This guy was on his job for sure and alerted the right people, it just happened too fast for anyone with a weapon to eliminate the subject. This guy should be armed.
Any kid that gets kicked out of school for behavior issues should be red flagged and not able to have firearms for atleast a set amount of time without issue.
@@Duuuval23 I most certainly wouldn’t have retold the events of the day in a way that tried to make myself sound like some kind of hero if I had not in fact been heroic 🤷🏻♀️
He seemed to have been in a heightened emotional state like he was scared and in disbelief that this actually happened. But perceptions can be different…
@@guitarttimman you say that as if this guy’s to blame for that. He’s just one person. I bet I could literally go on any campus in my city with a bag right now. Security is pretty much poor anywhere that is usually peaceful.
@@oldaccount5217 I'm saying that the number of victims can be reduced with better building designs and practice. Even if you get that gun into the school, with proper classroom design, if you are unable to get into the classrooms, then you won't be able to shoot people. He shot through the glass in the door and he was aiming his gun and killing students. But, if they had a hiding spot that wasn't made visible to the shooter, then he wouldn't be able to shoot them. Why are people so slow now days? We have all this amazing technology, but yet people are blaming guns? People bring this stuff on themselves, and if the guns are taken away, we get a dictator like Kim Jun Un. Don't be stupid.
@@guitarttimman 😬 It's called money Tim.. as in Budgets. There are over 100K elementary schools in the US, and Most are old builds. There are no current budgets to repair or rebuild schools. Not a bad idea though!
Something told me not to approach him, to just let him go. Well, good going, idiot. There are children who will never get to live out the rest of their lives, but I'm glad you listened to your little voice and just let him go. And these people are who we put in charge of security and keeping children safe? Wow...
He could have definitely stopped this in some way before he even got on the campus since he no longer went to the school anymore 🤦 This breaks my heart
Clearly the Gun was in a bag and this man could have approached Nic faster, or followed him into Building 1200.. We saw Nic load up near the stair well and that took some time.. A full grown man could have stopped this instantly. I know Nic spotted Medina and ran into 1200 but.. Get off that Cart and run and Question the kid.
I disagree. The architecture of that building is horrible. They should have a protruding doorway for each class so that students and teachers can stand against the wall and not be seen. He shot through the classroom door and hit people. Where I was working, that would not happen. All we had to do is to stand against the south side classroom wall. The door was always kept locked, and it's solid okay about 3 inches thick. No way he'd get through it. As far as getting into the building is concerned, they needed TWO sets of double doors. Steal doors. Let's say he gets buzzed through one set, he would not get through the next set. All other doors are kept tightly locked at all times. There were a lot of mistakes made. A lot of them!
As wits go, this is pretty typical reaction. Something's telling them they hear gunshots, but they doubt that little voice because they don't want to be judged as over reactive or crying wolf.
People don’t understand, this guy is probably making minimum wage, daily duties include making sure kids aren’t skipping class and parents aren’t taking their kids out of school after 2:15pm, placing cones and driving a golf cart, making sure kids aren’t smoking on the property, this is not a police officer, he is not armed, he is not permitted to tackle students trying to enter the building, he is not allowed to put his hands on students, this man alerted the building and allowed some people to lock down, got out description etc, he did his job. If Cruz would’ve killed him on the way inside y’all would be calling him a hero. He survived, will be traumatized for the rest of his life, he very well could of died, have some empathy ppl.
Your 1000% right. When your dead, the world awards you. when your alive, the world condemns you. Simple way of life these days for people who see one sided , especially.
first off he wasnt a student and he saw him walking all the way to the bldg. they had meetings about him and knew his face. he had time to engage before he even walked in. he had time to impede his progress
@@sleeph.5664 he had enough time though to get a good description of the shooter getting out of the Uber and details about the Uber driver and make of car at that point he should have been in contact with the other campus monitor in building 1200
It was his actual job to ask peeps what’s up before entering the school and he doesn’t do ANYTHING it’s not like the guy had his gun out. He wasn’t in danger. They guy needs to be sued. Or leave him in a room with the dead kids fathers.
I thought all school doors were automatically locked and the only way in was to be buzzed in by the main office after you ring the buzzer and the office sees who is standing at the door through a camera and can talk to the person through speaker. Why the heck was that door even unlocked in the first place???
He talks like a man who never hurt anyone. An unintended victim of a monster. In retrospect, WE ALL HAVE THE ANSWERS! So sorry for every single person suffering! Dear Lord! help all of these precious souls! AMEN!
@@deniseturner3754 No... I think the main comment mixes Uvalde and Parkland. ...Parkland school is not walled. Why are American high schools are not walled?? Or this is just some schools. In my country, schools are walled. But the killer in Parkland stepped down from uber and walked straight into one of the building in the school campus. This monitor saw him and drove up to him on his golf car as Cruz entered (building 12). He then reversed once he heard the gun shots and went for the administration office. If the schools are not walled, then a so called campus monitor should carry a gun.
You get what you pay for. We have been penny pinchers when it comes to our children's education including their safety. This guy is way too young to be in trusted with this huge responsibility. There should be professionals who are experienced military hired for this job and they should be armed and have a canine. There should also be more than one
@@MaVeRiCk77 no. Gun control leads to lies. They say terms like assault weapon and think AR stands for Assault Rifle. It’s moronic and we wouldn’t stand a chance against coming oppression without these semi decent weapons available. Going up against a superpower government with nothing but pistols is like fighting the revolutionary war with rocks and sticks
@@oldaccount5217 Gun control curbs mass shootings & would definitely stop school shootings. Your AR15's will not help you against your Governent if they decide to attack (I laughed a little while writing that). The paranoia is real.
On February 14, 2018 in Parkland, Florida, Andrew Medina, a Campus Monitor at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High recognized Nickolas Cruz the minute the Uber he was in pulled up in front of the school. He knew who Cruz was even before he got out of the car. He was familiar with Cruz as the security staff had a meeting and voted Cruz the boy most likely to become a school shooter. Medina looked Cruz straight in the eye. He was only a few feet away from him standing face to face and Medina could have grabbed him before he could pull the handgun which Medina said he believed he had concealed in his pocket. If he believed Cruz had a handgun on him than why not an assault rifle in the black gun case? Medina, however, called it a “duffel bag” so he wouldn’t give away the fact he intentionally facilitated this shooting. He couldn’t say “He got out of the car with a gun case and I let him walk into the school with it.” The minute he saw the gun case emerge along with Cruz from the Uber he knew what Cruz was up to. Additionally Cruz had been barred from bringing a backpack on campus, in fact he had been barred from the campus altogether. In a heartbeat he knew an assault weapon was in that gun case and he knew Cruz was going to use it to commit mass murder. He did everything he could to help Cruz including not confronting him, not tackling him, not even asking “Where are you going?” not following him into the building though he said Cruz broke into a run, calling an unarmed Campus Monitor instead of Deputy Peterson to confront him all the while believing Cruz had a hand gun on him or and assault weapon in the duffel bag (or both) refusing to call in a CODE RED after he heard “surreal” sounds of gunshots. He was a spontaneous accomplice i.e. he took advantage of a situation to get revenge on the school and its students.
Cruz needed time to get his weaponry together. As we see on the video where he tells the other boy to leave because something bad was about to happen. If he had the gun in his hand I would understand. But everything was in his bag and he needed to set it up. That would've been a great time to tackle him.
@@1nhonho I agree with you that people in general need to assume the worst, but I assume this guy wasn't thinking the guy was going to go inside and kill everyone. People do need to react regardless, I agree with you, but still not his fault.
@@alexjones9038 It seems to be a big thing that people freeze up in these situations. Look what just happened in Idaho. Your brain doesn't want to believe what is really happening. I wonder if there is a way to teach people how to deal with trauma and save their lives or others.
This guy literally tells them that he knew Nikolas Cruz and that he would be the next school shooter if ever there was one there and admits to seeing him exit the Uber, walk up to the building and enter, all the while he could have rushed him and stopped him, after all, according to him, this Nikolas was one guy you would definitely stop & apprehend. His job was Security and safety for the students. He had the chance to save 17 lives.
Exactly I agree this guy could have had this guy down before he even got into the school. I would have ran him over with the golf cart. Holy mackerels he could have stopped this if you would have thought about the situation with a two plus two scenario
lol he was far away on his golf cart. then he started to follow him and heard the shots and ran. he's not armed and is a security guard. his job is to observe and report. you're being dramatic robin.
The problem with this whole thing is that UNFORTUNATELY the obvious red flags are NEVER investigated or paid attention to. In no way can you blame this guy as he did his job, and unfortunately he was not armed as he maybe could’ve prevented the whole thing. A very tragic and sad story that should never have happened. RIP to all the victims, and the great strength of God to all the families affected.
This guy is just blowing hot air and is trying to sound like he did a good thing but could have literally intervened as soon as he saw him bc he KNEW he wasn't supposed to be there.
This bare minimum of a campus monitor is to intervene for any and all visitors. Even as a student, it should be standard protocol that you cannot just get dropped off in the middle of the day and walk into the school without checking in or anything, let alone being a known student with issues.
finally, someone who recalls this all, never should've been there that day, man got a day suspension for telling girls he wanted to F@$%. Only in backwards Broward county.
The school was not even walled or fenced. (Why are American high schools are not walled??🤔 Or this is just some schools? In my country, schools are walled). But the killer in Parkland stepped down from uber and walked straight into building-12 in the school campus (watch the CCTV footage). You can walk into it like you walk into or a gas station grocery (buildings are scattered within the campus. It's an open campus). This monitor saw him from a distance and drove up to him on his golf car as Cruz entered (building 12). He then reversed once he heard the gun shots and went for the administration office. If the schools are not walled, then a so called campus monitor should carry a gun. Providing security seems like a mission impossible with an open campus.
@@loverbear23 The school was not even walled or fenced. (Why are American high schools are not walled??🤔 Or this is just some schools? In my country, schools are walled). But the killer in Parkland stepped down from uber and walked straight into building-12 in the school campus (watch the CCTV footage). You can walk into it like you walk into Wallmart. This monitor saw him and drove up to him on his golf car as Cruz entered (building 12). He then reversed once he heard the gun shots and went for the administration office. If the schools are not walled, then a so called campus monitor should carry a gun.
@@Checkthe3onyourtelephone I don't think he saw the mass shooting. But why are American high schools are not walled?? Or this is just some schools. In my country, schools are walled. But the killer in Parkland stepped down from uber and walked straight into one of the building in the school campus. This monitor saw him and drove up to him on his golf car as Cruz entered (building 12). He then reversed once he heard the gun shots and went for the administration office. If the schools are not walled, then a so called campus monitor should carry a gun.
How can you say this without being or knowing what it feels like to be in a mass shooting? Heaps of accounts on that day of people not even knowing they were shot for quite a while because of adrenaline. This comment seems oddly naive and patronising.
But why are American high schools are not walled?? Or this is just some schools. In my country, schools are walled. But the killer in Parkland stepped down from uber and walked straight into one of the building in the school campus. This monitor saw him and drove up to him on his golf car as Cruz entered (building 12). He then reversed once he heard the gun shots and went for the administration office. If the schools are not walled, then a so called campus monitor should carry a gun.
It is hard to know how a person would react in this situation. I was a educator and would step in and protect my kids at all cost. However, it is hard when someone has a high powered weapon. As they use to say you don't take a knife to a gun fight.? I feel.for all of the people involved. I was teaching when this happened and it made me so sick. I have a dear friend that teaches close by and it was terrifying. I have always been a stickler about my door being locked and security being followed. You would be surprised how many colleagues use to get frustrated and feel inconvenienced about locking their doors because they didn't want to have to unlock them later. It is bad.
This guy did NOTHING. And why is he talking about a smoke bomb? Cruz didn't do that? Also, Cruz tried to shoot up the teacher's lounge....but failed because the glass was a special glass. The teacher's lounge was protected but not the classrooms with all those babies! Lastly, this guy REALLY KNOWS A WHOLE HELL OF A LOT ABOUT CRUZ, WHO BROUGHT HIM THERE THAT DAY(the Uber and Uber driver) and he had a lot of time to stop the kid,or prevent the kid from proceeding with the murders. All this guy is concerned with is himself and what could have happened to him!
I usually try not to watch this kind of stuff because it truly makes me sick. However, I started watching about this shooting and cannot believe how it happened and all the innocent life taken. It’s heartbreaking. I’m just wondering if administration knew about this kid being the way he was, why didn’t they contact the police? Or did they and nothing happened?
He had been kicked out of the school in 10th grade. Police had dealt with him for years. Foster mother died 3 months before and neighbor took him in. She called cops numerous times, knew he had guns, cops did nothing.
There was so much stuff that he did prior to the shooting that went unreported by people. There's a website with an article I read that listed it all out. Crazy how much he just got away with for people brushing it off.
I’ve been watching the Cruz penalty trial and a lot was revealed about his past that some took notice of, and some didn’t. Example: The JROTC teacher allegedly knew that he had a file from the school about needing special attention, but in the same breath said he was an average student in the class and excelled in activities like marksmanship (he received the Sharpshooter badge…). The police were called to the Cruz home multiple times for alleged abuse against his adoptive mother. MANY people knew about his “secret” social media accounts where he voiced disturbing opinions and claims of violence AND REPORTED THEM TO THE FBI. Nothing was done. He fell through so many holes in several systems.
@phoenix222 The school was not even walled or fenced. (Why are American high schools are not walled??🤔 Or this is just some schools? In my country, schools are walled). But the killer in Parkland stepped down from uber and walked straight into building-12 in the school campus (watch the CCTV footage). You can walk into it like you walk into or a gas station grocery (buildings are scattered within the campus. It's an open campus). This monitor saw him from a distance and drove up to him on his golf car as Cruz entered (building 12). He then reversed once he heard the gun shots and went for the administration office. If the schools are not walled, then a so called campus monitor should carry a gun. Providing security seems like a mission impossible with an open campus.
Are you kidding? He's a terrible story teller. You can tell he embellished essentially the whole thing. Contradicts himself multiple times. Doesn't even know what racist really means. Lol Pretentious douchebag.
@@hus390 you say this same stupid comment on everyone's comments. Do you just copy and paste the same crap over and over again on every comment you see? Rhetorical question, Farley!
I feel like it’s easy to forget sometimes that a campus monitor is there to monitor, observe and report, rather than confront a deranged AR-15 gunner with nothing to subdue him or protect the self.
@@SaintlySinner81 You are correct but he should’ve assumed the worse and called the police right away and maybe saved more lives, the shooter had enough time to finish a big massacre and buy a icee at subway
He recognized Cruz but obviously did not think he was going there to do what he did… The Shooter knew time of dismissal and no gaurd posted …regardless given the time he makes it sound as if he didn’t get to him on time…he’s exaggerating his story, he should have confronted him.
Every time I came late, whether it was 20 mins or 3 hours. Campus security happens to always be rolling up to tell me to get my name, why am I late, go the office and then call it in the office that I’m going to the office.
Why didn't they do something ? I don't understand why he didn't stop him or report him at the beginning. He knew he was a nut case and wasn't suppose to be there. Thats so awful !! I know it's hard to react and I know it's a fast situation but those split seconds could have saved someone but then again he could have been killed 😔
He did. He said he was bouta go up to him, but changed his mind and decided to report him. He handled it the way he was taught in training. I think he reported him to a female sheriff.
That was a mess of an interview in my opinion - If you took each of that guys comments, wrote them on separate pieces of paper, rearranged them into chronological order and then added the elements that were his gut feeling, he essentially says that he saw a guy get out of an Uber, watched him walk onto campus with what looked like a gun bag, made eye contact with him, recognised him as an expelled pupil who he'd previously felt had potential to do EXACTLY what he then did, then let him walk on into the building, passing the buck to his colleague on duty in there. Lets be honest it doesn't sound great, particularly when we consider that the monitor wasn't even just on foot he was in a damn golf buggy! Having said that, recollection of events when under stress can be difficult and its easy for me to say sat in front of my laptop with all the time in the world to dissect what the guy was reporting to the cops - whichever way you look at it, ill bet he's had plenty of sleepless nights since then thinking about what he could've/should've done differently.
His job is security...he needs to secure the school. Wether him being there would have changed anything at all..im not sure...but he definitely failed those kids and his duty as an officer.
He knew who he was before he even entered the building, and he let him enter. Cruz is on foot and this guy is on a cart, and he couldn't stop him in time? Bull. 100% bull. Cowards. All of them.
I had never seen this video but am astonished that they charged Peterson. Thank god the jury found him innocent. This guy was close enough to see who it was a problem child looking shifty who wasn’t at school running eventually to the 1200 building I mean from start of shots it was over in 6 mins Peterson was used as a political porn - cruz googled shooting numerous times not just shooting school shooting, there are so many who should have been in a long line before SP. Everyone needed to blame someone just to feel better. My heart breaks for family and injured but Cruz should have got the DP and he should have been stopped. I agree with everything the OP says.
Why didn't he stop the shooter from entering the building? I'm trying to understand anything that he is saying, any justification...anything...he saw the shooter, knowing he was expelled, disturbed, most likely to shoot up a school, carrying a big black bag .... why not just stop him entering?
He said him and his colleagues agreed if anyone was gonna be a school shooter it was Nicholas,then he sees him walking in with head down a bag and does not stop him
No he’s not he TRIED . Why would you even say something like that ? You wanna blame a guy that’s a victim and a survivor just like everyone else in this school…. SMH
This guy was seriously allowed to share a school full of kids? First Fail of dozens!! OMG he admits his own stupidity. This guy does dope or something.
It surely happened fast and you don't expect it and... damn, I can't help feeling for this guy that so many of us have demonized. He's human, and he went through something most of us never will. Doesn't hurt to give him some benefit of the doubt, some compassion.
The school was not even walled or fenced. (Why are American high schools are not walled??🤔 Or this is just some schools? In my country, schools are walled). But the killer in Parkland stepped down from uber and walked straight into building-12 in the school campus (watch the CCTV footage). You can walk into it like you walk into or a gas station grocery (buildings are scattered within the campus. It's an open campus). This monitor saw him from a distance and drove up to him on his golf car as Cruz entered (building 12). He then reversed once he heard the gun shots and went for the administration office. If the schools are not walled, then a so called campus monitor should carry a gun. Providing security seems like a mission impossible with an open campus.
i see your a bit unfamiliar. ill help, there was a campus sheriffs deputy for broward county, he stayed outside of building 12., heard shots but did not go in, this Medina guy was supposed to all a ode red for major back up by the county sheriffs, he didn't, and the campus officer received a prison sentence for derelict of duty.
Did he actually throw a smoke bomb? This is the first I’ve heard that. In the state’s opening statement at trial, they said the fire alarm went off because of the dust that came down after the shots went off. Could be mistaken though.
I remember in the Parkland documentary some of the kids who survived said he was wearing a gas mask but it did not look like he did on the cctv photo's
Wow. So many brave people in these comments. I hope if I'm ever involved in a mass shooting, some of you are there to take down the gunman. Unarmed none the less? Pure bravery. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It’s the fact this was his ACTUAL JOB!!!!! To not allow peeps in, Without a reason. But he sees something is up and doesn’t stop him and ask what’s up, knowing he’s a troubled kid who has been kicked out. The kid didn’t have a gun out. So this brave peeps thing. Nahhhh. You don’t have to be brave to do your job. Ask who the kid is. Period. Job done
Anyone watch this and doesn’t think he should have yelled at him to stop?? Blame Scot Peterson but this guy saw him get out of Uber and run to 1200 bldg…he could have stopped him. Or tried. He’s security. He never told Scot who he was. Scot is innocent.
Cruz needed time to get his weaponry together. As we see on the video where he tells the other boy to leave because something bad was about to happen. If he had the gun in his hand I would understand. But everything was in his bag and he needed to set it up. That would've been a great time to tackle him. This fast talking snake oil salesman failed to call in a code red knowing Cruz's history and that he was kicked out of the school. The kid they thought would do this someday is acting suspicious, and carrying a black bag and he doesn't call a code red? He saved his own backside. Congratulations to him.
Easy for you to say sitting comfortably at your desk chair. Hindsight is 20/20. You're a liar if you think you know how you would react if this same thing was playing out in real-time, without the benefit of looking back on it and knowing what was about to happen. He started shooting seconds after telling the kid in the stairwell to get lost, which happened seconds after he entered the school. How about congratulations to you for criticizing someone else's real-life actions when you don't have tiniest amount of an idea of what you would do in the same situation. Congratulations to you, @Lake: RUclips message board hero extraordinaire!
@@bookemdanno5596 That was his job. To see something and either say something or do something. He knew Cruz was up to no good. That's why he didn't confront him. And chose to save his own hide instead. Too bad Aaron Feis, Chris Hixon and Scott Biegel didn't get the chance to catch Cruz before he unloaded. At least they would have saved lives, including their own.
@@1nhonho “ as we see on the video where he tells the other boy to leave because something bad was about to happen , if he had the gun in his hands I would understand. But everything was in his bag and he needed to set it up . That would have been a great time to tackle him “ well he had the gun in his hands when the guy seen him , and as far as I know no one was aware of what he was carrying or seen him assemble it , it may be just the way you worded it but that’s how it sounded to me ? That the kid or someone had seen him assemble the weapon or new what he had in his bag and should had tackled him
I honestly don’t feel like he did the best he could do. he said he don’t want yell cold red because he didn’t know but yet you knew the whole time something wasn’t right! you should’ve still said something
It wouldn't have made to _first_ 911 and that's not what he's criticized for he's criticized for not calling a code red. It takes time for police to get there and by that time too much damage is done by that time. He first hit up his security partner closest in position to confront Cruz which was the right move unfortunately the man David Taylor hid in a closet like a coward
they already had it. they’re just talking to witnesses about the situation. if they really needed info they would’ve been writing and logging every word he says. they would’ve asked way more questions if that was the case
@@leonardoa4820 The school was not even walled or fenced. (Why are American high schools are not walled??🤔 Or this is just some schools? In my country, schools are walled). But the killer in Parkland stepped down from uber and walked straight into building-12 in the school campus (watch the CCTV footage). You can walk into it like you walk into or a gas station grocery (buildings are scattered within the campus. It's an open campus). This monitor saw him from a distance and drove up to him on his golf car as Cruz entered (building 12). He then reversed once he heard the gun shots and went for the administration office. If the schools are not walled, then a so called campus monitor should carry a gun. Providing security seems like a mission impossible with an open campus.
12:20 "Something inside me told me to just let him go" and he went ahead and killed 17 people and Injured another 17. U been doing training... doesn't seem it did much. A shooter was able to enter premises with a uber. Was the gate supposed to be closed??? Guard saw him and recognized him and let him in. Was about to go into building but left with golf cart when heard shots. He called another unarmed guard from the 1200 building but left him (and kids/teachers) alone in it. He Didn't call code red because wasn't sure if shots were not from a gun??? Then called deputy. And waited outside... and then shooter able to escape building on his own.. God I pray for these kids. If I was a parent I would homeschool them.
But why are American high schools are not walled?? Or this is just some schools. In my country, schools are walled. But the killer in Parkland stepped down from uber and walked straight into one of the building in the school campus. This monitor saw him and drove up to him on his golf car as Cruz entered (building 12). He then reversed once he heard the gun shots and went for the administration office. If the schools are not walled, then a so called campus monitor should carry a gun.
So this guy called him crazy boy?? This is exactly why 18 humans life’s are gone. I included nicklalous cruz as well. We tend to judge people instead of really understand their situation . We are soo fast to judge the bad situations . They judged him instead of reaching out . His mom ignored him n most likely mentally destroyed him. Until we as a society start treating everyone equally . This kinda stuff will not end. So thank our society today for 18 lives gone to young👌
So it’s my understanding then Cruz didn’t have a gun drawn yet as he “beelined” into the building? Why then was Medina afraid to tackle him? From a procedural standpoint he 100% did his job. And not everyone is prepared to be a hero and risk their lives. I get that. But he could’ve tackled him. This guy sounds like he’s had some life and professional experience to know that. He’s not like some scrawny mall cop.
No he told Coach Taylor, the other school monitor, about Cruz coming into the 12 building. Scot Peterson didn’t know anything until he heard the shots himself
Or teachers need to be armed, if the teachers want... u never ever hear of a gun store being robbed or shot up or police department, nobody that is armed is ever targeted. Taking our rights away will never ever stop a crazed psycho . .. see where I'm getting??
He should have confronted him!!!!! God was there & he tried to save those children 3 times!!!!! Once with this man, 2nd with Scott Petersen & 3rd when the murder encountered another student in the hallway. 3times this could have been prevented!!!!! I’m a 5”1 48 yr old woman with no gun & I would have ran into that bldg unarmed….but I’m also a Navy veteran who has balls of steel too.
Here it is folks; the weak link- the one who failed these kids. This may seem harsh, however he DAMN knew those were gunshots and called the wrong code. How could he not have known it was gunfire instantly after the first barrage? Using his own words he said he always knew Nick Cruz would shoot up a school. He says he didn’t suspect anything with the bag, however (using his own words again)“this kid caused so many problems with everyone”, and was also banned from the school the previous year. Why would he be on campus? He tries to play it off like he did something heroic. He is a coward. Just my analysis based on FACTS.
This guy is the key to changing 34 victims lives. One good guy with a gun would have saved this from happening. This one change would have stopped this period. This fix would stop school shootings.
This guy was on his job for sure and alerted the right people, it just happened too fast for anyone with a weapon to eliminate the subject. This guy should be armed.
Any kid that gets kicked out of school for behavior issues should be red flagged and not able to have firearms for atleast a set amount of time without issue.
Shouldnt just be an amount of time, it should require an interviews, background checks etc…
Easy to say how things could've been different in hindsight. You don't know how you would react in the real life situation
yeah not like school shootings are a thing since 1999 or anything
Pretty easy to say that if I was armed and heard children being murdered I would do my best to distract at the least.
he literally called to warn his friend and ran away. he also sexually harassed students.
@@alexmariah8517 he sexually harassed students....? I haven't ever heard that news
Right. Exactly.
Seems like the type of guy that would bet he could throw a football over them mountains.
Lol uncle Rico. 😂
I have a cousin who's like the real world manifestation of uncle Rico. Hahaha
This guy wants to sound like a hero but a hero he is not…
Pretentious AF. Lol
I am sure both of you would have acted like top cop.
@@Duuuval23 I most certainly wouldn’t have retold the events of the day in a way that tried to make myself sound like some kind of hero if I had not in fact been heroic 🤷🏻♀️
@@LeannaBanana Interesting, i didn't hear that at all..
He seemed to have been in a heightened emotional state like he was scared and in disbelief that this actually happened. But perceptions can be different…
He tried to do the best he could. In these kind of situations, it's hard to determine how to react. Humans need time to process information.
No this is poor security.
@@guitarttimman you say that as if this guy’s to blame for that. He’s just one person. I bet I could literally go on any campus in my city with a bag right now. Security is pretty much poor anywhere that is usually peaceful.
@@oldaccount5217 I'm saying that the number of victims can be reduced with better building designs and practice. Even if you get that gun into the school, with proper classroom design, if you are unable to get into the classrooms, then you won't be able to shoot people. He shot through the glass in the door and he was aiming his gun and killing students. But, if they had a hiding spot that wasn't made visible to the shooter, then he wouldn't be able to shoot them. Why are people so slow now days? We have all this amazing technology, but yet people are blaming guns? People bring this stuff on themselves, and if the guns are taken away, we get a dictator like Kim Jun Un. Don't be stupid.
He is a coward scumbag who sexually harassed a girl who was killed.
Shut up.
@@guitarttimman 😬 It's called money Tim.. as in Budgets. There are over 100K elementary schools in the US, and
Most are old builds. There are no current budgets to repair or rebuild schools.
Not a bad idea though!
Something told me not to approach him, to just let him go. Well, good going, idiot. There are children who will never get to live out the rest of their lives, but I'm glad you listened to your little voice and just let him go. And these people are who we put in charge of security and keeping children safe? Wow...
He could have definitely stopped this in some way before he even got on the campus since he no longer went to the school anymore 🤦 This breaks my heart
Clearly the Gun was in a bag and this man could have approached Nic faster, or followed him into Building 1200.. We saw Nic load up near the stair well and that took some time.. A full grown man could have stopped this instantly. I know Nic spotted Medina and ran into 1200 but.. Get off that Cart and run and Question the kid.
He's just hoping they dont ask him about the sexual harassment allegation of students...
they love it there, that was Epstein territory.
Frfr
Why did he let him go on??????? This dude is shady.....
he got fired
@@TheHeavensFellen good. He didn’t keep the school safe at all that day. Completely useless.
he was riding on a Golf buggy yet still could not catch him up 🤦♂🤷♂
I disagree. The architecture of that building is horrible. They should have a protruding doorway for each class so that students and teachers can stand against the wall and not be seen. He shot through the classroom door and hit people. Where I was working, that would not happen. All we had to do is to stand against the south side classroom wall. The door was always kept locked, and it's solid okay about 3 inches thick. No way he'd get through it. As far as getting into the building is concerned, they needed TWO sets of double doors. Steal doors. Let's say he gets buzzed through one set, he would not get through the next set. All other doors are kept tightly locked at all times. There were a lot of mistakes made. A lot of them!
As wits go, this is pretty typical reaction. Something's telling them they hear gunshots, but they doubt that little voice because they don't want to be judged as over reactive or crying wolf.
He should dig a hole and crawl in it. How can he live with himself?
Your perfect aren't you, do you think he is happy this happened. Idiots
People don’t understand, this guy is probably making minimum wage, daily duties include making sure kids aren’t skipping class and parents aren’t taking their kids out of school after 2:15pm, placing cones and driving a golf cart, making sure kids aren’t smoking on the property, this is not a police officer, he is not armed, he is not permitted to tackle students trying to enter the building, he is not allowed to put his hands on students, this man alerted the building and allowed some people to lock down, got out description etc, he did his job. If Cruz would’ve killed him on the way inside y’all would be calling him a hero. He survived, will be traumatized for the rest of his life, he very well could of died, have some empathy ppl.
Your 1000% right. When your dead, the world awards you. when your alive, the world condemns you. Simple way of life these days for people who see one sided , especially.
100%
first off he wasnt a student and he saw him walking all the way to the bldg. they had meetings about him and knew his face. he had time to engage before he even walked in. he had time to impede his progress
@@sleeph.5664 he had enough time though to get a good description of the shooter getting out of the Uber and details about the Uber driver and make of car at that point he should have been in contact with the other campus monitor in building 1200
Most times people minimize their stupidity. This is NOT one of those times.
Joe Gilberti how is that?
It was his actual job to ask peeps what’s up before entering the school and he doesn’t do ANYTHING it’s not like the guy had his gun out. He wasn’t in danger. They guy needs to be sued. Or leave him in a room with the dead kids fathers.
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This guy seems very human
Was he human when he was sexually harassing one of the shooting victims?
Do your homework.
Huh lol
Suspicious noises.....
I thought all school doors were automatically locked and the only way in was to be buzzed in by the main office after you ring the buzzer and the office sees who is standing at the door through a camera and can talk to the person through speaker. Why the heck was that door even unlocked in the first place???
There are multiple buildings on campus. Do you think there is a main office in every building to let people in?
He talks like a man who never hurt anyone. An unintended victim of a monster. In retrospect, WE ALL HAVE THE ANSWERS! So sorry for every single person suffering! Dear Lord! help all of these precious souls! AMEN!
I heard somewhere that at the end of the day they start unlocking them because school is about to let out. And Nikolas knew that and what time. 😞
@@deniseturner3754 No... I think the main comment mixes Uvalde and Parkland. ...Parkland school is not walled. Why are American high schools are not walled?? Or this is just some schools. In my country, schools are walled. But the killer in Parkland stepped down from uber and walked straight into one of the building in the school campus. This monitor saw him and drove up to him on his golf car as Cruz entered (building 12). He then reversed once he heard the gun shots and went for the administration office. If the schools are not walled, then a so called campus monitor should carry a gun.
@@hus390 I agree 100%!!
This is the guy who Meadow Pollack filed a complain against for sexual harassment.
Youre completely right. And another student at that. Do you think security guard had something to do with it
Wow!
talk about a plot twist lol
You get what you pay for. We have been penny pinchers when it comes to our children's education including their safety. This guy is way too young to be in trusted with this huge responsibility. There should be professionals who are experienced military hired for this job and they should be armed and have a canine. There should also be more than one
Or... gun control.
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Yeah well instead our president likes leaving our soldiers and supplies in Afghanistan
@@MaVeRiCk77 no. Gun control leads to lies. They say terms like assault weapon and think AR stands for Assault Rifle. It’s moronic and we wouldn’t stand a chance against coming oppression without these semi decent weapons available. Going up against a superpower government with nothing but pistols is like fighting the revolutionary war with rocks and sticks
@@oldaccount5217 Gun control curbs mass shootings & would definitely stop school shootings. Your AR15's will not help you against your Governent if they decide to attack (I laughed a little while writing that). The paranoia is real.
On February 14, 2018 in Parkland, Florida, Andrew Medina, a Campus Monitor at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High recognized Nickolas Cruz the minute the Uber he was in pulled up in front of the school. He knew who Cruz was even before he got out of the car. He was familiar with Cruz as the security staff had a meeting and voted Cruz the boy most likely to become a school shooter. Medina looked Cruz straight in the eye. He was only a few feet away from him standing face to face and Medina could have grabbed him before he could pull the handgun which Medina said he believed he had concealed in his pocket. If he believed Cruz had a handgun on him than why not an assault rifle in the black gun case? Medina, however, called it a “duffel bag” so he wouldn’t give away the fact he intentionally facilitated this shooting. He couldn’t say “He got out of the car with a gun case and I let him walk into the school with it.” The minute he saw the gun case emerge along with Cruz from the Uber he knew what Cruz was up to. Additionally Cruz had been barred from bringing a backpack on campus, in fact he had been barred from the campus altogether. In a heartbeat he knew an assault weapon was in that gun case and he knew Cruz was going to use it to commit mass murder. He did everything he could to help Cruz including not confronting him, not tackling him, not even asking “Where are you going?” not following him into the building though he said Cruz broke into a run, calling an unarmed Campus Monitor instead of Deputy Peterson to confront him all the while believing Cruz had a hand gun on him or and assault weapon in the duffel bag (or both) refusing to call in a CODE RED after he heard “surreal” sounds of gunshots. He was a spontaneous accomplice i.e. he took advantage of a situation to get revenge on the school and its students.
You’re absolutely right amen to that
He didn’t have a gun case
But yes this guy is an idiot. He straight up says something inside him told him not to approach him
You're making up facts... he wasn't carrying it in a gun case
@@shaheedharun445 am not
People blaming this guy are ridiculous. If he would have approached him, he would be dead too and nothing would have changed.
Cruz needed time to get his weaponry together. As we see on the video where he tells the other boy to leave because something bad was about to happen. If he had the gun in his hand I would understand. But everything was in his bag and he needed to set it up. That would've been a great time to tackle him.
@@1nhonho I agree with you that people in general need to assume the worst, but I assume this guy wasn't thinking the guy was going to go inside and kill everyone. People do need to react regardless, I agree with you, but still not his fault.
I don't blame him but you know if it was Chris Hixon. One of the victims I bet he could have stop him. Or at less change the outcome significantly.
@@alexjones9038 It seems to be a big thing that people freeze up in these situations. Look what just happened in Idaho. Your brain doesn't want to believe what is really happening. I wonder if there is a way to teach people how to deal with trauma and save their lives or others.
This guy literally tells them that he knew Nikolas Cruz and that he would be the next school shooter if ever there was one there and admits to seeing him exit the Uber, walk up to the building and enter, all the while he could have rushed him and stopped him, after all, according to him, this Nikolas was one guy you would definitely stop & apprehend. His job was Security and safety for the students. He had the chance to save 17 lives.
I thought the same thing!
Exactly I agree this guy could have had this guy down before he even got into the school. I would have ran him over with the golf cart. Holy mackerels he could have stopped this if you would have thought about the situation with a two plus two scenario
lol he was far away on his golf cart. then he started to follow him and heard the shots and ran. he's not armed and is a security guard. his job is to observe and report. you're being dramatic robin.
@phoenix222 oh man. this was done the day of the shooting. i bet this guy still had adrenaline pumping, give him some slack.
Definitely, we need more training, awareness and actions. Quick reaction could save life!
The problem with this whole thing is that UNFORTUNATELY the obvious red flags are NEVER investigated or paid attention to.
In no way can you blame this guy as he did his job, and unfortunately he was not armed as he maybe could’ve prevented the whole thing. A very tragic and sad story that should never have happened.
RIP to all the victims, and the great strength of God to all the families affected.
Wow!!!! All i can say is Wow!!!!
This guy is just blowing hot air and is trying to sound like he did a good thing but could have literally intervened as soon as he saw him bc he KNEW he wasn't supposed to be there.
And yet he talks about how he's bullying the parents because they think they own the place,wow!!!
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Could of should of 😢
i recently found out hes a pos and sexually harassed a student prior this
This bare minimum of a campus monitor is to intervene for any and all visitors. Even as a student, it should be standard protocol that you cannot just get dropped off in the middle of the day and walk into the school without checking in or anything, let alone being a known student with issues.
Scumbag was a serial harasser and only got 3 days suspension...smh. I bet it was another medina who let him get off
finally, someone who recalls this all, never should've been there that day, man got a day suspension for telling girls he wanted to F@$%. Only in backwards Broward county.
I have no words regarding this man’s statement. Wtf??
The school was not even walled or fenced. (Why are American high schools are not walled??🤔 Or this is just some schools? In my country, schools are walled). But the killer in Parkland stepped down from uber and walked straight into building-12 in the school campus (watch the CCTV footage). You can walk into it like you walk into or a gas station grocery (buildings are scattered within the campus. It's an open campus). This monitor saw him from a distance and drove up to him on his golf car as Cruz entered (building 12). He then reversed once he heard the gun shots and went for the administration office. If the schools are not walled, then a so called campus monitor should carry a gun. Providing security seems like a mission impossible with an open campus.
what about learning that he said sexual things to female students and got off with a lame 3 day suspension?.
what about learning that he said sexual things to female students and got off with a lame 3 day suspension?.
Same guy who harassed Meadow and another girl before the shooting. Was given only 3 days suspension.
I think he knew wat cruz was doing and let him do it.
Hes already proven to be heartless with the sexual harrassment. Why wouldnt he let this happen you know?
Lol..."can't be wearing masks in the school. You be scarin' people." Lol....fast-forward 2020. This world we live in today.
it was a different type of mask
He should be in court telling this right now..
How did he get into building if it was locked and he didn’t attend the school?
Yeah...werid
@@loverbear23 The school was not even walled or fenced. (Why are American high schools are not walled??🤔 Or this is just some schools? In my country, schools are walled). But the killer in Parkland stepped down from uber and walked straight into building-12 in the school campus (watch the CCTV footage). You can walk into it like you walk into Wallmart. This monitor saw him and drove up to him on his golf car as Cruz entered (building 12). He then reversed once he heard the gun shots and went for the administration office. If the schools are not walled, then a so called campus monitor should carry a gun.
just like in uvalde, the doors weren't locked.
@@hus390 too busy spending funds on the military
@@TheHeavensFellen The door at Uvalde could only lock from the outside the teacher seen the shooter and ran in the school
Did he testify during the trial?
who actually talks like this after witnessing a mass shooting?
Agreed! Very weird
it's adrenaline still rushing
@@Checkthe3onyourtelephone I don't think he saw the mass shooting. But why are American high schools are not walled?? Or this is just some schools. In my country, schools are walled. But the killer in Parkland stepped down from uber and walked straight into one of the building in the school campus. This monitor saw him and drove up to him on his golf car as Cruz entered (building 12). He then reversed once he heard the gun shots and went for the administration office. If the schools are not walled, then a so called campus monitor should carry a gun.
He’s probably seen some things in his life…
How can you say this without being or knowing what it feels like to be in a mass shooting? Heaps of accounts on that day of people not even knowing they were shot for quite a while because of adrenaline. This comment seems oddly naive and patronising.
Why didn't he call the police?
This kid obviously knew where he could get out of a Uber and ealk right in
But why are American high schools are not walled?? Or this is just some schools. In my country, schools are walled. But the killer in Parkland stepped down from uber and walked straight into one of the building in the school campus. This monitor saw him and drove up to him on his golf car as Cruz entered (building 12). He then reversed once he heard the gun shots and went for the administration office. If the schools are not walled, then a so called campus monitor should carry a gun.
If he had been armed he could have apprehended the loser. Training training for all.
It is hard to know how a person would react in this situation. I was a educator and would step in and protect my kids at all cost. However, it is hard when someone has a high powered weapon. As they use to say you don't take a knife to a gun fight.? I feel.for all of the people involved. I was teaching when this happened and it made me so sick. I have a dear friend that teaches close by and it was terrifying. I have always been a stickler about my door being locked and security being followed. You would be surprised how many colleagues use to get frustrated and feel inconvenienced about locking their doors because they didn't want to have to unlock them later. It is bad.
As opposed to a low-powered weapon?
Hats off to teachers like you who care. ❤️ That shouldn't have to include being soldiers on the front lines.
@@Secter84 Any weapon. Don't mistake me. I grew up around guns. I was taught to respect them.
@@ahill4642 Thank you so much! I love what I do!
Ya... People don't think it will happen to them in their town and then it does.
This guy did NOTHING. And why is he talking about a smoke bomb? Cruz didn't do that? Also, Cruz tried to shoot up the teacher's lounge....but failed because the glass was a special glass. The teacher's lounge was protected but not the classrooms with all those babies! Lastly, this guy REALLY KNOWS A WHOLE HELL OF A LOT ABOUT CRUZ, WHO BROUGHT HIM THERE THAT DAY(the Uber and Uber driver) and he had a lot of time to stop the kid,or prevent the kid from proceeding with the murders. All this guy is concerned with is himself and what could have happened to him!
All those clear details...
I usually try not to watch this kind of stuff because it truly makes me sick. However, I started watching about this shooting and cannot believe how it happened and all the innocent life taken. It’s heartbreaking. I’m just wondering if administration knew about this kid being the way he was, why didn’t they contact the police? Or did they and nothing happened?
I don't think police could have done anything until a crime had been committed.
He had been kicked out of the school in 10th grade. Police had dealt with him for years. Foster mother died 3 months before and neighbor took him in. She called cops numerous times, knew he had guns, cops did nothing.
@@maryannswanson3832 You are right, those cops need to be put in jail as well. They for sure need to be fired.
There was so much stuff that he did prior to the shooting that went unreported by people. There's a website with an article I read that listed it all out. Crazy how much he just got away with for people brushing it off.
I’ve been watching the Cruz penalty trial and a lot was revealed about his past that some took notice of, and some didn’t. Example: The JROTC teacher allegedly knew that he had a file from the school about needing special attention, but in the same breath said he was an average student in the class and excelled in activities like marksmanship (he received the Sharpshooter badge…). The police were called to the Cruz home multiple times for alleged abuse against his adoptive mother. MANY people knew about his “secret” social media accounts where he voiced disturbing opinions and claims of violence AND REPORTED THEM TO THE FBI. Nothing was done. He fell through so many holes in several systems.
That's a selfish individual right there.
@Graci T what?
He's a great storyteller but it's all BS. He could've saved a lot of lives. You had time to engage the suspect before he even opened gunfire.
Have you ever been in the situation?????
@phoenix222 The school was not even walled or fenced. (Why are American high schools are not walled??🤔 Or this is just some schools? In my country, schools are walled). But the killer in Parkland stepped down from uber and walked straight into building-12 in the school campus (watch the CCTV footage). You can walk into it like you walk into or a gas station grocery (buildings are scattered within the campus. It's an open campus). This monitor saw him from a distance and drove up to him on his golf car as Cruz entered (building 12). He then reversed once he heard the gun shots and went for the administration office. If the schools are not walled, then a so called campus monitor should carry a gun. Providing security seems like a mission impossible with an open campus.
Are you kidding? He's a terrible story teller. You can tell he embellished essentially the whole thing.
Contradicts himself multiple times. Doesn't even know what racist really means. Lol
Pretentious douchebag.
@@hus390 you say this same stupid comment on everyone's comments. Do you just copy and paste the same crap over and over again on every comment you see?
Rhetorical question, Farley!
Plenty of time at that.
He ended up losing his job for his “inaction”. Both the security guards.
I would lawyer up and shut up
All the negative comments...so dumb, you weren't there
“ suspicious noises “ lol why would you run away to your golf cart from the suspicious noises if you didn’t assume they were gunshots. Coward
I feel like it’s easy to forget sometimes that a campus monitor is there to monitor, observe and report, rather than confront a deranged AR-15 gunner with nothing to subdue him or protect the self.
@@SaintlySinner81 You are correct but he should’ve assumed the worse and called the police right away and maybe saved more lives, the shooter had enough time to finish a big massacre and buy a icee at subway
He recognized Cruz but obviously did not think he was going there to do what he did… The Shooter knew time of dismissal and no gaurd posted …regardless given the time he makes it sound as if he didn’t get to him on time…he’s exaggerating his story, he should have confronted him.
Every time I came late, whether it was 20 mins or 3 hours. Campus security happens to always be rolling up to tell me to get my name, why am I late, go the office and then call it in the office that I’m going to the office.
facts
This was really good!!👍
Which part? The 17 people murdered?
@@EvaLasta No Eva!! The detail Andrew put into his account!!
Why didn't they do something ? I don't understand why he didn't stop him or report him at the beginning. He knew he was a nut case and wasn't suppose to be there. Thats so awful !! I know it's hard to react and I know it's a fast situation but those split seconds could have saved someone but then again he could have been killed 😔
He did. He said he was bouta go up to him, but changed his mind and decided to report him. He handled it the way he was taught in training. I think he reported him to a female sheriff.
@@marleylove510 No he said he reported it to Coach Taylor, who was the other school monitor, because that’s who was in the 1200 building.
I have trouble listening to this.. god bless those cops, they have to listen to a hell of a lot of BS
This guy did his job incredibly well. He was unarmed but he did everything he was supposed to and more.
That was a mess of an interview in my opinion - If you took each of that guys comments, wrote them on separate pieces of paper, rearranged them into chronological order and then added the elements that were his gut feeling, he essentially says that he saw a guy get out of an Uber, watched him walk onto campus with what looked like a gun bag, made eye contact with him, recognised him as an expelled pupil who he'd previously felt had potential to do EXACTLY what he then did, then let him walk on into the building, passing the buck to his colleague on duty in there. Lets be honest it doesn't sound great, particularly when we consider that the monitor wasn't even just on foot he was in a damn golf buggy! Having said that, recollection of events when under stress can be difficult and its easy for me to say sat in front of my laptop with all the time in the world to dissect what the guy was reporting to the cops - whichever way you look at it, ill bet he's had plenty of sleepless nights since then thinking about what he could've/should've done differently.
His job is security...he needs to secure the school. Wether him being there would have changed anything at all..im not sure...but he definitely failed those kids and his duty as an officer.
@@growtgt Bottom line, i have to agree with you..
@@philiph5569 oh my i answered the wrong person lol im sorry😅
He knew who he was before he even entered the building, and he let him enter. Cruz is on foot and this guy is on a cart, and he couldn't stop him in time? Bull. 100% bull. Cowards. All of them.
I had never seen this video but am astonished that they charged Peterson. Thank god the jury found him innocent. This guy was close enough to see who it was a problem child looking shifty who wasn’t at school running eventually to the 1200 building I mean from start of shots it was over in 6 mins
Peterson was used as a political porn - cruz googled shooting numerous times not just shooting school shooting, there are so many who should have been in a long line before SP. Everyone needed to blame someone just to feel better.
My heart breaks for family and injured but Cruz should have got the DP and he should have been stopped.
I agree with everything the OP says.
Why didn't he stop the shooter from entering the building? I'm trying to understand anything that he is saying, any justification...anything...he saw the shooter, knowing he was expelled, disturbed, most likely to shoot up a school, carrying a big black bag .... why not just stop him entering?
Jeez…
A guilty conscience sleeps in thunder. How do you sleep at night???
He said him and his colleagues agreed if anyone was gonna be a school shooter it was Nicholas,then he sees him walking in with head down a bag and does not stop him
He should have followed him to the door and see what he's doing
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I swear, how does this individual live with himself. Why couldn't you just do what anyone else should of done. Disappoint
what did he do wrong? or not do? how many school shootings have YOU witnessed as the school security guard? sooooo judgemental 🤔
this guy is unfortunately about as responsible as anyone could be for letting that Jitt do this.
No he’s not he TRIED . Why would you even say something like that ? You wanna blame a guy that’s a victim and a survivor just like everyone else in this school…. SMH
Nicklos cruz was a bully
No he was a wimp and a coward. That’s why he went in and murdered who he could because they were trapped and defenseless.
This guy was seriously allowed to share a school full of kids? First Fail of dozens!! OMG he admits his own stupidity. This guy does dope or something.
What is dope?
@@EvaLasta weed
12:20 🤔
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It surely happened fast and you don't expect it and... damn, I can't help feeling for this guy that so many of us have demonized. He's human, and he went through something most of us never will. Doesn't hurt to give him some benefit of the doubt, some compassion.
but this pig hit on female students, and got turned in, the lame district settled with a 3 day suspension, still want to stand up for him?
Who demonized this guy? It was the school security- Scott Peterson - that they demonized.
@@Jiu-Jitsu-Robot Well, Me Pollack doesn't care for him, and has heckled him publicly before.
Watch at 18:15 again an see if you still feel the same he all but said I’m glad that gate was open or he would have killed me then went to office
@@greenbean2136 LOL so???? and your point is? Self preservation is a natural reaction!
The school was not even walled or fenced. (Why are American high schools are not walled??🤔 Or this is just some schools? In my country, schools are walled). But the killer in Parkland stepped down from uber and walked straight into building-12 in the school campus (watch the CCTV footage). You can walk into it like you walk into or a gas station grocery (buildings are scattered within the campus. It's an open campus). This monitor saw him from a distance and drove up to him on his golf car as Cruz entered (building 12). He then reversed once he heard the gun shots and went for the administration office. If the schools are not walled, then a so called campus monitor should carry a gun. Providing security seems like a mission impossible with an open campus.
Yep exactly my highschool was just like this super unsafe and super unsecured could of easily been prevented.
America doesn’t care about children.
No, it was fenced, this guy was opening the gates at last 20 minutes of school day
i see your a bit unfamiliar. ill help, there was a campus sheriffs deputy for broward county, he stayed outside of building 12., heard shots but did not go in, this Medina guy was supposed to all a ode red for major back up by the county sheriffs, he didn't, and the campus officer received a prison sentence for derelict of duty.
Only schools in America need walls and armed guards. Cos yer all gun mad
Why didn’t he testify
Did he actually throw a smoke bomb? This is the first I’ve heard that. In the state’s opening statement at trial, they said the fire alarm went off because of the dust that came down after the shots went off. Could be mistaken though.
You are right about the dust. There was no smoke bomb.
I remember in the Parkland documentary some of the kids who survived said he was wearing a gas mask but it did not look like he did on the cctv photo's
This guy could have prevented the tragedy.....
Wow. So many brave people in these comments. I hope if I'm ever involved in a mass shooting, some of you are there to take down the gunman. Unarmed none the less? Pure bravery. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It’s the fact this was his ACTUAL JOB!!!!! To not allow peeps in, Without a reason. But he sees something is up and doesn’t stop him and ask what’s up, knowing he’s a troubled kid who has been kicked out.
The kid didn’t have a gun out. So this brave peeps thing. Nahhhh. You don’t have to be brave to do your job. Ask who the kid is. Period. Job done
Stephan Biegel, I agree, it sickens me that social media acts like they were there
The kid didn’t have a gun out at the time
@@AMYV3 no it’s not his actual job idiot, he isn’t even armed to handle this situation, they say tackle him 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@phoenix222 oh yea you would???? Have you been in The situation, which school, what active shooter situation have you been in HERO?????????
All these comments but yet scot is on trial..ridiculous. No one is to blame but NICK CRUZ.
Anyone watch this and doesn’t think he should have yelled at him to stop?? Blame Scot Peterson but this guy saw him get out of Uber and run to 1200 bldg…he could have stopped him. Or tried. He’s security. He never told Scot who he was. Scot is innocent.
He wanted away from the 1200 building. Oh well
How is it your job not to approach him? This dude is like the kids are that way
Cruz needed time to get his weaponry together. As we see on the video where he tells the other boy to leave because something bad was about to happen. If he had the gun in his hand I would understand. But everything was in his bag and he needed to set it up. That would've been a great time to tackle him. This fast talking snake oil salesman failed to call in a code red knowing Cruz's history and that he was kicked out of the school. The kid they thought would do this someday is acting suspicious, and carrying a black bag and he doesn't call a code red? He saved his own backside. Congratulations to him.
Easy for you to say sitting comfortably at your desk chair. Hindsight is 20/20. You're a liar if you think you know how you would react if this same thing was playing out in real-time, without the benefit of looking back on it and knowing what was about to happen. He started shooting seconds after telling the kid in the stairwell to get lost, which happened seconds after he entered the school. How about congratulations to you for criticizing someone else's real-life actions when you don't have tiniest amount of an idea of what you would do in the same situation. Congratulations to you, @Lake: RUclips message board hero extraordinaire!
@@bookemdanno5596 That was his job. To see something and either say something or do something. He knew Cruz was up to no good. That's why he didn't confront him. And chose to save his own hide instead. Too bad Aaron Feis, Chris Hixon and Scott Biegel didn't get the chance to catch Cruz before he unloaded. At least they would have saved lives, including their own.
That kid Nick talked to was caught off guard , he wasn’t watching the guy put his gun together as far as I know
@@danielbaugher826 I didn't say the kid was watching him. Not sure why you think that's relevant to my comments.
@@1nhonho “ as we see on the video where he tells the other boy to leave because something bad was about to happen , if he had the gun in his hands I would understand. But everything was in his bag and he needed to set it up . That would have been a great time to tackle him “ well he had the gun in his hands when the guy seen him , and as far as I know no one was aware of what he was carrying or seen him assemble it , it may be just the way you worded it but that’s how it sounded to me ? That the kid or someone had seen him assemble the weapon or new what he had in his bag and should had tackled him
I honestly don’t feel like he did the best he could do. he said he don’t want yell cold red because he didn’t know but yet you knew the whole time something wasn’t right! you should’ve still said something
U didn’t u call 911!
It wouldn't have made to _first_ 911 and that's not what he's criticized for he's criticized for not calling a code red. It takes time for police to get there and by that time too much damage is done by that time. He first hit up his security partner closest in position to confront Cruz which was the right move unfortunately the man David Taylor hid in a closet like a coward
Y s the door open!
Sounds like your more worried about call ing the cops
Well evidently it’s not working
Do you want info or not.
Where's the map?????? 🤦🏽♀️
Police is so stupid sometimes.
they already had it. they’re just talking to witnesses about the situation. if they really needed info they would’ve been writing and logging every word he says. they would’ve asked way more questions if that was the case
@@leonardoa4820 The school was not even walled or fenced. (Why are American high schools are not walled??🤔 Or this is just some schools? In my country, schools are walled). But the killer in Parkland stepped down from uber and walked straight into building-12 in the school campus (watch the CCTV footage). You can walk into it like you walk into or a gas station grocery (buildings are scattered within the campus. It's an open campus). This monitor saw him from a distance and drove up to him on his golf car as Cruz entered (building 12). He then reversed once he heard the gun shots and went for the administration office. If the schools are not walled, then a so called campus monitor should carry a gun. Providing security seems like a mission impossible with an open campus.
12:20 "Something inside me told me to just let him go" and he went ahead and killed 17 people and Injured another 17. U been doing training... doesn't seem it did much. A shooter was able to enter premises with a uber. Was the gate supposed to be closed??? Guard saw him and recognized him and let him in. Was about to go into building but left with golf cart when heard shots. He called another unarmed guard from the 1200 building but left him (and kids/teachers) alone in it. He Didn't call code red because wasn't sure if shots were not from a gun??? Then called deputy. And waited outside... and then shooter able to escape building on his own.. God I pray for these kids. If I was a parent I would homeschool them.
But why are American high schools are not walled?? Or this is just some schools. In my country, schools are walled. But the killer in Parkland stepped down from uber and walked straight into one of the building in the school campus. This monitor saw him and drove up to him on his golf car as Cruz entered (building 12). He then reversed once he heard the gun shots and went for the administration office. If the schools are not walled, then a so called campus monitor should carry a gun.
He was thinking about his own safety, not the safety of the students. His instinct was correct to his priorities.
So this guy called him crazy boy?? This is exactly why 18 humans life’s are gone. I included nicklalous cruz as well. We tend to judge people instead of really understand their situation . We are soo fast to judge the bad situations . They judged him instead of reaching out . His mom ignored him n most likely mentally destroyed him. Until we as a society start treating everyone equally . This kinda stuff will not end. So thank our society today for 18 lives gone to young👌
Yo; it’s true man! You honestly don’t know what someone is going through. That’s why it’s always important to be nice.
Did they read this guy his rights?
I think this guy needed to re-read his Job description
So it’s my understanding then Cruz didn’t have a gun drawn yet as he “beelined” into the building? Why then was Medina afraid to tackle him? From a procedural standpoint he 100% did his job. And not everyone is prepared to be a hero and risk their lives. I get that. But he could’ve tackled him. This guy sounds like he’s had some life and professional experience to know that. He’s not like some scrawny mall cop.
So did he tell Scot Peterson that it was Cruz and did he say that he ran into the 12 building? I don’t think he did
No he told Coach Taylor, the other school monitor, about Cruz coming into the 12 building. Scot Peterson didn’t know anything until he heard the shots himself
@@janes6894 coach Taylor should have gone to the east side of the bldg 12 smh
@@alexjones9038 Right. There are plenty of other people to blame for the lack of communication and actions taken besides Scot Peterson
@@janes6894 well Peterson was the only who had any chance of stopping him, probably should've went in
@@alexjones9038 he definetely should have went in but he shouldn’t have gotten the blame for everyone else’s failure
Or teachers need to be armed, if the teachers want... u never ever hear of a gun store being robbed or shot up or police department, nobody that is armed is ever targeted. Taking our rights away will never ever stop a crazed psycho . .. see where I'm getting??
He should have confronted him!!!!! God was there & he tried to save those children 3 times!!!!! Once with this man, 2nd with Scott Petersen & 3rd when the murder encountered another student in the hallway. 3times this could have been prevented!!!!! I’m a 5”1 48 yr old woman with no gun & I would have ran into that bldg unarmed….but I’m also a Navy veteran who has balls of steel too.
Transgender with balls..??
Umm 911? Ever heard of it ?
8:00 WTF
Here it is folks; the weak link- the one who failed these kids. This may seem harsh, however he DAMN knew those were gunshots and called the wrong code. How could he not have known it was gunfire instantly after the first barrage? Using his own words he said he always knew Nick Cruz would shoot up a school. He says he didn’t suspect anything with the bag, however (using his own words again)“this kid caused so many problems with everyone”, and was also banned from the school the previous year. Why would he be on campus? He tries to play it off like he did something heroic. He is a coward. Just my analysis based on FACTS.
7:54
6:00
Is this bso questioning him?
Yes
He only excuses himself.
This guy is the key to changing 34 victims lives. One good guy with a gun would have saved this from happening. This one change would have stopped this period. This fix would stop school shootings.
Gas mask and smoke bomb ?? What's he talking about ?
Rip Alex schachter I love you🦅❤️🎢🙏🏻🎺🩵
What a 🐈
Is he the one that his in the janitors closet???
No that was Coach Taylor, the other school monitor. Medina mentions that in the video at 12:50