't worry. Water prices will start going up too.

Bullets?

Yep you harm a hair on my cats head, my vengeance will be swift and brutal

Exactly. There are endangered birds and amphibians who call my garden home. I do not want cats going in there and killing them for sport.

Get a catio! Don't destroy native wildlife.

I agree with the "don't be shitty to animals" sentiment, but I'm honestly a little surprised no one else has bothered to consider how shitty that cat might be. If it was always shitting in your yard, picking fights your cat or dog, using your bird feeder as a cat feeder, and tearing up your flower beds, then a cup of water is a pretty benign deterrent that still has a chance of being effective.

I think most people just have no idea how terrible outdoor cats are for native wildlife. It should be illegal, just like how you can't let your dog wander around freely.

On one side, I like to prank cats. on the other, I hate other peoples children.

blocked, mauuu

In this case, they go hand in hand

That's true, but in what spirit are you making that observation here?

Yep. There's also a difference between "fuck around and find out" and a 1978 Ford Pinto, since we're just stating obvious things here...

I just assumed she might be British due to spelling/tone. Cats have been around here for about 1,600 years and it's considered fairly normal to let them out.

I don't get why Americans hate animals. You do realise earth isn't owned by humans?

OP sounds like they might be British. The spelling of "neighbour" and the use of "Mental" kinda give it away.

"he just threw zero point one liter, or one deciliter water on my cat"

In this case by cup it probably actually refers to a pint glass of water (two measuring cups), but in any case not an exact measurement, so it doesn't make sense to give exact measurements. Its describing the vessels of transportation, not the amounts.

At 10 they should know better. Now, I don't know the dynamic of this "neighborship", and pettiness is not the way to go about anything. At the same time though, it's only water.