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California bombing suspect once burned family house down, was ‘easily influenced,’ dad says (www.huffpost.com)

submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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The father of the 25-year-old man suspected of bombing a Southern California reproductive clinic says his son was a smart but easily influenced child who once set their house on fire while playing with matches.

Guy Edward Bartkus, who authorities believe was the lone person killed in Saturday’s Palm Springs blast, had a fascination with lighting fires and making model rockets and smoke bombs as a teenager, his father, Richard Bartkus, told various media outlets.

“Nothing major, nothing like a ‘bomb’ bomb, but he’d build rockets, shoot them in the air,” he told The New York Times of his son, whom he said he hadn’t spoken to for more than 10 years after divorcing his mother.

The younger Bartkus accidentally burned down the family’s Yucca Valley home at the age of 9, which landed him on juvenile probation, his father said.

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[–] commander@lemmy.world 42 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I wonder what the dad thought doing interviews because to me he sounds a shitty parent

[–] FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 21 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Right? Most kids are easily influenced, that's a big part of being a child. The fact that this dude had no interest in being in Guy's life probably had the highest influence on how he developed. Because the "I didn't choose to be born" line says more about his parents than him, I feel

[–] commander@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Dude ya! Not funny but I was kind of grinning a bit reading it. Like this is how you represent yourself to the public, now imagine behind closed doors. Even worse considering not having talked to his son for 10 years after the divorce where by his words the son chose the mother. Like damn man, crawl into a hole and avoid scrutiny

[–] Case@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 9 months ago

Reminds me of a boss I had.

He seemed almost proud that he has never met his grandchildren, because his own children hate him so much that after they left the house, they cut contact.

Yet all he talked about was how family was the most important thing, and that if your family needs anything.... yada yada, I caught hell for trying to support my wife when her father died. Fucking hypocrite.

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