Quick Tidbit Regarding Lovelle Mixon

I'm not going to go into a full blown opinion on the happenings in Oakland this weekend. My immediate reaction to the police officer shootings was simply, "Finally, someone's fighting back." Anything more than that would just be controversial and frankly, after the past two weeks I've had, there is very little energy left in me to get passionate right now.

What I do want to mention is this little tidbit I read in the news:

"Then, about three weeks ago, Mixon skipped a home visit from his parole officer, his family said. Mixon's grandmother said he had gotten angry at his parole officer because the agent had missed earlier appointments. Gordon Hinkle, a spokesman for the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, said the family's assertion that the parole agent had missed a meeting was "highly unlikely," but added that he is researching the matter. He said the department had issued a no-bail, parole revocation warrant for Mixon's arrest after he failed to appear for a meeting with his parole officer."
-SF Chronicle

Its the primary job of parole and probation officers to make sure that their clients are closely supervised while out on parole/probation. But, if the parole/probation officer isn't doing his/her job . . . can they be in part to blame for the chain of events that unfolded? Parole officers are supposed to do regular home checks on their parolees... if Mixon's parole officer had done a home check . . . would he/she have found the AK-47 and thus, have prevented the entire tragedy from occuring?