“These convictions were not about poor parenting,” said Judge Cheryl Matthews. “These convictions convey repeated acts or lack of acts that could have halted an oncoming runaway train.”
Hours before Ethan Crumbley killed four students at Oxford High School north of Detroit, his parents met with a school counselor who showed them a picture their son had drawn in math class of a handgun with the words “blood everywhere,” “the thoughts won’t stop” and “help me.”
James and Jennifer Crumbley refused to take him home to get psychological help and didn’t tell school officials they had recently bought him a gun resembling the one in the drawing or search his backpack for the weapon, according to prosecution filings. After 15 minutes, they cut the Nov. 30, 2021, meeting short and went on with their day.
Hours before Ethan Crumbley killed four students at Oxford High School north of Detroit, his parents met with a school counselor who showed them a picture their son had drawn in math class of a handgun with the words “blood everywhere,” “the thoughts won’t stop” and “help me.”
ReplyDeleteJames and Jennifer Crumbley refused to take him home to get psychological help and didn’t tell school officials they had recently bought him a gun resembling the one in the drawing or search his backpack for the weapon, according to prosecution filings. After 15 minutes, they cut the Nov. 30, 2021, meeting short and went on with their day.