With respect to troubled youths or teens - such as mass shooters - who is to blame, the child or the parents?

[PetLover24]

I am referring to the recent case of Jennifer Crumbley who she and her husband were told repeatedly by school and others that their son was having issues, that therapy was suggested, etc. There had dozens of pages in their son's journal about wanting help and his parents doing less than nothing.

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Keep in mind that these "charming" parents bought their troubled 15 year old son a gun just a few days beforehand and DID NOT tell the school - which constantly brought up their concerns - about the gun.

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Hopefully the ones saying the child NEVER have children because YOU would be the sort of "parents" - though calling them such is disgusting - like the Crumbleys and do nothing so that YOUR CHILD feels the only way to end their torment is such extreme measures.

[LazerBean]

The younger they are, the more it is their parents' fault. As they grow closer to adulthood, it becomes a gradient between their parents and themselves. Once they're an adult, what they do is their own fault. Their parents still take part responsibility, but ultimately it is their own fault.

[purplepoppy]

Both are responsible. If you teach kids that guns are great don't be surprised if they shoot up a school.

[PetLover24]

How is the kid responsible when he LEGALLY should NOT be owning it?

[IslaTheWitch]

but the kid consciously took it and BROUGHT it to the school, right?

[PetLover24]

@IslaTheWitch You mean a CHILD who was undergoing EXTREME DISTRESS? You must be very evil to blame a child screaming for help that the parents ignore.

[McLlovin]

100% parents. Thats the first line of defense of prevention

[CozyCoffin]

Parents in that case.

[PetLover24]

I'm talking in general - most of these troubled youths are due to mental health issues that aren't addressed