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[b]Unfortunately, it appears to me that the deceased woman's actions in the weeks prior to the shooting were a catalyst for what ultimately occurred.[/b]  The fault is entirely the boy's, of course, since he fired the gun but it is entirely probable that a different, less antagonistic approach by the mother with the daughter and her boyfriend would have meant that both of the deceased would be alive now.

As time goes on and this case moves to prosecution we will learn more background.  I will be interested in learning more about the dynamic between the two children.  Most of the posts assume that the boy was the dominant figure in the relationship and that could be because he has exhibited these preferences that are so horrible, which makes him an easy target.  But I wonder what compelled him to be in the house when she could just as easily have left the house?

All around it is a tragic incident and my heart breaks for the little boy who lost his parents in such a senseless act.  That poor child.[/quote]

+1.  My thought as well.

The boy was unstable.  [b]I think if you are dealing with someone who is unstable and may have a propensity for violence, you don't act the way she did.  You handle the situation quietly, maybe send your kid out of town for a while to get daughter away from the boy.  You don't embarrass and humiliate the unstable person. [/b] [/quote]

+1  As another poster said much further back in the thread, common sense dictates that you don't stick a stick into a hornets nest and start shaking it around.  The entire situation escalated rapidly when it should have been de-escalating.  When I read the paper the first day with the statement by the mom's mother about the "intervention" they staged and the letter to the school I thought "uh oh".  Those usually are not the best tactics to use when working with TWO (both the boy and girl) unstable and high risk children.  And, yes, I work with unstable and high risk children.[/quote]

Disgusting. You don't blame the mother for PROTECTING her daughter, you blame the shooter and his parents for giving him access to a GUN. 
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I don't think anyone is blaming the mother for protecting her daughter. All the poster is saying is that given this kids mental issues (apparently, everyone knew this) and his parents' inability to take responsibility for him, maybe she should have used another approach that was subtle rather than harsh.[/quote]

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