His parents were almost certainly racists too. They raised him to do this and gave him the fucking gun. His friends heard him say he was going to it. They all need to be held accountable for their part in this.
witch hunt?
No. I'm not suggesting anyone should be considered guilty until proven innocent. But we need to start holding parents accountable when they release these dangerous animals into society.
If someone trained a vicious attack dog, let it loose in the neighborhood, and it killed innocent people, you can bet they'd be up on charges. If the parents did have any role, if they knew of his violent threats, if they goaded him on with their own hateful racism, if they gave him the gun knowing of his violent fantasies, they should be facing charges alongside him.
dogs aren't adult humans.
i see a lot of very subjective words in your posts.
Fair enough. I'm not saying they're equivalent. But I do see parents getting off with very little accountability, and maybe they shouldn't be. Especially in the case of genuine legal minors, parents need to be held more accountable for the damage their children inflict on the world.
And communities in general need to take some responsibility for passively supporting the kind of hatred and anger that foments this kind of tragedy.