I’m no fan of social workers and it’s easy to second-guess this woman. But, I suspect, even in light of the psych eval order and the disappearance of his wife, that she was completely caught off guard by the sort of agressive, malicious crazy with which she was immediately confronted at the door of the house. He blocked her entry, took the boys inside, locked the door and the house exploded.
That scenario is a good probability, but instead of calling the police, she called her supervisor to report a gas smell.
Since she wasn’t injured by the explosion, it just seems she had either left, or at least had moved far enough away to avoid it.
It seems there was still some time between the door being locked and the explosion.
If you read the article, the guy even e-mailed his attorney before setting off the explosion.
As with most of these articles, the ‘facts’ are a little sketchy but I don’t think it happened as fast as it is being portrayed.
...”I’m no fan of social workers and it’s easy to second-guess this woman. But, I suspect, even in light of the psych eval order and the disappearance of his wife, that she was completely caught off guard by the sort of agressive, malicious crazy with which she was immediately confronted at the door of the house. He blocked her entry, took the boys inside, locked the door and the house exploded”...
Yes..Americans always look for someplace to put blame where it does not belong..I am not a fan of our armies of social workers either, but most of them do their work according to the guidelines they are given and their work is frequently not safe for them personally. In this case, she might have been the 4th victim, had she gone against him..Who could have foreseen this bizarre outcome? When someone is willing to commit suicide, there is little anyone can do.