Bad parents

CNN reports:

When police arrested a 13-year-old boy in Washington state last week accused of making threats to kill, they found he had “everything ready to go to commit a mass shooting” – including a trove of more than 20 guns in his home.

Horrific.

What investigators found in the boy’s bedroom revealed what they describe as an obsession with past school shooters. He “imitated similar behaviors, with photos and inscriptions spread throughout his room,” the sheriff’s office said.

Did his parents ever notice?

Outside the courtroom, his parents told KOMO the situation is a misunderstanding. His mother suggested his social media posts were an attempt to “be cool” among peers, and his father said he had no intention to harm anyone, KOMO reported.

This is why they are appalling parents. Their kid had 23 weapons lying around their home, was making threats online, and he had photos of other school shooters. And good old mum says he was just trying to be cool and dad says he would never harm anyone.