3. TIL of the horrific murder of Junko Furuta, whose case details were so morbid, t...

TIL of the horrific murder of Junko Furuta, whose case details were so morbid, they caused court spectators to faint when read aloud.

So this seems a poplular question with (understandably) a lot of scepticism.

I had him volunteer at a no kill shelter where he/we would ask for donations. He got to go inside and play with puppies and see what went on in a "guided tour" type situation. There was an issue with a litter of puppies who were sick and dying of parvo. Now, parvo is highly contagious in these situations. Shelters have been known to euthanize a ton of animals to keep it from spreading to the healthy populations. Intake animals are separated from the rest of the population for just this reason. It's a crude comparison, but it's similar to prisons where typhoid or tuberculosis can spread rapidly.

Lots of confusion and panic at times like this and we live in a small community with little oversight (at the time) and few willing volunteers. Shelters are unimaginabley understaffed and underfunded and as a willing volunteer, we were just there.

My son sat on a chair in the back of the room (hey, no baby sitters to help watch him right?) and I allowed him to see. I didn't force him to watch or help.

I'm sorry my op was too vague. I can definitely see how that would make me seem like a bad guy (and I may very well be. It's something I struggle with as a single parent.)

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