MI, Grand Blanc - Mass Shooting at Mormon Church, fire, 28 Sept 2025

[Charlot123]

I think it’s quite unfair to criticize his parents for not forcing him to go to rehab. Forced rehab would not be effective. TS knew he had access to rehab. He is solely responsible for his heinous actions. His family are also victims, at least emotionally.

JMO

No one criticizes them. These parents are stoically coping with the situation. But since we can not change the past, it has to be a conclusion for the future. Faith-based counseling is no match for a serious rehab for an alcoholic and a polysubstance user.

I think that faced with the choice between jail and VA rehab, he’d choose VA rehab. There is no guarantee that he would not have relapsed after the discharge, and chances are, he would have. It takes many stints in a rehab to get clean. So no one can say that rehab would have been a salvation. It is a horrible struggle, and some parents are exhausted and admit to losing the battle. This, too. Sadly.