Reply #24: My heart breaks for this young man and the many others like him [View All]

[LittleWoman]

Unfortunately, I can put faces on a number of youngsters like this, but I am not in a position to do much for them as individuals. The best most of us can do is to try to work for change wherever we can. Changes such as better mental health care and real improvements in the education system (not just cute names with no money to back them up). I also have a feeling that the main goal of his shooting episode was a variation of suicide by cop. Even though he took the bullet proof vest I think his entire motive was his own death. He seems to have been so full of anger that it didn't matter who had to die with him. I haven't read any reason as to why he killed his grandfather and I don't suppose we will ever know.