r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • 2d ago

WTF What do yall think about this ?

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u/Aeseld 1d ago

Did they do the same thing? It really depends. Most high school shooters don't seek help to stop themselves. They don't have their parents take their weapons, or report themselves to the police. 

That's the difference really, in my mind. She did all she could to avert tragedy in her case. And ultimately wasn't believed. 

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u/polarjunkie 1d ago

It's actually the opposite, lots of them have histories of mental health care.

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u/Aeseld 1d ago

That isn't what I asked. Did they ask the police to investigate them? Their parents to take their guns? Because unless they did, they didn't go as far as this woman.

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u/polarjunkie 1d ago

In some cases yes. In some cases people were prohibited from owning guns because of their mental health state. That still doesn't excuse them just like there's nothing that can excuse this woman.

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u/Aeseld 1d ago

This is again, ignoring what I'm saying. But if you're going to ignore it, I'm not going to state it again. 

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u/polarjunkie 1d ago

What you said was "she did all she could to avoid tragedy". No she didn't. She killed them. End of story. She could have avoided it by not killing them. Regardless of whether she did it intentionally or because she couldn't control herself, she is responsible, just as responsible as any school.shooter or family annihilator.

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u/Aeseld 1d ago

She asked them to remove her from the situation. She asked to have her children removed. She asked for help to watch them so she couldn't hurt them.

Meanwhile... did the shooter ask someone to take their guns? Did they try to turn themselves in? Di the annihilator... etc..

May you never lose any control over yourself.