What a sad story... especially around this time of year.  It certainly sounds like the older brother either had mental issues or was under the influence of another substance as well as alcohol.  What leads me to believe that is from this part of the story.

Quote:Snyder said Joseph had been acting irrationally in the hours before the deadly shooting. At one point, Joseph attacked a door with a machete while his parents locked themselves in the bedroom. James then intervened and attempted to keep his brother calm and away from their parents, according to police.

(12-19-2018, 04:30 PM)TrivialPursuit Wrote: 1. No one in that family learned how to fight.
2. The father should have intervened physically. (but see #1)
3. Cowardly family of trashy pieces of crap.

That's pretty ignorant.  I couldn't do much physically with either of my 2 sons (a bit older than the two involved) at my age and health.  I probably would have had to resort to making the same decision myself under those circumstances.

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