Replies to '07/11 Abducted from School'

I empathize with Kendall's mom. What happenend to her was every mother's worst nightmare. I don't even want to imagine how I would be able to deal in that situation. I also understand where the parents of the man who abducted Kendall are coming from. My son too is said to have a bipolar disorder and no will listen to get him the help he needs, they say he has to break the law or something first. I wanted him to get help before something bad happened. They are quick to put them away but as parents, we know our kids better than anyone else. I do feel my son needs to be held accountable for his actions but at the same time I feel that he needs to get help. I do think he poses a threat to society but they put him in places and get him counseling now but, only because of the threats he has made and the people he has hurt. Why do we have to wait until that happens? I don't want to see my son go to prison either but where was the help before it was too late? This is very scary for everyone involved especially the innocent, and precious children. Where was her protection? Where was the security for the parents of Kendall and others like her? My heart goes out to them.  I tried for many years to get help for my son taking him to counseling and the whole works, but no one would listen, even when he took a pocket knife to school and threatened another child by saying "I have a knife in my pocket and I'm not afraid to use it." By the way we do not believe in knives or guns and only have knives that are used for cooking and the knife he took to school, he stole. He was kicked out of school for two and a half weeks and then allowed to return with an IEP in place. Two months later he actually pulled a carpet knife on my two younger children, the carpet knife was left behind by the guy who laid my carpet that day. I am still working on getting him help. I hope and pray every day that everyone around him will be safe.