Prominent Texas car dealer's 17-year-old son is shot dead on Christmas Eve (TR)

UK Daily Mail ^ | 12/26/2017 | SNEJANA FARBEROV

[DFG]

A 17-year-old Texas high school student was shot and killed while trying to sell marijuana to two suspects on Christmas Eve, police said.

The incident took place shortly after 9pm on Sunday when officers with the Irving Police Department responded to a shooting report in the 200 block of Red River Trail.

Arriving at the scene, the cops found 17-year-old Brett Adkins, of Plano, suffering from a single gunshot wound to the left chest.

[DFG]

Brett’s father is president of Trophy Nissan, Toyota of Dallas and Nissan of McKinney.

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Why is it that the richest, most successful people’s kids so often turn out to be scum?

[Gay State Conservative]

At 17 I knew that it was very unwise to buy...or sell...illegal drugs.

[Gay State Conservative]

A song released long ago that I just recently discovered..."Youth Of The Nation"...put it very well:

"...instead of taking the test he took two to the chest..."

[SaveFerris]

Spoiled brats, often times.

Relative lived in Irving years back. I kinda wish they had kept that house.

[editor-surveyor]

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Selling MJ is a rather commonplace event in present day America.

You could just be calling your own kid scum, unbeknownst to yourself!

[BobL]

“At 17 I knew that it was very unwise to buy...or sell...illegal drugs.”

Particularly selling drugs, and to strangers...not a good career move if you want to make it high school graduation.

[MrEdd]

And it would be true.

[Little Pig]

Because they’re so busy being rich and successful that they often don’t have time for family? Or that, being so rich and successful, they unwittingly inflict severe cases of affluenza on their families, particularly children who get overindulged and shielded from consequences.

[fwdude]

Selling MJ is a rather commonplace event in present day America.
You could just be calling your own kid scum, unbeknownst to yourself!

BS.

I don't know what circles you run around in, but they don't represent the average American, much less the average conservative.

And if my kid is out selling illegal drugs to others, especially to the kind of scum who would do this, then yes, my kids would be scum.

[Reno89519]

Another Texas ‘Affluenza teen’. Guess daddy’s money wasn’t good enough for him. I blame the parents for the upbringing that led to this involvement and death. What’s a teenager doing smoking a cigar anyway?

[dennisw]

Yeah drug buying probably. Gone bad obviously.

[editor-surveyor]

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You’re living under a cabbage!
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[super7man]

This is a story that allows a lot of broad brushes to be used. Still sad.

[silverleaf]

Your children best not disappoint you then, or you would condemn them as scum

conditional love

[silverleaf]

At 17 my maturity and judgement were infallible
Or maybe I was just lucky sometimes

[fwdude]

And you need to change friends.

[Darksheare]

“conditional love”

False premise, you can love and care about someone without excusing, accepting or condoning their behavior.

[fwdude]

No, unconditional love, which is tough love.

Go ahead and pamper your criminal child. You may not live to appreciate him.

[TexasFreeper2009]

I wouldn’t condemn them as scum... I would condemn myself for being a complete failure as a parent.