On November 30, 2021, then 15-year-old Ethan Crumble killed four students at his high school in the worst shooting in Michigan history. Two and a half years later, his parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, were convicted of manslaughter for failing to stop their teenage son from committing the act. “On this 9th day of April, sentenced to ten to fifteen years in prison”, reports The New York Times.
The American newspaper underlines that this is the first time in the United States “Parents Sentenced in Mass Shooting Killed by Their Child”.
Manslaughter charges are punishable by up to 15 years in prison in Michigan, and prosecutors have requested that the Crumblies serve at least 10 years each. “Both have already spent more than two years in jail awaiting trial.”Reminds us of everyday life.
Their son was 15 when the Oxford High School shooting happened. Four students were killed and six others and a teacher were injured. Young Ethan Crumble “He pleaded guilty to twenty-four charges, including first-degree murder, and was sentenced last year to life in prison without the possibility of parole.”. He can still appeal this decision. He explains that his parents can also appeal The New York Times.
Parents are not “psychic”.
“We don't expect parents to be transparent” Judge Cheryl Matthews of Pontiac, Michigan, said before handing down the sentence. “But these beliefs have nothing to do with bad education. These beliefs confirm the repeated actions or lack of actions that can stop a running train. Repeated ignorance of the things that make a reasonable person's hair stand on end”.
During the trial, prosecutors emphasized the fact that the parents did not withdraw their son from high school despite warning signs. “A violent sketch, made the same morning as the shooting, included a written call for help”. They also highlighted the fact that“Ethan had access to a handgun that his father bought him.” He also said that the boy's mother “He went to the set with his son a few days before the shoot”.
Before sentencing, both parents apologized to the court. Jennifer Crumble addressed the families of students killed by her son: “I am not here today to ask for your forgiveness, because I know that is unattainable, but to express my sincere apologies for the pain caused.”
The father, James Crumble, emphasized for his part: “I can't express how much I wish I had known what was happening or what was going to happen with Ethan, because I would have done a lot of things differently.”
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