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In reply to the discussion: Lots of blame for the Mother. Apparently Dad's off the hook , though, [View all]Nay
(12,051 posts)Ryan Lanza said:
'It was my brother. I think my mother is dead. Oh my God': Moment accountant sibling of school shooter saw himself named as killer on TV in case of mistaken identity
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2248327/Ryan-Lanza-Moment-brother-Adam-Lanza-saw-CNN-mistakenly-report-Sandy-Hook-shooter.html#ixzz2FR0vfmBi
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As I said in the comment above, which everyone seemed so upset about, Ryan basically named his brother as the killer, and was worried about his mother who, as it turned out, was indeed dead, although he did not know it at the time he made that statement. Now, I'm speculating here, but am I crazy for making the mental jump to suspecting that if the 24-yr-old brother knew immediately who the killer must be, that the father probably knew as well? And that the 2 of them, consciously or unconsciously, removed themselves from the family because they felt they no longer had any control over the situation and were afraid of the possible consequences? As it turned out, they were correct. If they had stayed in that house, they each would have had 4 bullets to the head, most likely.
With the state of the mental health system AND its unwillingness to lock up people until AFTER a bunch of people die, what else did you want the father and brother to do?