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[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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AT one point do you think universities should consider behavior and risk when evaluating college applicants. It seems many overlook the disciplinary/fights, and other issues when if you are looking a perspective student body you really shouldn't be admitting kids with well-documented violence issues.[/quote]

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