In nearby Indiana, the mom of a 14-year-old boy who fired shots in his school before killing himself in 2018 was sentenced to probation two years later, according to the Associated Press. Levenson, a former federal prosecutor, said charging the Crumbleys doesn’t mean that “in every tragic accident that the parents would be held responsible, but in this one, where they seemed to be on notice, ignored all the warning signs and didn’t take basic precautions.” They acted with what we call extreme negligence.” “They knew that their son was having severe emotional problems, but they took no heed of that. The prosecutor revealed today that not only did the parents buy the gun, but they let the gun readily available to their son,” Levenson said. It is “extremely rare” for parents to face such charges, said Loyola Law School professor Laurie Levenson, but the details revealed by the Oakland County prosecutor could show the Crumbleys were negligent.” Something similar happened in the Crumbley’s home state of Michigan more than two decades ago, when Jamelle James was sentenced to two years in prison for involuntary manslaughter after a 6-year-old found his gun and used it to kill a classmate in 2000, according to the Detroit News. Teen killer admits to terrorism, murder in Oxford school slaughterĬharges against parents of the children who commit school shootings are rare, but the Crumbleys aren’t the first to be held accountable by the law for children who commit such school violence. MSU freshman also survived shooting at Oxford high school that killed friends MSU student who survived second school shooting wonders ‘when will it end’ Schools, staff ‘immune’ to Ethan Crumbley mass shooting suits: Mich.
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