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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Emotionally stunted people -- which includes most teens -- have a hard time accepting rejection.

Here you have a teen who probably doesn't have many emotional connections other than the girlfriend.  Girl's parents have good reason for wanting her to end it.  She does.  Boy is in distress and doesn't know how to deal with rejection.  Probably plays to girl's emotions that he loves her/she understands him/he might do something to hurt himself.  She lets him in to either calm him down or at least be a friend.... parents discover him.

He sees girl's parents as the cause of his anguish and because he is impulsive (and has been feeding himself violence for sometime), he reacts by taking out those who are (in his mind) inflicting the pain on him.  He realizes the severity of his impulses in a matter of seconds and attempts to end his pain permanently.

These types of post-break-up shootings happen all over  -- for teens in schools where they kill the ex girl friend and her new boyfriend, or with grown men and their ex-wives/girlfriends.

The Nazi stuff is relevant to the extent that (a) the parents precipitated the break up and (b) the shooter was primed for violence.  But, ultimately, I think this will be a story of immature teen not dealing with rejection and loss.

I wonder if the school counselors in this area (who already have their hands full with issues to teach) ever deal with the emotional health issues of what to do when a relationship ends.  We have all been there and at least for girls -- we cry and whine to our friends until they can't stand it anymore.... but the desperation we feel --- especially when young -- is very real.  I'm not sure boys have as many outlets for their emotions other than drinking, drugs, or in a few cases, ... getting violent.

I'd say the danger of post-break-up violence has to be more urgent than terrorists coming into our schools.  [b]Kids need to learn how to manage these very big and threatening emotions that come from rejection.  [/b]

Feeling very sad and heartbroken for the deceased parents, the surviving children/family in this scenario.  Tragic.  [/quote]

Hate to say it, but too many kids are not able to accept and understand this. Such is life for the snowflake "everyone gets a trophy" "take me to my safe space" generation.[/quote]

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