Nick Reiner. Drugs are bad

At the time of this writing, it is generally believed the a man named Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle were tied to chairs and their throats were slit by their son, Nick Reiner.

My first thought had been that they had been killed by thugs who were trying to steal their crypto assets. That seems to be their mode of operation. Take the crypto owners hostage and torture them until they cough-up the account number and password.

I am still slightly skeptical. How does one man tie two, active healthy people to chairs against their consent? We may find out that this was a shake-down gone wrong and that Nick Reiner helped the crew gain access and then things went south.

The current reports are that Nick Reiner had problems with drugs. My assumption is that he was also mentally ill, if not before his heavy use of drugs then afterwards as he spiraled into psychosis. 

 The story is getting plastered all over the place because the male victim "made a difference". The male victim was "famous" and he was "somebody who mattered".

In the end, it will not matter as long as people can afford to kill their brains with drugs and as long as we avoid addressing to our country's systemic failures regarding mental health issues. In many ways the two issues are joined at the hip.

In the long run, it seems highly unlikely that Rob Reiner will make any difference at all. 

A bit of Scripture to wash the taint out of my mouth

For then will I remove from your midst
    the proud braggarts,
And you shall no longer exalt yourself
    on my holy mountain.
But I will leave as a remnant in your midst
    a people humble and lowly,
Who shall take refuge in the name of the LORD:
    the remnant of Israel.
They shall do no wrong
    and speak no lies;
Nor shall there be found in their mouths
    a deceitful tongue;
They shall pasture and couch their flocks
    with none to disturb them.   -From Zephaniah Chapter 3