Parkland Family Delivers Victim Impact Statement
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
- "A constant emptiness. I feel I can't truly be happy." The father and brother of #AlexSchachter, one of the 17 victims in the #ParklandSchoolMassacre, deliver their powerful victim impact statement. In a heartbreaking moment, Alex's brother read to the jury a poem written by Alex,14, called, "Life is Like a Rollercoaster."
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Total gun control is what Hitler, Stalin, Pot etc did right before they murdered millions of innocent people even their own kind! Remember many citizens died because they didn’t have guns to defend themselves from the Nazis!! Wake Up World!
If you follow Mr. Schachters story, he has done some really kick ass things. He actually goes around the country and trains police how to handle school shootings and increase security etc… I wish him peace in life as much as possible.
Oh wow. I respect this man so much.
Tell me more, I so get it.
Think about how the show America's most wanted, started. When you can't get back to who you were, everything you used to care about means nothing. When you can't get out of bed, but if you have a reason, if you can put meaning to the senselessness. If you can turn it into something where it's not all for nothing. You have to start by just taking one breath at a time, one second at a time. You have to do away with all of your clocks and don't even worry about daylight savings time and that's such thing, because you know you're going to be suffering so hard for so long - that time doesn't even matter.
In my country, we have no one training police how to deal with school shootings. Because we DONT have them. We've never had ONE. How darkly ironic your message is. America is such a sick country. And your comment highlights the general standard of how regressive the general attitudes are.
Glad he's making a difference
He will never have peace after his son passed away. He will never know what that is after that day. We can only wish him the best. I’m not for the police but I want the children to be safe and hope this never has to happen again with some people there defending back. Police have been useless in these last few shootings apparently and didn’t stop the shooters. We need real soldiers to go and stop shooters. That’s it.
The grief on this Dad’s face since the beginning of this trial has been so heartbreaking to watch. He is just so broken. As a Mom I could NOT imagine having to live through something like this. I pray he can find peace in some way ❤️
Watching him has broken my heart the most cs of the pure pain in his face💔
I know , it's been the same look throughout the whole thing. Just hurts my heart 😭
He flinches for the other kids too.
🙏❤️
I noticed that too. It’s been so heartbreaking. I truly hope that all the families find peace and comfort.
I've been waiting for ALEX'S father to read his impact statement. Alex's dad has been in the gallery, everyday, shaking his head, holding back the tears, and consoling his family members and the victims families members too. Just so SAD.
He’s been on the news.
This father got very involved in the system afterwards to make sure he did his best to help stop the next one from ever happening. He dedicated his life to the fight.
Me, too. He's been one of the most vocal since the shooting. Do you know if Peter Wang's family gave their testimony?
@@nwguy9816 they did today..it was heartbreheartbreaking 💔💔
@@april4769 Thank you for the heads. I saw it and choked up watching his mother.
This Dad has NEVER missed a day in court, he has been vigilant into seeing that Cruz be held accountable for his crimes and be put to Death. The expressions on the faces of the victims families during the daily court proceedings is heart wrenching. As exposed evidence about the methodical internet searching, planning and bragging that Cruz made prior to him executing 17 kids. Another Great Father giving an amazing impact statement about his loss child. RIP Alex Schachter
He’s truly been this silent warrior and amazing support, and his statement today was brave, honest and lovely.
Every single one of these parents on the stand testimonies are heartwrenching, but i noticed Mr. Schacter's face the most out of all of them... i listened to hear the coroner give the testimony of the wounds and how he was shot while he was standing and paralyzed right away, then bled. I think i would have passed out from crying so much hearing how my son was shot 2x. This world is finite, we will one day be reunited in the afterlife and our grief will be taken away.
There were so many social media red flags, yet if you say an unsavory word and mean no harm, you will be locked out of your account...what a shame.
That is a price that we pay now on social media. But there are other ways of getting the word out.
17 victims 14 kids 3 were staff I believe.
Alex (and his brother Ryan)’s mom died just years before Alex. I can’t imagine the grief. Still, both Max and Ryan are doing so much to help keep schools safe in Alex’ honour. I have the deepest respect for them.
This young boy looked like the sweetest and kindest Angel and I am sure he was.
A doll
I can see it too!
I don’t know how he feels about all the camera coverage he’s received during this trial, but he has brought such an important human element to this coverage, particularly during the expert witnesses. The emotion on his face is a needed reminder that this is not a regular court proceeding and this is not normal. My heart breaks for him and his family.
From one dad to another, I just want to give this man a hug. I can't imagine the pain this caused, my heart hurts for you and the other families.
Just take a shower first
You're Gah-bro!
Me too!!!!❤️🙏
As messed up as this whole trial is… It’s let me cry as an adult man, something I haven’t let myself do in over a decade. I can’t imagine what the families feel.
I’m on anti depressants and anxiety meds so I don’t cry often but this made me tear up.
Yes, I cried too. How can you not cry especially after his poem.
@@bobbybrown2545 Really?
Mitch J, I would like to know more about how you have not let yourself cry and over a decade.
About a year or more ago someone in the comments was trying to find some answers. What the commenter said was they can't cry they haven't been able to cry and they didn't know why. I wanted so badly for them to respond back to me I wanted to talk to them but they never responded back and I think about them often. Hear you say, you haven't let yourself cry. I'm just curious. I care. Sincerely.
@@LCx829 can I convince you to eat 100% organic to avoid chemicals in the food that make you depressed. It's like being in a car and trying to go in two different directions. There's chemicals in the food that put sores on your hypothalamus job of hypothalamus is to create your eight major hormones. If your hormones aren't working properly you're going to be all messed in so many ways I can't even list them all. I hope you'll please check out the book, the brain doctor saw such damage in people's brains he couldn't stand it anymore, so he figured out what it was and he quit operating on brains just to teach us about it. Russell L. Blalock, the taste that kills.
These are carcinogens. Poisons. Start riding a bike start moving going for walks, please.
Alex looks exactly like his Dad. The way he was taken crushes me, it angers me. I’m so sorry to say this, but you wonder if that desk didn’t have a bar, would he have had a chance. It rips your heart out. This shouldn’t have happened. I thank these unbelievably brave parents for fighting with everything they have, for change. WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO LISTEN?😔
My heart hurts too
I’m a mom
I’m so sad and angry over these shootings
If you listen super careful, the dad says “I’ve never met Alex’s mother.” Not sure of the family dynamics here but no matter what this man loves Alex fiercely.
@@iamezekiel1970 that was the statement from the step mother, she never met the biological mother as she had passed away before she met Alex dad.
@@babyboyz100 It’s so sad how many of the shooters are always either orphans or the parents can’t be found as well as most victims
I've been watching and everytime I see this man, I see the frown on his face. It is so pronounced. I really feel for all of the surviving parents, siblings, friends and extended family.
Thank you Mr. Schachter for sharing Alex with us. He is light. He is eternal. When this trial is all over- begin the baby steps of rediscovering your relationship with Alex. Even in death, that thread- however fine- is there to be found. It may begin with feeding the same hummingbird each day. Only you can as Alex’ family how to recognise his light in such darkness. When you find it, hold on and don’t let go. Alex is your bar. _Life is a roller coaster_
Beautifully done.
Absolutely agree.
Remember:the soul does not die
Absolutely 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️
It’s been so painful to watch this man’s devastation all over his face.
These parents are some if the bravest people ever. To be able to speak for their precious children who's lives were taken away to soon. I bet they would have done great things with their lives if this monster had not done this. To try to pick up the shattered pieces of their lives and ti have the strength to go on must be incredibly hard to do. Just so SAD AND SENSELESS LOSS OF LIVES just because of one sick individual
If only guns were not so accessible. Dearest Father of Alex, my heart is with you, I feel devastated hearing these tstimonies. May time bring you some kind of peace, til you all meet again.
This man has the most pronounced frown I’ve ever seen. I hope that one day, they find peace even in this horrible tragedy.
I know right
As much as my heart breaks for this dad, it's equally broken for Ryan, who, at such a young age, has suffered the loss of both his brother and his mom...
I hope his brother can find peace knowing Alex is with his mother.. Losing a sibling is worse than losing a parent not to mention under these circumstances
I always feel sad for the remaining siblings who have to spend the rest of their lives trying to fill the shoes of the deceased child.
So awful 😢
It hit hard when he was reading about telling people how many kids they have.
I lost my younger sister and I never know how to answer the question of “do you have any siblings?”
To not mention her to people seems like I’m pretending she didn’t exist, but it also makes people feel bad to have asked and be told one has passed away.
This is just so heartbreaking.
@@sA-ny2jl Thank you ❤
@@sA-ny2jl such a tender comment.❤️
@@sA-ny2jl thanks for your kind words. I don’t have the same beliefs as you, so I can’t make it make sense in this way.
I’m sorry for your loss as well, it’s certainly not easy when asked, no matter what you believe in. ❤️🩹
How can all those parents see the killer day after day and not attack him?!?
this broke me. i’m here lying in my bed sobbing.
poor families. i can’t even begin to fathom.
That poem was so beautiful. Alex was a wise kid. My heart goes out to his family…. 😞
Creative talent.
I wish I had the power to bring their loved ones back
Same 💔
I think we all do 😭
Same
Like Pet Cemetery?
Me too
I’ve prayed my eyes out
I’m so sickened and angry about this situation
I don’t understand
I just feel sorrow
But know God is FOR US
Their faces are haunting. The faces of the families, twisted and contorted with relentless grief, or completely empty, hollow and longing. Anyone who has lost someone knows that feeling in the morning Alex's father spoke of...waking up, momentarily at peace, only to have it crushed by the reality of your loss. These people are so broken. I never pray, but I found myself wishing with my whole soul that they are touched by grace to help them cope. I hope they can find some comfort in their love and memories, they deserve, at least that.
I have 💔
I love that they found and read his poem. It brought Alex into life briefly in that courtroom.
Heartbreaking but so we'll delivered well done Max. RIP Alex🌹
This actually brought to tears to my eyes…. 14? My heart broke
Such a sweet boy and his beautiful poem, and their dad works so hard to protect other kids in schools from the laws that failed him. He makes such a difference.
Mr. Schachter is the epitome of a genuine loving man & father. Sitting in the Courtroom every single day, he is there supporting victim of this massacre that were so intentionally taken from their mom's, dad's, sister's, brother's, cousin's, Aunt's, Uncle's, Grandparents, step-families, boyfriends, girlfriends, friends and teachers. Such innocence and such great losses.
The pain that all the families have endured and continue to endure is unimaginable 😢🥺😭. Bless them all 💙✨🙏🏼✨💙
All the while Cruz has not shed a single tear 😢!!
That poem was so perfect for his family to find ♥ RIP sweet Alex
These families break my heart. I have been watching this man and it seems he has lost the ability to smile. God help them 😭🥀I’m so so sorry 😢
The Dad we've all been waiting to here his impact statement from.
Alex looks like the sweetest boy and the way his family describes him breaks my heart
With a young son of my own that gutted me.
O Lord I feel so sorry for these parents you can see the pain on this man face
He loved chocolate chips cookies. My heart breaks hearing his father telling all about his wonderful Alex . My God keep his arms around you all.
I loved how he referred to Alex as "my little boy". Such grief
I loved when he called Alex his son . So profound
Oh how moving this is, my prayers go out, and lord give them strength 🙏
This impact was so loving and in detail. It felt like you knew Alex. I hope the families my find peace. Condolences to all. It so confusing it’s been so many school shooting. Rest easy Alex. Your family love you ❤️.
The look on his face throughout the trial and when he’s holding Alex’s picture up to the jury is just heart breaking to say the least. 💔💔
something is his (alex) eyes is so bright and aware... such a loss for the world. these children dont have needs for these guns of war
I can't imagine the extent of pain these parents/siblings could possibly feel since that day.
My heart crumbles for them. This is absolutly shattering.
His poem is so poignant 😔 what horrific pain this warped young man has inflicted on these innocent families- may God forgive him. It impossible for us mere mortals, to forgive such evil.
This made me cry , you can tell this dad will never heal from losing his precious son 💔
I can only imagine what all these parents feel everyday 😢
The fact he wrote that poem is so ironic it's crazy
This really really really broke my heart. What a lovely family. I’m so sorry.
Have seen this gentleman’s face present in the courtroom each day, seen the pain etched across it, and recognised the devastation, the enormous loss this tragedy inflicted upon him.
You can see the effects of that loss so close to the surface, ready to overspill at any moment. His strength throughout this trial is truly admirable.
Terribly sad, such a cruel, unfair and unnecessary blow to this family... and I am so sorry. Sending love, prayers and hoping for healing for Alex’s father and family 🙏🏼💟🕊
Our Heart’s are broken for these families.
I've cried listening to every single one of the families statements and every victims testimony. We need to love and care about each other more. I wish this never happened, it's not fair. All of these kids should still be here.
What a beautiful message from his step mom ❤️
This is so cruel and raw .
So heartbreaking. I’ve waited for his impact statement. His grief, as with all of the families , is so overwhelming I just cannot comprehend it. Seeing Cruz in court every day is just sickening to me. I cannot imagine what it is like to be in his presence.
He's a professional school shooter
When they show the gallery in the court. You can see the raw emotions from this young man and the sadness in his heart of the loss of his son on February 14. Thank you for sharing your story of your beautiful son. I’m so sorry for your loss. My prayers go out to you and your family. God bless you and your family.🙏🙏🙏🙏
This broke me. Max, Ryan and family I have no words. I am so sorry. We will fight this, we will win, we will do better. I will fight till my last breath .
This man is such a hero. I really love him.
This is so heartbreaking to see a heartbreak and grief from a father.
As hard as this must have been for these families and victims to get up there and do, I hope they were able to find some sort of comfort in being able to stand above that murderer to look him in the eye and know they spoke on behalf of their loved ones who were unable to speak for themselves.
Dang... i feel his pain. I couldn't stop myself from crying
Praying for all the families
I want to hug this man ❤️
This is tragic and heart-wrenching. My deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims
Finding the poem was surely Providence. God bless them all.
We are watching, listening, crying with you on a bridge seeing you on one side and heaven on the other, feeling the rejoicing there, the "well done" there, AND simultaneously the loss here. I pray you find that bridge in your heart where you grieve but not without hope, you rest in the same arms they are resting in, and you own that they are in those arms because of the work and light you shine in to their lives each and every day.
Good lord, this is depressing. I either get teary eyed or my heart just sinks listening to these families speak about the pain and emptiness caused by losing their loved ones. The stories about the lives they lived are beautiful and heartwarming, but when they then describe the ordeal of losing all of that, it’s just depressing and painful to hear. Then there’s Cruz sitting there like a bored kid in a school assembly, does he not even have an ounce of shame? It’s infuriating.
I felt so much empathy for this family mainly because Alex reminds me of my younger cousin, a band kid with high academic scores, sensitive,kind and sweet. When I was in high school 7 years ago with him I always feared a shooting would happen and he was always my first thought, I'd run and protect him with my life. Thankfully we graduated without that ever happening but to see a family actually lose that type of child is really unimaginable to me and I've lost a cousin to murder already. I really can't imagine losing a 14yr old like Alex. Losing my cousin to murder really made me who I am today and I know alex will be proud of the life you lead because of this. Please continue to be strong for Alex
He breaks my whole heart
It’s so sad seeing all these families speak after seeing them crying in the stands for weeks. So devastating
The Coward Monster impacted so many people's lives for the worse!! 😭😭😭😭
He's disgusting... Can't even call him a human.
@@lesliewheeler7071 You got that right!!
So Disturbing and very sad!! 😥😭 Prayers for all of the victims families!! 🙏😥🙏😥🙏
The Pain Is Etched on Alex's dad's face love and light from Newcastle UK England 🇬🇧❤️🇬🇧
You have an amazing kid. The best.
May all the parents of their lost children know that they are with them in the love and the ultimate light always surrounding them
✨🕊️✨💖✨🙏✨
I am in tears. I can't imagine their pain and grief.I pray God comforts them...
So sad, I'm so sorry for these families.
That victim statement for Alex made me cry. It's just so heartbreaking for all these families.
I’m so sorry
My God...the pain and profound sorrow is palpable. I cried throughout this entire video. I absolutely cannot begin to imagine the horror these parents have and continue to go through. Truly unimaginable. My heart breaks for them.
This was just so heartbreaking to listen to. My heart goes out to all of them ❤️
Rip to all the kids and adults who lost there lives my condolences to the family's who have to go threw this may you find some sort of peace after this
I lost my husband May of 2018 and I can understand how raw it still feels. But nobody should have to bury a child. And to have lost them into such a horrific way... listening to the autopsy of Alex and watching his reaction is absolutely heartbreaking.
As a mum of boys, this just breaks my heart, a nightmare. That poor little boy had an amazing father. Maybe if Nikolas Cruz had the same upbringing no one would be sat in that court room because of his actions. This is why it is important to bring up our children to have good values and be kind, respectful and loving and demonstrate that and be a good example too. So many children are being let down and this can sadly be the outcome.
Thank you to all the parents and siblings there who show us what 5rue courage truly means.
Alex I hope you have found peace & comfort wherever you are. Rest easy young man.
I hope this family finds peace and comfort. You can feel their pain through every word. So much senseless pain and heartache come from these mass shootings. Something has to change.
I've watched this man during the trial without knowing exactly who he lost. I could vividly see the pain etched on his face. After hearing his statement I understand his grief. All I can do is pray for the victims families. It is a great human tragedy that someone could embody the devil himself and carry out such a heinous crime on the innocent. The sad reality is that no one could ever win in this judgement, because the lives lost are irreplaceable. My prayer is that Jesus will comfort everyone, the scars left on hearts I pray that He heals them all. 🙏
The sadness in his eyes as he holds up the picture 😭
Sobbing listening to his poem. Sobbing. 💔♥️
I see Alex’s dad all the time since it happened he’s been at every event and every hearing. So much respect x i can’t imagine what any of these parents or family members are going through x
My heart breaks for this family and all of the families.
And the monster sits there with no emotion
RIP Alex Schachter. Prayers to the family.
I can’t even begin to imagine the pain and anguish these families are experiencing, I have a 3 year old and I am scared to death for her.
On a another note my heart also breaks for the jurors in this case, having to sit through this and attempt to be impartial I do think I would ever be able to do it. These stories would absolutely haunt me, having to have gone through those classrooms I just can’t. I have a beautiful niece and nephew in Florida about 30 mins a way from Parkland, I fear for them every day and I fear my older sister who works in a School district in the area.
WHAT A GREAT MAN AND AN INSPIRATION
So, heartbreaking! just brought tears to my eyes! I just felt their hurt and anguish! RIP Alex!
You never really understand the impact of these tragic events until the families speak. I have two little boys myself, 2 y/o and 8 months old. I can’t imagine losing one of them.. can’t even comprehend it. My thoughts for these families. RIP Alex S ❤️
Oh my goodness, I cried over their testimony. I see them sitting in court and it has been breaking my heart, they seem to care about all of the testimonies of each child and it shows on their faces
Cruz’s lawyer looked like he was trying to hold it together as well.
I’m crying and I live in london far away from all of this their pain is so palpable, this came into my recommendations on RUclips
Heart wrenching. I’m so sorry.
The sadness is all over this father’s face 🥺 I just pray he finds something in his life one day that brings him some light again.