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Holding parents of school shooters responsible: The legal questions behind the rare case

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A memorial outside of Oxford High School continues to grow on Dec. 3, 2021, in Oxford, Michigan. Four students were killed and seven others injured on Nov.30, when student Ethan Crumbley allegedly opened fire with a pistol at the school. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
A memorial outside of Oxford High School continues to grow on Dec. 3, 2021, in Oxford, Michigan. Four students were killed and seven others injured on Nov. 30, when student Ethan Crumbley allegedly opened fire with a pistol at the school. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Litigation and trial attorney Karen Conti joins Here & Now's Scott Tong to discuss the legal ramifications of Michigan prosecutors charging the parents of the Oxford, Michigan, school shooting suspect with four counts each of involuntary manslaughter.

James Crumbley (left) and Jennifer Crumbley are the parents of Ethan Crumbley, a teen accused of killing four students in a shooting at Oxford High School. The parents plead not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges on Dec. 4, 2021. (Oakland County Sheriff's Office via AP)
James Crumbley (left) and Jennifer Crumbley are the parents of Ethan Crumbley, a teen accused of killing four students in a shooting at Oxford High School. The parents plead not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges on Dec. 4, 2021. (Oakland County Sheriff's Office via AP)

This segment aired on December 6, 2021.

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