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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I understand some of what you're feeling.  I see a 19 year old who may have been damaged in some way we don't yet know about, or under the influence of an older brother or family/trusted friend in an unhealthy way, etc... We just don't know.  But I too feel some concern for him - and especially his family.  I am glad that the police were able to bring him in alive - I think it speaks very well for everyone involved that he was brought in with a chance to shed some light on what happened and for his family to perhaps have a chance to see him again.

It's tremendously sad all the way around.  To the posters who think it's a racial thing to feel sympathy towards one person rather than another - that isn't necessarily the case.  I had many similar (even stronger/more clear) feelings of sympathy for Lee Boyd Malvo.  To me age plays a larger role than anything else.

Either way, I think the ability of people to see the complexities of a situation, and feel empathy for all parties, is reflection on the basic goodness of humanity and the mature, thoughtful abilities of grown ups.[/quote]

I agree with this.

I think it's more convenient to think there is something extraordinary about this boy.  It helps us think that our 19 year old boys won't do this type of thing because they are 'smarter/more loved/more kind' than the suspect.

I get what you're saying OP.  [/quote]

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