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It sounds like Tom Hinrichs may be a paranoid schizophrenic. Or, maybe everybody *is* out to get him.
In one of the earlier articles, his father said he had had a conversation with him (Tom, Joel’s brother) about that.
Let me see if it’s in my notes ... yeah, here, from Nov 22, 2006:
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“ ... On Oct. 31 [2006], he had an argument with his father, who said he confronted Thomas about his feelings that the world was out to get him. His son allegedly pushed him backwards in his chair, knocking him onto the floor. “This is what I do to people who lie,” he yelled, according to court documents.
The elder Hinrichs told police his son knows right from wrong but has mental health problems.
After receiving the father’s report, Colorado Springs police arrested Thomas at Pikes Peak, where he has been a student off and on for the past year.
He told police he was carrying a rifle because federal agents had harassed him and threatened his life. Although he denied planning to use the rifle against “any specific person,” he also said he was carrying the weapon because of an FBI agent named “Todd.” The affidavit did not give Todd’s last name because Hinrichs does not know it, said Jeff Dorschner, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Denver.
“He stated that Todd should be hung from a tree and that he dreamed of seeing Todd hang from a tree,” according to the affidavit, which also read that Hinrichs daydreamed about lying in wait at the FBI office and shooting Todd when he arrived at work.
Hinrichs also considered killing his high school principal and his father, according to the affidavit.
Since high school, his parents required him and his brother to visit mental health professionals, who “stripped me of my right to defend myself and interact with other students.” He said he no longer is an American citizen and asked to be deported to China, according to police.
If convicted of the federal charge, he faces 10 years in prison.
It’s not clear whether Hinrichs will face charges in connection with his comments about killing his father and principal. “It’s part of the ongoing investigation,” Dorschner said. ...”
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>>>I’m not sure what the childhood abuse was about - haven’t seen anything definitive on it. The family moved around a whole lot for the dad’s job and sometimes the father would move, but the family didn’t.
The older of the 5 kids would just be in charge of the younger ones. I know I probably shouldn’t speculate about this one thing, but I guess I will. The dad and the rest of his family are very active in the Lutheran Church, but the mom and at least one sister are devout Jehovah’s Witnesses.
I think it might mess with a young person’s head to have to stay out of singing the national anthem or saluting the flag - if the other children poke fun at them about that and they are conflicted themselves about it - with one parent saying not to do it and the other telling them it’s OK, if just by their actions.
Also, one parent votes in elections and the other doesn’t. I realize people deal with such dichotomies every day in many marriages, but if a child already has other problems, this might add to it. Just my opinion.
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