Opinion: Charging parents in Michigan shooting sends a powerful message
“I have great sympathy and sympathy for the parents of children who are struggling. I am not saying that an ongoing shooting situation always leads to criminal prosecution against the parents. But the facts of this case are too serious,” McDonald added.
Ethan Crumbley was present when his father bought a Sig Sauer gun just four days before the shooting, McDonald said. The boy called the gun “my new beauty” on social media, while his mother called the gun “his new Christmas present,” according to McDonald’s. After a teacher said she saw Ethan Crumbley searching for ammo on his phone during class, school officials attempted to contact the parent the night before the shooting happened – but no response received. However, the mother exchanged messages with her son that day and wrote, “LOL, I’m not mad at you. You have to learn not to get caught,” according to McDonald. When another teacher found a disturbing note on a student’s desk on the morning of the shooting, both parents were summoned to the school and asked for advice, prosecutors said. for their son. But the parents then left and the boy was sent back to the classroom.
It is unconscionable for his father to buy a weapon and neither of the parents take the school’s warnings seriously, even though they know their son has a right to a gun, which according to McDonald’s, he is not. safety lock. As a mother, I am especially surprised that another parent fails to take appropriate safety precautions, especially under the circumstances outlined by school officials. Of course, we, as parents, rely on each other to exercise good judgment to keep all of our children safe. The Crumbleys’ apparent lack of concern for the welfare of other children in their community is absolutely astounding.
The charge against James and Jennifer Crumbly in this case serves as a wake-up call to parents and other gun owners that they need to be more responsible when it comes to protecting their weapons. McDonald’s action in this case is completely justified – and the move to prosecute parents could be a powerful warning to help reduce the number of school shootings in this country.
While we wait for the solutions we really need, Crumbley’s move against parents and the possibility of others being held accountable for helping children hold guns could have a positive impact. This strategy is clearly not a panacea, but this nation needs to use every tool at its disposal right now to try to prevent school shootings.