So what?
Should have been handled by the Broward Co. office and/or FBI in advance based on known info.
Family not to blame AT ALL.
Meaningless.
I didn't read the article as blaming the family. The point was that this family reported his gun threats to the police and the police did nothing.
True. CNN seems to be trying to put the blame on these people, parents with problem kids. The breakedown was in law enforcement (some 39 times apparently). And there are several other “angles” to where questions should be directed— there is a lot more to how this sick kid got to this point. And includes pharmaceutical management common to this day- ritalin? antidepressants, and possibly adoption fraud.
So odd that lefties don’t get upset about illegals shooting down people (as in Kate Steinle) but go wired out about a kid, adopted by a hispanic set of parents. Some kind of irony they don’t focus on the person (like they do with illegals) because this drives gun control.
I’m not sure the family is blameless. They knew they were dealing with a mentally disturbed individual. They should’ve pressed charges when he threatened the other boy. That at least would set up a record of violence & possibly removed his opportunity to purchase a weapon (legally, anyway.)
And yes, I am speaking from experience. I have a family member diagnosed as schizophrenic. He often had episodes of uncontrolled rage & the family finally had to have him arrested & committed. That was when they actually still had asylums for the mentally ill. Yes, many years ago.
We can certainly blame the ACLU for their actions to remove that as a possibility, but there should still be a mechanism for arresting someone with a history of mental illness for observation, & then a court hearing to find them insane & remove any weapons they might have.
Allowing these people to walk among us when those closest to them know what they are is just ridiculous.
Yes they are. They knew this and didn't make absolutely certain that he had no access to guns?