Agree, we're not only dealing with bad parenting here, this looks like involuntary manslaughter (not sure about the technical term). They will surely be consequences. 

But to answer the OP question - yeah, these two definitely should be held accountable. Because they armed this kid, *and* didn't raise him right other people died- they don't get to just be  totally removed from something like this

windward

she was simply being accused of being an absent parent

she and her husband were leaving the kid home alone  while  he was growing up so often child services were called. the kid was also acting like this ( from the Detroit Free Press):

Instead of therapy or any sort of help they (the parents) handed this kid a gun.

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Do you think parents of school shooters should be held criminally liable?

SimpleStacker

>she was simply being accused of being an absent parent

she and her husband were leaving the kid home alone  while  he was growing up so often child services were called. the kid was also acting like this ( from the Detroit Free Press):

[>He also reportedly videotaped himself torturing animals, made Molotov cocktails, and drew a sketch of himself committing a school shooting, which he also joked about with a friend via text message. At one point, Crumbley allegedly kept a baby bird's head in a jar, which he later placed in a school bathroom. His parents allegedly never sought therapy for him after any of those incidents.](https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2022/01/07/oxford-school-shooting-suspect-crumbley/9133569002/)

Instead of therapy or any sort of help they (the parents) handed this kid a gun. 

What did they think he was gonna do?