Parent Of The Year

A Michigan jury held a mother responsible yesterday for a school shooting committed by her son in 2021.

15-year-old Ethan Crumbley was given a gun by his parents which he used to murder four at Oxford High School. His mother, Jennifer Crumbley, was found guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter. She can be sentenced to spend up to 15 years in prison.

The Jury’s forewoman told the Detroit Free Press that it was a “hard case and difficult decision” to convict, but that Crumbley’s role as the last adult to possess the murder weapon was a key factor in the panel’s decision.

Ethan pled guilty to the crime which also injured seven others and will spend the rest of his life in prison. His mom took the stand and said she had no regrets about how she parented her son. Crumbley took her son to a gun range at the same time she noted he was “acting depressed” and spent a lot of time alone.

The prosecution used Ethan’s journal as evidence in which he wrote his “parents won’t listen to me about help or a therapist,” and, “Many people have about a day left to live.”

The prosecution claimed Jennifer was more focused on her many multiple extramarital relationships and spent more time on dating apps than with her son who was caught making violent drawings at school. The prosecution said that hours before the shooting, the school urged the Crumbleys to take their son home and get him professional help, which they refused.

Ethan testified that he gave money to his father to purchase the gun, a 9mm Sig Sauer SP, he used in the school shooting, and he was captured on camera practicing with the weapon at a gun range with his mom just days before the mass shooting.

His father, James Crumbley, is facing the same charges as his wife and will have his own trial which is set to start in March.

Last week, Republican senators were holding a hearing about the danger of social media on kids. The same Republicans are silent about guns. For nearly every mass shooting, the gun was purchased legally thanks to Republicans and the National Rifle Association.

If the parents can be held liable for giving their son the gun, then the GOP and NRA should be held liable for making these weapons accessible. Just like the parents, they would rather blow off responsibility for the little monsters they helped create.

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