WTH is wrong with some people??? Shooting at CT Elementary School - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

pj67coll · #1 12-16-2012, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by elchivito

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Thinking the Unthinkable

In the wake of another horrific national tragedy, it’s easy to talk about guns. But it’s time to talk about mental illness.

Three days before 20 year-old Adam Lanza killed his mother, then opened fire on a classroom full of Connecticut kindergartners, my 13-year old son Michael (name changed) missed his bus because he was wearing the wrong color pants.

“I can wear these pants,” he said, his tone increasingly belligerent, the black-hole pupils of his eyes swallowing the blue irises.

“They are navy blue,” I told him. “Your school’s dress code says black or khaki pants only.”

“They told me I could wear these,” he insisted. “You’re a stupid *****. I can wear whatever pants I want to. This is America. I have rights!”

“You can’t wear whatever pants you want to,” I said, my tone affable, reasonable. “And you definitely cannot call me a stupid *****. You’re grounded from electronics for the rest of the day. Now get in the car, and I will take you to school.”

I live with a son who is mentally ill. I love my son. But he terrifies me...

Full post here:
The Anarchist Soccer Mom: Thinking the Unthinkable

Interesting. Brat mouths off to parent and threatens siblings with knife and the parents response is not to discipline the kid but to "reason" with it. This is precisely the point I was getting at about societal breakdown in recent times. What would the reaction of parents in the 1940's have been to this kid?

- Peter.

elchivito · #2 12-16-2012, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by pj67coll

Interesting. Brat mouths off to parent and threatens siblings with knife and the parents response is not to discipline the kid but to "reason" with it. This is precisely the point I was getting at about societal breakdown in recent times. What would the reaction of parents in the 1940's have been to this kid?

- Peter.

When I posted the first few paragraphs I wondered if it would give that impression to someone who didn't take time to read the whole post. Read the link. This is more than just a mouthy kid. A good 40s style lickin' is not what this boy needs.

pj67coll · #3 12-16-2012, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by elchivito

When I posted the first few paragraphs I wondered if it would give that impression to someone who didn't take time to read the whole post. Read the link. This is more than just a mouthy kid. A good 40s style lickin' is not what this boy needs.

Actually no, I did read the whole thing. And I happen to have a lot more experience with this type of problem "childhood bipolar disorder" than you might realize. And precisely because of that I question the actions of the mother, heartfelt though they might be, and the uselessness of the "system" with it's shrinks, pills and "enlightened" actions.

And once again this merely reinforces my earlier comments about why this sort of thing did not happen in earlier generations. Obviously something has changed and it is very definitely NOT an increase in access of the citizenry to guns which were a hell of a lot easier for Americans to acquire in the 40's and 50's for example than they are now.

- Peter.

Txjake · #4 12-16-2012, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by elchivito

When I posted the first few paragraphs I wondered if it would give that impression to someone who didn't take time to read the whole post. Read the link. This is more than just a mouthy kid. A good 40s style lickin' is not what this boy needs.

true. I was going to link that here until I saw that you did. The kid is going to kill one day, unless society is protected against him. The answer? Don't know, but people like that can't just be allowed to run around loose.