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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Daily Mail is a British tabloid. They’re notorious for incorrect and misleading articles. Please reconsider using them as a news source. [/quote]

The article directly quotes father’s interview with NBC12 — is that legitimate enough for you?

“Jones Jr. also told his father that some people had been 'giving him a hard time', but that he was still 'upbeat'. 'I don't know what happened between then and now to cause this to happen,' he said.

'He had some problems the last time I talked to him. He said some people were picking on him or whatever, he didn't know how to handle it and I told him just go to school, don't pay it any mind' the distraught father said.

'He was really paranoid when I talked to him about something, but he wouldn't tell me everything. He was a very sensitive young man.'

The last time the father and son spoke was a month ago. Jones Sr. expressed regret that his son did not call him. If he did, Jones Sr. said, maybe he could have done something to prevent the tragedy.

'What happened? Why did it have to get this far? He could've called me,' he told NBC12. 'I don't know why he didn't call me Saturday. If he had called me Saturday, I think maybe I could have talked him out of some things, maybe, hopefully.'[/quote]
It bothers me that the suspect’s dad says his son revealed that he was being bullied and seemed paranoid, but was reluctant to disclose what he was paranoid about, they didn’t speak again for a month, and now, after his son shot 5 people and killed 3 of them, he’s saying his son could’ve called him instead? I feel like most parents would be doing some soul searching about all the things they should have done differently if their child was a mass shooter.[/quote]

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