Scott Adams came under fire for his comments on families killing young men in the wake of Highland Park shooting (Image via Getty Images)Dilbert creator Scott Adams recently landed in hot water. He came under fire for making controversial comments about the Highland Park shooting and the rising fentanyl overdose deaths among the youth.The 65-year-old mentioned that both the situations give out the same lesson and said that he is qualified to educate the others about the same.Scott Adams@ScottAdamsSaysThe Highland shooting and every Fentanyl overdose death among the young are teaching us the same lesson, and we refuse to learn it. It's difficult, but I'm qualified to give you this lesson (unfortunately). This won't be easy to read.2112401The Highland shooting and every Fentanyl overdose death among the young are teaching us the same lesson, and we refuse to learn it. It's difficult, but I'm qualified to give you this lesson (unfortunately). This won't be easy to read.Adams also suggested that families should either "k*ll" their own sons or watch them kill others. He said that this should be done if a male between the ages of 14 and 19 exhibits behavior that shows that he is either a threat to society or to himself. The cartoonist also went ahead and said that he watched his own stepson die and that he was relieved that the stepson took no one else with him. Scott Adams@ScottAdamsSaysWhen a young male (let's say 14 to 19) is a danger to himself and others, society gives the supporting family two options:1. Watch people die.2. Kill your own son.Those are your only options. I chose #1 and watched my stepson die. I was relieved he took no one else with him.921125When a young male (let's say 14 to 19) is a danger to himself and others, society gives the supporting family two options:1. Watch people die.2. Kill your own son.Those are your only options. I chose #1 and watched my stepson die. I was relieved he took no one else with him.Adams also claimed that there are no choices other than the ones he mentioned. He added that “wisdom and tough love” or “government service” can fix a broken young man. The Loserthink writer also alleged that the there are no programs that can help teenagers and people can only rely on “death and suffering."Scott Adams@ScottAdamsSaysIf you think there is a third choice, in which your wisdom and tough love, along with government services, "fixes" that broken young man, you are living in a delusion.There are no other options. You have to either murder your own son or watch him die and maybe kill others.66260If you think there is a third choice, in which your wisdom and tough love, along with government services, "fixes" that broken young man, you are living in a delusion.There are no other options. You have to either murder your own son or watch him die and maybe kill others.Scott Adams@ScottAdamsSaysIf one more person hallucinates to me about some "program" where teens are kidnapped and "fixed" and returned to their happy parents, I might explode. No such thing exists. You have two options. Only two. No help is coming. Only death and suffering.69253If one more person hallucinates to me about some "program" where teens are kidnapped and "fixed" and returned to their happy parents, I might explode. No such thing exists. You have two options. Only two. No help is coming. Only death and suffering.Scott continued his Twitter thread and denied the possibility of any help. He said that the only solution to solve the issue would be to place these men in a single place, away from society where they can only harm each other.Scott Adams@ScottAdamsSaysYou are probably twisting in your seat and you want to tell me all of your good ideas about how there really are services and ways to deal with such a teen. There are none. You haven't been there. Many parents have looked for such help. I have lots of resources. Doesn't help.68942You are probably twisting in your seat and you want to tell me all of your good ideas about how there really are services and ways to deal with such a teen. There are none. You haven't been there. Many parents have looked for such help. I have lots of resources. Doesn't help.Scott Adams@ScottAdamsSaysIf I were to invent a solution to the dangerous young man problem, I think it would involve putting them all in one place so they could only hurt each other, not necessarily in jail, just away from society. Once they are separated from society (and drugs) maybe help is possible.77859If I were to invent a solution to the dangerous young man problem, I think it would involve putting them all in one place so they could only hurt each other, not necessarily in jail, just away from society. Once they are separated from society (and drugs) maybe help is possible.The cartoonist concluded his Twitter thread by saying that he is aware that it is illegal to take a "young man's bodily authonomy" just because he is dangerous. However, he suggested that people should consider the option at some point. Adams’ lengthy statement left several people disturbed and sparked major outrage on social media.Twitter reacts to Scott Adams’ comments on young teen menScott Adams made the statement while alluding to the 21-year-old gunman and said that young men who exhibit dangerous behavior should be killed by their families. Alternately, he said, they should be left to kill other people in the society. Shortly after he made the thread, Scott's thread went viral on social media and Twitter users criticized him for his thoughts. Here are some of the Twitter reactions: Gayest Tone@gayest_toneScott Adams logging on to say he’s glad his son OD’d on fentanyl so he didn’t become a mass shooter is definitely something.247921685Scott Adams logging on to say he’s glad his son OD’d on fentanyl so he didn’t become a mass shooter is definitely something.Smirnoff Ice Defender@Java_jiggaScott Adams when he sees his step son listening to the drive soundtrack9374710Scott Adams when he sees his step son listening to the drive soundtrack https://t.co/GnCk9mUe3QThemperor Kennedy🐸🏳️‍🌈@kennedytcooperNobody:Absolutely Nobody:Scott Adams: "I'm glad my son died so I didn't have to murder him"7958588Nobody:Absolutely Nobody:Scott Adams: "I'm glad my son died so I didn't have to murder him"Terminally Online Clout Goblin, MD@jenny2x4Did Scott Adams just confess to pulling a Walter White on his stepson6100209Did Scott Adams just confess to pulling a Walter White on his stepsonOrangeworker@JREEEEE9Scott Adams's tweet is perfectly representative of the right. Absurd, cold-hearted, reductive and with a refusal to acknowledge any possible solution to a problem outside of violence.67589Scott Adams's tweet is perfectly representative of the right. Absurd, cold-hearted, reductive and with a refusal to acknowledge any possible solution to a problem outside of violence.Mike@mal9thousandI didn't have "Scott Adams admits to killing his kid through neglect" on my 2022 bingo card and frankly that's on me.77095I didn't have "Scott Adams admits to killing his kid through neglect" on my 2022 bingo card and frankly that's on me.Butter Goblin Mode@mumbly_joeJesus Christ, report those Scott Adams tweets. He's literally telling his followers to murder their disabled family members.1518269Jesus Christ, report those Scott Adams tweets. He's literally telling his followers to murder their disabled family members.While some made comments about how Scott's tweets were insensitive, others said that the whole thread sounds "psychotic" to them. 𝐒𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚🔪@tinywienerbabescott adams when his stepson gets a bad report card3492217scott adams when his stepson gets a bad report card https://t.co/mdx9SfTBQAMaster Beef Producer@ChristophSouzaAt first I thought that Scott Adams tweet was insane but then his supporters explained it to me and now it sounds even more psychotic.1573305At first I thought that Scott Adams tweet was insane but then his supporters explained it to me and now it sounds even more psychotic. https://t.co/sJzoaYnVzuUnwinder@UnwinderHImagine you're Scott Adams, author and artist of Dilbert, and you've suffered the unspeakable tragedy of losing a stepson to suicide. And then you go online a few years later and post to millions of people that there's nothing you could have done about it except kill him.85580Imagine you're Scott Adams, author and artist of Dilbert, and you've suffered the unspeakable tragedy of losing a stepson to suicide. And then you go online a few years later and post to millions of people that there's nothing you could have done about it except kill him.In addition to netizens, director James Gunn also condemned Scott Adams’ thought process. Gunn has long been vocal about his past battle with addiction. The director said that, as a “violent teenager” himself he can confirm that many young men have changed for the better with professional help and love from close ones.James Gunn@JamesGunnHey Scott Adams: As someone who was himself a violent teenager addicted to drugs & entered recovery with the help & love of his family, as well as someone who has seen dozens of other young men stay sober & become fruitful members of society, these are not the only two options.128571159Hey Scott Adams: As someone who was himself a violent teenager addicted to drugs & entered recovery with the help & love of his family, as well as someone who has seen dozens of other young men stay sober & become fruitful members of society, these are not the only two options. https://t.co/AuR5zBXuIgAs criticism continues to pour in online, it remains to be seen if Adams will respond to the severe backlash against his tweets in the days to come.Everything to know about Scott AdamsScott Adams is an American cartoonist and author (Image via Getty Images)Scott Adams is an American cartoonist and author, best known as the creator of the Dilbert comic strip. He was born to Virginia and Paul Adams on June 8, 1957, in New York. He reportedly began drawing at the age of six and grew up as an ardent fan of Peanuts.The artist graduated as a valedictorian from Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School in 1975 and also earned a BA in economics from Hartwick College in 1979. He later moved to California and completed his MBA from the University of California, Berkeley in 1986.Adams also underwent a “life changing” Dale Carnegie Training. He worked at Crocker National Bank in San Francisco between 1979 and later at Pacific Bell between 1986 and 1995. It was during his time at Pacific Bell that Adams started working on Dilbert.Following initial rejections, he finally published Dilbert with United Media in 1989. He finally became a full-time cartoonist after the franchise gained popularity and began collaborating with nearly 800 newspapers.He also served as the serving executive producer and showrunner of a Dilbert TV series that aired between 1998 and 2000. In 2015, Adams started writing prediction blogs called Coffee with Scott Adams about Donald Trump’s presidential future.Upon gaining popularity, he turned the blogs into a daily video show on Periscope and YouTube.Scott Adams has also authored and published several books. They include God's Debris (2001) and The Religion War (2004), How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life (2013), Win Bigly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don’t Matter (2017), and Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America (2019), among others.