NBC receives mail from shooter

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Originally Posted by Danzig

i blame his parents, who knew damn well there was a problem but chose to pretty much ignore it, not do their job, and let him stay down there.
then there's the fact that he stalked two women, who chose not to press charges-had they done so, he'd have had a felony on his record, and no gun purchase allowed--at least, then he'd have had to buy illegally, and of course he'd have found a way no doubt.
then there's the fact that a psychiatrist let him walk out of the institution...why? most likely because our society thinks theirs a pill for everything, and as long as he took his meds, he'd be just fine.

then there are the myriad others who looked the other way, the faculty members, counselors, etc....


and i do think it's a shame they are playing all his garbage he sent--he got EXACTLY what he wanted.

You are spreading some mis-information here! We don't know what the family knew or didn't know. The girls just wanted to be left alone, I doubt there was enough evidence to convict him based on reports. And...do you think a qualified psychiatrist simply "let him walk"? In order to keep a person in a MH facility against their will, you have to be able to prove that they are a danger to self or others...if he went to therapy and said the "right things" there was no legal way to keep him locked up...remember, he hadn't been charged with a crime and we aren't sure whether he was voluntarily or involuntarily committed (if he had been involuntarily committed then that should have shown up and negated the gun purchase). If he was admitted voluntarily then under the law he can leave at any time! I worked in a Psych Facility and I know the law...many times we were forced to discharge someone long before we were comfortable because the law demanded it! And, because of privacy laws, we were unable to pass info along...under penalty of going to jail ourselves!!! Don't blame psychiatrists and other mental health professionals, you sound like Tom Cruise! Blame society and the laws that often make it impossible to get someone needed help coupled with the lack of resources to treat folks after hospitalization! Medication is a tool but not an answer...every psychiatrist knows that! There is no substitute for comprehensive treatment and that, in a case like this, can only be obtained in a secure facility! But when society's laws say we MUST discharge...