I think that Joseph was abused and neglected by his parents and that trauma wasn’t handled well by him. He had horrible parents and could only cope the only way he knew how to avoid future abuse.
@@The_alchemistress I agree. I’m wandering if maybe the stepmom was the less mean of the 2 parents? And when he heard his dad and stepmom arguing about her moving out, he thought that he would end up going with his father and was terrified by that thought. It’s just a sad case in general. That boy deserved better.
Under socialism this is what you will get. Just proof that even the innocent mind of a 10 year old instinctually knows that socialists belong under the ground.
I think life's hard enough without a kid having some kind of FAS from mother giving them issues mentally/physically. Then compounded by a constant upheaval in their life, deprivations and violence, its really only going to end up one way: Badly With any luck (because there's been precious little of that so far in his life), there's a lifetime ahead of them to mend, be counseled and can hopefully avoid the cycle of violence, substance abuse and ending up in correctional institutions. There's a lot of work from the state and community to break that cycle but i really hope it can be done in this case.
The child was told by his father that the house would be set aflame after fire alarms were disabled. That was a serious threat on the lives staying in the house. That child did not want to die, so he disabled the threat. Previous state interventions had failed the child and his sister.
Every relative failed the him, being passed from one bad apple to another helps no one. The Fed & St Gov/Social Services failed him. Law enforcement was unable to take a clearly dangerous & abusive man off the St. Courts were unable to keep him behind bars. & I can see 1 or 2 reports to Social Services but not 23, that's another huge failure.
I was expecting to hear that Joseph's defense would have been similar to that of a battered wife. He could reasonably fear that his father was going to murder the family by arson, so just like a battered wife who thinks she can't leave, Joseph was a troubled child who most certainly could not leave.
I had a narcissistic , abusive, alcoholic father, there were many times I thought about it...never did though . I just hope that child got the help he needed.
When the boy asked, "How many lives do people usually get," it made me think he understood the world to operate like a video game. This is a very sad case.
Yeah, many children cannot grasp that video games and cartoons are different than the real world (or all; but there might be a few that are aware of the distinction). There was a case in Norway in 1994 where a 5 year old girl was beaten to death. Two boys, aged 5 and 6, confessed to beating her, since no one ever suffered from being beaten in cartoons and the TV series they watched. It is debatable if the confession swould have held up under scrutiny, especially considering the sexual undertones to the murder that these boys would have been very young to carry out. However, I am not overly familiar with the more intricate details of the case in question.
"he ran mostly without electricity" Yeah. Probably videogames weren't an influence at all. The father was a neo nazi. I can think of many other influences about having many lives other than video games
I ran counseling groups for over 2300 violent men during a four year period in the 1990's. One thing I learned from this was the obvious fact mentioned by Dr. Grande: Children learn from their parents, the good and the bad. A big part of how abusive behavior becomes a cycle is a result of this. I hope Joseph can find a path to healthy behavior. I think his terrible act of killing his terrible father was a simple case of self-preservation in the face of his father's threat to burn down the house. Ironically, the father taught Joseph what to do. This case is complex and heart-breaking. I remember when this case happened. Thanks, Doctor, for shining your light on this.
This is so sad. This poor kid was in fear of his life due to overhearing his dad say he is going to burn the house down, then when the fighting between his Dad and step mum would have put him into a PTSD feeling of dread. And the poor kid thought life was like a video game and his Dad would get another life. This kid has been so wronged by society, just for being born into a non desirable family. A complete tragedy. I am slightly surprised by your analysis. To be in fear of your life in your home, then the trauma of adults fighting heightening that fear. Maybe he was protecting himself and his sister in his mind
While it was necessary to confine him due to him being so damaged and dangerous, how could he be criminally liable when he was determined to lack the ability to know right from wrong?
I don't believe that determination was made. "Mental health professionals claimed that he didn't understand society's concept of right and wrong." That's not exactly saying he didn't grasp the difference itself. In any event, it was found that he did, in fact, kill his father. All things considered, ten years in juvie isn't a bad outcome. Given the violent trajectory he was on prior to the shooting, it might actually have been the best placement for him.
@@pricklypear7516 its horrible to say this, but hopefully this leads that he only has 1 victim, instead of going on a mass shooting and having multiple victims.
I agree. 10 years old is so little… what is a child threatened with being burned alive supposed to do to protect himself? Apparently the authorities had been called dozens of times and he was still at home and in danger. Poor kid, I hope he’s ok right now.
The kid said that he knew shooting his father was wrong. When you're brought up to hate & to use violence to solve problems, you don't think about right or wrong; you think only about revenge. I understand that based on analogous experience. I didn't think about right or wrong, just shoot to punish. Fortunately, my gun wasn't loaded.
It seems like it should be considered self defense when you are only 10, grow up seeing this level of violent and dysfunctional behavior, and hear your violent father state that he will burn the house down after removing the batteries from the smoke detectors. And you know that there is no one else to keep it from happening. I can't imagine the level of fear the kid must've experienced, and he probably felt like he had no choice. However, of course he needs treatment and help so he might have a slim chance of turning his young life around
Absolutely. My late brother was born FASD and his whole life was .... struggle, violence, homelessness, destruction.... that's the story for over 80% FAS adults- even when they have early resources and proper guardians. Very sad, but I do not expect this child will ever have much a "successful " life experience.😢.
My sister was friends with a girl that had FAS, that was back in primary school in the early 90s. She had so many challenges because of her biological parents, but was a really sweet and nice girl. Her foster parents adopted her and she was so happy to have a family and adoptive siblings. But she was very gullible and easy to manipulate, so I'm dreading what her life has developed into later on. My sister back then was shocked how easy some nasty kids could come along and talk her into bad ideas. My sis, as a child, noticed how the girl made no difference in trust between a friend of several years and complete strangers. Horrifying to think what could happen in the lives of FAS affected people even if they are not violent themselves.
@Murphy Church my brother was very very gullible... he let some random "friends" tattoo his entire face with scribble scrabble about 5 years before his passing. He was such a handsome man .... that's an anger I still carry today 🙃.
@Bojan V In the USA (sadly unsurprisingly) we have many doctors who are poorly educated in FAS. A lot of teachers are unaware of the syndrome.... very sad.
I feel like if 1 parent has the children taken away for meth use it's not out of the question that the other parent also be tested before the kid is handed over. I can't imagine there's too many relationships where only one person is taking meth.
I quite agree. Meth use is rampant where I live and meth users almost always want to be around other meth users. They don't usually take to others outside of the scene, because of paranoia. An "outsider,non-user" could be someone with connections to law enforcement plus they bring no dope connections. This has been my observation from being part of the recovery community for several years.
Good evening, Dr. Grande! Joseph never had a chance and I have no sympathy for his father. The world is better off without Jeff. But ten years in a juvenile detention facility won't improve his behavior or personality after a youth of being exposed to drugs, violence and squalor. However, there are no treatment centers for kids like Joseph. Thanks for sharing.
Having grown up with a less intense version of that dad, I can empathize with the kid's decision. It doesn't excuse it, but I can certainly understand it. It's a long endurance run to survive in that type of environment. Karma does finally bite these people, but damn it can be a long wait for the karmic wheel to land on their number.
I had parents like that. Their whole intent was for the children to take care of them. They hated it when children behaved like children. What they wanted was captive servants who would fulfill their adult needs.
That poor child!! 😢I hope he gets actual psychological help for his trauma and can go on to live a good life, full of ACTUAL love and respect. This boy had all the odds stacked against him from the time he was a tiny fetus. He deserves a chance. 💔
Im a therapist and work with mostly kids. When given a diagnosis of adhd and behaviors like this I often wonder if it’s adhd or PTSD. as the symptoms can be very similar and often misdiagnosed. I hope this child gets mental health treatment. Thank you for sharing Dr. Grande!
I completely agree with you! My Grandson has suffered horrible mental and physical abuse, by my Son and his enabling wife. I finally had to call CPS when he choked him twice, in front of me, and then lwft marks from a belt beating. That poor kid didnt stand a chance from the moment he was born of a drug addicted mother. Who then deserted him. The lid always gets tbe label. My grandson has adhd, and ODD. I would guess, PTSTD as well. He is now with his mom, but she still struggles emotionally. He is in Therapy, and I'm working on getting him into a group therapy. This little boy's story is so sad. Jail is not the place for him with out intense therapy.
Joseph has wisdom beyond belief. Justice and Punishment are two different things. He’s been Punished enough. He’s not sick. Just unloved and uncared for. How many lives does a person have is too big a question for a ten year old.
Now I just hope he's not fiurther traumatized by how he's treated in juvie. Yes, hold him accountable, but anyone can see that this boy needed HELP - not to be written off and just punished. How about giving him decent counseling and psychiactric help? Juvie says they do that, but I don't believe it. and there are countless others being penalized without counseling or any other (or precious little) support.
He should not have been held criminally responsible because of his age alone but there should be intervention and therapy avaliable for children his age who committ these types of crimes instead of sending them to prison
I can't help but feel bad for Joseph. If he had been raised in a normal home he no doubt would have been a completely different child. He was at a disadvantage before he was ever born. I think Joseph was terrified he'd end up with his father after the split and for whatever reason he didn't want that. So in his immature mind he thought by killing his father he would automatically end up with his stepmother. He no doubt didn't think far enough ahead regarding the consequences of his actions.
I wonder if other people have such concern for children raised in houses of communist and other authoritarian, totalitarian and murderous ideologies. Nazi is an easy go to, but Communists are just as bad. Both ideologies should be erased from humnaities future
The vast majority of kids in America that kill their parents are from totally normal homes, don't look at the pictures of his father in a stupid Nazi uniform and judge him so completely. America is a nation of violence.
The best part of this video is Dr. Grande’s analysis of the father’s political ambitions. The subtle humor in these videos along with the deadpan delivery is what brings me back for more.
What kid would not act like this with a father like that? I had a physically abusive father. I know what this is like. I sometimes fantasized about killing him because he was so abusive to me, my siblings, and my mother. People who have not experienced being raised by one or more abusive parents have NO idea. As far as the water district job goes, some of those districts are little more than a scam of taxpayers when you see how much money they make...and virtually recession proof job--people have to have water whether for a home or farm.
Oh my dear friend Dr Grande, thanks so much for your video.. I think Joseph was doomed from before birth. He had no chance to form lasting relationships. Such sadness for a child to deal with.
it is so weird that in some cases, a weird smell in the house would get the cps to move so fast. yet, in some cases, nothing is done even when there are stacks of reports of abuse and/or neglect.
Thanks for the video, Dr. G! I hope that Joseph got the proper care he needed to develop into an adult. Considering everything he had been subjected to, I'm sure he needed a lot of intervention/help.
Sounds like juvenile detention might be the best living environment for this unfortunate child... a real step up from the hostile filth, violence, and depravity of his parents' homes.
Should have been in a foster home or something instead. It wasn't right to lock him up i mean he was just 10, i don't care what a 10 year old does, it just is not right...
I could completely relate to way Joseph did what he did. I grew up in a very abusive household and I had to defend myself numerous times from my stepfather including picking up a knife to threaten him with it while he was beating me. I literally had to pick up a knife to stop my stepfather from beating me when I was only 12 years old.
I watched the documentary on this story. My heart breaks for the son.💔 Sadly, the grandmother still doesn’t believe that her sons beliefs & extremism caused her grandson to kill his own father. She blames his mental issues only. Maybe if he wasn’t suffering so much at home, he would have had a chance. These extreme beliefs cause death & damage globally….so sad that our world can fall victim to many hateful ways. History repeats itself when we don’t learn from it.
These cases make me think of batters wife syndrome. I feel like that should be extended to children. Abuse as an adult is mind fucking but as a child while your brain is still developing that would be tenfold. I don't think you can hold a 10 year old abused child responsible for something like this. Does he need some kind of intervention? Absolutely. Prison? No. Raising a violent hurting child in prison will only make things worse.
Maybe this is simplistic, but two wrongs don’t make a right. I believe this is true, but I also believe nobody ever taught Joseph that. I agree that Joseph is too dangerous to be left free in society right now. I also believe that his father played an important role in ensuring this. Thank you for covering this, Dr. Grande.
He was NEVER dangerous and should've never been locked up. Jail is not a place for 10 year olds, i don't care what the crime is, it ain't right. He is the actual victim here and we should all acknowledge that, i have no sympathy for his father!
The dad threatened to burn the house down with them in it... I feel like his son was scared and was trying to remedy the situation, thinking he'd injure his dad to teach him a lesson. He definitely needs to have consequences and some intense therapy. Hopefully, he can be rehabilitated and grow up to be a decent member of society. What an awful situation. I know the kid was a bully and out of control, but he was a victim, too. It seems obvious that he didn't fully comprehend the gravity of what he had done.
Thank you Dr. Grande, Joseph didn't have much of a chance. Very sad scenario. I hope that Joseph found therapy and treatment. Happy Easter to you and your family!
I’m originally from Southern California (Orange County) and about 23 years ago, for a time I worked in Riverside county. I can tell you that although Riverside has some decent neighborhoods, there are some seedy areas! And ironically, in spite of SoCal being extremely diverse ethnically, some desert communities out there have some home grown neo-Nazi groups, whose members are most likely very poor, with various anti-social behaviors. One has a slim chance at having a secure upbringing growing up in that kind of environment with reckless, angry and addicted parents. Sounds like Joseph is definitely guilty, but I will be praying for Joseph. There still may be hope for the boy. 🙏💕
Thanks for the content, Doctor G! Been falling asleep to your content for years now and I mean that in the best possible way lol you've got the most calming voice and your videos drop right on cue at 12am midnight (UK time). Happy Easter to you and your family.
a 10 year old sentenced to 10 years in juvenile jail. immensely sad. his father only attempted to make him increasingly violent. Jeff was threatening, and Joseph ended it.
That little boy was doomed from the womb. The effects of drugs and alcohol on a baby are devastating mentally and physically. I hope he is able to get some help and live a more stable life.
As a rule of thumb if someone's barely made it into double digits it begs the question: how did the parents fuck up so badly they had the inclination to do it in the first place?
Thanks for covering this case. Good analysis of what happened. These types of situations are very tragic and dangerous. As you said, he wasn't given much of a chance in life.
Follow up on where Joseph is after his treatments & therapy & his future ... hope he will become a decent member of society for his own sake & the people he comes in contact with
Super sad, and facts do show (the treatment of teachers, other classmates, ppl in general) that this poor kid is a danger to society. Is it possible he can get some EFFECTIVE treatment in juvi? Since his mom was doing so so so much harm to him during her pregnancy, there is a chance this kid should always be supervised. Or we will be hearing Dr G tell us about his next victims and wonder why we didn't protect other innocents while we could.
Thank you Dr. Grande. I always enjoy your work very much. Both the clarity of your analysis; the art of summarizing even difficult histories perfectly in a few minutes and the blissfully dry humor. In my country (The Netherlands) Joseph would not be punished, but helped. Dutch Law: Minimum age Article 486 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Sv) stipulates that 'no one can be prosecuted for an offense committed before he has reached the age of twelve.' This concerns a 'legally non-rebuttable presumption of non-responsibility on the grounds of youth'. It concerns a general ground for exclusion from punishment on which the youth under the age of twelve can invoke if he is being prosecuted for a criminal offence. The Public Prosecution Service is then inadmissible in its prosecution. However, the committed offense remains punishable. Only the prosecution of a minor is excluded, not the detection of the criminal offense. Investigative powers and coercive measures can therefore be applied by the police and the judiciary against the suspect under the age of twelve. For example, they can arrest, search and interrogate the juvenile, and objects can be seized from him. The committed offense is also a signal that something is going wrong in the upbringing of the juvenile. That is why the police will always make a concern report to the advice and reporting center for domestic violence and child abuse of Safe Home. In addition, the police also register all crimes committed by under-12s in its Client Tracking System. The way 'justice' works for non adults in the USA always baffles me.
Is it actually ethical to punish Joseph? Hasn't he been punished enough - by being repeatedly subjected to several severe forms of lifelong, humiliating childhood trauma? Personally, I am in a quandary as to how this child can now be helped. Can he ever live a normal life of self-fulfilment and self-actualization? Can he ever be productively integrated into society? Probably not. But 10 years of jail will not help that. There must be another way...but as for his crime: when he blew his dad's brains out, Joseph was only protecting himself. After all, the dad said he would deactivate the smoke alarms and burn the house down. If I was an impressionable, traumatized 10-year-old boy, in order to save myself and the family, I might not see another way than to avail myself of the dad's conveniently loaded gun, and likewise neutralize him by splattering his brains all over the couch. The kid solved the problem, but created a new set of problems.
Let this be a reminder that somebody can torment you unbearably to the point where you at 10 years old kill somebody and then you will be held responsible for the entirety of the chaos. If this guy comes out a serial killer I wouldn't blame him one bit.
Thank you, Dr. Grande. I had forgotten that you often gift us with a particularly thorny puzzle to chew over on special occasions. This one is a terrifying example of the consequences of really stupid parenting. More like monstering. And home schooling, too. Oh dear. It sounds like someone was bound to take one in the head sooner or later. It kind of stood out to me Joseph saying that he shot his dad in the ear. That statement alone makes me wonder if he really understood the full reality of what he was doing. And hey you‘ve really challenged me in terms of feeling sad that this particular individual lost his…life! I hope Joseph will get a decade of corrective experiences, becomes a better person. Happy Easter to you and yours. Thank you for your consistently excellent, thoughtful content.
I am a "National" "Socialist" and so are most people if using terms in historcially correct way. That is why Despots choose popular terms to self describe. But Hitler did not meet basic definitions of Socialist (democracy & equality in economic power) , so "National Socialist" is a false use of the term, same as the fact North Korea calls itself a democracy. Most people are actually both moderately Nationalist & Socialist if you actually ask them about what they value & policies. That is if you use the terms in the historically correct way, instead of how Govt & Corporate propaganda changes defintions of various terms.
this kid seems like he was in fear for his life, he was abused, and his '' dad'' said he was goin to burn the house down, so it sounds like he intended on possibly killing his son and writing it off as an accident or such.
I have a neighbor and his Dad that are very similar. The 13 year old son recently shot his friend in the back of the head with a shotgun and blamed it on the deceased boy He said he shot himself in the back of the head. State investigators haven’t closed the investigation but it has been dragging on for months. The kid seems very comfortable and hasn’t been in school since he got expelled over a year ago. The boy spends most of his time turfing the neighbors property frontages with his friend and his dad as non of them have respect for anyone else’s property. They think they own the whole Road and have marauding attitudes. Like father like Son.
I remember a week or two before the murder, Hall Sr's Neo-Nazi group was having a demonstration or rally at the Home Depot on Madison and Indiana Sts in Riverside. Immigrants and other unemployed persons often solicited work from the surrounding sidewalks and parking lots, and I imagine that is why the neo-nazis chose that location. A little earlier on my way to get groceries, Mr. Hall was making some kind of speech. On my way driving home, the neo-nazis lined up along the sidewalk on Indiana shouting and holding banners. As I drove down the street, several of them surged into the street towards the cars, shaking their fists threateningly and yelling, scaring me to death. Since this rally was planned, I think Riverside Police were stationed down the street keeping a watchful eye. I knew everybody was armed to the teeth. Hall Sr was known to beat his women violently and sadistically, whether under the influence or not. He did this in full sight of his kids. Joseph was also badly beaten by his dad regularly, and his younger sisters were reportedly abused. When Hall Sr was not at rallies or parties, parents were living the drug life at the house. If I remember correctly, they were about to be kicked out of their house for not making payments, and it was a decent two-story house in a relatively nice area by the University of California. And of course, Hall Sr and his wife were about to split up. Besides the epigenetic and possibly genetic problems Joseph had that would prevent him from learning the way most kids learn, he was subjected to constant violence, both as a victim and as an observer. I absolutely believe him when he says his father threatened to burn down the house after disabling the fire alarms. Probably the dad didn't have that intent, but was using it as coercive discipline, since he was riding on a high from his prominence among the neo-nazis. There is no way the kid was taught any reasonable form of morals, including knowing the difference between right and wrong. This would be reinforced by the dad's self justifications for all his own violent actions. Without an ability for self-control or recognizing personal boundaries, with any control only arising from coercion, Joseph would have a hard time not acting strictly on passions. It would make perfect sense for him to think that something could be undone. I believe he enjoyed the notoriety of his dad, but wanted the abuse to end. So I believe that he was straightforward in talking to law enforcement about his motives and his expectations. I can't imagine what his life will be like as he gets out this year.
I have heard about that one, though some have said it was exaggerated due to surviving the extreme abuse, some of which doesn’t seem like he’d survive through long term.
Can you please review the Vaughan, ON condo shooter? He was an old man that shot 6 condo board members for neglecting his complaints towards the board. Vaughan, ON in Canada. Happened not too long ago.
The father set the scene for the violence that occurred. Nature or nurture Doc? Thanks for the fantastic thought provoking content Doc. 🙏 Spring has finally sprung in Ottawa Doc! 👍
I don't understand why CPS didn't help this kid out after 23 reports? Someone dropped the ball on his case. His life would have been so much better with someone who cared about him and could put him in therapy.
So sad but he planned it & knew what he was doing. Irresponsible father to keep a loaded gun around, disaster all around. Good points again. Thanks Dr G😊🤍🤍
I do agree with you Dr. Grande in that he is to dangerous to be free. Iam not sure10 yrs will help him make a turn towards acceptable behavior. Of course iam not qualified to diagnose but It sounds like from your description there could be permanent an unreversable damage to this poor child. My prayers go out to him. Hopfully he can find some peace.
Yes, and these comments are rare here. Ppl need to remember that he tried to STRANGLE his teacher and run from school (etc). His troubles are deep. This is not a cute year long therapy session type of "fix."
People do change. It's harder the older you are. This kid didn't have a safe home environment and his parents literally taught him the behaviours he displayed. He's experienced a lot of neglect and trauma which actually changes your brain, it can be seen on MRI scans. However through the process of neuroplasticity, with the right support, this can be remedied. His brain is still developing and won't stop growing until he is approximately 25 so there is a good chance he can learn new ways of reacting to frustrations. I can't believe how many people are writing off this little boy based on their own ignorant feelings rather than facts.
That poor child, he had no chance....feel only pity for Joseph....his parents are a nightmare, but stepmom seems like she was perhaps kinder than his awful parents.....taking drugs and alcohol when you are pregnant....why do some people choose to have children????
One of the very few cases where I feel more remorse for the killer than the “victim”. That kid never stood a chance.
I think that Joseph was abused and neglected by his parents and that trauma wasn’t handled well by him. He had horrible parents and could only cope the only way he knew how to avoid future abuse.
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I agree. I’m wandering if maybe the stepmom was the less mean of the 2 parents? And when he heard his dad and stepmom arguing about her moving out, he thought that he would end up going with his father and was terrified by that thought. It’s just a sad case in general. That boy deserved better.
@@The_alchemistress So many kids in the same situation out there.
Under socialism this is what you will get. Just proof that even the innocent mind of a 10 year old instinctually knows that socialists belong under the ground.
I think life's hard enough without a kid having some kind of FAS from mother giving them issues mentally/physically. Then compounded by a constant upheaval in their life, deprivations and violence, its really only going to end up one way: Badly
With any luck (because there's been precious little of that so far in his life), there's a lifetime ahead of them to mend, be counseled and can hopefully avoid the cycle of violence, substance abuse and ending up in correctional institutions. There's a lot of work from the state and community to break that cycle but i really hope it can be done in this case.
The child was told by his father that the house would be set aflame after fire alarms were disabled. That was a serious threat on the lives staying in the house. That child did not want to die, so he disabled the threat. Previous state interventions had failed the child and his sister.
As usual 😔
Every relative failed the him, being passed from one bad apple to another helps no one. The Fed & St Gov/Social Services failed him. Law enforcement was unable to take a clearly dangerous & abusive man off the St. Courts were unable to keep him behind bars. & I can see 1 or 2 reports to Social Services but not 23, that's another huge failure.
How do we know if his father actually told him that?
@@Stichting_NoFa-p How do you know that he didn't?
@@hopeausbyn1734 That's what I'm asking, whether he did it or not.
When you bring anger and hatred into your home don't be surprised when the chickens come home to roost.
THIS! 🎯
Why there are so many violent adults too.
@@bcc7777 Because they had violent parents. I guarantee the parents were molested or mentally abused.
@@bcc7777 more often than not; it's because of adults unfortunately
THIS!!🙋
I was expecting to hear that Joseph's defense would have been similar to that of a battered wife. He could reasonably fear that his father was going to murder the family by arson, so just like a battered wife who thinks she can't leave, Joseph was a troubled child who most certainly could not leave.
Absolutely.
Joseph was at a disadvantage by being a difficult child. But he is a difficult child because of the abuse coupled with adhd.
@@kellydalstok8900 abuse includes drug abuse by a pregnant mother...❤
Yeah. Absolutely. That would have been a reasonable argument. 💯
I had a narcissistic , abusive, alcoholic father, there were many times I thought about it...never did though . I just hope that child got the help he needed.
There are more cases of kids kill abusive parents than we know of.
When the boy asked, "How many lives do people usually get," it made me think he understood the world to operate like a video game. This is a very sad case.
Yeah, many children cannot grasp that video games and cartoons are different than the real world (or all; but there might be a few that are aware of the distinction).
There was a case in Norway in 1994 where a 5 year old girl was beaten to death. Two boys, aged 5 and 6, confessed to beating her, since no one ever suffered from being beaten in cartoons and the TV series they watched. It is debatable if the confession swould have held up under scrutiny, especially considering the sexual undertones to the murder that these boys would have been very young to carry out. However, I am not overly familiar with the more intricate details of the case in question.
Maybe he was asking about his sentence instead.
"he ran mostly without electricity"
Yeah. Probably videogames weren't an influence at all.
The father was a neo nazi. I can think of many other influences about having many lives other than video games
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I thought he was referring to life sentences.
That poor little boy; I hope he got the help he needed and is doing well. Happy Easter Dr. G and everyone watching❤
I ran counseling groups for over 2300 violent men during a four year period in the 1990's. One thing I learned from this was the obvious fact mentioned by Dr. Grande: Children learn from their parents, the good and the bad. A big part of how abusive behavior becomes a cycle is a result of this.
I hope Joseph can find a path to healthy behavior. I think his terrible act of killing his terrible father was a simple case of self-preservation in the face of his father's threat to burn down the house.
Ironically, the father taught Joseph what to do. This case is complex and heart-breaking.
I remember when this case happened. Thanks, Doctor, for shining your light on this.
This is so sad. This poor kid was in fear of his life due to overhearing his dad say he is going to burn the house down, then when the fighting between his Dad and step mum would have put him into a PTSD feeling of dread. And the poor kid thought life was like a video game and his Dad would get another life. This kid has been so wronged by society, just for being born into a non desirable family. A complete tragedy. I am slightly surprised by your analysis. To be in fear of your life in your home, then the trauma of adults fighting heightening that fear. Maybe he was protecting himself and his sister in his mind
While it was necessary to confine him due to him being so damaged and dangerous, how could he be criminally liable when he was determined to lack the ability to know right from wrong?
I don't believe that determination was made. "Mental health professionals claimed that he didn't understand society's concept of right and wrong." That's not exactly saying he didn't grasp the difference itself. In any event, it was found that he did, in fact, kill his father. All things considered, ten years in juvie isn't a bad outcome. Given the violent trajectory he was on prior to the shooting, it might actually have been the best placement for him.
@@pricklypear7516 its horrible to say this, but hopefully this leads that he only has 1 victim, instead of going on a mass shooting and having multiple victims.
@@dogguy8603 kid prob needs more than 10 tbh
I agree. 10 years old is so little… what is a child threatened with being burned alive supposed to do to protect himself? Apparently the authorities had been called dozens of times and he was still at home and in danger. Poor kid, I hope he’s ok right now.
The kid said that he knew shooting his father was wrong. When you're brought up to hate & to use violence to solve problems, you don't think about right or wrong; you think only about revenge. I understand that based on analogous experience. I didn't think about right or wrong, just shoot to punish. Fortunately, my gun wasn't loaded.
It seems like it should be considered self defense when you are only 10, grow up seeing this level of violent and dysfunctional behavior, and hear your violent father state that he will burn the house down after removing the batteries from the smoke detectors. And you know that there is no one else to keep it from happening. I can't imagine the level of fear the kid must've experienced, and he probably felt like he had no choice. However, of course he needs treatment and help so he might have a slim chance of turning his young life around
Absolutely. My late brother was born FASD and his whole life was .... struggle, violence, homelessness, destruction.... that's the story for over 80% FAS adults- even when they have early resources and proper guardians. Very sad, but I do not expect this child will ever have much a "successful " life experience.😢.
Took me a LONG time to find this comment. It does seem many ppl haven't encountered FAS. I agree with your assessment, sad as it is.
My sister was friends with a girl that had FAS, that was back in primary school in the early 90s. She had so many challenges because of her biological parents, but was a really sweet and nice girl. Her foster parents adopted her and she was so happy to have a family and adoptive siblings. But she was very gullible and easy to manipulate, so I'm dreading what her life has developed into later on. My sister back then was shocked how easy some nasty kids could come along and talk her into bad ideas. My sis, as a child, noticed how the girl made no difference in trust between a friend of several years and complete strangers. Horrifying to think what could happen in the lives of FAS affected people even if they are not violent themselves.
@Murphy Church my brother was very very gullible... he let some random "friends" tattoo his entire face with scribble scrabble about 5 years before his passing. He was such a handsome man .... that's an anger I still carry today 🙃.
@Bojan V Fetal alcohol syndrome/ disorders.
Incurable brain damage caused by a mother's substance use during pregnancy.
@Bojan V In the USA (sadly unsurprisingly) we have many doctors who are poorly educated in FAS. A lot of teachers are unaware of the syndrome.... very sad.
I feel like if 1 parent has the children taken away for meth use it's not out of the question that the other parent also be tested before the kid is handed over.
I can't imagine there's too many relationships where only one person is taking meth.
Andre Agassi was when he was married to Brooke Shields. She has never done drugs.
I can attest to being in a relationship where only one of us was on meth without the other one knowing
I quite agree. Meth use is rampant where I live and meth users almost always want to be around other meth users. They don't usually take to others outside of the scene, because of paranoia. An "outsider,non-user" could be someone with connections to law enforcement plus they bring no dope connections. This has been my observation from being part of the recovery community for several years.
Good evening, Dr. Grande!
Joseph never had a chance and I have no sympathy for his father.
The world is better off without Jeff.
But ten years in a juvenile detention facility won't improve his behavior or personality after a youth of being exposed to drugs, violence and squalor.
However, there are no treatment centers for kids like Joseph.
Thanks for sharing.
The kid saved society. I’m sorry that he was neglected. I hope he’s gotten the help he needs today.
Yeah oh no one less National Socialist leader :/ feel bad for the kid but the world is a better place
Yes, i hope he gets help and stay in prison. It's safer that way
@@melistasy he won’t be there forever. What I hope is that he gets therapy before he returns to society.
He saved society???? Hmmm...what about the rest of the black/white supremacists running around?
@@melistasyHe should have never been sent there in the first place. If you had compassion, you'd agree with me
Having grown up with a less intense version of that dad, I can empathize with the kid's decision. It doesn't excuse it, but I can certainly understand it. It's a long endurance run to survive in that type of environment. Karma does finally bite these people, but damn it can be a long wait for the karmic wheel to land on their number.
Amen.
There is no such thing as a karmic wheel, its all probability.
Best wishes for you. It's impossible to understand how fathers can put their children through the trauma that they often do. Such cowardly bullies.
@@J.ROD_CLASSIFIED I have two words for you, and they aren't "Happy Birthday!"
@@farmcat3198 There is no such thing as Karma. It's all childish wishful thinking. Go find something better to do.
Poor boy I hope someday he finds peace in his life
That child will never be a functioning member of society
The state failed this child by not terminating parental rights. The father should never have had custody
Everybody puts their best face forward in court, and at the time, the father was employed.
Why oh why do people have kids without the intent to take care of them?
Happy Easter, Dr. Grande.
I had parents like that. Their whole intent was for the children to take care of them. They hated it when children behaved like children. What they wanted was captive servants who would fulfill their adult needs.
@@janakakumara3836 Thank you for articulating my exact feelings.
They didn't know how kids were made.
Because people like the idea of mini me's
Because the government incentives it! Tax credits, free monthly checks, food stamps, get paid to stay home from work.
That poor child!! 😢I hope he gets actual psychological help for his trauma and can go on to live a good life, full of ACTUAL love and respect. This boy had all the odds stacked against him from the time he was a tiny fetus. He deserves a chance. 💔
Im a therapist and work with mostly kids. When given a diagnosis of adhd and behaviors like this I often wonder if it’s adhd or PTSD. as the symptoms can be very similar and often misdiagnosed. I hope this child gets mental health treatment. Thank you for sharing Dr. Grande!
I completely agree with you! My Grandson has suffered horrible mental and physical abuse, by my Son and his enabling wife. I finally had to call CPS when he choked him twice, in front of me, and then lwft marks from a belt beating. That poor kid didnt stand a chance from the moment he was born of a drug addicted mother. Who then deserted him. The lid always gets tbe label. My grandson has adhd, and ODD. I would guess, PTSTD as well. He is now with his mom, but she still struggles emotionally. He is in Therapy, and I'm working on getting him into a group therapy.
This little boy's story is so sad. Jail is not the place for him with out intense therapy.
@baby slug: Good thinking. Grow up with violence; live a fear-filled childhood; the fear remains and PTSD takes over.
@@cdow9032Jail is not a place for any 10 year old as far as i'm concerned.
Joseph has wisdom beyond belief. Justice and Punishment are two different things. He’s been Punished enough. He’s not sick. Just unloved and uncared for. How many lives does a person have is too big a question for a ten year old.
Now I just hope he's not fiurther traumatized by how he's treated in juvie. Yes, hold him accountable, but anyone can see that this boy needed HELP - not to be written off and just punished. How about giving him decent counseling and psychiactric help? Juvie says they do that, but I don't believe it. and there are countless others being penalized without counseling or any other (or precious little) support.
Precisely my thoughts.
He needed therapeutic foster care.
He should not have been held criminally responsible because of his age alone but there should be intervention and therapy avaliable for children his age who committ these types of crimes instead of sending them to prison
I can't help but feel bad for Joseph. If he had been raised in a normal home he no doubt would have been a completely different child. He was at a disadvantage before he was ever born. I think Joseph was terrified he'd end up with his father after the split and for whatever reason he didn't want that. So in his immature mind he thought by killing his father he would automatically end up with his stepmother. He no doubt didn't think far enough ahead regarding the consequences of his actions.
I wonder if other people have such concern for children raised in houses of communist and other authoritarian, totalitarian and murderous ideologies. Nazi is an easy go to, but Communists are just as bad. Both ideologies should be erased from humnaities future
Or... Maybe he did. Being abused as a child has life long consequences and those who know, know that doing the right thing, is quite the contrary.
@@brad-hj4nj he Is 10 , of course he didn’t think of the consequences or fully understand the gravity of the situation
Did the stepmom want him? I wish his Mom had consequences for abusing drugs while pregnant and drinking and causing this kid brain damage
The vast majority of kids in America that kill their parents are from totally normal homes, don't look at the pictures of his father in a stupid Nazi uniform and judge him so completely.
America is a nation of violence.
The best part of this video is Dr. Grande’s analysis of the father’s political ambitions. The subtle humor in these videos along with the deadpan delivery is what brings me back for more.
I’m on “Team Kid”.
What kid would not act like this with a father like that? I had a physically abusive father. I know what this is like. I sometimes fantasized about killing him because he was so abusive to me, my siblings, and my mother. People who have not experienced being raised by one or more abusive parents have NO idea. As far as the water district job goes, some of those districts are little more than a scam of taxpayers when you see how much money they make...and virtually recession proof job--people have to have water whether for a home or farm.
Oh my dear friend Dr Grande, thanks so much for your video..
I think Joseph was doomed from before birth.
He had no chance to form lasting relationships.
Such sadness for a child to deal with.
it is so weird that in some cases, a weird smell in the house would get the cps to move so fast. yet, in some cases, nothing is done even when there are stacks of reports of abuse and/or neglect.
Thanks for the video, Dr. G! I hope that Joseph got the proper care he needed to develop into an adult. Considering everything he had been subjected to, I'm sure he needed a lot of intervention/help.
Sounds like juvenile detention might be the best living environment for this unfortunate child... a real step up from the hostile filth, violence, and depravity of his parents' homes.
Should have been in a foster home or something instead. It wasn't right to lock him up i mean he was just 10, i don't care what a 10 year old does, it just is not right...
My heart breaks for this boy. I really hope he gets the help he needs: Not punishment , he sounds like he is suffering.
10 years was enough, hopefully he can be rehabilitated and come to society with his whole life ahead of him. Poor little fella. ❤
I don’t have much faith in juvenile hall rehabilitation.
It was 10 years too much as far as i'm concerned. I can't believe some countries 10 year olds to prison (In this case juvenile hall, but still)
That child was the epitome of underprivileged. There was truly no way on earth he would not end up in prison.
I could completely relate to way Joseph did what he did. I grew up in a very abusive household and I had to defend myself numerous times from my stepfather including picking up a knife to threaten him with it while he was beating me.
I literally had to pick up a knife to stop my stepfather from beating me when I was only 12 years old.
😢
I watched the documentary on this story. My heart breaks for the son.💔 Sadly, the grandmother still doesn’t believe that her sons beliefs & extremism caused her grandson to kill his own father. She blames his mental issues only. Maybe if he wasn’t suffering so much at home, he would have had a chance. These extreme beliefs cause death & damage globally….so sad that our world can fall victim to many hateful ways. History repeats itself when we don’t learn from it.
The damage to this child started in the womb and continued through to the fatal incident. 😢
Good for the kid. Enjoy your Easter Sunday 2023, Dr. Grande.
These cases make me think of batters wife syndrome. I feel like that should be extended to children.
Abuse as an adult is mind fucking but as a child while your brain is still developing that would be tenfold.
I don't think you can hold a 10 year old abused child responsible for something like this.
Does he need some kind of intervention? Absolutely. Prison? No.
Raising a violent hurting child in prison will only make things worse.
Maybe this is simplistic, but two wrongs don’t make a right. I believe this is true, but I also believe nobody ever taught Joseph that. I agree that Joseph is too dangerous to be left free in society right now. I also believe that his father played an important role in ensuring this. Thank you for covering this, Dr. Grande.
He was NEVER dangerous and should've never been locked up. Jail is not a place for 10 year olds, i don't care what the crime is, it ain't right. He is the actual victim here and we should all acknowledge that, i have no sympathy for his father!
Heartbreaking on so many levels.😢 I hope this child can be rehabilitated.
Happy Monday, Dr. Grande. I hope you have a wonderful week ahead.❤
Dr. Grande, I so enjoy your analyses and delivery.
You're absolutely right Dr.Granda , how did Joseph even stand a chance.
Many of us go thru hell as kids and don’t do things like that.
@@silverlining6259 Yes, but some abused kids do terrible things. I did not do terrible things myself but it is one outcome.
“The workings of Karma are both profound and subtle” -The Mahabharata
Happy Easter friends
Dr Grande always delivers at least one acerbic humor line in each video that makes me chuckle
acerbic?? oh boy?
Thanks for the presentation and analysis..
I agree with your assessment.. Authorities better keep monitoring him when he is eventually released.
The dad threatened to burn the house down with them in it... I feel like his son was scared and was trying to remedy the situation, thinking he'd injure his dad to teach him a lesson. He definitely needs to have consequences and some intense therapy. Hopefully, he can be rehabilitated and grow up to be a decent member of society. What an awful situation. I know the kid was a bully and out of control, but he was a victim, too. It seems obvious that he didn't fully comprehend the gravity of what he had done.
Great video Dr Grande. I really feel for the little boy. The father sounds vile.
Doc, this case study is an entire textbook. Heartbreaking actually. As always appreciate you, love ya🐈🐾🐣
Joseph shot his father out of self-defense. His father said he would burn the house down, Joseph didn"t want to be burned alive.
Your videos have become an integral part of my day.
Thank you Dr. Grande, Joseph didn't have much of a chance. Very sad scenario. I hope that Joseph found therapy and treatment. Happy Easter to you and your family!
I’m originally from Southern California (Orange County) and about 23 years ago, for a time I worked in Riverside county. I can tell you that although Riverside has some decent neighborhoods, there are some seedy areas! And ironically, in spite of SoCal being extremely diverse ethnically, some desert communities out there have some home grown neo-Nazi groups, whose members are most likely very poor, with various anti-social behaviors. One has a slim chance at having a secure upbringing growing up in that kind of environment with reckless, angry and addicted parents. Sounds like Joseph is definitely guilty, but I will be praying for Joseph. There still may be hope for the boy. 🙏💕
Thanks for the content, Doctor G! Been falling asleep to your content for years now and I mean that in the best possible way lol you've got the most calming voice and your videos drop right on cue at 12am midnight (UK time). Happy Easter to you and your family.
Never had a chance. The juvenile facility was the best place he'd ever lived in his short life, including before he was born.
It might have been. I thought the mental hospital was the best place I ever lived. Granted that the mental hospital was better than juvenile prison.
I hope someone has given that boy a medal.
Amen!
a 10 year old sentenced to 10 years in juvenile jail. immensely sad. his father only attempted to make him increasingly violent. Jeff was threatening, and Joseph ended it.
That little boy was doomed from the womb. The effects of drugs and alcohol on a baby are devastating mentally and physically. I hope he is able to get some help and live a more stable life.
“… could be triggered by almost anything…”
Imagine being around someone who didn’t need drugs to do this.
As a rule of thumb if someone's barely made it into double digits it begs the question: how did the parents fuck up so badly they had the inclination to do it in the first place?
Drugs and abuse
@@balls9052hence why White Supremacist MAGAts should not be allowed around children and guns.
Thanks for covering this case. Good analysis of what happened. These types of situations are very tragic and dangerous. As you said, he wasn't given much of a chance in life.
Thank you for this video Dr. Grande. I remember hearing about this kid and wonder what his life is like now.
Follow up on where Joseph is after his treatments & therapy & his future ... hope he will become a decent member of society for his own sake & the people he comes in contact with
The law has not seen the last of Joseph, unfortunately for the child.
@@bodgerdavesumner I believe you.
Dear Dr. Grande, Happy Easter to you and your family!! Thank you always for your dedication to work. Blessings, from Jean 💕🌸🌹
Super sad, and facts do show (the treatment of teachers, other classmates, ppl in general) that this poor kid is a danger to society. Is it possible he can get some EFFECTIVE treatment in juvi? Since his mom was doing so so so much harm to him during her pregnancy, there is a chance this kid should always be supervised. Or we will be hearing Dr G tell us about his next victims and wonder why we didn't protect other innocents while we could.
Thank you Dr. Grande. I always enjoy your work very much. Both the clarity of your analysis; the art of summarizing even difficult histories perfectly in a few minutes and the blissfully dry humor.
In my country (The Netherlands) Joseph would not be punished, but helped.
Dutch Law: Minimum age
Article 486 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Sv) stipulates that 'no one can be prosecuted for an offense committed before he has reached the age of twelve.' This concerns a 'legally non-rebuttable presumption of non-responsibility on the grounds of youth'. It concerns a general ground for exclusion from punishment on which the youth under the age of twelve can invoke if he is being prosecuted for a criminal offence. The Public Prosecution Service is then inadmissible in its prosecution. However, the committed offense remains punishable. Only the prosecution of a minor is excluded, not the detection of the criminal offense.
Investigative powers and coercive measures can therefore be applied by the police and the judiciary against the suspect under the age of twelve. For example, they can arrest, search and interrogate the juvenile, and objects can be seized from him. The committed offense is also a signal that something is going wrong in the upbringing of the juvenile. That is why the police will always make a concern report to the advice and reporting center for domestic violence and child abuse of Safe Home. In addition, the police also register all crimes committed by under-12s in its Client Tracking System.
The way 'justice' works for non adults in the USA always baffles me.
Is it actually ethical to punish Joseph? Hasn't he been punished enough - by being repeatedly subjected to several severe forms of lifelong, humiliating childhood trauma? Personally, I am in a quandary as to how this child can now be helped. Can he ever live a normal life of self-fulfilment and self-actualization? Can he ever be productively integrated into society? Probably not. But 10 years of jail will not help that. There must be another way...but as for his crime: when he blew his dad's brains out, Joseph was only protecting himself. After all, the dad said he would deactivate the smoke alarms and burn the house down. If I was an impressionable, traumatized 10-year-old boy, in order to save myself and the family, I might not see another way than to avail myself of the dad's conveniently loaded gun, and likewise neutralize him by splattering his brains all over the couch. The kid solved the problem, but created a new set of problems.
Can't have him out wandering around in society. won't end well. Govt psych care and incarceration are the best options I can see.
You can't just turn him loose. He might go into the world thinking homicide is just what you do when someone causes you problems.
@@MakerInMotion
There’s a difference between committing him to a mental health facility and a prison for adolescents!
@@MakerInMotion Very much agreed!
@@kennethkunz2449It is better to not lock up a 10 yr old
Let this be a reminder that somebody can torment you unbearably to the point where you at 10 years old kill somebody and then you will be held responsible for the entirety of the chaos. If this guy comes out a serial killer I wouldn't blame him one bit.
Thank you, Dr. Grande. I had forgotten that you often gift us with a particularly thorny puzzle to chew over on special occasions. This one is a terrifying example of the consequences of really stupid parenting. More like monstering. And home schooling, too. Oh dear. It sounds like someone was bound to take one in the head sooner or later. It kind of stood out to me Joseph saying that he shot his dad in the ear. That statement alone makes me wonder if he really understood the full reality of what he was doing. And hey you‘ve really challenged me in terms of feeling sad that this particular individual lost his…life!
I hope Joseph will get a decade of corrective experiences, becomes a better person. Happy Easter to you and yours. Thank you for your consistently excellent, thoughtful content.
Spot on as always, Doc - understanding why doesn't mean you have to be understanding.
Great channel (...& they say Americans don't get sarcasm..!) 👏
Thanks, Dr. Grande. You always make my day better! 😊
Since when did killing Nazis become a crime? We used to give people medals for doing that.
Thank you for covering this case ❤
I am a "National" "Socialist" and so are most people if using terms in historcially correct way. That is why Despots choose popular terms to self describe.
But Hitler did not meet basic definitions of Socialist (democracy & equality in economic power) , so "National Socialist" is a false use of the term, same as the fact North Korea calls itself a democracy.
Most people are actually both moderately Nationalist & Socialist if you actually ask them about what they value & policies.
That is if you use the terms in the historically correct way, instead of how Govt & Corporate propaganda changes defintions of various terms.
Just what he was exposed to during his mother's pregnancy with him was enough to damage him for life! Let alone what followed afterwards! Poor kid 😢!!
This kid was bound to end up like this. Great adults around him and Wonderful ideals. Poor Joseph
this kid seems like he was in fear for his life, he was abused, and his '' dad'' said he was goin to burn the house down, so it sounds like he intended on possibly killing his son and writing it off as an accident or such.
I have a neighbor and his Dad that are very similar.
The 13 year old son recently shot his friend in the back of the head with a shotgun and blamed it on the deceased boy
He said he shot himself in the back of the head.
State investigators haven’t closed the investigation but it has been dragging on for months.
The kid seems very comfortable and hasn’t been in school since he got expelled over a year ago.
The boy spends most of his time turfing the neighbors property frontages with his friend and his dad as non of them have respect for anyone else’s property.
They think they own the whole
Road and have marauding attitudes.
Like father like Son.
You know, I can't help but feel the father had it coming.
The world s cleaner
@@jennypham3998 Indeed.
Imagine living a household full of hate, then going to school and seeing that children get along. You’d be confused as hell as a child.
Hi Dr Grande. What a nice surprise an earlier posting. You are awesome. ❤
I really hope that somehow, some way, that little boy will get the help he needs to straighten out his thinking.
Sad for the boy, father will not be misssed. Scumbag. Only sadness there was this wasn’t done sooner by someone else.
What type of treatment will this child actually receive?
Wow! What will happen to him after the 10 years? He needs some real help! Psychiatric, counseling etc
I wonder can a child like that be rehabilitated in juvenile detention. Wonder what he’s like now… he must already be released?
I remember a week or two before the murder, Hall Sr's Neo-Nazi group was having a demonstration or rally at the Home Depot on Madison and Indiana Sts in Riverside. Immigrants and other unemployed persons often solicited work from the surrounding sidewalks and parking lots, and I imagine that is why the neo-nazis chose that location. A little earlier on my way to get groceries, Mr. Hall was making some kind of speech. On my way driving home, the neo-nazis lined up along the sidewalk on Indiana shouting and holding banners. As I drove down the street, several of them surged into the street towards the cars, shaking their fists threateningly and yelling, scaring me to death. Since this rally was planned, I think Riverside Police were stationed down the street keeping a watchful eye. I knew everybody was armed to the teeth. Hall Sr was known to beat his women violently and sadistically, whether under the influence or not. He did this in full sight of his kids. Joseph was also badly beaten by his dad regularly, and his younger sisters were reportedly abused. When Hall Sr was not at rallies or parties, parents were living the drug life at the house. If I remember correctly, they were about to be kicked out of their house for not making payments, and it was a decent two-story house in a relatively nice area by the University of California. And of course, Hall Sr and his wife were about to split up. Besides the epigenetic and possibly genetic problems Joseph had that would prevent him from learning the way most kids learn, he was subjected to constant violence, both as a victim and as an observer. I absolutely believe him when he says his father threatened to burn down the house after disabling the fire alarms. Probably the dad didn't have that intent, but was using it as coercive discipline, since he was riding on a high from his prominence among the neo-nazis. There is no way the kid was taught any reasonable form of morals, including knowing the difference between right and wrong. This would be reinforced by the dad's self justifications for all his own violent actions. Without an ability for self-control or recognizing personal boundaries, with any control only arising from coercion, Joseph would have a hard time not acting strictly on passions. It would make perfect sense for him to think that something could be undone. I believe he enjoyed the notoriety of his dad, but wanted the abuse to end. So I believe that he was straightforward in talking to law enforcement about his motives and his expectations. I can't imagine what his life will be like as he gets out this year.
I hope he's okay, that he's had good people in his life despite being incarcerated, and that he gets let out soon
Such a tragedy! The boy didn't have a chance.
Have you evaluated the guy from the book called," The Child Called It?" Dave Pelzer
I have heard about that one, though some have said it was exaggerated due to surviving the extreme abuse, some of which doesn’t seem like he’d survive through long term.
Happy Easter Dr I hope you're having a lovely weekend with your family. Thank you for all of your interesting videos. 🎉🇦🇺
Can you please review the Vaughan, ON condo shooter? He was an old man that shot 6 condo board members for neglecting his complaints towards the board. Vaughan, ON in Canada. Happened not too long ago.
The father set the scene for the violence that occurred. Nature or nurture Doc?
Thanks for the fantastic thought provoking content Doc. 🙏 Spring has finally sprung in Ottawa Doc! 👍
Father nurtured nature.
Poor little boy. Hiding under his covers 😢 hoping now that the bad man is gone it will all be over.
I grew up around similar people. My heart goes out to him.
Joseph saved multiple lives shooting his father that day. Jeff would have just spiraled further.
I don't understand why CPS didn't help this kid out after 23 reports? Someone dropped the ball on his case. His life would have been so much better with someone who cared about him and could put him in therapy.
CPS has a very difficult job. Which they usually do poorly.
Happens more then you’d expect, makes me so angry
So sad but he planned it & knew what he was doing. Irresponsible father to keep a loaded gun around, disaster all around. Good points again. Thanks Dr G😊🤍🤍
I do agree with you Dr. Grande in that he is to dangerous to be free. Iam not sure10 yrs will help him make a turn towards acceptable behavior. Of course iam not qualified to diagnose but It sounds like from your description there could be permanent an unreversable damage to this poor child. My prayers go out to him. Hopfully he can find some peace.
Yes, and these comments are rare here. Ppl need to remember that he tried to STRANGLE his teacher and run from school (etc). His troubles are deep. This is not a cute year long therapy session type of "fix."
People do change. It's harder the older you are. This kid didn't have a safe home environment and his parents literally taught him the behaviours he displayed. He's experienced a lot of neglect and trauma which actually changes your brain, it can be seen on MRI scans. However through the process of neuroplasticity, with the right support, this can be remedied. His brain is still developing and won't stop growing until he is approximately 25 so there is a good chance he can learn new ways of reacting to frustrations. I can't believe how many people are writing off this little boy based on their own ignorant feelings rather than facts.
Thank you. I don't know a lot about how people "work". I found your response interesting an gives us hope for this little boy.
That poor child, he had no chance....feel only pity for Joseph....his parents are a nightmare, but stepmom seems like she was perhaps kinder than his awful parents.....taking drugs and alcohol when you are pregnant....why do some people choose to have children????
One of the few cases where I feel more sympathy for the perpetrator thank the victim.