>>It is not so simple. Parents, even the best ones, cannot cover everything; and one cannot rely that they are the best. Most likely, 32 victims were good kids with good parents, but it took just one bastard to destroy everything.
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>And I'll bet it'll turn out the guy wasn't "bad" in the conventional sense, but mentally ill. There are a number of mental illnesses that emerge in the late teens and early 20's.
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>Tamar
'Mentally ill' often means borderline state that can be tipped to one or another way by external situations and lowered self-control abilities. It's quite clear that absolutely normal person would never do it, but we are all a bit crazy depending on circumstances. In other words, 'mentally ill' can still leave enough room for 'bad'.
Edward Pikman
Independent Consultant