@dewdawotts
there is a sickening amount of cases where adults are made aware of children's mental health issues and yet they do nothing about it
@VeganLiberation762
I am truly baffled as to how this was allowed to happen in the first place. This person was reported to police repeatedly and showed several warning signs
@schtew.
8:13 from ages 3-12 my little brother would punch me, bite me, pull handfuls of hair from my scalp, scratch me, and hit me with objects almost daily... he (finally) went to a psychologist at age 14 and they determined there is nothing wrong with him......... sometimes i wonder wtf psychs for adolescents are actually doing
@astroblemeRC
The mother knew all the issues and drove him to a gun store, fearing he would commit suicide and allowed him to purchase a firearm.... I think the mother might be a major factor to the issue.
@nicolegrace188
im sorry but the mannequin hanging in his closet sent chills down my spine. how could his mom ignore such a red flag.
@co10urs_72
the fact his condition was so bad that he decided to kill multiple people including himself over applejack is shocking. The more shocking part is that nobody handled his condition properly.
@TheRandompaint
Her crying as she said "it's a police officer" was the sound of pure relief.
@stateparker87
The system failed all of those people. Shout out to Judy for being so brave and getting all of those people hidden even when it was possible she would be shot. Just horrifying
@matsuHanabi
"I don't want to WASTE MY TIME doing something like that. ITS A HASSLE" This is a clear red flag. Brandon's first argument on that is not about humanity or the unthinkable, but he said he "has no time" or too lazy to do it. He doesn't understand morale and emotion, so he express his excuse with a logical explanation. A clear sign of sociopathic disorder
@smidgen
Ugh. "because of the company's no cell phone policy in certain areas of the building, some victims were unable to call for help" hits like a punch in the gut..
@rai4119
That flying into a rage in the middle of a water fight? I work at a clinic with children with developmental disabilities, and it is EXACTLY like that if the child lacks functional communication skills and uses physical aggression as their main coping mechanism. I've been scratched, bitten, kicked, for doing something as simple as "it's time to go potty!" or "Let me wipe your nose!"
@AmyStackAmyEmily
What angers me is that a lot of psychologists, etc. don't take things like this seriously, and then seem genuinely surprised that a tragedy like this takes place.
@criscobabe9134
The second he attacked his mother with knives he should have immediately been taken away to a strict facility that works with kids like this. He should have been mandated to attend regular therapy after the suicide of his father. I don't completely blame the mother, a lot of people failed him from the beginning.
@John-mm2yl
That employee feeling bad for the guy who was there for only a week is so sad. Rip to all these victims.
@breannaphobic
5:17 quit school in sixth grade?? This, along with his other behavior, seems to be from a lack of parenting. Sad really
@peterburman5193
There was a guy who lived in a dorm across from me who was obsessed with My Little Pony. Less than two weeks into the freshman semester, he got rejected by a girl and promptly threatened to bomb our school. Needless to say he got booted out pretty quickly.
@boyapollo808
This is insane. There were red flags EVERYWHERE. The mother and psychologists failed that kid. He literally f*cking told them he was a danger. Absolutely tragic. My heart goes to the victims and their families.
@MrWarners14
Depression, anxiety and My Little Pony don’t inherently cause people to be killers. He was clearly an unhinged individual with no respect for human life. He obviously didn’t take any of the valuable lessons from the show seriously because despite his obsession, he clearly needed help for other more serious mental reasons. It’s completely shameful what he did. A horrible tragedy.
@LemonLymans
He didn’t kill over My Little Piny. He killed over his trauma. He just so happened to live My Little Pony.
@hayleyblanch5895