“Ethan Crumbley will be sentenced in a hearing Friday for killing four students and wounding seven others when he opened fire at Oxford High School in Michigan in November 2021. Live news updates.”

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    11 months ago

    You can’t seriously suggest that as he gunned down his classmates he was wondering “I wonder if I’ll get in trouble for this.”

    That excuse only works for toddlers who discharge their parent’s firearm. Every 15 year old knows that murder is wrong. If his parents forgot to tell him, he would’ve learned in kindergarten. During his active shooter drills.

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      11 months ago

      Using active shooter drills as an excuse to justify jailing a 15 yr old for life is about as obtuse as you can get.

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        11 months ago

        I’m using active shooter drills to refute the idea that he didn’t know active shooters are wrong.

        Whether or not he should be jailed for life is a different question.

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      11 months ago

      Schizophrenia can be a much stronger force than those morals that are imparted on kids. The kid texted his mom claiming to hear demons and see ghosts. You can’t tell me that is someone who is in a sane state of mind.