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52. Maybe she did but it wouldn't matter to a school board in terms of their policies

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 10:12 AM

Dec 2012

You are asking a good question, but -- would it have mattered to a school board? Often, the answer, surprisingly, is no.

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School gunman Adam Lanza may have snapped over fears mother was going to send him to psychiatric... [View all] slackmaster Dec 2012 OP

the similar stories I read said he thought his mom loved the kids more than him Bacchus4.0 Dec 2012 #1

Nancy Lanza had no connection to this school and neither did her son. MichiganVote Dec 2012 #5

No you are incorrect- Adam attended the school for at least 3 years SoCalDemGrrl Dec 2012 #79

I give up. Earlier report said no, but USA shows he was there part of 5th grade at least. MichiganVote Dec 2012 #91

This is a believeable motive. southerncrone Dec 2012 #2

It might be believable, but I don't see any evidence that it's based on reality. LisaL Dec 2012 #39

Have we seen or heard much of anything based on reality on this event? southerncrone Dec 2012 #40

i think people are trying to find some kind of "rational" explanation for this TorchTheWitch Dec 2012 #83

The amount of conjecture by the media on this subject is absurd. dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #3

It's a Murdoch owned rag that's specializes in tabloid style news Major Nikon Dec 2012 #4

Curiously dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #6

Ugh - the writing style is abominable. nt cyberswede Dec 2012 #25

I noticed that too. Too colloquial. The Stranger Dec 2012 #70

I cannot fathom the cluelessness of working to commit someone on the one hand and letting them kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #7

Why do you assume that she let him have access to her "dangerous toys?" ComplimentarySwine Dec 2012 #8

If he was able to break in, it was a crappy, cheap safe and she still bears responsibility. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #9

You might be surprised ComplimentarySwine Dec 2012 #13

Gun safes that aren't basically bomb-proof need to be prohibited. If somebody can break in, they kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #14

They certainly need to be marketed more clearly, in my opinion... ComplimentarySwine Dec 2012 #22

California DOJ approval sir pball Dec 2012 #84

I think that you need to research that further n/t ComplimentarySwine Dec 2012 #92

I doubt he had to break in Shankapotomus Dec 2012 #17

Then why pay a lot of money for them? treestar Dec 2012 #58

I imagine it's a couple of factors ComplimentarySwine Dec 2012 #67

If he was as smart as people claimed he was NickB79 Dec 2012 #47

Yes- I second that for sure SoCalDemGrrl Dec 2012 #80

The brother said that she took them shooting. oldbanjo Dec 2012 #11

Sounds like a controlled environment ComplimentarySwine Dec 2012 #12

He got them and shot her in bed while she slept - I think that qualifies as "access without kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #15

I can't believe she would even have them in the house. undeterred Dec 2012 #20

That's what I've been asking myself since I read this story. AngryOldDem Dec 2012 #18

Its one of those situations where extended family should have said something. undeterred Dec 2012 #21

Yes- agreed- mentally unstable son - DITCH THE GUNS!!! SoCalDemGrrl Dec 2012 #81

Being a 'prepper' and all, she wasn't too stable, herself, it seems. n/t ronnie624 Dec 2012 #29

Blood Thristy?? He was mentally ill for godsake .. YOHABLO Dec 2012 #10

That term stood out for me too. Chemisse Dec 2012 #16

It's the New York Post. n/t AngryOldDem Dec 2012 #19

^^^Yep. Crappy Murdoch rag.^^^ Squinch Dec 2012 #23

Also on FOX / my theory anobserver2 Dec 2012 #24

We don't know the dispute between the mother and school, HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #26

Re my theory and your response - I think you missed the point about mother's battle with school boar anobserver2 Dec 2012 #27

Well, I'm no expert. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #33

I agree; a lot more info is needed on what was going on in the school situation with him anobserver2 Dec 2012 #49

I agree that removing him from school HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #61

Yes, but read my post #56 anobserver2 Dec 2012 #62

This is a very good analysis of the possible situation and with the diagnosis of autism SoCalDemGrrl Dec 2012 #82

Thanks and also see posts #63 and #66 anobserver2 Dec 2012 #88

trust me, there are a lot of parents who want their kids in honors and AP classes who do not belong wordpix Dec 2012 #96

He was on honor roll according to news reports anobserver2 Dec 2012 #97

It's a theory Scairp Dec 2012 #28

I real answers are out there anobserver2 Dec 2012 #31

I don't believe the school would do that aroach Dec 2012 #30

It's different everywhere anobserver2 Dec 2012 #32

It could be that he was just non-violently disruptive. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #36

Well, no one ever said he was disruptive anobserver2 Dec 2012 #38

I understand your points, and agree with most of them. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #41

Maybe she did but it wouldn't matter to a school board in terms of their policies anobserver2 Dec 2012 #52

Speaking as a mother of two children who receive services.... AngryOldDem Dec 2012 #44

Thank you for this post - I think you speak for many parents in what you are saying here anobserver2 Dec 2012 #50

It is also on Huffpost: janx Dec 2012 #68

FOX TV News reported it tonight, too anobserver2 Dec 2012 #71

I have nothing but anger and contempt for Nancy Lanza. She didn't get rid of the GUNS!! Dems to Win Dec 2012 #34

But about her background? anobserver2 Dec 2012 #35

It's really crazy and counter-human to be 'comfortable' with guns. Dems to Win Dec 2012 #37

there are lots of private schools that could have taken Lanza wordpix Dec 2012 #98

I wondered about that, too anobserver2 Dec 2012 #101

Guns are not toys. FYI xoom Dec 2012 #48

They have that role for some possessors of guns treestar Dec 2012 #60

Well said Disgraceland Dec 2012 #55

I can't believe you guys are attacking the mother---she is a victim in this too. Shilo Dec 2012 #42

I would blame the father too Scairp Dec 2012 #43

Since when do you need a Sig Sauer, Glock, and a Bushmaster for protection? AngryOldDem Dec 2012 #45

Thank you. Myrina Dec 2012 #54

She took him target shooting union_maid Dec 2012 #46

Because she knew he needed to be committed and still didn't secure guns away from him? treestar Dec 2012 #59

I don't know why, but I am obsessed latebloomer Dec 2012 #51

"Bloodthirsty Child Killer" C'mon ... Myrina Dec 2012 #53

Re "messsed up" -- From research on students with asperbergers and public education needs anobserver2 Dec 2012 #56

In addition to changes re guns, I think more change is also needed at the public education level anobserver2 Dec 2012 #57

NPR: Removal Of Asperger's To Change Special Ed Access anobserver2 Dec 2012 #63

Thank you for pointing that out. DSM-V was finalized very recently. slackmaster Dec 2012 #64

you're welcome - and maybe it was expulsion he faced at that time, 2007 anobserver2 Dec 2012 #66

I always thought that Asperger's was highly functioning autism. janx Dec 2012 #69

The difference is that it is a neurological problem, not a mental disorder as previously thought anobserver2 Dec 2012 #72

So putting him in a psychiatric ward was the "right" thing to do AT THAT TIME in 2007 anobserver2 Dec 2012 #65

Clearly having a condtion on the autism spectrum was NOT Adam Lanza's only problem slackmaster Dec 2012 #73

Well, obviously that's true - other problems existed, too anobserver2 Dec 2012 #74

Also - so many parents have these issues to deal with anobserver2 Dec 2012 #75

How accepting & condoning we have become over rumor in lieu of factual and confirmed "news". mother earth Dec 2012 #76

I think law enforcement is still searching for a motive anobserver2 Dec 2012 #77

Oh please, law enforcement is capable of much more, it's the journalism that sucks. Gossip, plain & mother earth Dec 2012 #86

Sometimes rumors turn out to be true. slackmaster Dec 2012 #78

Yeah, except RUMORS should not be presented as an objective piece of journalism, aka the "news". mother earth Dec 2012 #85

"But there are people who really need to be committed" Fire Walk With Me Dec 2012 #87

I think you make good points anobserver2 Dec 2012 #89

Thank you. This is the conversation we all need to begin to have. Fire Walk With Me Dec 2012 #90

I totally agree with you -- but others do not anobserver2 Dec 2012 #94

P.s. From NYTimes: "Police Dept. to Use Internet to Try to Stop Mass Shootings" anobserver2 Dec 2012 #95

Sorry, but this is such BS, when they pay zero attention to online purchases of gobs of ammo & mother earth Dec 2012 #102

where are people committed TO these days? All the "insane asylums" in my state are gone wordpix Dec 2012 #99

very sad situation -- and good question anobserver2 Dec 2012 #100

New York Post is a RW rag oberliner Dec 2012 #93