SkippySanchez
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From Verum Serum.
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The VA Tech faculty had trouble with Cho before the shooting...
And Arizona authorities had problems with Laughner before his shooting...
Is it just me, or...
Both of these situations stem from the same core problem: serious parental neglect. Unfortunately there is no real way to hold them criminally accountable for the results of their neglect. In these cases, though, I truly agree with civil prosecution against the parents.
The VA Tech faculty had trouble with Cho before the shooting...
And Arizona authorities had problems with Laughner before his shooting...
Is it just me, or...
Let's play pretend with 20/20 hindsight: If they could have locked down the campus, IF, what were the chances of locking the killer up inside a building like a dorm. Pretty good.
We have a teenage daughter who is finally in residential treatment after several thwarted attempts to get her placed there. Her view of the world, family, and social relationships is severely twisted, but she is clever and manipulative. After two sessions with a licensed clinical social worker, she convinced the social worker that I was the one who needed therapy.As the parent of a seriously mentally ill adult child, I can tell you unequivocally that despite our desperate and unflagging attempts to get him treatment, we have been stymied by one road block after another in a system that ignores the pleas of loved ones and clear evidence based on past and current behaviors in favor of the civil rights of a dangerously ill individual. If you haven't walked in these shoes, you may want to reconsider your quick and easy jump to blaming the parents. I know better - and I've learned it in the most heart-breaking school imaginable.
What it all boils down to is that living in a free society is a dangerous proposition and there likely isn't much we can do to make it better without seriously restricting individual liberties. I choose to accept those risks because i'd much rather die on my feet than live on my knees.