Charging Parents in a School Shooting

What does accountability look like when a mass shooter is a minor?  In the case of the shooting at Oxford High School, the local county prosecutor is taking a unique approach: charging the alleged shooter’s parents. Today, we’ll talk about prosecutors’ strategy in this case, and the legal precedent it could set if it’s successful. GUEST:  Mike Nichols, criminal defense attorney in East Lansing and former adjunct faculty member at WMU Cooley Law School Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.