Editorial
Parents did the difficult but very noble thing

One can only imagine the anguish of the parents of 18-year-old Columbia South Carolina student Ryan Schallenberger went through in making the gutwrenching decision to turn their son in to police. The angry young man had ten pounds of ammonium nitrate at his home, and planned to make several bombs to kill his fellow students at Chesterfield High School.

"He seemed to hate the world," said a police chief on the case.

Indeed, his mother and father knew something was wrong. They had experienced his sudden change of demeanor and attitude and did what good, kind and loving parents do- committed themselves to finding out what was happening in their son's life.

The results, which included the discovery of a journal outlining the depth of the young man's mental illness, were likely shocking and sickening to them. Yet, they recognized what had to be done for their son and the safety of others.

We should be thankful to them for the example they provided our entire country of strength and courageousness under devastating circumstances. Many of their son's potential victims will live because of their bravery, and their son will have a future he would have otherwise been denied. We offer our prayers to that family.

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