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Originally Posted by Harold.wiser
They are responsible for ignoring their son's pleas for help, not getting him proper psychiatric care, purchasing him a hand gun, and not properly securing the gun.
They definitely deserve to be held accountable, the extent of which will be debated for quite some time.
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They didn't ignore his pleas for help. They intentionally and willfully dismissed them. They KNEW he had major emotional issues. They KNEW he was suffering from depression. They KNEW he needed mental health care. They KNEW he wanted to cause harm to people. So instead of just - ignoring it - or getting him help, they fed his sickness by buying him a 9mm semi-automatic gun.
They gave him permission to kill people, which they knew he had been at least thinking of doing. She told him not to get caught in the school - so she knew he was planning on it. She told him "don't do it" which means she knew he was going to use that gun.
She didn't call 911, or the police, or a therapist, or even the school principal. She didn't ignore it. It's almost as though his parents were proud that their boy was growing up to be just like his parents (who both had criminal histories).
They -literally- put that gun in his hand. So yes - they are responsible in part for the murders.