Violent youth

Filed by Dotsie Bregel

Don’t read if you don’t want to be depressed. This is so crazy that I have to see what others think.

A few months ago, a 15 year-old boy killed his mom, dad, and two brothers — his whole family. Just shot and killed them while they slept in their family home. Then he left and went back to his friend’s home to play video games and spend the night. He hung out all day. He had a friend run him home so he could run in and get something. His friend waited in the car. He ran in the house and acted as though he was witnessing the mess for the first time. He then ran out and told his friend that someone had killed his dad. After the police were called they found the whole family dead in their beds. SICK! He confessed. He’s in jail standing trial. He was almost an Eagle Scout. Teachers and kids liked him — neighbors, the same. He played sports at his public school. He appeared your average American youth on the right track. He was from an upper-middle class family. His dad was a lawyer in a well respected firm. Mom was a stay-at-home mother.

Last week, a 16 year-old boy killed his mom with a baseball bat after arguing about bad grades. He hid her in their garage. The dad came home from work and he tried to kill him too, but Dad got away and called the police. That’s when they found his wife in the garage. He was a great student. He was an only child. Both of his parents worked. He attended a rather exclusive private school. Teachers and students liked him. A neighbor stated that his parents kept a tight reign on him.

Here’s a link:

http://wjz.com/local/lewin.powell.2.724860.html

I am sickened and puzzled by this. Can anyone shed light on why our kids are becoming so violent? And yes, they are our kids…

Dotsie Bregel is founder of the National Association of Baby Boomer Women, www.NABBW.com and www.BoomerWomenSpeak.com, the number one sites on major search engines for baby boomer women.