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You never know what is going on with someone, I totally understand that... but this past week we had a young man that had been training off and on at our gym since he was in elementary school (he is now 18) viciously attack one of his grandparents with a knife. This young man has never shown any signs of aggression, mean spirited-ness, and the guys that know him well said that drugs wasn't something he was into. It has really rocked our place. No one, myself included saw this coming. After the attack he phoned the police and confessed, so there is no doubt about his guilt.
I always assumed there would be some sign or way of knowing or recognizing someone who could commit a extremely violent act like this. I guess I have always hoped that through training and good friendships that someone could better deal with situations that like whatever made this young man snap. I am making this post mainly to see if anyone else has had to deal with something similar in their gym and what steps they took to help deal with the impact it has.
I always assumed there would be some sign or way of knowing or recognizing someone who could commit a extremely violent act like this. I guess I have always hoped that through training and good friendships that someone could better deal with situations that like whatever made this young man snap. I am making this post mainly to see if anyone else has had to deal with something similar in their gym and what steps they took to help deal with the impact it has.