Excuse me, but they raised the monster. They knew his warped character and did nothing. This wasn't a sudden snap one day. The guy had a history of weird behavior and disgusting writings. From everything we've heard about the creep, it shouldn't be a "shock" that he did any of this. Talking heads have asked neighbors about the family and no one seems to know them because they kept to themselves. Sounds like the parents's lawyer told them to rush to the hospital so they can claim "shock" and distress when they are questioned why they never sought treatment for their obviously highly distrubed son.
I do not claim to know what they did or did not do, nor what they did or did not know. You make it sound as if they raised their child to be a notorious mass-murderer. I seriously doubt that.
At some point people start making their own decisions and this guy was in his 20s and a senior in college. Many people are raising children and holding down a job or two by that age.
He is responsible for his own actions, and blaming his parents is crap, not that they will not feel the shame and horror of his actions. Doubtless shallow thinkers looking for someone to point a finger at will blame them for his own adult actions.
But, this is America, and if you can't blame someone, how in the Hell can you sue them? Right?/sarc
You do not have or have never been around a family that has a family member with a mental health issue. So I can see how you would develop your view. But, what do you do with a family member like that?
Seriously, what do you do? Take them to the hospital and say, here, take him? Force a mental institution to admit him and keep him there against his will? Call the police and have them lock him up?
Actually, the police will more than likely release him as soon as they find out he is mentally ill because they don’t want to deal with them. As long as he has not committed a serious crime.
So I ask again, what would you do if you have a sister, brother, son or daughter that had a mental condition? I ask quite literally and hope you will provide and answer.