Mrs. Beigel, your words are not ugly. You’re speaking the truth! Be assured there is one inmate that has compassion for the beautiful lives taken, the survivors and the families. There is one inmate who is filled with as much disgust and anger as the rest of us! At least one! I support you. My heart has love for all of you. Scott’s face and name will never be forgotten, nor will the 16 other beautiful angels. We might not know you all personally, but our hearts are shattered. From, Michigan 💜🙏🏻
If an inmate takes him out it won't be out of compassion. It'll be because he's an equal sociopath. It's unlikely somebody who isn't serving life will take him out because they want to serve their sentence and be free. If someone takes him out it'll be another lifer who is probably in there for doing something almost as heinous. Best hope is that evil kills evil.
@@edwinv196 totally agree. It’s a complicated issue when we think about “justice” in prison. What does that say about us as humans. Now with that being said I do believe in the death penalty.
@@zaquarviousgaffney367 yes almost 5 years ago.. in the end god has final day so I don’t know why they are still putting all there energy into this when they need to just let there families RIP.. 🤍
@@lawrencew3047 There are certain types of protective custody prisoners who never get taken out of that programme , eg. corrupt cops. There's a possibility that Cruz or his doctor will ask for him to be somewhat less restricted after five or 7 years. Then the risk to him would start.
@@xircc how do you know that? There's been mass shooters and serial killers in the past who stayed in pc until they died naturally. Sometimes they ask to be let back into general but Cruz is a social outcast I'm sure he's very comfortable alone.
Many of us hold you in our thoughts; I am ANGRY that your son was murdered & in my eyes he & you were all victimized Again by the so called justice system! You & your circle have every right to feel the way you do and I am truly sorry
They weren’t victimized, he’s still going to prison for the rest of his life. Even on death row, it wouldn’t get administered for another 20-30 years due to the appeals anyway
Sister, I watched you on the live court everyday. And I prayed for your pain. I could believe the verdict either. Yes, this man will be a tortured man. If not by fellow prisoners, but in his mind. The way he plugged his ears when he heard the screams, he will hear them in his sleep. I am praying for you since the beginning. And I will always pray for your broken ♥ heart. Sending you angels
They don't force them to work or do better and allow weapons in a weapons free zone with drugs and rape and sex that shouldn't happen between staff and inmates and inmates with inmates laws are on this and yet people break them outside as well as inside and he won't get bag and tag some white gang group or some other money making group will pick him up and make money and escape like few have
I feel the same as Linda. From what I have learned about Scott he was an amazing man. Who chould have given so much more to this earth. This killer shouldn't see another day.
I worked in mental health for thirty years and not one of my patients ever planned to kill anyone they for the most part are good people with a dreadful illness
@@soupnfresh yeah and it is total bullshit that does not make anyone a murderer. There are plenty of crack babies and alcohol induced babies and they didn't turn into murderers like this demon Cruz. He is a disgrace and shouldve gotten the worst
@@stephguz how would you feel if your child was gunned down by a maniac at school?!? If they were shot not once, but 2, 3, 4 times for good measure by an animal with a high powered rifle. Shot up so close that their faces and body parts were unrecognizable by the time it was done?! Would you be angry and have hatred towards the sick person who did it?! I bet you would. That school shooter doesn’t deserve to see another day, nor waste another tax payer dollar being fed and housed.
We need a retrial, it’s clear the juror came in with no intention of giving the death penalty. And the fact that they fought/threatened each other, an another juror called the court after…it’s a mess.
@@xlkarma8446 best he'll get is the. sentence the jury handed down,hopefully sooner than later he'll get "jailhouse justice".He can't be retried for the same crime under our laws that would be double jeopardy.
We’ve already saw a video of this guy attacking a correctional officer in prison after the mass shooting…. Believe me, he won’t have a minute of peace. This verdict was a slap in the face to the families and survivors.
@@TheLucidSpecter yeah,by telling him to not bend his shoes up under his toes,causing a tripping hazzard....my God,no wonder so many today don't think they should have anyone break their poor little hearts and not let them do exactly what they want,when they want...smh
Life in Prison WITHOUT PAROLE.... there will never be any parole hearings to worry about. Go to the smallest bathroom of your home and replace the tub with a bed. That is about the space he will be in for all but about an hour a day for the rest of his life. I don't see him surviving long there... Rest in Peace to all who died at his hands and prayers for all who love and miss them.
17 victims were not able to get justice. 17 families werenot able to find closure. 17 survivors and families were also ripped off justice and closure. Prayers for the victims, survivors and families to find ways to cure and heal their anger and unfairness.
That’s completely false and pure hyperbole. Did he get acquitted? No, he’s going to prison for the rest of his life. Even if he got the death penalty, it wouldn’t get administered for another 20-30 years because of the appeals. Not to mention it’s far more expensive to house people on death row.
I am so with you ♥️I support you so very much. I am sending you so much love. I am just a woman from Canada - is there anything I can do for you, your family and/ or you cause ? My heart aches for you and your loved ones.
I honestly don't really see the point of these interviews. We can't expect victims' families to take everything into account and render a just and emotionless decision.....and I'm not trying to blame them, I would certainly not be objective if it was me who had lost someone in such a horrific way.....And I definitely think that victims impact statements are an important part of the judicial process. That being said, this is exactly why the judicial system is designed the way it is.
@@patriciaburkell8024 What? What are you talking about? Why the aggressivity? What did I say that made you so.......I don't know if you're being rude, aggressive, or whatever made you answer the way you did. What bothered you so much about what I said?
I feel the same way.. you are absolutely right . My brothers best friend was brutally brutally murdered By his wife. She got life in prision w no parole. She was up for death penalty. The jury declined because they had a 3 yr
Don't worry Linda, He is gonna pay for every single life that him took away. And I'm 100% sure that is gonna be hard. Keep moving forward and one day in the future you will see justice coming from God. My prayers for all families involved in this tragic episode. May God bless you all.
God knew this was going to happen, everything is already known by God, and therefore everything is perfect as it is.. Good and Evil need each other, you cannot have one without the other. God bless and take care
He was punished either way and in a way he can never do anything to anyone again. Why are we, as a society, throwing a fit about someone not being killed as punishment? They chose life for a reason. It was such a long trial. It wasn't a quick decision, and living life in prison still has you held accountable. People are acting like he got to be free or was called not guilty. It is too much.
something i truly believe is that if someone can get the death penalty, it should be the choice of the victims' families to choose a killer's fate. with that said, if the families want him to get the death penalty, GIVE HIM THE DAMN DEATH PENALTY!!!! god bless this mom she is spitting facts!!!! may her and the families get justice.
Only those who have lost a loved one at the hands of another person’s evil can understand the feelings, the thoughts and the words coming out of this lady’s lips. And I am sick and tired of evil people constantly pulling up mental illness excuse card!! Get your life together!!
And only a person with COMPASSION would understand that the root problem will NOT be solved with a death penalty, which I am NOT saying may be justified.
@@jimbellingham3572 The root of the problem is wannabe philosophers like you. It isn't compassion to keep a murderer alive, let me kill someone in your family and see how you react to me living a happy life. Treating mental illness will reduce these tragedies but never solve them, just like the death penalty, but there should always be consequences when you kill someone, esp when it's on purpose. I bet youd say weed is more dangerous than alcohol too...
@@Sealust50 So you'd be okay with your family members being murdered then right? How would you feel knowing theyre out in the world after being merely talked to? Is it fair that people who dont commit physical harm should have to live around a killer in prison? Dont their lives matter?
@@r3ll5csgo78 That argument is nothing more than WHATABOUTISM. My sister was paralyzed from the waist down by a drunk driver. He wasn’t even a murderer and I wanted him dead. Just because revenge is a natural feeling doesn’t make it the fundamentally correct response. Also this idea the lack of the death penalty sends a message to anyone is completely wrong. I’ll disprove the death penalty is a deterrent with one phrase: suicide bombers. You people have this false idea that everyone is afraid to die in order to kill people. Over half of mass shootings end in murder-suicide anyways.
Shame on that jury, I didn't lose a child or loved one that day, but I watched daily, this trial, I was in shock when I listened along with the other millions of people, hearing the disbelief, as the judge read his sentence. I'm so sorry Linda and the rest of the parents, wives, sons, and daughters, my heart and prayers are with you!! 💔😭💔
NC is also the biological child of a crazy, drug-addicted, alcoholic mother. He was not born normal. He is responsible for his actions but despite your immense grief, the death penalty will not bring the poor victims and your sweet Alex back to life.In my country, we have chosen not to kill anyone legally and we have less crime.Killing is wrong, no matter what the situation is . Those responsible are the state and the judicial system, they are the ones who did not acted upon the warning signs and all the red flags. Nikolas' sister was also abandoned by the state. The biology of the brain is complex, NC was not born normal because of this. The death penalty is a disgrace to a democracy. In Iran they have it, in China they have it, in Qatar they have it.. they should not have it in the US, please! It never brings closure.I am so sorry for the death of your beautiful son, Mrs Beigel Schulman.
millions of people are not born normal, they dont turn into mass shooting monsters, Cruz had a lot of opportunities and didn't take advantage of them, thats on him. As NC is alive he could in theory be released one day if the law is changed or if he is for some reason granted clemency etc. or even escape, is it right that the parents have to live with that possibility?
@@ryanfraser167 Not everybody who is not "normal", kills. OK , but those who had a dreadful childhood, a crazy crack addicted, alcoholic violent mother who abandoned them might end up with an array of problems. He will never walk this earth free again and you know this unless an asteroid hits the earth and destroys the jail he is in. Killing can't be the solution. You can't condemn a criminal and become one yourself even if this is done legally. Killing NC will not bring any of the victims back. Change those insane gun laws, you will not have those mass shootings. Look at the countries who did it. Less crime, NO mass shootings.
Three other countries that have the Death Penalty but also have very low crime rates are South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. It's worth noting that death row inmates in these countries are executed by hanging.
I can completely understand her emotions and views. What criminals like this one do is take good from the world and yet want to be treated better than what they gave. I hope she gets all her wishes.
I feel for the families pain and their anger is totally justified. But I don’t agree that we should kill someone in return for killing someone else. This sends the message that it is ok to kill someone if it is justified. Murderers feel justified in their own twisted minds, but that doesn’t make it right. There is no justification for murder period.
@@verov9234 I thought about that too. I looked up the definition of murder. And the difference is that it is premeditated. I think it is different if it is in self defense.
Only option they had,had to be unanimous verdict, otherwise automatically life/no possibility of parole.They couldn't force the juror to impose death penalty,all it takes is one against death,therefore only option left.Initially only 1 wanted life/no parole but then persuaded 2 others....actually 9 wanted death penalty,3 were against it.
He will live in fear everyday!! He won't last long! My Nieces killer also a young man DIED a horrible death in prison and everyday leading up to his death! 👹 are among us! Pray for all.of the families and friends that lost someone on that horrible day!!❤
i am glad anytime anyone is able to avoid the death penalty. life without parole is enough. outside of self-defense no person or government should have the right to take a human being's life, no matter how vial they are, or in how heinous of a manner they have wronged others. execution is barbaric, costly, and most importantly fallible
@@thegreatrestoration6784 if someone needs a kidney to survive, and doctors find out through your records that your kidney is a match, should you be legally and forcibly compelled to put your own life in danger and give up your kidney because someone else needs one of your organs to survive?
How sad that the monster's actions have had such far-reaching ramifications as to result in what I'm sure is an otherwise very pleasant and decent woman becoming so bitter and wishing death upon another human being. I'm sure this is not the person who she would ever have liked to envision herself becoming. I pray that she can find peace beyond wishing for another's death. I'm sure it's what her son would want.
@@misskarma7408 She herself has gone to great lengths to tell us what a dedicated and caring teacher her son was. It takes a huge amount of mental gymnastics to reconcile that with wishing for the death of someone who could quite feasibly have been one of the students who her son cared so much about. That seems like a huge stretch from the values that she has described her son as having.
To the media: Please ask for stories about Scott. Though nothing will bring Scott back through those stories we can get to know who Scott was. Scott needs to be remembered for the person that he was and not just a victim. Remembering who Scott was, he can still impact this world in a positive way. Please help keep the memory of Scott and the other 16 beautiful souls alive!❤🎈🙏
@@notjoking7773 when you point one finger at someone you have 3 pointing right back at you,takes someone "special" to say such a horrible thing about someone that experienced such a heinous and totally uncalled for loss of a loved one.The never-ending nightmare all those touched by this senseless tragedy have already lived through and continue to for the rest of their days...let me guess,if it would've been someone that you loved and had ripped from you so heartlessly you would've bent over backwards to give him so much damn forgiveness. Sure his Mom drank while carrying him but you can't really think for one minute that he didn't fully understand that what he so callously done wasn't wrong.He researched,planned,purchased the weapon/ammo and knew to conceal the weapon in bag as to not bring awareness of what he was cold-heartedly planning to do,have the presence of mind to research even the timing of the belltones and walk into that school and be able to take so many humane lives and not even have one feeling of remorse or regret...then to cowardly lay the weapon and bag down in the stairwell and "blend in" with the other kids and try to act like a "victim" himself.He may have had a somewhat "rough" life,but there are MANY more people that had it as rough or even rougher...and their not using it as an excuse to run around killing people for fun and games and playing poor me.Hope he burns in hell one day.
@@brendamanley1785 Thanks for the long reply. Actually I did have a relative murdered by thugs with a shotgun. I forgave them eventually. And they are out there , since the jury found them not guilty somehow! I wouldn't wish anyone live in fear for the rest of their lives or go to hell. There is almost always a chance for redemption. Recently there was a killing in Georgia of high school football player by two blacks and the parents forgave them right away. The woman in this video is acting evil, I'll repeat the point. She isn't Christian either I don't think, so yea, it's probably 50/50 her or nik both end up in hell. I hope they both find Jesus and turn their life around.
@@Double_N350 What a horrible comment you make. You probably think Alex Jones killed those kids at Sandy Hook? Your name is not American, so I'll give you a pass on likely being a communist sympathizer. If you are in America, get out of our country, we don't need more like you.
That’s what is sickening about all of this. He went back and reshot to make sure victims were dead like how did that warrant the death penalty. The whole nation is disgusted
If your so hungry for the deathpenalty then it should be handed to the republican voters of Florida who allowed this tragedy by voting for liberal gun policy allowing crazy people to buy guns this isnt rocket science you hand out weapons like candy at gunstores in republican majority states this is sadly the outcome Cruz is a virus carrier , but Governor Desanctis and his gop voters allowed the virus to spread.
I stand firm with the families.validated anger, disgust.over the outcome on this sentence. This brings forth the flaws in our justice system. A spot light. This verdict brings out the fact you can kill 17 people in cold blood and except to live yourself. With protection added. This is a call for some changes in law here.
Two wrongs don’t make a right. How is murder by the state better? This trial shouldn’t have been taken place, the DP does nothing but hurt the victims even more and potentially kills innocents.
@@louiehernandez4741 I am at peace 100 percent. My relationship with my God has nothing to do with this. Do you really think God is ok with killers. We were born of free will.this was n.c. cruel free will played out. I know myself and my personal relationship with my God. Go preach to another. Forgiveness is for his God to give him . Not me there is no forgiveness to killing children. They are gods protected or subbose to be. God showed us evil is real,evil is strong.evil will pop up in a SCHOOL and kill your children. Forgiveness has nothing to do with this. You shouldn't combine God and law and state. Only the Lord himself can forgive sin.not my job
@@louiehernandez4741 p.s. the prayers should be for the families, the absolute anguish they have endured and continues to endure. My energy will be for they're healing.my prayers are for them.... It's also said we can cast out the demons. Well this is the very imagine if a demon. Cast him out of this world.
What an absolutely amazing mum💕I totally agree and must admit I’ve been thinking in the same way🤷🏻♀️death row can take many years which is crazy but true and I think when this rat mixes with certain prisoners he’s gonna be in fear for his life, I wonder if he’ll control his mental health issues when with other prisoners😡of course he will. He should’ve got death and it should’ve been arranged for a week maybe 2 from the date he was sentenced. God bless the beautiful families of the victims including the victims who survived this disgusting beasts attack on innocent children and teachers🙏🏼🌸💕
Well said Linda, yep, agree hope prison is his nightmare, with you all the way. Thoughts, strength and lots of love to you Linda, stay strong please, for all of us.
I fell so bad for this wonderful woman who lost her wonderful son and all the family God bless you all God bless all the victims and families to so horrible and evil this happened .
I know of another case where the jury let a Domestic Violence defendant Off cuz they didn't think the victim was hurt "bad enough ".... The jury didn't follow the law. This stuff does happen. Its heartbeaking.
Although i think the verdict will be better than letting him take the easy way out, the whole mental illness argument is and always has been ridiculous… clearly anybody who will go to this level of extreme isn’t a level headed person with his head screwed on tight, there’s obviously loose screws AND THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE TO BE AFRAID OF! If they’re proven to be mentally ill then they’re even more of a threat to normal society and it’s citizens. I’m just sick of these killers anymore 🤦♂️
Too bad he won't be in the general population. My heart goes out to this woman. I am not in favor of the death penalty. In this case, it is warranted. Now future mass murderers are taking their cues from this because they know they can only get life in prison.
With all due respect, she said it in the interview: "look at the facts...you're not supposed to put in your own feelings." In justice, vengance has no place and that's something the defense told the jury "don't make a decision based on what the families want". No verdict was going to give anyone what they wanted: their loved ones back, their pain taken away, peace of mind... that's never going to be obtained in a court of law with crimes like this one. There's still no apropriate punishment for this, not life or death. But wanting "someone" to murder him in prison is agreeing that murder is an option in our society. I'm not going after her, I'm just saying words matter and speaking with anger is never the right choice. I'm sorry for her loss and I do wish there was anything that could give her peace, but this is not it.
@@fidelia.stables I have not experienced what these families have and hopefully I never do, but I empathize with them and understand why they want revenge. However when you're going on T.V. and you know so many people are watching you and listening to you, you shouldn't send a message basically viewing murder as an option and with the "eye for an eye" narrative. Where does that lead us as a society? In the concept of justice there's no room for human emotions and vengance, because that would not be justice.
I really think if you have nothing helpful to say regarding this woman's suffering you should keep your thoughts to yourself. I would never dare to argue/disagree with her anger. She is in a very unique position and has every right to her feelings. And what is so very terrible about vengeance?
Im sorry but ur son lost his life for breaking protocol! He put others 1st before himself witout thinking about u and your husband! he would still be alive if he wuldve put himself 1st before others!!!
As a psychotherapist I 100% agree with this mother. Mental illness does NOT make you murder people. Lots of kids have fetal alcohol syndrome and they don’t murder people. Lots of people have even worse traumatic childhoods than him and they don’t go on to murder people. He was planful in actions, his brain showed executive functioning by him planning everything out, and he was methodical in his behavior as he was murdering everyone he could. He showed the classic signs of psychopathathy in childhood. Society, and the law, needs to be educated on the behaviors of psychopathathy, narcissism, and anti-social personality disorder. The court needs to start having psychologists run assessments on these people because the majority of violent people have these personality disorders. We have testing for this. They are at a much higher risk for being violent and acting on their homicidal thoughts. Personality disorders are not in the same category as having PTSD from trauma or depression or any other mental health condition. Their propensity for violence is at the core of their being. We have the death penalty for a reason. The court and those jurors did not serve these families justice. Shame on all of them. On top of immense grief, the families now have to process immense anger from this injustice. I’m disgusted at this outcome and for the behaviors of his defense attorney and the jurors who put their personal feelings and beliefs over facts and following the law.
Linda will be disappointed. Prisoners usually target people who touch little kids. Nick is a killer with a high body count which means he'll get respect and probably recruited into a gang.
As she said, even those who don’t agree with the victims’ emotional, visceral reaction to this judgment, there is no way to argue that intellectually and legally this ruling makes any sense. The path to capital punishment in FL is set with levels and questions that must all be given a unanimous yes in order to move forward with considering the death penalty. However, when all these factors are unanimously agreed upon, when the defense failed to prove its case, when the defense attorneys did not execute their jobs properly, there is no legal justification to vote against capital punishment. Voting yes on everything else, except on the LAST step of whether the aggravating factors outweigh the mitigating factors makes no legal sense. If everything else is a yes, legal justification calls for a yes at the end. Unless the decision was not a legal decision, and a “I can’t punish someone for taking a life by taking a life” in which case that person lied under oath to sit on this jury. The defense argued so strongly that the jury was tainted, and in fact they were. Those jurors should be punished accordingly for perjury, and the verdict thrown out. The State here is represented by arguably the best prosecutor south FL has seen, Mike Satz who came out of retirement solely to prosecute this case. They will continue fighting their case at the sentencing hearing and will not let go of the legal mistakes made here. The fact that the state after a verdict is already interviewing jurors is unprecedented yet only underscores how erroneous and perplexing this decision was.
Jurors are cowards and took the easy way out. Shame on them. This was a clear cut death penalty case. I'm so sorry for the loss of these 17 individuals.
Why was he not given the help he needed when teachers ID'd him as needing issues. I have been personally involved with a very similar case. My boys played with him as we were long time friends with his older adoptive parents. We knew there were issues but had no idea that he was as "distorted" as he was, eventually, 2 the point of murder and his adoptive family being afraid of him. He committed suicide after the murder of another young man. I am NOT defending his actions, but I think that we should be focusing on early age intervention or we will just keep "producing" potential mass murderers.
on the other news station they said that there was 2 people who wanted to say life in prison. but one person threatened to change their mind. one did and the other didn't.
The heartache of everyone.of these parents.has been so sad to see. Through all their pain they still have been able to think of how they could help.ohthers .
From this case I learned that it's not about evidence, you can have all the evidence, a guilty plea and it comes down to the jury not the law. I believe the judges should play a larger part in this decision. Not all juror can keep their emotions out of the decision. Jurors would not have sentenced him to death, Cruz sentenced himself. Sorry to all the families. I hope that the children or family members of the jurors never have to feel this pain and lost. It would be interesting to see if the table was turned would they have voted different?
This guy was just a murderer had nothing to do with anything about his mother and what she did. My birth mother drank with 3 of us and my siste got the worst of it with alcohol fetal syndrome. We were all adopted into amazing families. NONE of us are killers. I have worked in the medical field for over 20 years, my brother is a vet and sister raised her kids and lives a wonderful life. There is ZERO excuse for what this kid did and blaming it on his upbringing was a cop out. He's not the only one that had a drug addicted drunk mother in utero.... Can't express how deeply I am sorry for your loss and the loss of all the other 16....
She is a very intelligent women and I’m so sorry she didn’t get the results she wanted. I hope her voice is heard. I wonder if they can change their mind about the life sentencing? Or is it set in stone? Ugh…it’s all sad all around My condolences Linda everything you said was very true!!
Death penalty is wrong in all cases. Don't ever give me jury duty on a case with that potential outcome because I won't be impartial in the face of something so inhumane. If you truly believe in an eye for an eye, then keep that same energy for legalizing rape as punishment against rapists. Legalized torture punishment for those who have tortured ect.
I feel her pain and my goes out to her and other victims families but you cant mad at the verdict when racist and corrupted Police officers gets way less harsher punishment than this including those officers that murdered brianna Taylor have yet to be trialed and convicted. I Think personally have no problem with the outcome of the verdict because atleast justice is served and He Will spend the rest of his life behind bars people need to stop acting like he is getting special treatment period!
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Mrs. Beigel, your words are not ugly. You’re speaking the truth! Be assured there is one inmate that has compassion for the beautiful lives taken, the survivors and the families. There is one inmate who is filled with as much disgust and anger as the rest of us! At least one! I support you. My heart has love for all of you. Scott’s face and name will never be forgotten, nor will the 16 other beautiful angels. We might not know you all personally, but our hearts are shattered. From, Michigan 💜🙏🏻
If an inmate takes him out it won't be out of compassion. It'll be because he's an equal sociopath. It's unlikely somebody who isn't serving life will take him out because they want to serve their sentence and be free. If someone takes him out it'll be another lifer who is probably in there for doing something almost as heinous. Best hope is that evil kills evil.
Edwin v thars pointless what you just stated just no relivence
I give him 6 years until justice is truly served. ⏰
@@edwinv196 totally agree. It’s a complicated issue when we think about “justice” in prison. What does that say about us as humans. Now with that being said I do believe in the death penalty.
You put $500.00 on a lifers books he will do just about anything.
I feel the same way Linda! I’d be just as angry if it was my child. I’m so sorry for you! Tears come to my eyes every time I see you❤💔
Same💔 i watch the whole trial as jury how can see the horrible pictures of the victims and videos and give him a chance to take breath
A man in his prime…so sad. Such strength from a mom who wants his legacy to live on. Prayers to Linda and family,
100% support Scott and his family on this.
Sorry but Justice was served!!!! MOVE ON!!!!!!!!!!!
@@davidwilliam9451 to which Cruz decided on his own to become a mass murderer 😂 stfu troll
@@davidwilliam9451 what
@@lifeoflw84 but cruz killed 17 people!
@@zaquarviousgaffney367 yes almost 5 years ago.. in the end god has final day so I don’t know why they are still putting all there energy into this when they need to just let there families RIP.. 🤍
Hopefully, he'll live in fear for a very short life in prison.
She is 100% correct. Defense didn’t prove their case.
Nothing to prove. He admits the killings.
Take comfort in the fact that he’ll go through hell in prison.
I LOVE that she had the balls to say what she said. #mamabear
She is totally right!
She's actually incorrect. He'll never get murdered in prison because he'll be in protective custody completely isolated away from all other inmates.
@@lawrencew3047 There are certain types of protective custody prisoners who never get taken out of that programme , eg. corrupt cops. There's a possibility that Cruz or his doctor will ask for him to be somewhat less restricted after five or 7 years. Then the risk to him would start.
@@lawrencew3047 He’s not gonna be in pc the entire time lol
@@xircc how do you know that? There's been mass shooters and serial killers in the past who stayed in pc until they died naturally. Sometimes they ask to be let back into general but Cruz is a social outcast I'm sure he's very comfortable alone.
Many of us hold you in our thoughts; I am ANGRY that your son was murdered & in my eyes he & you were all victimized Again by the so called justice system! You & your circle have every right to feel the way you do and I am truly sorry
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They weren’t victimized, he’s still going to prison for the rest of his life.
Even on death row, it wouldn’t get administered for another 20-30 years due to the appeals anyway
I agree!!! With every single thing you said. You couldn’t be more spot on in every point you made.
Sister, I watched you on the live court everyday. And I prayed for your pain. I could believe the verdict either. Yes, this man will be a tortured man. If not by fellow prisoners, but in his mind. The way he plugged his ears when he heard the screams, he will hear them in his sleep. I am praying for you since the beginning. And I will always pray for your broken ♥ heart. Sending you angels
Her son looked like a very nice young man 🥺
Yes he did ☹️🥺
Very handsome too 💔
he was a jerk....looks don;t mean anything
He was a hero protecting those children
@@Sb-sz3cn go to hell hater
I'm praying your right...I've heard that life in prison.is no picnic...may everyday be his hell...my heart goes out to all the parents and families...
They don't force them to work or do better and allow weapons in a weapons free zone with drugs and rape and sex that shouldn't happen between staff and inmates and inmates with inmates laws are on this and yet people break them outside as well as inside and he won't get bag and tag some white gang group or some other money making group will pick him up and make money and escape like few have
Specially based on the crimes he commited....no doubt about that ....
You're praying for someone to die? You're going straight to hell.
No, it's not pleasant. They really don't like crimes involving children. He'll be a trophy kill for the other prisoners
@@michellenainkristinabusch1221 not true look at few that hurt kids and still have yet to be touch and people like him get pc
I feel the same as Linda. From what I have learned about Scott he was an amazing man. Who chould have given so much more to this earth. This killer shouldn't see another day.
I worked in mental health for thirty years and not one of my patients ever planned to kill anyone they for the most part are good people with a dreadful illness
They argued that he has brain damage from his mother's drug, alcohol, cigarette abuse when pregnant with him.
@@soupnfresh yeah and it is total bullshit that does not make anyone a murderer. There are plenty of crack babies and alcohol induced babies and they didn't turn into murderers like this demon Cruz. He is a disgrace and shouldve gotten the worst
@@stephguz how would you feel if your child was gunned down by a maniac at school?!? If they were shot not once, but 2, 3, 4 times for good measure by an animal with a high powered rifle. Shot up so close that their faces and body parts were unrecognizable by the time it was done?! Would you be angry and have hatred towards the sick person who did it?! I bet you would. That school shooter doesn’t deserve to see another day, nor waste another tax payer dollar being fed and housed.
@@stephguz hate and anger is probably one of the few things allowing them to continue to live. Your attitude is truly astonishing.
@@stephguz exactly. Like in Star Wars, anger and hatred blinds.
Whoever takes him out in prison should receive a pardon not a increase on sentence or a least a honorable medal of some kind
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I 💯 agree
We need a retrial, it’s clear the juror came in with no intention of giving the death penalty. And the fact that they fought/threatened each other, an another juror called the court after…it’s a mess.
That would be horrendous to put everyone through the entire trial again.
@@xlkarma8446 best he'll get is the. sentence the jury handed down,hopefully sooner than later he'll get "jailhouse justice".He can't be retried for the same crime under our laws that would be double jeopardy.
@@brendamanley1785 not if there was jury misconduct. I think the judge won’t uphold the jury verdict anyway.
We’ve already saw a video of this guy attacking a correctional officer in prison after the mass shooting…. Believe me, he won’t have a minute of peace. This verdict was a slap in the face to the families and survivors.
the guard instigated him, so yeah…..
@@TheLucidSpecter yeah,by telling him to not bend his shoes up under his toes,causing a tripping hazzard....my God,no wonder so many today don't think they should have anyone break their poor little hearts and not let them do exactly what they want,when they want...smh
@@TheLucidSpecter - Ok, so if the guard instigated it, so what. Prison guards don't treat prisoners like model citizens.
She wants him to live in fear, he lives in fear his whole life believe me.. He has an anxiety disorder
Worse than that fear
Life in Prison WITHOUT PAROLE.... there will never be any parole hearings to worry about. Go to the smallest bathroom of your home and replace the tub with a bed. That is about the space he will be in for all but about an hour a day for the rest of his life. I don't see him surviving long there... Rest in Peace to all who died at his hands and prayers for all who love and miss them.
I like how the news anchor clearly agreed with the mom, and didn’t cut her off when she started wishing someone kills him in jail.
Yeah, not at all exploiting someone’s grief for views..
How ironic
Yeah, I agree. I don't know how likely it is, but hopefully NC gets the fluids beat out of him by the inmates.
I hope and pray her wishes come true ❤
17 victims were not able to get justice. 17 families werenot able to find closure. 17 survivors and families were also ripped off justice and closure. Prayers for the victims, survivors and families to find ways to cure and heal their anger and unfairness.
That’s completely false and pure hyperbole.
Did he get acquitted? No, he’s going to prison for the rest of his life.
Even if he got the death penalty, it wouldn’t get administered for another 20-30 years because of the appeals. Not to mention it’s far more expensive to house people on death row.
Scott looks a lot like his mother. Stay strong sweetie
I am so with you ♥️I support you so very much. I am sending you so much love. I am just a woman from Canada - is there anything I can do for you, your family and/ or you cause ? My heart aches for you and your loved ones.
I honestly don't really see the point of these interviews. We can't expect victims' families to take everything into account and render a just and emotionless decision.....and I'm not trying to blame them, I would certainly not be objective if it was me who had lost someone in such a horrific way.....And I definitely think that victims impact statements are an important part of the judicial process. That being said, this is exactly why the judicial system is designed the way it is.
We are beyond over you leftist apologists for the dregs of society.
@@patriciaburkell8024 What? What are you talking about? Why the aggressivity? What did I say that made you so.......I don't know if you're being rude, aggressive, or whatever made you answer the way you did. What bothered you so much about what I said?
@@Lanwarder Truth hurt?
@@patriciaburkell8024 Nah I'm just not getting what you are saying and why you are saying it
@@patriciaburkell8024 Again, try to be rational and have a conversation with me. What did I say that bothered you this much?
Basically morality collapsed
I feel the same way.. you are absolutely right . My brothers best friend was brutally brutally murdered
By his wife.
She got life in prision w no parole.
She was up for death penalty. The jury declined because they had a 3 yr
Don't worry Linda, He is gonna pay for every single life that him took away. And I'm 100% sure that is gonna be hard. Keep moving forward and one day in the future you will see justice coming from God. My prayers for all families involved in this tragic episode. May God bless you all.
Couldn’t have said it better. I’ve come to realize there’s no justice here anymore. Such a sad place we all live in.
God knew this was going to happen, everything is already known by God, and therefore everything is perfect as it is.. Good and Evil need each other, you cannot have one without the other. God bless and take care
He was punished either way and in a way he can never do anything to anyone again. Why are we, as a society, throwing a fit about someone not being killed as punishment? They chose life for a reason. It was such a long trial. It wasn't a quick decision, and living life in prison still has you held accountable. People are acting like he got to be free or was called not guilty. It is too much.
Exactly.
I’ve seen many people say him not getting the death penalty wasn’t justice but that’s simply hyperbolic
something i truly believe is that if someone can get the death penalty, it should be the choice of the victims' families to choose a killer's fate. with that said, if the families want him to get the death penalty, GIVE HIM THE DAMN DEATH PENALTY!!!! god bless this mom she is spitting facts!!!! may her and the families get justice.
Only those who have lost a loved one at the hands of another person’s evil can understand the feelings, the thoughts and the words coming out of this lady’s lips. And I am sick and tired of evil people constantly pulling up mental illness excuse card!! Get your life together!!
And only a person with COMPASSION would understand that the root problem will NOT be solved with a death penalty, which I am NOT saying may be justified.
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@@jimbellingham3572 The root of the problem is wannabe philosophers like you. It isn't compassion to keep a murderer alive, let me kill someone in your family and see how you react to me living a happy life. Treating mental illness will reduce these tragedies but never solve them, just like the death penalty, but there should always be consequences when you kill someone, esp when it's on purpose. I bet youd say weed is more dangerous than alcohol too...
@@Sealust50 So you'd be okay with your family members being murdered then right? How would you feel knowing theyre out in the world after being merely talked to? Is it fair that people who dont commit physical harm should have to live around a killer in prison? Dont their lives matter?
@@r3ll5csgo78 That argument is nothing more than WHATABOUTISM. My sister was paralyzed from the waist down by a drunk driver. He wasn’t even a murderer and I wanted him dead. Just because revenge is a natural feeling doesn’t make it the fundamentally correct response. Also this idea the lack of the death penalty sends a message to anyone is completely wrong. I’ll disprove the death penalty is a deterrent with one phrase: suicide bombers. You people have this false idea that everyone is afraid to die in order to kill people. Over half of mass shootings end in murder-suicide anyways.
I will Kindly put money on the Books of the inmate that takes him out
Shame on that jury, I didn't lose a child or loved one that day, but I watched daily, this trial, I was in shock when I listened along with the other millions of people, hearing the disbelief, as the judge read his sentence. I'm so sorry Linda and the rest of the parents, wives, sons, and daughters, my heart and prayers are with you!! 💔😭💔
Race card wouldn’t be surprised
have some compassion. Jesus said to love thy enemies
NC is also the biological child of a crazy, drug-addicted, alcoholic mother. He was not born normal. He is responsible for his actions but despite your immense grief, the death penalty will not bring the poor victims and your sweet Alex back to life.In my country, we have chosen not to kill anyone legally and we have less crime.Killing is wrong, no matter what the situation is . Those responsible are the state and the judicial system, they are the ones who did not acted upon the warning signs and all the red flags. Nikolas' sister was also abandoned by the state. The biology of the brain is complex, NC was not born normal because of this. The death penalty is a disgrace to a democracy. In Iran they have it, in China they have it, in Qatar they have it.. they should not have it in the US, please! It never brings closure.I am so sorry for the death of your beautiful son, Mrs Beigel Schulman.
millions of people are not born normal, they dont turn into mass shooting monsters, Cruz had a lot of opportunities and didn't take advantage of them, thats on him. As NC is alive he could in theory be released one day if the law is changed or if he is for some reason granted clemency etc. or even escape, is it right that the parents have to live with that possibility?
@@ryanfraser167 Not everybody who is not "normal", kills. OK , but those who had a dreadful childhood, a crazy crack addicted, alcoholic violent mother who abandoned them might end up with an array of problems. He will never walk this earth free again and you know this unless an asteroid hits the earth and destroys the jail he is in. Killing can't be the solution. You can't condemn a criminal and become one yourself even if this is done legally. Killing NC will not bring any of the victims back. Change those insane gun laws, you will not have those mass shootings. Look at the countries who did it. Less crime, NO mass shootings.
Three other countries that have the Death Penalty but also have very low crime rates are South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. It's worth noting that death row inmates in these countries are executed by hanging.
I am glad she isn’t afraid to speak her anger and truth! That takes courage! We love you Linda!❤❤
I can completely understand her emotions and views. What criminals like this one do is take good from the world and yet want to be treated better than what they gave.
I hope she gets all her wishes.
I feel for the families pain and their anger is totally justified. But I don’t agree that we should kill someone in return for killing someone else. This sends the message that it is ok to kill someone if it is justified. Murderers feel justified in their own twisted minds, but that doesn’t make it right. There is no justification for murder period.
I agree
What about self defense when your life is at risk?
@@verov9234 I thought about that too. I looked up the definition of murder. And the difference is that it is premeditated. I think it is different if it is in self defense.
This country stands with you and all the victims’ families. I, too, pray that Nikolas gets justice served to him prison.
So what you’re suggesting here is solicitation of murder? That’s a crime. You yourself can get life for that.
She is 100% RIGHT! It's a complete mockery and a slap in the face. The defense lawyers are equally to blame.
I absolutely love her honesty ❤ I agree 100%
I still can't warp my mind around how the 11 other jurors gave in to the 1 juror's wishes for life.
Only option they had,had to be unanimous verdict, otherwise automatically life/no possibility of parole.They couldn't force the juror to impose death penalty,all it takes is one against death,therefore only option left.Initially only 1 wanted life/no parole but then persuaded 2 others....actually 9 wanted death penalty,3 were against it.
@@brendamanley1785 Thank you for the explanation.
@@John-kv7jo your welcome
Praying for all involved.
So sorry for your loss and of all the other families 💔🙏💔🙏💔🙏💔🙏💔🙏💔🙏💔🙏💔🙏💔🙏💔🙏💔🙏💔🙏💔🙏💔🙏💔🙏💔🙏💔🙏
Prayers to all the families...this evil is evil there is no cover up period. This man shouldn't be breathing
So basically you pray but want someone to die. You're evil and vengeful. God doesn't like people like you.
She's right !
I really pray for peace for all the families. Having outrage is exactly what he wanted.
Linda, you are absolutely right!
He will live in fear everyday!! He won't last long! My Nieces killer also a young man DIED a horrible death in prison and everyday leading up to his death! 👹 are among us! Pray for all.of the families and friends that lost someone on that horrible day!!❤
I’m so sorry Linda ❤
I agree with her 100%
i am glad anytime anyone is able to avoid the death penalty. life without parole is enough. outside of self-defense no person or government should have the right to take a human being's life, no matter how vial they are, or in how heinous of a manner they have wronged others. execution is barbaric, costly, and most importantly fallible
What about abortion?
@@thegreatrestoration6784 if someone needs a kidney to survive, and doctors find out through your records that your kidney is a match, should you be legally and forcibly compelled to put your own life in danger and give up your kidney because someone else needs one of your organs to survive?
@@jojothetasmaniansassmonkey8866 i don't understand the argument. What does this have to do with abortion?
How sad that the monster's actions have had such far-reaching ramifications as to result in what I'm sure is an otherwise very pleasant and decent woman becoming so bitter and wishing death upon another human being. I'm sure this is not the person who she would ever have liked to envision herself becoming. I pray that she can find peace beyond wishing for another's death. I'm sure it's what her son would want.
Pretty sure she would know her son better than you. Let her speak freely without twisting her words or telling her how not to feel.
@@misskarma7408 She herself has gone to great lengths to tell us what a dedicated and caring teacher her son was. It takes a huge amount of mental gymnastics to reconcile that with wishing for the death of someone who could quite feasibly have been one of the students who her son cared so much about. That seems like a huge stretch from the values that she has described her son as having.
To the media: Please ask for stories about Scott. Though nothing will bring Scott back through those stories we can get to know who Scott was. Scott needs to be remembered for the person that he was and not just a victim. Remembering who Scott was, he can still impact this world in a positive way. Please help keep the memory of Scott and the other 16 beautiful souls alive!❤🎈🙏
You don’t kill in revenge for killing. Understood you lost a child but this is sick reasoning.
did you watch trial ? Is not about revenge is about making people like cruz to never take breath again after killing 17 innocent people
Its her pain
Agree
Beautiful Mother 🙏
Really?... Yikes! She's scary.
What an incredible woman
she's evil, no wonder she had bad karma and passed it to her son. She needs to learn forgiveness.
@@notjoking7773 Okay Nicholas Cruz.
@@notjoking7773 when you point one finger at someone you have 3 pointing right back at you,takes someone "special" to say such a horrible thing about someone that experienced such a heinous and totally uncalled for loss of a loved one.The never-ending nightmare all those touched by this senseless tragedy have already lived through and continue to for the rest of their days...let me guess,if it would've been someone that you loved and had ripped from you so heartlessly you would've bent over backwards to give him so much damn forgiveness. Sure his Mom drank while carrying him but you can't really think for one minute that he didn't fully understand that what he so callously done wasn't wrong.He researched,planned,purchased the weapon/ammo and knew to conceal the weapon in bag as to not bring awareness of what he was cold-heartedly planning to do,have the presence of mind to research even the timing of the belltones and walk into that school and be able to take so many humane lives and not even have one feeling of remorse or regret...then to cowardly lay the weapon and bag down in the stairwell and "blend in" with the other kids and try to act like a "victim" himself.He may have had a somewhat "rough" life,but there are MANY more people that had it as rough or even rougher...and their not using it as an excuse to run around killing people for fun and games and playing poor me.Hope he burns in hell one day.
@@brendamanley1785 Thanks for the long reply. Actually I did have a relative murdered by thugs with a shotgun. I forgave them eventually. And they are out there , since the jury found them not guilty somehow! I wouldn't wish anyone live in fear for the rest of their lives or go to hell. There is almost always a chance for redemption.
Recently there was a killing in Georgia of high school football player by two blacks and the parents forgave them right away.
The woman in this video is acting evil, I'll repeat the point. She isn't Christian either I don't think, so yea, it's probably 50/50 her or nik both end up in hell. I hope they both find Jesus and turn their life around.
@@Double_N350 What a horrible comment you make. You probably think Alex Jones killed those kids at Sandy Hook? Your name is not American, so I'll give you a pass on likely being a communist sympathizer. If you are in America, get out of our country, we don't need more like you.
how can you forgive the murderer so you can truly MoveOn? ugh
Scott was so full of love and bravery.... The Best for his family, thanks to him more than 20 kids now are on college 💖
That’s what is sickening about all of this. He went back and reshot to make sure victims were dead like how did that warrant the death penalty. The whole nation is disgusted
If your so hungry for the deathpenalty then it should be handed to the republican voters of Florida who allowed this tragedy by voting for liberal gun policy allowing crazy people to buy guns this isnt rocket science you hand out weapons like candy at gunstores in republican majority states this is sadly the outcome Cruz is a virus carrier , but Governor Desanctis and his gop voters allowed the virus to spread.
@@davidneraas750 I agree with you
I stand firm with the families.validated anger, disgust.over the outcome on this sentence. This brings forth the flaws in our justice system. A spot light. This verdict brings out the fact you can kill 17 people in cold blood and except to live yourself. With protection added. This is a call for some changes in law here.
I pray your sad, vindictive and angry soul prays to Jesus to teach you forgiveness, mercy and gives you peace.
Two wrongs don’t make a right. How is murder by the state better? This trial shouldn’t have been taken place, the DP does nothing but hurt the victims even more and potentially kills innocents.
@@louiehernandez4741 I am at peace 100 percent. My relationship with my God has nothing to do with this. Do you really think God is ok with killers. We were born of free will.this was n.c. cruel free will played out. I know myself and my personal relationship with my God. Go preach to another. Forgiveness is for his God to give him . Not me there is no forgiveness to killing children. They are gods protected or subbose to be. God showed us evil is real,evil is strong.evil will pop up in a SCHOOL and kill your children. Forgiveness has nothing to do with this. You shouldn't combine God and law and state. Only the Lord himself can forgive sin.not my job
@@louiehernandez4741 p.s. the prayers should be for the families, the absolute anguish they have endured and continues to endure. My energy will be for they're healing.my prayers are for them.... It's also said we can cast out the demons. Well this is the very imagine if a demon. Cast him out of this world.
@@shawnacothran3075 Plenty of prayers , especially for them.
What an absolutely amazing mum💕I totally agree and must admit I’ve been thinking in the same way🤷🏻♀️death row can take many years which is crazy but true and I think when this rat mixes with certain prisoners he’s gonna be in fear for his life, I wonder if he’ll control his mental health issues when with other prisoners😡of course he will. He should’ve got death and it should’ve been arranged for a week maybe 2 from the date he was sentenced. God bless the beautiful families of the victims including the victims who survived this disgusting beasts attack on innocent children and teachers🙏🏼🌸💕
Well said Linda, yep, agree hope prison is his nightmare, with you all the way. Thoughts, strength and lots of love to you Linda, stay strong please, for all of us.
She has to relive all this every time that punk act’s up. Like the Norway mass killer does every time he doesn’t get the newest xBox game.
I fell so bad for this wonderful woman who lost her wonderful son and all the family God bless you all God bless all the victims and families to so horrible and evil this happened .
I understand her pain but isn’t publicly asking the prison population to murder someone wrong?
This poor woman’s pain 😢
I watched this case. Now we have investigations on 3 jurors. I pray that justice be served.
I know of another case where the jury let a Domestic Violence defendant Off cuz they didn't think the victim was hurt "bad enough ".... The jury didn't follow the law. This stuff does happen. Its heartbeaking.
I can't even imagine what these people are going through God bless
100% Linda, my only way to digest this insane verdict
Although i think the verdict will be better than letting him take the easy way out, the whole mental illness argument is and always has been ridiculous… clearly anybody who will go to this level of extreme isn’t a level headed person with his head screwed on tight, there’s obviously loose screws AND THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE TO BE AFRAID OF! If they’re proven to be mentally ill then they’re even more of a threat to normal society and it’s citizens. I’m just sick of these killers anymore 🤦♂️
My uncle was brutally murdered back in 70's. 34 stab wounds and then more from a meat fork. I pray for forgiveness but it's very hard
Too bad he won't be in the general population. My heart goes out to this woman. I am not in favor of the death penalty. In this case, it is warranted. Now future mass murderers are taking their cues from this because they know they can only get life in prison.
This monster murderer definitely deserves to live in fear in prison
He will finally know how those victims felt in 2018 during his rampage
With all due respect, she said it in the interview: "look at the facts...you're not supposed to put in your own feelings." In justice, vengance has no place and that's something the defense told the jury "don't make a decision based on what the families want". No verdict was going to give anyone what they wanted: their loved ones back, their pain taken away, peace of mind... that's never going to be obtained in a court of law with crimes like this one. There's still no apropriate punishment for this, not life or death. But wanting "someone" to murder him in prison is agreeing that murder is an option in our society. I'm not going after her, I'm just saying words matter and speaking with anger is never the right choice. I'm sorry for her loss and I do wish there was anything that could give her peace, but this is not it.
See how you all feel when someone senselessly murders one of your loved ones.
@@fidelia.stables I have not experienced what these families have and hopefully I never do, but I empathize with them and understand why they want revenge. However when you're going on T.V. and you know so many people are watching you and listening to you, you shouldn't send a message basically viewing murder as an option and with the "eye for an eye" narrative. Where does that lead us as a society? In the concept of justice there's no room for human emotions and vengance, because that would not be justice.
I really think if you have nothing helpful to say regarding this woman's suffering you should keep your thoughts to yourself. I would never dare to argue/disagree with her anger. She is in a very unique position and has every right to her feelings. And what is so very terrible about vengeance?
@@stephguz shameful comments.
@@stephguz bet you lost was not murdered!
Im sorry but ur son lost his life for breaking protocol! He put others 1st before himself witout thinking about u and your husband! he would still be alive if he wuldve put himself 1st before others!!!
As a psychotherapist I 100% agree with this mother. Mental illness does NOT make you murder people. Lots of kids have fetal alcohol syndrome and they don’t murder people. Lots of people have even worse traumatic childhoods than him and they don’t go on to murder people. He was planful in actions, his brain showed executive functioning by him planning everything out, and he was methodical in his behavior as he was murdering everyone he could. He showed the classic signs of psychopathathy in childhood. Society, and the law, needs to be educated on the behaviors of psychopathathy, narcissism, and anti-social personality disorder. The court needs to start having psychologists run assessments on these people because the majority of violent people have these personality disorders. We have testing for this. They are at a much higher risk for being violent and acting on their homicidal thoughts. Personality disorders are not in the same category as having PTSD from trauma or depression or any other mental health condition. Their propensity for violence is at the core of their being. We have the death penalty for a reason. The court and those jurors did not serve these families justice. Shame on all of them. On top of immense grief, the families now have to process immense anger from this injustice. I’m disgusted at this outcome and for the behaviors of his defense attorney and the jurors who put their personal feelings and beliefs over facts and following the law.
You are lying! People with mental illnesses kill ALL THE TIME. Are you living on Mars... Now go to college because you need it!
Linda will be disappointed. Prisoners usually target people who touch little kids. Nick is a killer with a high body count which means he'll get respect and probably recruited into a gang.
Now the real pyscho is this women... What difference is their between that shooter and her.. Forgive him
As she said, even those who don’t agree with the victims’ emotional, visceral reaction to this judgment, there is no way to argue that intellectually and legally this ruling makes any sense. The path to capital punishment in FL is set with levels and questions that must all be given a unanimous yes in order to move forward with considering the death penalty. However, when all these factors are unanimously agreed upon, when the defense failed to prove its case, when the defense attorneys did not execute their jobs properly, there is no legal justification to vote against capital punishment. Voting yes on everything else, except on the LAST step of whether the aggravating factors outweigh the mitigating factors makes no legal sense. If everything else is a yes, legal justification calls for a yes at the end. Unless the decision was not a legal decision, and a “I can’t punish someone for taking a life by taking a life” in which case that person lied under oath to sit on this jury. The defense argued so strongly that the jury was tainted, and in fact they were. Those jurors should be punished accordingly for perjury, and the verdict thrown out. The State here is represented by arguably the best prosecutor south FL has seen, Mike Satz who came out of retirement solely to prosecute this case. They will continue fighting their case at the sentencing hearing and will not let go of the legal mistakes made here. The fact that the state after a verdict is already interviewing jurors is unprecedented yet only underscores how erroneous and perplexing this decision was.
Violence will not help her
I think the same but it is her pain
it helps me.
She has every right to be angry
Jurors are cowards and took the easy way out. Shame on them. This was a clear cut death penalty case. I'm so sorry for the loss of these 17 individuals.
She is an incredible person!
2 wrongs don’t make a right!
Why was he not given the help he needed when teachers ID'd him as needing issues. I have been personally involved with a very similar case. My boys played with him as we were long time friends with his older adoptive parents. We knew there were issues but had no idea that he was as "distorted" as he was, eventually, 2 the point of murder and his adoptive family being afraid of him. He committed suicide after the murder of another young man. I am NOT defending his actions, but I think that we should be focusing on early age intervention or we will just keep "producing" potential mass murderers.
Every predatory murderer is arguably mentally ill. It's no basis for exonerating them from responsibilty.
The same type of judicial system that said Kyle Rittenhouse was innocent is the same system that spared this Criminal’s life. #Privilege
on the other news station they said that there was 2 people who wanted to say life in prison. but one person threatened to change their mind. one did and the other didn't.
Jurors said 9 wanted death penalty, one for life w/o parole in the beginning of deliberations and convinced 2 more for same.
The heartache of everyone.of these parents.has been so sad to see. Through all their pain they still have been able to think of how they could help.ohthers .
Powerful!
From this case I learned that it's not about evidence, you can have all the evidence, a guilty plea and it comes down to the jury not the law. I believe the judges should play a larger part in this decision. Not all juror can keep their emotions out of the decision. Jurors would not have sentenced him to death, Cruz sentenced himself.
Sorry to all the families. I hope that the children or family members of the jurors never have to feel this pain and lost. It would be interesting to see if the table was turned would they have voted different?
I just want to hug her :(
Justice cannot be done by victims. Ir has to be neutral.
She said what she said. 100% mommy! ❤ Most mom’s without a doubt!
I admire her so much
This guy was just a murderer had nothing to do with anything about his mother and what she did. My birth mother drank with 3 of us and my siste got the worst of it with alcohol fetal syndrome. We were all adopted into amazing families. NONE of us are killers. I have worked in the medical field for over 20 years, my brother is a vet and sister raised her kids and lives a wonderful life. There is ZERO excuse for what this kid did and blaming it on his upbringing was a cop out. He's not the only one that had a drug addicted drunk mother in utero.... Can't express how deeply I am sorry for your loss and the loss of all the other 16....
She is a very intelligent women and I’m so sorry she didn’t get the results she wanted. I hope her voice is heard. I wonder if they can change their mind about the life sentencing? Or is it set in stone? Ugh…it’s all sad all around
My condolences Linda everything you said was very true!!
Now that the jury has spoken their verdict, that's his fate.Under our laws he can't be tried again for the same crime,that's double jeopardy.
Death penalty is wrong in all cases. Don't ever give me jury duty on a case with that potential outcome because I won't be impartial in the face of something so inhumane. If you truly believe in an eye for an eye, then keep that same energy for legalizing rape as punishment against rapists. Legalized torture punishment for those who have tortured ect.
I feel her pain and my goes out to her and other victims families but you cant mad at the verdict when racist and corrupted Police officers gets way less harsher punishment than this including those officers that murdered brianna Taylor have yet to be trialed and convicted. I Think personally have no problem with the outcome of the verdict because atleast justice is served and He Will spend the rest of his life behind bars people need to stop acting like he is getting special treatment period!