A jury found Jennifer Crumbley, mom of the Oxford High School shooter, guilty of involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday — and today, the trial outcome is what everybody is talking about across metro Detroit.
So many people watched the testimony, the arguments, and the jury’s decision on Tuesday in real time.
I headed out today to talk to people in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. I wanted to know if they thought the jury reached the right decision, and if they thought it would raise the stakes when it comes to the responsibility of parents.
Here’s how metro Detroiters are feeling after the Jennifer Crumbley verdict
There were so many different perspectives and thoughts when it came to this verdict.
I met Lois Plummer in Royal Oak. She told me she feels sorry for both sides.
“Don’t give her too much time. But I understand she didn’t do what she should have done,” said Lois, who lives in Westland.
Lois is a mother of 10 herself.
“And you know for me to be accountable for all 10 of them, come on. You know it’s really hard to keep up with them,” she said. “I feel sorry for her but still … I realize she didn’t do what she should have done as a mother.”