Seminole deputies arrest George Zimmerman

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144. I agree with your assessment

I know a few people like that. These people are so stupid, they have no idea they aren't doing their kid any favors - they just create psychopaths. Even when it starts becoming obvious that their kid is no angel, they make excuses, blame everyone else around them. And you're right, no doubt George plays his parents, but they allow it because they also want to keep up the image that their family has no dysfunction. I grew up in a dysfunctional family and the image portrayed to the outside must be maintained at all costs - two things will happen - they will stand by George and deny anything that has happened is his fault, and deny that he did anything wrong OR they will throw him under the bus with a sigh and a "we've tried so hard to help him, he has very real problems, he's sick, he needs help, we've done everything we could." Both maintain the illusion that the parents couldn't have possibly had anything to do with the eventual outcome.