[Lower55]

A few years ago there was a child molested by a guy who fled somewhere out west.

The dad was devastated. The little boy was about 5 or 6.

The authorities extradited him and transported him back to New Orleans. It was live on the news when he got to the airport.

They were escorting him through the airport when the dad stepped out of the crowd with a gun and put it against the perp's head and blew his brains out.

Now THAT'S a devastated dad.

[Utah Girl]

OK, so tell me exactly how Ed and Lois Smart are supposed to act...did you see them the first morning after the abduction of their daughter? Ed was visibly distraught, and Lois couldn't even talk, she just sat there with her head down, and her lips trembling. Absolutely one of the most heartbreaking scenes I've ever seen. Oh, and the day before, Lois Smart had buried her father, so she was hit with a double whammy. How would you act if one of your daughters were taken? The perp hasn't been found, so Ed Smart doesn't have the option of blowing out his brains.

[Jolly Green]

Now THAT'S a devastated dad.

Did you know (or care) that Ed Smart had a breakdown and was hospitalized the day after the abduction. I think your harping on the fact that his reactions don't match your expectations is just sick.

No father or mother coping with a similar situation would handle it well, though all differently.