Berlatsky: Charging the Oxford Shooter’s Parents Distracts From the Real Job of Limiting Gun Rights

Charging the Crumbleys is unlikely to deter anyone or to prevent other shootings. The only reason to punish the Crumbleys is to punish them. Two more individuals can be held up to public scrutiny so everyone else can ignore the system. Criminal justice in America generally focuses on punishment rather than on prevention or harm … Read more