Georgia father Colin Gray is facing 29 charges for his role in the mass shooting carried out by his son, which follows Michigan’s dual conviction of parents James and Jennifer Crumbley earlier this year. The Onion examines the pros and cons of prosecuting the parents of school shooters.
PRO: Holds parents accountable for raising children in a country that fetishizes guns
CON: Probably pretty heavily armed
PRO: Adults make for much more productive prison labor than minors
CON: Parents already punished enough by seeing police lock up their precious weapons
PRO: Keeps families together
CON: Not fair to mature, independent school shooters who planned and executed massacre all by themselves
PRO: Fun opportunity for matching suits
CON: Unlike buying a gun, a trial’s gonna be a whole thing
PRO: Could act as a deterrent for school shooters who have a great home life and really love their parents
CON: No idea what to get your 12-year-old for Christmas now
