We almost made headline news...
 

It is a long story, but the jist of it is, daughter confessed to us yesterday of boyfriends plan to go on a shooting rampage. If she had not told us, I would not be talking to you right now. He had every specific detail written out and would have taken place at 2 pm. Daughter is having a nervous breakdown. He is locked in psych ward. Would not have believed this could happen. Nerves are shot...

Wow! I'm glad you have a daughter who has a head on her shoulders. I'm sorry to hear she's having a nervous breakdown though. I do not know you or her, but please tell her I'm proud of her and I give her my thanks for saving innocent lives.

Thank God you are OK. The same thing happened at my BIL/SIL house a couple years back. And niece's boytoy also ended up in a mental place. Her parents gave her the choice of living with them and dumping the boytoy forever or else moving out. Now they have custody of the grandson, and niece chose to move away. It is such a sad situation.
It is really scary how easy people go off the deep end.

Wow was my first thought. Then, good for your daughter and a pat on the back to you for raising her to be strong enough to say something. Praying for you all.

This. I'm so sorry (but glad too).

I am sure she will realize that she did the right thing. Hug her from me.
Nancy

You daughter did the right thing for everyone involved. Good for her!

Not meaning to discount the situation in any way, but the fact that he told you're daughter about it tells me he had second thoughts, and might subconsciously have wanted to be stopped. If that's the case, mental health professionals might be able to help.

Bless your DD! Give her a hug from this grandma and tell her that I'd be proud to call her my DGD!

That, or he fantasized that she was going to act as Bonnie to his Clyde.

Baijay -- sorry to hear this, I'm sure we all agree that your daughter was extremely brave to do what she did -- make sure she knows that many of us feel that way. Much of her distress may be caused by embarrassment or shame for being involved with someone who could think this way, plan something like this -- she needs to know that she had a role in averting what could have been a disaster, and should be proud of herself for that.

I honestly feel that a great deal of what is going on in the world today with all of these fantasies (and enactment) of violence is because our youth have little drive and direction. All of those feelings have to go somewhere. Add to that a poor diet (brain function and poor judgment and impulse control can be directly linked to poor nutrition) and the attitude of entitlement that many of the last generation or so seem to have been raised with, and I think you've got a ticking time bomb. Most get through it relatively unscathed, but those with pre-existing mental health issues simply don't have the tools to reason their way out of it.

My opinion, and probably not a popular one, but mine all the same.

Good daughter.

Now. Does anyone still doubt how media mastubation of such events as school shootings can have unwarranted negative impacts?

B wasn't clear on how her daughter found out. If he told her I'd tend to agree, but she may have discovered the plan herself.

Kudos to your daughter for telling you about his plans and preventing a tragedy. I can totally understand why she is so upset, she must have a whole range of emotions, regrets, fears and even embarrassment playing through her mind right now. Please be super supportive of her now and if she needs some counselling be sure to indulge her, she deserves it.

I'm so thankful that you are all okay and that you have such a splendid daughter.

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Hi all. Dd found out because he told her. We stopped him two weeks ago from committing suicide because he told her too. We got there in the nick of time. His parents are completely ignorant and are in denial to it all. Their little boy would not do any of this. Their little boy would be dead if we had not stopped him. I among others would be dead if we had not stopped him. All of the signs were there. Just like the others that have done these things. Most of them leave signs or tell others what they are going to do. People don't listen or want to interfere. His parents hate us, say we've embarrassed them, cost them a bunch of money, and yet their son has been diagnosed with schizop.ahrenia. They are not all there either.
My daughter knows she did the right thing. She is having the hardest time with the fact her best friend is gone. He turned into someone she doesn't even know. We are getting her help. She will be ok eventually.
Thanks for your prayers.

Praying for your daughter and all of you during this time. I'm so glad she spoke up!

A great big Thank you to DD & You!! :clap:

I wonder how many parents are in that kind of denial that their kid could do something like that. Hopefully now he can get the help he needs.

I just found out he is not locked up!! Parents have not put him in a place yet!!! ????????????? Now what????
Sheriff acted like it wasn't a big deal a little while ago when I talked to him. What the hay ???!!!???

Please be safe!! Do whatever is necessary to protect yourselves from this guy if he shows up.

Sorry to say but this is what i expected ,him out . Pretty much till he does the deed the law can't do a thing . Parents with cash and their head in the sand don't help .

Two things you can do watch every thing around you keep a shooting iron real near or move and leave no forwarding address . To the Sheriff it an't no big deal but i bet he had his hand on his gun when he told you this story . :grumble:

We talked to dd and told her if he comes here it will not be pretty. We have a safety plan now and I think I am going to take her to stay in Utah with my best friend for awhile. She will be safer there. Guns r ready... Hate to do that but if he shows up we know what his intentions are.

That is very scary and it sounds like this person has had problems in the past.

Of course, whether there are any past problems or not, things like that cannot be taken lightly.

The one I read about out your way says the guy was charged with a Misdemeanor for making a "joking threat" and that it was not all that detailed and something that was said in passing on a few websites. (Just from the news article I read).

Is that this instance?

I haven't heard anything about him being charged. Do you have a link or something? He's a minor and his name is Michael. No way was he joking. Have the texts to prove that

Must be a different guy.

http://www.krtv.com/news/montana-man...ooting-threat/

Yeah, apparently they ( law enforcement) are not taking this very seriously. Going to talk to county attorney tomorrow. Wish me luck.

If you pin them down they will tell you what i told you .

Talked with County attorney. Apparently they were not aware of all of the facts. Gave them a Letter of Concern, filed Restraining Orders, gave another recorded statement to sheriff's office. Not sure what they are going to do, but they were enlightened a bit. I've done all I can do at this point..if Mayberry patrol doesn't do anything and something happens, I will do what I have to.