Deadly Children

ap_kip_kinkel_070619_mn1.jpgIn 1998 Kip Kinkel lost the love for his parents in a deadly rage.

When you read the Bible it’s truly a fascinating book. There is no other piece of literature as stunningly prophetic and truthful as God’s Holy Word. What I like to do is read about the end time (which we are living in today) and see how it is playing out.


What I would like to focus on today is the part where it says, “disobedient to parents.” Psychology Today recently put out an article talking about children murdering their parents. I would like to share part of this article.

“A father is gunned down... a mother is bludgeoned to death... a family of four-mother, father, and two small children-is butchered alive... by a son... a daughter... a son and daughter acting together.

While tabloid television has brought us closer to the everyday horrors of our society, nothing still shocks as much as a child killing a parent or step-parent. Such an act, though thought uncommon, is almost a daily event in the United States. Between 1977 and 1986, more than 300 parents were killed each year by their own children.

Unlike adults who kill their parents, teenagers become parricide offenders when conditions in the home are intolerable but their alternatives are limited. Unlike adults, kids cannot simply leave.

The law has made it a crime for young people to run away. Juveniles who commit parricide usually do consider running away, but many do not know any place where they can seek refuge. Those who do run are generally picked up and returned home, or go back on their own: Surviving on the streets is hardly a realistic alternative for youths with meager financial resources, limited education, and few skills.

There are three types of individuals who commit parricide. One is the severely abused child who is pushed beyond his or her limits. Another is the severely mentally ill child. And the third is the darling of the tabloids, the dangerously antisocial child.”

Whatever the case may be it is truly a tragedy when children take the lives of their parents. We live in a sinful world. The only time this kind of thing will end is when Jesus returns and wipes sin off the face of the earth forever. God bless.