In the United States, they put the parents of a schoolboy who committed a mass murder

The verdict is at least 10 years of prison. This can be a precedent solution

The County Court of Auckland in the state of Michigan sentenced the parents of Itan Kramly, who fired at the school of the city of Oxford on November 30, 2021. They will spend at least 10 years in prison, taking into account the time that they spent under arrest. Then they will be able to submit a petition for parole. If a special commission refuses them, the prison term will be 15 years.

This can be a precedent decision that will expand the idea of ​​who can be held accountable for mass killings, American journalists write. Until now, parents of children who arranged jokes have not been sentenced to prison terms.

Itan's parents are the name of James and Jennifer Kramly. The jury found them guilty under the article on the unconditional murder.

Ethan Krommabli killed four students on November 30, 2021 and wounded seven more, including the teacher. Itana was detained immediately, and his parents - three days later. In December 2023, Itan was sentenced to life imprisonment without the right to early release.

The accusation claims that James and Jennifer Kramla tried to hide from justice. They were detained about 60 kilometers from the house. They had six thousand dollars in cash with them, four phones and clothes. Their lawyers insisted that the Kramsl left Oxford for their own security and were going to voluntarily surrender to the police.

The cases of James and Jennifer were considered separately. In February 2024, the jury found the teenager’s mother , and in March - his father . According to the prosecution, the parents showed “extreme negligence”, because a few days before the massacre, they bought their pistol at that time at that time and ignored all the “alarming signs” of the deterioration of his mental state.

Ethan himself, as follows from the charges presented by the prosecution in his diary, wanted to receive psychological assistance: “I do not receive any help in solving my mental problems, this forces me to shoot school.”

Ethan wrote to a friend that he told his parents about his problems. In particular, he told them that "he hears voices." He even asked his father to take him to the doctor, but he, according to the teenager, “simply gave him a few tablets” and said to “come to terms with this.”

In the diary, most of the records in which was devoted to preparing the attack, Ethan wrote that he tortured and killed the chicks. At the same time, he, apparently, still hoped that someone would pay attention to his condition. To do this, he once brought a jar with the head of a chick to school and left it in the toilet.

“All that needs to be done by one of my teachers is to call me to the office. I will tell them about the bird's head and can get help, ”wrote Kramla in his diary. Fox 2 Detroit notes that he also admitted that he could tell about his attack plans.

Just one call. It will save many lives. Evil completely took possession of me. I used to like it before, but now I do not want to be angry. I want help, but my parents do not listen to me, so I can’t get any help.

However, Ethan never spoke about his plans, although before shooting the school leadership was at least twice with his parents. In particular, on November 29, one of the teachers noticed that Ethan is looking for on the Internet where you can buy cartridges. School staff reported this to his mother, but she ignored the warning. Moreover, Jennifer then wrote to her son: “Ha ha, I'm not angry with you. You need to learn how to act so that you are not caught. ”

Directly on the day of the shooting of Itan’s parents, they called to a school where teachersshowed them a sheet with a math task, on which the teenager wrote “My life is useless”, “Blood everywhere” and “Thoughts do not stop, help me.” A gun, a bullet and a wounded man were also drawn on the sheet. The school leadership asked the family to take the teenager home and urgently find him a psychologist, but the Krams were refused. Neither teachers nor parents then checked his backpack in which the weapon lay. Soon after, Ethan opened shooting.

In court, the parents of the dead schoolchildren assigned responsibility for what happened to the parents of Itan. “This tragedy could be completely prevented. If they did something, your honor, whatever to change the course of the events of November 30, then our four angels would be here today, ”said Jill Soaw, the mother of the deceased 17-year-old Justin Shilling.

The father of the student Craig Shilling added that he could not come to terms with the fact that "this tragedy could be completely avoided." “The blood of our children is on your hands,” he added.

“When your son heard voices and asked for help, I took Madison from classes. When you bought a gun to your son, not bothering to hold the weapon locked, I helped my daughter write an essay. When you realized that the weapon was gone, you called the police. I phoned all hospitals, describing her [daughter] appearance. When you wrote “Itan, don’t do it”, I wrote to Madison: “I love you, please call mom.” You decided that raising children is not a priority for you, and because of this I lost my daughter, ” said Nicole Bosoli, mother of 17-year-old Madison Baldwin.

Before the sentence, James and Jennifer Kramla expressed condolences to the families of the dead. “We are most afraid to lose our children. Losing a child is unimaginable. I want families to know that I am sincerely sorry, ”James said.

The prosecutor Karen McDonald, after the verdict, told reporters that she was very “disappointed” that the parents of Itan did not express any remorse. “We do not dispute the fact that they regret, but this is not what is important for victims of crimes. Most of all, they needed to hear repentance that would mean a plead of guilt and some kind of reconciliation, but this did not happen, ”said Karen McDonald.