Suspect's dad charged in Highland Park parade mass shooting (msn.com) I think that this story is a rare instance where a parent is charged for a crime committed by an adult child. A lot of legal questions here. Thoughts?
Wont stand up in court They have to prove he knew his son would do something like this. This is big brother stuff
I do not think this will stand up in court either be like signing for a 19-year-old to apply to get a driver's license, and after they are approved by the State, they run down people with their car that is not enough to charge the parent with a crime the killer is the only one responsible unless they can prove dad knew he would do this, which doesn't seem to be the case here
I am a former police officer and live in Illinois. If I'm not mistaken, each state is tasked with setting their own rules relative to firearm purchases and transfers, so if that's what was required for his son to obtain weapons, he voluntarily signed it and can be possibly be implicated. This may fall in the category of "What would a *reasonable* person do in X situation?" which isn't comparable to co-signing something like a loan or college application for your kid. Any reasonable person should know that a person plans to use a weapon to cause harm because that's what they are designed for. So, it's reasonable to assume he wants to commit suicide, homicide or both.
from what I read, the son was 21 when charged, he signed this when the son was 19, so 3 years later this happened?
ok, here is the damning part, but this crime happened after he turned 21, years later, so hard to hold the father responsible now, even though that seems crazy the father would sign it then https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/7...-shooters-father-said-he-had-zero-involvement " Crimo sponsored his son’s firearm owners identification (FOID) card in December 2019, just three months after police were called to the family’s residence because Crimo III had been threatening to “kill everyone” Police confiscated 16 knives, a dagger and a sword from the residence because the son was deemed a “clear and present danger,” though no arrests were made because family members refused to sign a complaint against him. "
poor judgement when he was 19, but what the adult child did years later at 21 the father is not responsible for criminally imo
