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In reply to the discussion: I call BS: Connecticut shooter's father in "disbelief". [View all]jberryhill
(62,444 posts)30. "Any parent"
You seem to believe that all parents are somehow alike. They are not. When you talk about "all parents", you also have to include parents who are physically and sexually abusive to their children. How much control over those children, when they become adults, do you want abusive parents to retain over the life of that adult who is fortunate to get away from them?
I'm sure many of our LGBT members will be happy to tell you how much control over their lives their parents should be allowed to exert.
So, to be clear, what you want to be able to do is that when a child comes out to their parents as gay, and the parents are upset, then they should be able to have that kid locked up by saying he or she is dangerous.
Is that correct?
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Good point about denial. People in denial about their kids' mental issues are . . .
DanM
Dec 2012
#9
How wonderful you know the father's thoughts. If only you could have seen the shooter's as well.
Brickbat
Dec 2012
#3
I'm a parent, and parents, if they truly are parents, know if their kid could be a potential threat.
DanM
Dec 2012
#23
One of the first stages of grief is disbelief so this doesn't surprise me as he
arthritisR_US
Dec 2012
#12
I would be, too. No parent could imagine their child capable of such horrific carnage of children.
Arugula Latte
Dec 2012
#15
why are "they" refering to him as a SUSPECTED shooter, seems clear that he was
leftyohiolib
Dec 2012
#16
I hate to say it, but Daddy Lanza has probably hired a few "spin control" experts.
reformist2
Dec 2012
#17
Take your anger out where it ought to be aimed - gun nuts who allow all these WAR weapons
Stinky The Clown
Dec 2012
#21
Sigh! Yet another in an endless stream of blame the parent threads. - n/t
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2012
#27
agreed. Most important, the kid was an adult. Are the parents responsible for their adult kids?
still_one
Dec 2012
#37
They were divorced. The kid was an adult. So are parents responsible for their adult children?
still_one
Dec 2012
#35
Father had little contact? Did not know his son started taking drugs that make you want hurt people?
No Compromise
Dec 2012
#41
The mother told a babysitter of Adam Lanza...'do not turn your back on him, not even for a minute'..
Tikki
Dec 2012
#51