Blame Lanza's Parents? Maybe Not: the Parkers
Would I have the strength? Or the desire to do it? I don't know. But Alyssa and Robbie Parker did, meeting with Adam Lanza's father barely a month after his son murdered their daughter Emilie at Sandy Hook Elementary. They recently spoke to Norah O'Donnell on CBS This Morning about their January 23rd meeting, and they talked about how they hoped it would bring them closure for them as well as for Peter Lanza. Not much has been released about what was actually discussed but when O'Donnell asked if it had been emotional, it was the one time Robbie Parker's voice wavered. Do they hold Peter Lanza accountable, the Parkers were asked, and Alyssa said it wasn't his decision to make, so how could they? Was his parenting to blame? Here they were a little more definitive, agreeing that yes, it was possible. But I've wrestled with that. If my son, who is 11, did something this heinous, or even something not so, would I feel responsible? The answer is yes....