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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Now I hope the dad is held to the same standard as mom.

Parents should absolutely be held accountable for their children’s behavior/gun access.[/quote]

I’m going to be LIVID if the mom is convicted and the dad is acquitted. I despise the double standard our society holds for moms vs dads, and I think some of Mrs. Crumbley’s case (the way the prosecution painted her as more concerned about an affair than her kid, for example) would NEVER have been used against a dad in the same way.

The dad bought the gun - I actually think he’s more liable than the mom. The mom wasn’t great, and she messed up big time, but so did dad and I just have a feeling he’s going to be let off. I hope I’m wrong. [/quote]

This is unlikely.  One of the reasons that the Crumbleys asked for separate trials is because they assumed it would be much easier to get the mother acquitted than the father.

The father bought the gun and was responsible for gun safety.  He was also there at the school meeting and he also said he had to go back to work, but he worked in an office that had very flexible work commitments.  He had even less reason to "need to go back to work" than the mother.  He was the one who withdrew $6000 cash and found the friend who hid them in the closed office where they were found.  He was the mastermind of the flight from detention.  He did many more wrong things than his wife did and so his conviction was considered much more likely.

That said, I think it is much more likely he'll be convicted.  But the female bias may come in during the sentencing if they get equal sentencing or she gets a heavier sentence than he does, even though he deserves at least as long a sentence as she gets, probably much longer.[/quote]

Female bias in sentencing is that women get lighter sentences then men for the same crimem[/quote]

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