[Boomer]

Geez. There is a pattern in this thread indicating that because this monstrous idiot of a father has been hauled in, some here are convinced parents could be held responsible for everything terrible their spawn does.

That is a ridiculous extrapolation, a false equivalency, apples to oranges.

Why?

In May of '23 the kid was accused of making threats to shoot up a school. The police followed through and talked to the kid and his father.

The kid lied and said he would never make such threats, even as a joke.

The father said he had hunting guns but they were kept locked up. Lots of people have locked up guns for hunting, so this was not an unusual statement. The kid lied and the father's answer was within what a responsible gun owner might own and have locked up. Both the father and the son must have been smooth talkers. The police had to accept the situation. They had done what they could. Parental rights and all that.

BUT that father knew his kid had issues. He and the meth head mother had wrecked their offspring. (I think I read that the kid changed schools after that -- but I need to fact-check myself on that part.)

THEN came Christmas '23. And what does this pos father give his mentally messed up, young teenage son? AN ASSAULT WEAPON! And that 14 year-old took his Christmas present and killed those innocent people.

Connect the dots.

The father in this case must be held accountable.

I don't know what the charges should be. But there needs to be some serious prison time for the father. Stupid denial and neglect and stoking the kid's mental issues by giving him a Christmas present designed for fast killing. Not exactly a Norman Rockwell Christmas card image is it.

As I read this thread and saw the weird false equivalence pattern emerging, I had to wonder where this apples to oranges leap is coming from. It smells like one of those diversionary tactics that are so prevalently spewed from sources that bank on the susceptibility of those who fall for constant and well-planned distraction from the real issues.

Why is it so easy for some people to check their critical thinking skills at the door to their screen of choice and get all caught up in ridiculous "Yeah, Buts" that make no sense? Nobody is going to hold all parents responsible for what their kids do. But this time, it is a clear connection to the murders.

Boomer