The judge presiding over the sentencing of James and Jennifer Crumbley said the decision should be a deterrent to try to stop school shootings in the future.
"Opportunity knocked over and over again, louder and louder, and was ignored," Judge Cheryl Matthews said. "No one answered and these two people should have and sure didn’t."
“These convictions confirm repeated acts or lack of acts that could have halted an oncoming runaway train," she added.
She said she is "aware of my job in this situation” and promised not to be “swayed by public opinion” when handing down the sentencing decision.
Talking to the families in the courtroom, Matthews said she could never understand the pain they are experiencing, but reassured them, “I saw what you saw and I heard what you heard” during the trials.