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In reply to the discussion: Highland Park parade shooter's father says he is not culpable for son's attack [View all]childfreebychoice
(476 posts)30. I am just curious as to where many of these young ppl,
many with no jobs, get the money for very expensive weaponry. An aside, have seen stories where the parents never ventured into their terrorist kids rooms...Wth
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Highland Park parade shooter's father says he is not culpable for son's attack [View all]
Jilly_in_VA
Jul 2022
OP
Soneone's not paying attention to their kid. And that uncle seems just as daft.
TheBlackAdder
Jul 2022
#37
I think there's a LOT of this in family dynamics. Fear of confrontation, avoiding difficult
liberalla
Jul 2022
#45
++ agree. I used to search my teens rooms. They knew it and didn't like it, but I paid the mortgage
iluvtennis
Jul 2022
#44
The state, city, gun shop, father are all extremely guilty of this slaughter.
jimfields33
Jul 2022
#3
He is a lying Republican. He ran for mayor as a Republican in Highland Park and lost.
SunSeeker
Jul 2022
#8
Disgusting! Did this guy even graduate from high school? His brother seems to be weak in the brain
ARPad95
Jul 2022
#10
The father was instrumental in his son's ability to obtain assault weapons and likely lied to
ARPad95
Jul 2022
#14
Yes, I've read some of that. Mostly on social media which is less than trustworthy
Model35mech
Jul 2022
#16
He's going to be sorry he didn't consult a lawyer before making this public statement.
localroger
Jul 2022
#50