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[–] ShitArchon 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Cuckoo birds have a strategy for dealing with this, however. Although cuckoo birds refuse to raise their own young, they are not above providing some amount of parental protection. When they find that one of their eggs has been removed from a nest they have parasitized, they immediately destroy the entire nest, and attack the smaller parents, often killing them. With such a threat hanging over their heads, it’s little wonder that small birds so strenuously provide for the cuckoo in their midst.

Holy shit, this perfectly explains the behavior of Michael Brown's parents. Him getting shot was akin to birds refusing to feed a cuckoo hatchling.