The Murders of Rob Reiner and his Wife: and the Issue of Anger

[PeterRS]

9 hours ago, vinapu said:

a I only one here who thinks you both deserve good spanking ?

In this case, i am sorry but that is rubbish! Why should two posters deserve a spanking when all one has done is report percisely what was written in the media and the other has called him out for being a liar? Sometimes your sitting on the fence is misplaced!

I have never doubted @unicorn's qualifications. I myself am from a very medical family as I have pointed out here before. My grandfather, father, all my uncles, brother, sister, niece and two of my cousins are members of the medical profession and my late brother-in-law was in charge of a hospital for the mentally challenged. I have nothing but praise for those working in the profession. But I will not have one poster call me a liar when it is perfectly plain that i did no such thing!

[unicorn]

I never accused @PeterRS of lying. I found his posts, however, ambiguous in their meaning and easy to misinterpret. If what he meant to say was that the parents erred in NOT following professionals' advice, then we agree completely in this matter. 

[vinapu]

in meantime  Mrs. and Mr. Reiner are still dead I presume

[floridarob]

26 minutes ago, vinapu said:

in meantime  Mrs. and Mr. Reiner are still dead I presume

BTW, What are you doing sitting on the fence.... not what I expect of someone with your age and stature.....

[khaolakguy]

2 hours ago, floridarob said:

BTW, What are you doing sitting on the fence.... not what I expect of someone with your age and stature.....

And not good for the fence!

[jimmie50]

I have no idea about the accuracy of the news article, but I was reading Daily Beast online and they reported that Rob Reiner had mentioned to a few close friends after the argument at Conan O'Brien's holiday party and Nick was asked to leave that he was a little afraid of Nick and concerned for his safety.  The article did not provide names of these close friends also in attendance at the party.  That would contradict previous reports that while they were concerned about Nick and his well-being, there was no hint that he could become violent.  I suppose the truth is somewhere in between, but we will never really know.  

[PeterRS]

15 hours ago, unicorn said:

I never accused @PeterRS of lying. I found his posts, however, ambiguous in their meaning and easy to misinterpret.

And you were about the only one to so misinterpret what was perfectly obvious. Where was the ambiguity you mention?

[Suckrates]

5 hours ago, jimmie50 said:

I have no idea about the accuracy of the news article, but I was reading Daily Beast online and they reported that Rob Reiner had mentioned to a few close friends after the argument at Conan O'Brien's holiday party and Nick was asked to leave that he was a little afraid of Nick and concerned for his safety.  The article did not provide names of these close friends also in attendance at the party.  That would contradict previous reports that while they were concerned about Nick and his well-being, there was no hint that he could become violent.  I suppose the truth is somewhere in between, but we will never really know.  

I am not sure WHY we are all trying to diagnose Mental Illness ?    Are we psychiatrists or analysts ?   I realize its curiosity to understand the reason behind such a senseless family tragedy,  but lets leave it to the experts and not speculate.   I am sure the answer is somewhere between our imaginations and reality ?  

[vinapu]

11 hours ago, floridarob said:

BTW, What are you doing sitting on the fence.... not what I expect of someone with your age and stature.....

if they were just ordinary people , likely son would be locked down   long ago . This is what I think.

sitting on the fence comes from simple fact that first I heard about those people is in this thread

[floridarob]

13 hours ago, vinapu said:

sitting on the fence comes from simple fact that first I heard about those people is in this thread

Do you own a television?

Reminds me of a roommate I had years ago, from Pakistan. He never got any of my references to Green Acres, the Beverly Hillbillies, Burn and Allen.......things we take for granted that people in our age group can all relate to. Then I have this friend, he grew up in Arkansas and had strict parents that wouldn't allow him to watch TV, even though he grew up basically like the Clampett's or on Green Acres, he didn't get the references either  🤷‍♂️

[unicorn]

18 hours ago, PeterRS said:

And you were about the only one to so misinterpret what was perfectly obvious. Where was the ambiguity you mention?

In your original post, you stated the parents were responsible for the murders due to "...a misunderstanding on the part of the boy’s parents on how to deal with such very substantial on-going substance abuse, and a steady build-up of anger." You later stated stated that the parents "took their son to endless doctors, psychiatrists or whoever they believed qualified and thereafter took their words as gospel," which, to me, implies that you blame them for placing too much value on professionals' advice. It appears as though the parents originally followed the professionals' advice and later maybe didn't. If you want to clarify your beliefs, would you clearly state your position? Was the parents' error in following the professionals' advice too closely, or was it due to their ultimate (apparent?) rejection of such advice?

[Suckrates]

 

In recent comments by MAGA mistress of ceremonies Meghan Kelly, she believes that Nick, the sons defense is going to be that HE was sexually abused for his dad, Rob, for years, up until the present.... And mom KNEW and allowed it to happen......

Will taking a page from the Menendez Brothers work for Nick ?