This post is not about the robbery, it is a post about the family.

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7. I've noticed that attitude in a lot of parents in recent years

Their snowflake is just so very special that anything they do is justified and is to be tolerated by everybody else. It starts from when they are very young, and I think it does contribute to crimes of all kind, not just violent crimes. Kids need to have boundaries to know they have a place in the world, verbally starting from about 2 years old when they need to learn the word, "No," and before that when they get really mobile and can get into danger. When they don't find boundaries they just keep pushing further and further trying to find them.