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Parents of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley arrested in Detroit

A civil trial in Galveston, Texas, is shedding light on the question of parental responsibility in school shootings. The trial involves the parents of Dimitrios Pagourtzis, who shot and killed ten people at Santa Fe High School in 2018. The jury is deliberating whether the parents can be held liable for negligence because they gave their son access to firearms and overlooked signs of his declining mental health.

This case is similar to a similar one in Michigan, where Ethan Crumbley's parents were convicted of their son's school shooting in 2021. Both cases raise the question of whether parents could have prevented these tragedies.

The lawsuit against Pagourtzis' parents accuses them of negligence for allowing their son access to firearms and failing to provide him with mental health counseling. The parents claim they failed to notice warning signs and locked away their firearms before the shooting.

A similar case in Michigan ended with the parents being convicted of their son's school shooting.
The trial in Galveston concerns parental negligence in the shooting at Santa Fe High School.
The jury is deliberating whether Pagourtzi's parents can be held liable for negligence regarding access to weapons and her mental health.

In contrast, prosecutors argue that the parents knew about their son's mental health issues and failed to properly secure their guns, pointing to evidence such as the shooter's absences from school, poor grades and troubling social media posts.

The defense claims the parents were unaware of their son's problems and are not responsible for his actions. They argue that the shooter's mental illness played a significant role in the tragedy.

These cases highlight the complex legal and ethical issues surrounding parental responsibility in school shootings. The outcomes of the trials could set important precedents for future cases involving parental responsibility in such incidents.

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