Your point is well taken. In fact, even given the dubious source (NBC “News”), I still think Holmes’ mother did identify him as the likely mass murderer. This fits in with his trouble with the internship program and a developing illness. Indeed, I suspect the family knew all about it, was horrified, did its best to conceal the problem, and didn’t know what to do about it.
It would take far too long to go into detail but at the big city ER in which I worked for 20 years we had a "regular" (big city ER's have *many* such patients) who was from a very wealthy family who was a serious,and chronic,schizophrenic.He wandered the streets,begged for money,was routinely dirty, disheveled and desperately confused.Very sad indeed.I met his parents once and heard them speak of just how helpless they were regarding their son given the laws regarding involuntary hospitalization,legal guardianship,etc.They seemed very sincere to me.
IMHO I kind of side with the mom on the argument of the phone call issue. They called her extremely early and described her son and I could easily see her asking “you have the right one?” OR maybe they were just describing him to her and didn’t tell her He was the suspected shooter, and she was just saying “you have the right one” about the identity verification. Not realizing he was the shooter.
Indeed, I suspect the family knew all about it, was horrified, did its best to conceal the problem, and didn’t know what to do about it.
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I doubt that they concealed it. One cannot make an insane adult do anything that they do not want to do, including seeking help. As long as the insane one does not fit the criteria of being and IMMENINT risk to themselves, to others or not able to care for themselves and are at IMMENINT risk, there is NOTHING anyone can do to address the problems they see.
I doubt that they concealed it. One cannot make an insane adult do anything that they do not want to do, including seeking help. As long as the insane one does not fit the criteria of being and IMMENINT risk to themselves, to others or not able to care for themselves and are at IMMENINT risk, there is NOTHING anyone can do to address the problems they see.