"Witnessing death and witnessing cruel killing are different things," counters Yeh Li-sen, who says that although witnessing and becoming accustomed to the slaughter of animals does not inevitably lead to an abusive and violent character, it is a fact that many violent criminals have a record of abusing animals as children.
「目睹死亡與目睹虐殺是不同的」，葉力森認為，目睹、習慣屠殺或許不一定造成暴虐性格，但事實證明許多暴力罪犯在兒時有虐待動物的記錄。