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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

From reading other articles, I had the sense the dad was not very involved at all with raising his son after the age of 5, and was not really a part of his son's life.  Not talking to his son for a month, when he thought his son was troubled, kind of confirms that the dad was not an active parent.  I read this article and felt like the dad wanted the limelight, but that's me being cynical.[/quote]

I read similar articles that indicated the dad was not involved really at all since the suspect was a small child. The suspect had problems getting along with kids (fights, transferring schools, etc) since elementary school. He also wasn’t able to get along with his mother and moved in with his grandmother senior year of high school. His time on the UVA football team as a walk-on was brief and did not overlap with the victims (according the the UVA athletic director press conference today).

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What? Articles I read shared that he lived with his father during high school and it was there in Petersburg that he thrived. His mother lived in Mosby Court, which if you are familiar with Richmond, isn't the best. How can you come to the conclusion that a father isn't involved in his life when he lived with him (and not his mother) during high school? Because he hadn't talked to his son in a few weeks, suddenly he abandoned him? Here we go with the serious prejudicial view of a black father who you allude to abandoning his child. Stop.[/quote]

I read that the parents separated when their child was about five and the son lived with mom until the end of high school when he moved in with his father and paternal grandmother. The father apologized on behalf of his son. Why would he want the limelight for such a negative and tragic event? It didn't seem like he was an uninvolved parent. [/quote]

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