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Parents of school shooters being arrested

Posted on 9/5/24 at 8:39 pm
Posted by sleepytime
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Posted on 9/5/24 at 8:39 pm
I just read the father of the school shooter in GA was arrested for involuntary manslaughter. The parents of the Michigan school shooter were both sentenced to 10-15 years in prison( LINK).
It seems like this could be a slippery slope and selectively being used. You certainly don't see the parents of other kids that commit crimes with guns being charged and where do you draw the line? What's the PB's take on this?
Posted by the808bass
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Posted on 9/5/24 at 8:40 pm to
Why are we defending absolutely asinine behavior?
Posted by FreddieMac
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Posted on 9/5/24 at 8:40 pm to
I will wait to hear all the facts before passing judgement, but if what we are seeing is true, the parents made a huge error. If they were visited from the FBI, which I know is hard to trust, that he was making these threats, the last thing I would do is put a gun in the hands of my son. But, I will reserve judgement because I am sure we do not know all the facts yet.
This post was edited on 9/5/24 at 8:41 pm
Posted by tiggerthetooth
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Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 9/5/24 at 8:41 pm to
Aren't there laws about disclosing that you're buying a weapon for a minor?
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Posted on 9/5/24 at 8:41 pm to
quote:

You certainly don't see the parents of other kids that commit crimes with guns being charged and where do you draw the line?


Actually you do.

There was a case in New Orleans where someone allegedly gave her kid a gun and said "kill them all".

She beat the rap 10-2.
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger
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Posted on 9/5/24 at 8:42 pm to
If a kids kills someone driving a car recklessly do we jail the parents?
Posted by imjustafatkid
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Posted on 9/5/24 at 8:44 pm to
This should be completely unconstitutional.
Posted by the808bass
The Lou
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Posted on 9/5/24 at 8:44 pm to
quote:

If a kids kills someone driving a car recklessly do we jail the parents?

If a kid says “I’m thinking about driving drunk” and the parent says “Here’s the keys,” I hope they’re getting charged.
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
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Posted on 9/5/24 at 8:45 pm to
This might have something to do with it:

quote:

Colt Gray was given the gun he used to shoot dead four people at his Georgia high school as a Christmas present from his father months after they were questioned by the FBI over alleged threats.


I think ol' Dad is culpable in these murders.
Posted by momentoftruth87
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Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 9/5/24 at 8:48 pm to
I’m all for civil action against parents but not a fan of criminal punishment unless there is probable intent they knew this would transpire. If that is the case like some reports are saying then they should be charged in some criminal element.
Posted by NaturalBeam
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 9/5/24 at 8:50 pm to
quote:

where do you draw the line?
Somewhere shy of providing a gun to your adolescent with mental problems who threatened to shoot up a school and was interviewed by the FBI.
Posted by OccamsStubble
Member since Aug 2019
8739 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 8:51 pm to
quote:

If a kids kills someone driving a car recklessly do we jail the parents?
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If the kid threatened to drive the car up on the sidewalk in front of the school and run over his classmates, and was visited by law enforcement for that threat, then maybe so
Posted by Big EZ Tiger
Member since Jul 2010
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Posted on 9/5/24 at 8:52 pm to
quote:

It seems like this could be a slippery slope and selectively being used.

This may be the case, but usually these shooters all show huge signs of mental illness. The dad was likely a dumbass to give him a gun for Christmas. Maybe the dad has mental illness too. He'll have his day in court though.
This post was edited on 9/5/24 at 8:55 pm
Posted by udtiger
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Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 9/5/24 at 8:55 pm to
I am as 2A as it gets, but giving an AR15 to a minor that had already posted threats that prompted an FBI inquiry rises to the level of criminal cuplability.
This post was edited on 9/5/24 at 9:39 pm
Posted by Hangover Haven
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Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 9/5/24 at 8:57 pm to
quote:

both sentenced to 10-15 years in prison


Did they already go to trial?

Nevermind, I see this is another case..
This post was edited on 9/5/24 at 9:00 pm
Posted by the808bass
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Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 9/5/24 at 8:58 pm to
Right. Pops is going to get his day in court with a White Stag dress shirt and his best funeral chinos.
Posted by CleverUserName
Member since Oct 2016
16024 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 9:06 pm to
quote:

If a kid says “I’m thinking about driving drunk” and the parent says “Here’s the keys,” I hope they’re getting charged.


Let’s bring it back into the realm of the realistic.

What about inner city parents who knows their kids are a member of a violent gang, has a weapon illegally, and they kill somebody?
Posted by BobBoucher
Member since Jan 2008
18464 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 9:06 pm to
Parents have an obligation. If their son is troubled - get him help. And make damn sure he doesn’t have easy access to a gun.

Hard to imagine a parent getting arrested if they can show they’ve done that.
Posted by faraway
Member since Nov 2022
3519 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 9:07 pm to
quote:

made a huge error. If they were visited from the FBI, which I know is hard to trust, that he was making these threats,
if the FBI knew he was making threats, why didn't they prevent the shooting? Seems they are as responsible as the father.
Posted by the808bass
The Lou
Member since Oct 2012
124705 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 9:09 pm to
quote:

What about inner city parents who knows their kids are a member of a violent gang, has a weapon illegally, and they kill somebody?


How about they buy him the gun for Christmas, knowing he’s in a gang?
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