CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 7, 2021
WHY DO SCHOOL SHOOTINGS LIKE THE MOST RECENT ONE IN OXFORD, MICHIGAN, HAPPEN SO
OFTEN? WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING PARENTS, IGNORE THE SIGNS?
15-YEAR-OLD ETHAN CRUMBLEY IS CHARGED WITH KILLING FOUR PEOPLE AND WOUNDING SEVEN
OTHERS WITH INTENT TO KILL. HE IS ALSO CHARGED WITH TERRORISM.
POLICE SAY HIS FATHER BOUGHT THE GUN AS A BIRTHDAY PRESENT FOR HIS SON AND THAT IT WAS
UNSECURED IN THE HOME. ETHAN APPARENTLY TOOK IT, PUT IT IN HIS BACKPACK AND WENT TO SCHOOL.
POLICE SAY HE LIKELY HAD IT WHEN HE WAS CALLED TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE FOR A MEETING THAT
INCLUDED HIS PARENTS.
THOSE PARENTS HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER AND ARE IN JAIL ON $1
MILLION BOND.
ETHAN CRUMBLEY GAVE MANY SIGNS UP TO HOURS BEFORE THE SHOOTINGS THAT HE WAS A
TROUBLED AND DANGEROUS KID. THESE INCLUDED DRAWINGS OF A GUN AND BLOOD AND A STATEMENT
HE RECORDED ON HIS CELL PHONE THAT HE INTENDED TO KILL PEOPLE.
THE “WHY” QUESTION IS ONE WE’VE HEARD MANY TIMES BEFORE. WE ALSO HEAR THE SLOGAN “IF
YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. MUCH WAS SEEN. NOTHING WAS SAID. YOU’VE HEARD PEOPLE
SAY, “THIS MUST NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.” WE’VE HEARD THAT ONE, TOO. DO SOMETHING! I’M CAL THOMAS.
