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Parents of Michigan high school shooting suspect charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/12/03/oxford-high-school-shooting-suspect-parents-charged/
Prosecutors said Friday they would file charges against the parents of the student accused of fatally shooting classmates at a Michigan high school.
James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of 15-year-old Ethan, will be charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said. Authorities say the teenager killed four students and wounded seven people at his high school Tuesday, using a semi-automatic handgun purchased by his father in the deadliest school shooting in more than three years.
lapfog_1
(29,205 posts)Hope they get life without parole.
Dial H For Hero
(2,971 posts)AndyS
(14,559 posts)Demsrule86
(68,578 posts)actions will warrant such a penalty.
Dial H For Hero
(2,971 posts)Never going to happen.
Takket
(21,572 posts)that will get added to the charges. they are in DEEP now.
Demsrule86
(68,578 posts)Demsrule86
(68,578 posts)They are culpable.
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)Demsrule86
(68,578 posts)Tetrachloride
(7,846 posts)crickets
(25,980 posts)BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)Anybody know?
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Serious charges.
Arkansas Granny
(31,517 posts)access them and kill their siblings or themselves? I think the same charges should apply.
Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)I think this was bought for him by his dad, he didn't have to steal it, they let him have it.
The dad called police 2 hours after the shooting to report that he thinks his kid stole his gun and used it in the shooting. He was trying to cover his rear, and I'd bet he's going to try to get the kid to say he stole the gun from them and it was adequately secure. I mean, the kid is going to prison for life, might as well lie to keep mom and dad out of prison.
But the prosecutor isn't stupid, likely he already has all the evidence he needs to nail the parents.
aeromanKC
(3,322 posts)wnylib
(21,468 posts)say the parents gave the gun to the kid. Where did you find that info?
EDIT: I just heard on NPR that the parents gave him the gun. NPR also reported more about the meeting the parents had with school representatives. Students had reported seeing him on a comouter at school looking up ammunition info. A teacher found a sketch of a gun that he did in class, with a note saying, "I can't stop thinking about it. Help me."
So the school called the parents in.
If I were the parent of one of the dead or wounded students, I would probably lose it so completely that I'd want to kill them. I oppose vigilantism and violence. But losing a child in these circumstances would be so unbearable that I could understand if someone snapped. Not right, but understandable.
Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)Said it was his Christmas present and they were going shooting with it.
wnylib
(21,468 posts)shortly after submitting my post. See my edit for more on it.
LeftInTX
(25,346 posts)Even if it's just a slap on the wrist...anything....
radicalleft
(478 posts)A person is guilty of involuntary manslaughter if the prosecutor can prove all of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt (Michigan Criminal Jury Instruction 16.10):
First, that the individual caused the death of the victim, that is, that the victim died as a result of the individuals act.
Second, in doing the act that caused the victims death, the individual acted in a grossly negligent manner OR in doing the act that caused the victims death, the individual intended to injure the victim. For example, an individual who commits assault and battery with the intent to inflict injury but instead causes an unintended death, then this amounts to, at least, involuntary manslaughter. People v Datema, 448 Mich 585; 533 NW2d 272 (1995).
Third, that the individual caused the death without lawful excuse or justification.
https://www.monroecountylawyers.com/blog/2020/03/what-are-the-grounds-for-involuntary-manslaughter-in-michigan/
ck4829
(35,077 posts)It wasnt secured
Ammo wasnt secured
They didnt care to mention guns or lied
radicalleft
(478 posts)that the parents "caused" the deaths?
Demsrule86
(68,578 posts)kids would still be alive.
radicalleft
(478 posts)But if you read the law, it pertains to the person who caused the crime, not who provided support in any way
ck4829
(35,077 posts)Did their willful INaction play a part and was there a flagrant disregard of gun safety that led to this? Well find out.
radicalleft
(478 posts)Wait and see
wnylib
(21,468 posts)In 2020, the parents of a 6 year old were charged after their child took their gun from the shoebox where they kept it, took it to school, and killed a classmate.
So it must be doable.
treestar
(82,383 posts)It could be on appeal. It says they were charged, but were they convicted?
wnylib
(21,468 posts)when reading about the Oxford shooting.
wnylib
(21,468 posts)ecstatic
(32,705 posts)Every parent with guns should assume that their kids, especially teens, can access them with ease. Or they know the hiding place. They might pretend like they don't, but they do.
Demsrule86
(68,578 posts)Have you considered the children who died and their parents or is it just your concern for gun rights that caused you to make two very similar posts? Just asking.
radicalleft
(478 posts)that's what you get from my post!?
I want a charge that guarantees conviction, not something that can be argued away by reasonable doubt! You own an apology!
Demsrule86
(68,578 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)one does not have to be "concerned for gun rights" to see the issue. You are using emotions only.
Mysterian
(4,587 posts)Seems like a good case to me.
treestar
(82,383 posts)in that their act did not cause the death - the shooting did. It would apply in a case of an accidental shooting, because there the shooting was what caused the death. Their negligent act was not to lock up a gun, and there is a break in cause from what they did and what their son did.
BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,736 posts)BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)She didnt pull punches; just one tough prosecutor.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,736 posts)I hope that she's successful in prosecuting the parents. They need to have consequences for their culpability.
Celerity
(43,383 posts)Karen Diane McDonald is an American lawyer and politician currently serving as the prosecuting attorney of Oakland County, Michigan, and formerly as a judge on Michigan's 6th Circuit Court in Oakland County. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
2020 election and Oakland County Prosecutor
In April 2019, McDonald took the unusual step of stepping down from her judgeship, announcing her intention to run for the Democratic nomination for Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney in the 2020 election, thus forcing the third-term incumbent prosecutor Jessica Cooper into a highly-contested primary election. McDonald campaigned on a progressive, reformist platform focused on limiting incarceration for non-violent crimes, and ensuring prosecutorial decisions are informed by racial justice considerations. McDonalds campaign was endorsed by 87 individuals and organizations, including the Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, Attorney General Dana Nessel, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, and numerous local Democratic Party elected officials, party leaders, organizations and associations. On August 4, 2020, McDonald defeated incumbent prosecutor Jessica Cooper with two-thirds of all ballots cast, claiming the Democratic nomination for Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney and advancing to the general election. On November 3, 2020, McDonald was elected Oakland County Prosecutor, defeating her Republican opponent and ranking as the top vote-getter among all county-wide candidates.
Judge Karen McDonald presides over first same-sex adoption in State of Michigan
Celerity
(43,383 posts)Aristus
(66,380 posts)Demsrule86
(68,578 posts)and use dangerous weapons...enjoy prison.
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)Walleye
(31,025 posts)LBJ had it right. Give them somebody to look down on.
WarGamer
(12,444 posts)Demsrule86
(68,578 posts)you are liable. I want a precedent. I want these parents whom I consider irresponsible charged, convicted, and then sued into extreme poverty.
WarGamer
(12,444 posts)The prosecutors are making a statement.
LiberatedUSA
(1,666 posts)Or do you think there is a realistic chance these or lesser charges will succeed?
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Demsrule86
(68,578 posts)Zeitghost
(3,858 posts)At least not when there were not specific laws making that a crime.
I think they will plead to some lesser charges of negligence or child endangerment if they did allow their son to have the gun. But from my reading of the crimes they were charged with, I just don't see how they fit and while I want the parents to be held responsible, I don't support prosecutors overcharging just to look tough.
wnylib
(21,468 posts)6 year old child got parents' gun from the shoenox where they kept it, took it to school, shot and killed a classmate. Parents were charged.
LeftInTX
(25,346 posts)It's on NPR, but can't find the darn link...too many tabs open..LOL
wnylib
(21,468 posts)the oxford shooting and read the date wrong. Thanks for setting it straight.
WarGamer
(12,444 posts)Demsrule86
(68,578 posts)msfiddlestix
(7,282 posts)lindysalsagal
(20,692 posts)Dial H For Hero
(2,971 posts)lindysalsagal
(20,692 posts)Make them so expensive to own privately, that they are no longer around. Open rural government arms lock-ups where you sign out your deer or duck rifle and use it outside city limits. Then, make it illegal to own guns in cities. The hunters get to hunt, and children and other criminals can't access the guns.
Dial H For Hero
(2,971 posts)becoming law are precisely zero.
Demsrule86
(68,578 posts)enforce existing laws...also stop letting gun sellers 'lose' inventory...everything must be accounted for. It would be a start.
Dial H For Hero
(2,971 posts)muster with the right Supreme Court. At this time, this isnt that court. I could see universal background checks possibly passing at some point in the near future, (depending upon the congressional make up), but getting universal registration through Congress? Extremely unlikely.
Demsrule86
(68,578 posts)voting issue for our side and the majority, it will be.
Dial H For Hero
(2,971 posts)SYFROYH
(34,170 posts)I thought involuntary manslaughter required a more direct action, but perhaps the evidence is there to support it.
It might be a pressure tactic to compel the parents to cooperate for a lesser charge.
I was expecting something different. Something like an aiding and abetting charge.
UnderThisLaw
(318 posts)of these two serving time for what happened is apparently making some posters here nervous, judging by the replies
Demsrule86
(68,578 posts)GusBob
(7,286 posts)Depraved indifference
The other evidence presented in the article is damning
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arlyellowdog
(866 posts)The parents refused to search the backpack or take him out of school. This is not just a horrible case of parents enabling the kid to kill. The mother orchestrated the murders. The kid wrote he wanted to die and the mother was such a gun psycho she thought a gun could empower him.
LeftInTX
(25,346 posts)I was a parent who searched my son's backpack and it turned into a legal mess.
I did it on my own.
wnylib
(21,468 posts)that backpack?
Regarding the text not to get caught, sounds like she was referring to him searching online for ammo while in class. like, it's ok to be doing that search as long as he could get away with it.
LeftInTX
(25,346 posts)On campus it's the school's responsibility and not the parent's.
Been there. Done that. Preferably in the presence of law enforcement.
What you have with a gun in a backpack is a crime and a crime scene. So if the parents search, then all of a sudden you've messed up any criminal charges.
Also if the school searches without law enforcement it could be an issue. Maybe nowadays with video of everything it wouldn't be. But back in the day, the school police officer needed to be there if they felt the backpack contained criminal evidence. (In my son's case, he had an illegal weapon, chinese star, in his backpack)
wnylib
(21,468 posts)responsibility. I was wondering why no one at the school called for police presence and a search of the kid, his locker, and his backpack since the school was aware of his online search for ammo and his drawings, which were the purpose of the meeting with the parents.
Tommymac
(7,263 posts)Ask yourself.
But we also have criminal justice system.
The shooter is gonna be guilty and pay with life in prison.
We may hate the parents and they probably did everything we are accusing them of. Hopefully, the charges stick.
Tommymac
(7,263 posts)Perhaps I speak for a majority viewpoint...of coarse in a country run by the minority.
Or perhaps not.
Takket
(21,572 posts)Last edited Fri Dec 3, 2021, 05:44 PM - Edit history (1)
is causing more harm than good.
you raise people around violent tools (and are completely irresponsible about how you do it) and hey, shockingly, they do violent things.
sure these parents thought they were "real americans"
sure they though the gubmint would never oppress their kid
sure they thought the 2nd amendment is the most important one.
now 4 kids are dead, and they have abandoned their child who is about to litigate (and lose) in court in a trial that will lead to a 15 year old being locked up until he dies.
GoodRaisin
(8,923 posts)power hungry RW politicians i.e. Donald Trump and Wayne LaPierre and Fox News have done to create the culture within this horror can happen and continue to survive. All for their own personal wealth and power. They propagandized this family. Now four children are dead because of it and another kids life and family are ruined.
Watching this should make every American vomit.
Yes the child and the parents are accountable, but the gun lobby and those who profit from it and continue to profit from it have created this monster, and they did it knowing the grief it would bring to American families. I cant say what I think the the profiteers from this mess deserve to get. I hope they are enjoying their blood money and I hope someday they will have to atone for it all.
I have to turn it off now. Ive heard enough and it is just making me ill.