A Dangerous Son Page #2

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to determine a motive.

They say the shooter

killed his mother,

then broke into Sandy Hook

Elementary Friday morning,

killing 20 children

and six women

using an assault-style rifle.

Newsman:

Even before the shooting,

Adam Lanza,

seen here in a photo

taken seven years ago,

was known in the neighborhood

as a troubled child,

with an overbearing mother.

My son played with him

when they were young,

and... in her home, I know

she was very particular.

I just think she...

maybe had too high

of standards or something.

Liza:

That day of Newtown...

something broke. I...

I sat down,

and I wrote my truth,

the truth that

my family was living--

that I was living--

that I was afraid of my son.

And the mother

of a mentally-ill child

getting backlash

for a blog posting

with the title,

"I am Adam Lanza's Mother."

The post went viral.

In it, Liza Long says her aim

was to describe the challenge

or raising a child

who she says is

seriously disturbed.

Most people with autism

and most people

with schizophrenia

are not inherently dangerous,

but we do ourselves

a grave disservice

if we deny the fact

that some people

in these communities

behave in ways that

are traumatic,

and I think we need

to support their families.

Liza:

I knew right where

the dialog was gonna go.

They were gonna say,

"This was Nancy Lanza's fault.

"Why didn't she get

her son help?

Why didn't she this?

Why didn't she that?"

But I felt immense empathy

for Nancy Lanza.

Andrew:

I think people insist

on the narrative of blame.

In part, because

they want to believe

that these things were caused

by poor parenting,

because if it's caused

by poor parenting,

then you can know

that you're a good parent

and it won't happen to you,

and I think that's

a false comfort.

Alison:
Where is he going?

I'm going to the room.

Stacy:

Let's go upstairs

and play with Ethan.

Stacy:

Can you...? Okay.

Alison:

You want me

to go with you? All right.

Stacy:

Elexa, come upstairs.

Murray, out.

(clicks tongue) Go.

Murray's a good boy.

(Murray whines)

All right, well, then you

keep him contained.

You're the good boy.

Alison:

You wanna sit down, Ethan?

Really-- he really

bothers everyone.

Stacy:

No, he's not

bothering everybody.

I know, but he-- see--

Elexa:
Hi!

Will you just tell

Murray to leave?

(rock music plays)

Oh my God!

I love this song!

Alison:

You like Ozzy?

No, I like this song.

What song is this?

Alison:
It's Ozzy.

No, it's--

Man:
Pink Floyd.

Stacy:
It's Pink Floyd.

I was gonna say this

is Pink Floyd.

Alison:

Yeah, I was thinking

of another song.

Oh yeah, I-I-I--

I love this song.

Alison:
Is this

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