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Our parents... Are parents criminally responsible if their child commits a mass shooting?

That's the question being debated in a courtroom in Oxford, Michigan. On November 30th, 2021, a 15-year-old

student opened fire at Oxford High School in Michigan, killing four students and injuring

seven others. The gunman has already been sentenced to life

in prison without parole last year, but now prosecutors are arguing that his parents,

Jennifer and James Crumbly, were negligent and could have prevented the tragedy if they had tended to their son's mental health.

They're also accused of making a gun accessible at home.

Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald brought the case against the

Crumbly's. In a December 2021 press conference, she referenced a

school work sheet found on Ethan's desk. It was covered with violent drawings.

The notion that a parent could read those words and also know that their son had access

to a deadly weapon that they gave him is unconscionable and I think it's criminal.

So what legal precedent could this Michigan trial set?

I'm Jen White.

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