I am not here to make excuses for anybody but an alternate scenario is this — the boy was bullied and wanted to get even, the parents were not aware of the full extent of the bullying (because parents tend to judge their kids by their own experiences, if you’re not being bullied as a parent in the community, why would your kid be bullied?) ... so there was little advance recognition of the potential for disaster, then this happened.
I draw those conclusions in part from my own experience, in that I was an immigrant (to Canada), I was bullied relentlessly from about age eight to fifteen, and my parents didn’t want to hear about it because they were fitting in and doing fine (but they weren’t mixing with the parents of my classmates). So I had to deal with it all myself. If anyone here thinks that is easy, you’re dead wrong. You are in a new country, not of your own choosing, you have no way out, you are in physical danger every day, and you are sick of the situation and want it to end.
It had effects on me that I worked out gradually through insight as I matured but in a culture like yours (where guns are available) I might have done that too, seriously, because I was that frustrated with the non-stop bullying.
So deal with that, it’s not abnormal to get royally pissed off at being bullied. If you want to have a culture of guns and bullying, expect more of this.
Am I not right? The truth shall set you free.
So your parents suck and we’re lucky you couldn’t get a gun? COS.
“Am I not right?”
Yes you are. Not right, that is.
Peter - I was bullied also as a kid. Some major stuff! But the Christian in me told me to forgive.
Seems you are lacking somewhere...
>>>but in a culture like yours (where guns are available) I might have done that too, seriously, because I was that frustrated with the non-stop bullying<<<
“Gun Culture” is just another Liberal Dog Whistle. More People in this Country do NOT own Firearms than DO own Firearms. Sounds like an Anti Gun Culture to me, not that has anything to do with our Constitutional Rights.
I do know that America has a “Car Culture”, so if this Murdering SOB decided to run over and kill the Bullies as they crossed the Street (ISIS Tactics) we wouldn’t be blaming the Car Culture in America.
I was Bullied in High School. I never thought about coming to School with a Gun or running over somebody who Bullied me. I’ve owned Guns since I was eight and Cars since I was fifteen. I was obviously a major threat to Society.
As an aside, my older Brother took his Rifle to High School back in the late 50’s since he was in the School Gun Club. The only thing that has changed since then is the rise of Liberalism and the decay of the Civil Society as a result.
There is some truth in your posts
One can call a kid who snaps and kills evil
One can blame parents for not helping him
One can also note that bullying can be brutal and some kids pile on mercilessly and some snap
What surprises me is this bullying is 16-19 year olds..
When I was a kid bullying was more ages 9-13/14
I was redneck enough and big enough that anyone tried it I fought back which is without question the key
But today you’ll be punished for that I’m told
I’m father to five
I have empathy ..what can I say