Jennifer Crumbley, 45, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the deadly school shooting carried out by her then-15-year-old son in 2021.
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In the trial, Jennifer Crumbley testified that while “I don’t think I’m a failure as a parent” and “wouldn’t have” done anything differently in how she parented her son, she felt regret for what he did.
It’s about time a parent is held responsible. Maybe this will finally start moving a needle.
I can’t be the only person who cringes anytime a juror from a big trial does a press tour, right?
Creepy as fuck, and makes me wonder what will come out about their conduct during trial.
We pay jurors a pittance to give up weeks if not more of their lives for these massive cases. I can’t blame them for wanting to get something more from it.
Yup. When I got roped into jury duty, it almost caused me to go homeless; I lost a five figure contract because I couldn’t guarantee availability anymore. And the $4 per day from jury duty didn’t even cover the cost of my parking.
you show up for 1 day, tell the judge (if you are selected as a jury candidate for a trial) your financial situation and they’ll excuse you and say they will call you up at a later time.
My state/county doesn’t have an exemption for financial burden. And even then, voir dire happened on the first day of the contract, so I still would’ve missed out regardless.
15 minutes of fame
Yeah, seems fraught. That said, I feel a little different where it might be attached to a societal issue like gun control vs something where it’s a tabloid driven murder case or something.
In this case, the added publicity for holding parents responsible for not securing firearms, or giving underaged people free access, is more valuable than anything else.