A few posters have pointed out the parents tried to ground the girl when they found out she was dating a pedophile. They were trying to do what they thought would protect their daughter. But I wonder if the seeds were sown years ago.
Sadly, many parents wake up when it's too late. Granted the consequences are nothing close to being this tragic. But suddenly after ignoring their kids for their most formative years (first seven years of their lives), parents wonder WTF just happened when their teenagers become problem children. Where did we go wrong? You can't just suddenly tune in and try and figure out your what went wrong with your kid when they are hitting confusing adolescent years.
I'm don't know what the hell happened in this case. Nobody does. What I believe is only a generalization. But kids that were nurtured in a stable environment usually don't suddenly snap like this.
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