i think the parents have something to do with it, but i don't think thats the only reason. i definitely don't think the just because kids play violent video games, wear black and listen to marilyn manson means they're going to go on a shooting rampage. i think these kids have issues that they don't know how to deal with and for some reason or another they don't have anyone to talk to. in that article, they said the boy never went outside and just sat on the computer all day. i think thats somewhat of a sign that something is wrong.
but it depends on a lot of things. obviously someone who thinks they can solve their problems by going on a murder/suicide spree has a mental instability. the article says the boy became withdrawn after his mother died. don't you think someone should have realized that maybe he needed to talk out a few issues? i think that not only is that a failing of his father, but also of the other people close to him or that see him on a regular basis, ie: grandparents, aunts/uncles, teachers, etc.
i don't think it's so much as how a kid is raised (as long as it's a somewhat decent job), but how others react to dramatic changes. well, thats not really what i mean.... i don't know how to say it. people do dramatic things like that because they need attention. somewhere, they aren't getting the attention and affection they need. isolation can do crazy things to a person.
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hmm, i seem to have missed that entire topic virgo posted. where was i? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ouch.gif" alt="" /> or, rather, where was it? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />
