Uh, so... This kid had serious behavioral issues, including serious threats of violence at the school, and his father not only (apparently) bought him a gun, but he had access to others. The kid was flaunting it on social media as, “his.”
He’s 15, and not to have a firearm without adult supervision according to stste law, or so I’ve been told.
Someone has to be held responsible for acquiring it for him.
If “and given to the boy” is true, hoo boy. But how would the State know that? Birthday wrapping paper?
Parents are responsible for the edumacation of their off-spring. In all dimensions.
Based on available information, I would charge the parents. Wouldn’t you?
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The real purpose is to impose yet more burdens on lawful gun owners and require every gun owner to keep any firearm locked and unloaded, making it nearly useless for home defense.
If they could clearly articulate the reasons for the charges, they would, as any pre-trial publicity would help their case. So I strongly suspect it's bull.
Wouldn't matter, as teenagers would find a way to access the guns. Here in California, the law says we have to lock away our guns if children are present in the home. Annoying law, as my guns are locked in a safe or have trigger locks because I have grandchildren present; delays an effective response while retrieving the guns if required. But kids are smart enough to get through locks; I knew how to pick locks as a teen (I was clever but not a criminal).
The world is full of stupid, enabling parents trying to be friends with their offspring instead of teaching them that real life is full of hard consequences.
If notification of the drawing makes them culpable, then it makes the school culpable too as they let him into the school after finding it.
Check these parents’ bank accounts! How much money did a proxy of George Soros pay them? If you look at the sequence of events, it sure DOES look like every action was deliberate and aimed at ANOTHER SCHOOL SHOOTING for the gun-grabbing left to feast upon.
Makes one wonder if, in Michigan or Oakland County, a black family had a child that started misbehaving with a gun at 15 or so, and was cycled through the children's justice system until that child eventually killed people.
Were the parents in that family charged?
Reviewing Michigan murder statistics just might shed some light on this case.
Can’t believe some of the comments here.
Since some of you appear to know little about the actual facts involved, consider the following..
- The gun was bought FOR ETHAN (the shooter) by his dad on Black Friday at an Oxford gun shop, apparently as an illegal “straw purchase”. (Dad said he was buying for himself, then gave the gun to his son as a CHRISTMAS PRESENT). I later found out this is a federal felony punishable by up to 20 years. Hope the dad is charged on that in addition to the 4 counts of manslaughter he and his wife already got charged with by the County prosecutor today.
- Ethan posted something along the lines of “here’s MY new baby..Sig Sauer 9mm..any questions glad to answer” on Social media a couple days before the shootings. This further establishes the gun was bought FOR HIM by his dad.
- Kids cannot own or possess handguns in Michigan.
- Ethan drew some very disturbing images in class that were discovered and photographed by a teacher. Those images clearly showed that he intended to commit murder and even included a smiley emoji below images of some dead bodies.
- He was also caught browsing for ammo on his phone during class. Parents were notified yet never responded to the school. Instead, his mother texted him “LOL, I’m not mad at you..just try to not get caught next time”.
- The school pulled the parents in THAT SAME DAY to discuss “disturbing behavior” (like, drawing images of murdering people with a handgun). They were told to take him with them but did not do so. Why in the hell the school allowed him to return to class, did not even check his backpack, and didn’t eject him immediately will likely be the basis of many future lawsuits against the school that will be chip shots to win - probably to the tune of tens of millions of dollars for the plaintiffs.
This is hardly a “Soviet Show Trial”. Ethan cold-bloodedly killed 4 of his classmates with pre-meditation (as proven by writings, videos and social media posts made the night before) and injured 7 others. He appears to have done so gleefully. If that doesn’t define PURE EVIL, I’m not what does.
How some of you can even go down the “but, but, but, it’s just another trumped up story to take away our guns!!” is beyond me and candidly makes me sick to my stomach. Let’s not lose sight of the fact that four teenagers will never come home again. And no gun law would have changed it. His parents failed (buying him the gun and then not responding to the school when it was clear there danger). The school failed in not stopping him when it was clear there was danger (and will probably be sued to kingdom come). And the kid was just plain evil to the core.
The entire thing is tragic beyond words. Let’s not lose sight of the massive human tragedy here trying to make cheap political points one way or the other.
Quite a stretch. This kid has issues and the parents let him have access to guns. They are responsible.
Q: I have only one thought as I watch this 2021 Al Cowlings White Bronco redux.
How long before somebody suggests (and somebody else retweets it) that these two primary two GOP RINOs somewhere in Michigan next year in the Congressionals?
It sounds like this is more than a show trial.
What parents buy a kid with behavioral issues a real gun and hand it to him?
Many millions of teenagers don't kill people despite some access to guns. Of those many millions, perhaps tens of thousands have psychological problems or personality disorders.
We are a nation with a Bill of Rights and a Second Amendment. It is unreasonable to expect that there will not be some evil teenagers whose behavior doesn't rise to criminality until they day they commit murder.
If the killer in Waukesha had been a teenager would we be talking about putting his parents in prison?