All in all a definite shame. Everyone has troubles from time to time and some ppl just seem to take it harder than others. Either way those older kids ( and others I'm sure) will have an emotional impact for a long time - probably the rest of their lives. Hopefully it will keep them from making mistakes in their own lives, but unfortunately sometimes it seems to also cause problems later.
You gotta feel for all the kids tho... helluva thing to happen in what might have just been a moment of madnees.