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[Adventurer]

I have been hearing Koreans claiming that the shooter's father committed suicide. Do you think this is BS? I couldn't find anything on the news substantiating that.

[ontheway]

I heard the same thing in my adult conversation classes. They said in was on the internet in Korean.

[FUBAR]

My gf told me that she heard it was only a rumor and both parents were taken to a hospital for evaluation b/c they had broken down upon hearing the news.

[Adventurer]

I figured it was a rumour. It was probably wishful thinking on the part of someone who started the rumour, because they felt the family brought shame on Korea. The fact is every country produces some crazy people, and you have the right to buy guns even if you are not a citizen. His parents warned the university about him, even teachers did. He should have been expelled long ago. I think the university screwed up big time.

[thepeel]

[Adventurer]

[thepeel]

There is no evidence he was on meds. It seems that was a rumor. But, if you are concerned enough about your kid that you warn his school, perhaps you ought to be doing more than warning the school.

Maybe mom could have brought him some homemade cookies every weekend as a front to have a nice chat. Moms have a way of getting their kids to open up. His dad could have hounded his boy to go fishing/ballgame/tae kwon do match/hunting/walking/to a movie. Their kid was an epic loner. They could have gone to family therapy. They could have committed him to a mental institution. They could have sent him to Korea for a few years to discover his culture. They could have sent him to Africa to learn what REAL suffering looks like. They could have done more. Whatever they did, it was not enough. And because it was not enough, 32 people are dead. It isn't all their fault, but it is some. And the schools, and the police. And, as much as my libertarian ears hate to hear it, it is partially the fault of a country that lets a screwed up young man with 500$ in his pocket buy a handgun.

[Adventurer]

[thepeel]

The Columbine kids had pipe bombs and sawed off shotguns in their rooms. Their parents were beyond absentee.

I was talking with my dad in November when I was at home. We were discussing my drinking habits while in high school. I rather proudly told him that I had successfully hidden many cases of beer from him over those years. He said "yeah, but why did you drink Pilsner?". It didn't hit me until later that he knew everything I was up to. At the time (high school), I would have squawked about my privacy etc etc but I'll do the same thing to my kid.

Parents must know what's up with their kids. Too much can go wrong.

And warning a school isn't parenting. It just isn't. A 20 something undergrad student is an exceptionally immature creature.

[cbclark4]

This topic seems somehow related to another topic I read.

cbc

[Yu_Bum_suk]

Yes, this thread already happened yesterday after the rumour started in my staff room but the mods in their wisdom decided to hide it so that it come again every day for a week.

[igotthisguitar]

[Adventurer]

[stevemcgarrett]

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