Pros And Cons Of Prosecuting School Shooters’ Parents

Georgia father Colin Gray is facing 29 charges for his role in the mass shooting carried out by his son, which follows Michigan’s dual conviction of parents James and Jennifer Crumbley earlier this year. The Onion examines the pros and cons of prosecuting the parents of school shooters. 

PRO: Holds parents accountable for raising children in a country that fetishizes guns

CON: Probably pretty heavily armed

PRO: Adults make for much more productive prison labor than minors

CON: Parents already punished enough by seeing police lock up their precious weapons

PRO: Keeps families together

CON: Not fair to mature, independent school shooters who planned and executed massacre all by themselves

PRO: Fun opportunity for matching suits

CON: Unlike buying a gun, a trial’s gonna be a whole thing

PRO: Could act as a deterrent for school shooters who have a great home life and really love their parents

CON: No idea what to get your 12-year-old for Christmas now

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