Posted on 12/24/2021 6:28:16 PM PST by Tired of Taxes
Prosecutors say that the parents of accused school shooter Ethan Crumbley knew that their son was troubled but did nothing to stop him from allegedly murdering his fellow students.
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Even before the day of the shooting, prosecutors say Ethan’s parents knew their son sent “disturbing texts” to his mom.
“Defendants had information long before November 30 (within the six months prior to the shooting) that their son’s only friend moved at the end of October 2021; that the family dog died; that their son was sadder than usual; and that he was sending his mother disturbing texts about his state of mind,” prosecutors say.
James and Jennifer, however, paid more attention to their horses and extramarital affairs than to their son, according to prosecutors.
“Meanwhile, during that same period, Defendants spent their time at the barn caring for their horses (3-4 nights a week for up to 3 hours at a time), and seeing other relationships, including Defendant mother’s extramarital affairs,” the brief says. “Instead of paying attention to their son and getting him help, they bought him a gun.”
Prosecutors say that James and Jennifer “willfully ignored” Ethan and the risk he posed to others.
“Their son was torturing animals, even leaving a baby bird’s head in a jar on his bedroom floor, which he later took and placed in a school bathroom,” the brief says.
The document also says that the Crumbley parents are a flight risk. It says the couple was $11,000 in debt as of October, had sold their horses, and are trying to sell their family’s house.
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Jeeses-cheeses, what a screwed up family.
You can say that again! Ugh.
All I can say is Merry Christmas!
My daughter taught 3rd grade for about 5 years.
Now those kids are in the 18 to 23 year old range.
She has some internet setup that flags when her former students show up on mugshots.
She always tells me “No surprise, I knew this one would to bad”.
Perhaps they wanted to be rid of him, and figured giving him access to a gun so he would shoot up the school would be a way to do it. But they were stupid.
According to many school boards today, parents are only supposed to provide food, housing, and other basic expenses. Schools provide the moral values. Except in this case, of course.
Some kids are headed for trouble from a young age. This kid’s brother claims he was a good kid. Makes me wonder if the kid changed when the brother moved away.
I seriously question these accusations and this prosecutor.
I met a woman at a seminar several years ago who fostered children who had committed murder. She said a lot of them had FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome) and /or reactive attachment disorder. Neither could be cured but in some cases could be managed.
But school teachers, officials and students only began to wonder if something was wrong a few minutes before he cracked up.
Go ahead and read the charging document in the source article - and then tell me that you don’t think those two “parents” deserve prison time
RE: She has some internet setup that flags when her former students show up on mugshots.
She always tells me “No surprise, I knew this one would go bad”.
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It looks bad when the high school reunions lately are held inside state prisons. Only way to get a lot of attendees to get together.
Also, let’s remember on this Christmas time: (Jeff Foxworthy line————)
It just doesn’t feel like Christmas unless we go up to the state prison to visit mom.
I would imagine the foster mother got used to sleeping with all her bedroom lights on, plus any hallway leading to her bedroom. Or she used a motion detector and didn’t tell the kids.
I did too until the entire situation was explained on the Todd Starns talk radio show. The parents knew the kid had mental issues, they purchased a gun for him (looks like a Sig-Sauer), purchased ammo for him when the store wouldn’t sell it to him (a lot of states require you to be 18 to buy handgun ammunition), sent him a text about getting him ammunition (including one text from the mom saying LOL about the situation), etc.
I am not sure about the legalese but it appears at a minimum they exhibited gross negligence. This is not a case of a kid stealing a gun from his parents and using it. They enabled the entire situation if repots are true. I’m being careful of how I say these things as the parents may be found not guilty and I don’t want to make slanderous comments. But let a jury hear the case and render judgement, that’s how our system works.
This story is interesting and tragic enough already but what if the parents had not sold their horses?
Imagine them heading for the Canadian border on horseback with the mounted Michigan State Police officers in hot pursuit.
At the bridge over the icy Detroit River the two would make a dash for the side lanes used for repairs and maintenance. The police cars couldn’t fit but the officers would overtake them and jump onto their backs to wrestle them to the ground.
On State Trooper (1957-—I have the dvd set) Rod Cameron as Lt. Rod Blake would a few times forget his police car and use what another called “that hay burner” to go where cars couldn’t fit.
We know prosecutors always tell the truth. Just ask Kyle Rittenhouse.
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This is typical in big cities and their inner burbs, 14 yr olds carjack 5 cars in 10 days, some at 3:00 am, and then they shoot a rival at the local mall, and are linked to the other crime spree.
No one, absolutely no one in authority or the media asks where were the Parents. Why were 14 yr olds jacking cars At 3:30 on a Wednesday morning, a school day?
And when said kids get shot driving around Detroit at 3:30am in stolen cars, buying drugs, there are candlelight vigils and Gofundme campaigns that rake it in.
The Media’s goal is to have middle class America associate Crime with this kid, and these parents.
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Recipe for a killer. Sad that they were so involved with their own lives that they didn’t have time for him.
$11,000 in debt?
Is that all??
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