I often think we have this strange notion, at least here in the West,that kids are some kind of nice innocent little creatures, almost angel-like. They’re not. They’re kids, for sure, they’re smaller and more fragile and they need help with a lot of things but they’re still full on human beings. Meaning they can be as cruel as we adults (suffice to observe kids fighting one other, or a bunch of kids bullying one of them they consider a weakling)… if not more than us, as most kids have yet to learn the skill of hypocrisy, aka the art of hiding their true feelings and emotions.

But I do agree with you, this strip is quite unsettling.