Nikolas Cruz Case Analysis | How the System Failed

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[@AimeeAimee444]

My nephew was in Majorie Stoneman Douglas HS shooting. Before hearing Dr. Grande’s analysis, I just want to let you know that almost all the students knew it was Nikolas when the shooting began. If that doesn’t speak volumes as to how the system failed those students and faculty that day, then I don’t know what? My nephew was lucky and is with us today. Thank you always Dr. Grande.

[@TamagoSenshi]

Do they really count as

[@plursocks]

"Not all horrible behaviors can be explained by mental health disorders" Thank you! I hate hearing people push mental health every time...like we need more stigma. I'm ADHD and so are many of my friends and we wouldn't hurt anyone.

[@cathykrueger4899]

I’m glad you didn’t mention bullying. From what I have learned about this case, Cruz was not bullied. He terrorized his teachers, his classmates, his mother and brother, and his neighbors. Rather than being bullied it seems he was avoided by classmates with common sense. I wonder how many parents heard their kids complain about him. Or how many approached the principal with their concerns. I can’t imagine that no one did.

[@plbeckman]

Starts killing animals. "Nope. No warning signs here." Killing animals is one of the first warning signs.

[@Gallop4Me]

There were SO many red flags and warning signs. WTH?! If a person says they want to kill somebody or a group of people, believe them. He was practically begging to be stopped. 🥴😟

[@craigfinnegan8534]

"We've got a dangerous sociopath on our hands, but since we can't figure out how to fix him, let's just treat him like he's normal and hope for the best."

[@HealingHeart_61]

Once it was clear that this boy's issues weren't helped with medicine or psychotherapy, he should have been institutionalized. Especially due to his violent history and threats of shooting up a school.

[@q8ubermensch224]

Maybe it sounds odd, but teaching people philosophy and psychology at an early age is very helpful.

[@joyh7424]

as a teacher who has tried to get help for students with mental illness, i can tell you at times is impossible no one will listen or help these students

[@SB-ou2ji]

Please do an update video on how you feel about the outcome of the life sentence. Watching all the videos of the family reactions today is heartbreaking. It seems like every family member and every person to comment on any news outlet feels outraged. Should his mental health give him a Life sentence pass?

[@marysimmon7388]

When I first saw Nikolas Cruz’s photo in the news, my first thought was that he had the appearance of a “FLK”, also known as “Funny Looking Kid” in Pediatrics or as having Fetal Alcohol Syndrome characteristics.

[@knitter4years]

I had no idea there was so much negative harmful, frightening, lawless, aggressive behavior before the shooting. For crying out loud. Thank you Doctor Grande. You always do fantastic research and give a lot of intelligent commentary as well as have a big heart. Thank you.

[@rebeccascott2617]

His parents allowing Cruz to have access to any type of weapon at all is extreme negligence IMO. What in the world were they thinking? Parents of emotionally troubled kids MUST have a backbone.

[@jondrew55]

I have a family member that was at the school the day of the shooting. The young man standing next to him was shot and killed. My family member was wounded by a bullet fragment. About a year after the incident, we ran into a couple in New Mexico and after some polite conversation we found out they had kids at MSD HS. They discussed not just the horror of the shooting and the widespread PTSD effects of those directly impacted, but also how the entire community had become polarized over the issue and how local law enforcement had handled it. School shootings are nothing new and it's hard to grapple with how all these warning signs were ignored and this horrible event was allowed to happen. I'm a volunteer and work with children in another area of Florida and I can tell you the pathetic patchwork of services available to kids in crisis here is stunning. It either rests with local law enforcement to handle kids with problems or the state contracts out private companies to run children's services. The conditions these people work under and the pay they get is ridiculous and it's amazing they are able to retain any qualified people at all.

[@edwardwong654]

This was a seriously bad kid. It is difficult to institutionalised to the degree necessary prior to his mass shooting. What is society to do? Heartbreaking.

[@mamacito1795]

If this guy was classified as a low risk to himself and to others then I am really worried about who might be out there walking around 😥

[@worldeater1498]

The devil works hard but Dr. Grande works harder.

[@annanikia7949]

This whole family is such a disaster due to alcohol and drug use! The poor sister, very sad story on so many levels. Thanks for your analysis. Way too complicated for pat answers!

[@laurabarre8694]

I really appreciated your analysis on this case. I am from a medical family and have seen similar cases which to my experience involve both genetics and behavioral disorders that are often not sufficiently explored . As a community we all suffer when this happens, and it is tragic. Thank you so much for what you do.