Parkland school shooter avoids death penalty, leaving families distraught

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2 years ago

October 14, 2022

Parkland School shooter, Nikolas Cruz, has avoided the death penalty, after a jury recommended life imprisonment instead

Parkland school shooter, Nikolas Cruz, has avoided the death penalty, after a jury recommended he spend the remainder of his life behind bars instead.

Cruz will not face the death penalty, after killing 17 people at Florida’s Stoneman Douglas High School.

As the recommendation was delivered, families’ of the victims appeared visibly upset.

“He should be afraid every second of the day of his life.”
Linda Beigel Schulman

The father of a 14 year old victim, Dr. Iian Alhadeff, spoke of his disappointment after the jury’s recommendation.

“As a country we need to stand up and say that’s not ok…I pray that that animal suffers every day of his life in jail.”
Dr. Iian Alhadeff

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The father of Parkland victim Jaime Guttenberg, Fred Guttenberg, says he has to visit his daughter at the cemetery every day.

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“The first thing I do moving forward is I go visit my daughter at the cemetery … The next thing I do … is everything I can to prevent the next one of these.”
Fred Guttenberg

“In prison, I hope and pray [Nikolas Cruz] receives the kind of mercy from prisoners that he showed to my daughter and the 16 others.”
Fred Guttenberg

Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis also slammed the Jury’s recommendation for Cruz.

The only appropriate sentence for the massacre of 17 innocent people is the death penalty. That the jury had a single holdout refuse to authorize a capital sentence represents a miscarriage of justice.

My prayers are with the Parkland families. pic.twitter.com/f2M0Fw1SLo
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) October 13, 2022

I oppose the death penalty. I have for a long time. But my heart aches for my friend @fred_guttenberg & all the other families in that Florida courtroom today who didn’t get the verdict they sought.

And I hope for nothing but misery for that evil killer for the rest of his days.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) October 13, 2022

There are crimes for which the only just penalty is death. The Parkland families and community deserved that degree of justice.

I will continue to pray for healing for the families and every person impacted by this tragedy.
— Charlie Crist (@CharlieCrist) October 13, 2022

The 24-year-old Parkland school shooter pleaded guilty to all 17 counts of murder. His defence argued he was mentally unstable at the time of the shootings.

But prosecutors argued he premeditated and planned the entire attack.

Now, it will be up to the Judge to issue a formal sentence on November 1. However, she cannot go against the jury’s recommendations.

Technological terror: China reveals uncanny AI romance film

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April 24, 2024

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Grindr application cruises into court over privacy concerns

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April 24, 2024

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Grindr faces lawsuit over alleged privacy breaches

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The TikTok ban was just passed by the House. What could happen next?

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April 24, 2024

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Washington D.C. has been under pressure to ban the popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok.

TikTok users could soon find that the popular social media service is either under new ownership or could be outright banned in the U.S.

Calls are growing louder from many lawmakers and national security hawks to ban TikTok, over fears the app could censure content, influence users, and give Americans’ personal data to Beijing.

But the Chinese tech company, ByteDance—which owns TikTok— denies the allegations.

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