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Thor_MN

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18. Hence the word "might'...

Tue Aug 12, 2014, 08:44 PM

Aug 2014

If you read the article, brief as it was, you would know that his interactions with the outside world were very restricted by his parents. It said nothing about sheltering him from bullying. It did say that he went to a public grade school.

Homeschooling can be a great thing. It can also be horrendous. The main thing it can not be is monitored, so it is the most haphazard schooling that exists. Will every child who is homeschooled turn out like this kid? Of course not. If you homeschooled 1000 other children in the exact manner this kid was treated, would any of them kill their parents? Who knows? One thing you can say for certain is that he did not go to the public school to do his killing.

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�Very sheltered� homeschooled Texas teen guns down both of his parents: police [View all] Galraedia Aug 2014 OP

Fear is why they had a gun and fear is the reason upaloopa Aug 2014 #1

I consider it to be child abuse to lock you kid up like this. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #2

That's exactly what I was thinking. Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #4

Not hard to imagine at all.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #5

I'm not a fan of homeschooling but... tk2kewl Aug 2014 #37

I feel it's the job of parents to prepare a kid to deal with the real world.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #38

Totally, totally agree. hamsterjill Aug 2014 #43

These parents want their kids to believe God is in the sky and the Devil is under their feet.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #45

These parents were the extremes, of course. hamsterjill Aug 2014 #46

People who are authoritarian think God is just like them. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #47

So if he had gone to school, would we be looking at yet another school shooting? KamaAina Aug 2014 #3

I doubt it. He probably would have had friends in the real world. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #6

prolly mopinko Aug 2014 #7

I don't know. I know of a family that homeschooled their three children, Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2014 #16

yeah, everyone has a horror story. mopinko Aug 2014 #17

Just giving an example of the type of kid who might snap and kill his parents Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2014 #19

i think that is a specious conclusion. mopinko Aug 2014 #21

well and wisely said n/t Psephos Aug 2014 #25

I woman I know said she had to "beat the devil" out of her boys because he wanted alfredo Aug 2014 #30

There are some that believe foot odor is caused by the devil and beat their socks. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #39

Hard to say, if he had got a normal schooling Thor_MN Aug 2014 #8

Normal schooling and normal social interactions christx30 Aug 2014 #15

Hence the word "might'... Thor_MN Aug 2014 #18

Marilyn Manson was educated in a Christian school. He turned out OK. alfredo Aug 2014 #31

If they churned out more christx30 Aug 2014 #33

Jim Morrison went to Seminary school. alfredo Aug 2014 #41

OMG - too funny WestSeattle2 Aug 2014 #44

Or maybe if he was given a normal life he wouldn't ohnoyoudidnt Aug 2014 #11

Parents got what they wanted lobodons Aug 2014 #9

What a shame. secondvariety Aug 2014 #10

He was a member of the "well-regulated militia" tabasco Aug 2014 #12

Obviously Bragi Aug 2014 #20

Kill him! Parents clearly would have supported the death penalty in this case. Kennah Aug 2014 #13

He raptured them. Historic NY Aug 2014 #14

Duzy of the week. Hoppy Aug 2014 #22

LOL snooper2 Aug 2014 #40

Sometimes people homeschool because it allows them tblue37 Aug 2014 #23

That says a lot... Tragic for everyone. freshwest Aug 2014 #24

See post 16 above passiveporcupine Aug 2014 #28

You are right--I got the two families confused! nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #29

Isolation is a tool of the abuser. alfredo Aug 2014 #42

Yikes. catbyte Aug 2014 #26

Another gun used to kill. SoapBox Aug 2014 #27

I read a very interesting article today ... LannyDeVaney Aug 2014 #32

They shielded him from R-rated movies... Tom Ripley Aug 2014 #34

People like this are statistical outliers. Jerry442 Aug 2014 #35

^ THIS ^ mac56 Aug 2014 #36