Parkland School Shooter Nikolas Cruz Gets Life Sentence

A Florida jury recommended the Parkland School shooter, Nikolas Cruz, receive life without parole for the massacre. Families of the 17 victims of the 2018 Parkland School massacre were outraged by the decision to spare Cruz from the death penalty. He appeared emotionless as the judge read the sentencing verdicts. As she continued naming each of the victims, he seemed to get fidgety. The families comforted each other while several were in utter disbelief, shaking their heads in disgust.

[@vegasmia702]

Inmates don’t take very kindly to people who hurt and or kill children.

[@kimf442]

Right!!!

[@Verminator787]

Prisoners will give nikolas cruz a death sentence, but they will make sure he dies slow and painful

[@fluteloop6737]

Uh huh, cause they're so righteous

[@nehemiahbonilla9993]

The Irony

[@nehemiahbonilla9993]

can't say it wasn't coming tho

[@girlscout5751]

I don't understand how 17 innocent lives taken isn't enough to take away the life of the disgusting man sitting in that courtroom. Unbelieveable.

[@sunky5722]

It’s better that he gets a life sentence so he suffers and even if we wants death he will never get it till he’s old

[@RobbieStacks90]

The American legal system wasn't founded upon retributive justice. If you're mad about something, go hit a punching bag. It's 2022.

[@moonshadowsong]

@@RobbieStacks90 perhaps he needs to give you a visit or love one!

[@brandonnn6400]

He’s not disgusting

[@snuk3655]

He's a child bro

[@AlexGonzalez-ve6ov]

The fact that it took over 4 years is outrageous. My heart goes out to all the families affected.

[@blakeyoungquist2267]

It took that long because of how tragic and disgusting his crime. It takes a lot of time to get the right people in the right jobs and all the families statements and everything. And obviously he was gonna get at minimum, life in prison. It’s just a matter if he’s getting death penalty or not.

[@JustinCraftCAM]

@@blakeyoungquist2267 pretty sure it’s twas the vid

[@michaellovely6601]

@Alex O'Toole Hurricane Ian as well.

[@Ausgar-yc1yl]

They had to locate his birth mother.

[@Joru0906]

I think life in prison is much worse than the death penalty.

[@Jriley6670]

Yeah, I get the thought process you have, but those family members needed the death penalty it's just a burden on the prison system and tax payers. I wish they would just bring back public hangings and firing squad

[@PatrickStar-wl3mz]

i can get where your coming from, but this evil being still gets the luxury of eating, sleeping, breathing, thinking. While all of his completley innocent victims dont. Its not fair at all

[@trshcln6937]

@@PatrickStar-wl3mz being alive and conscious isn't a luxury lol

[@sergioajbs1840]

They give him enough to keep from dying, that is not living, life in prison until death is worse than just death.

[@zen7even]

Life in prison is definetly worse then the death penalty, he gets no escape

[@enoughblankets4902]

It is disgusting how this man gets to exsist. A life sentence was all to merciful. He still gets to eat and sleep, while he stripped 17 innocent lives from their families. This is far beyond unfair and just down right horrific.

[@whoknowswhocares885]

Whenever tragedy is brought forward, especially when it’s committed by someone doing it intentionally and held at this scale of carnage, there is never going to be a fair outcome. There is no punishment he could receive that equals out the pain and suffering he inflicted on his victims and their families. If it was the death sentence, it’s usually quick and painless as compared to what he did to his victims. Life sentence, he lives to the end of his days away from the public in a concrete cell. In the end they all look for a closure they can’t have because it’s impossible to acquire. They all want a punishment to make it feel as though it’s an alternative to brining their loved one back to life.

[@evla606-4]

Prisons isn’t always like how u make it sound

[@Sims2freakazoider]

Who gives anyone the right to declare that someone should die? Would killing him not be sinking to his level? By giving him a life sentence, we're separating him from society and he will have to live with the reality of his crimes for potentially 60+ more years. Death sentences almost always result in countless appeals, which takes up time that anyone involved in the process (judge, lawyers, etc.) could be using toward helping actually innocent people or getting other monsters off the streets. This can take DECADES and also costs a LOT more money. Many people have died of natural causes on death row. I don't know about you, but I would much prefer the quick release of death rather than decades in a concrete box. Let him suffer the consequences of his actions.

[@theperson4yearsago565]

Yeah

[@hudsongraham649]

@@whoknowswhocares885 Well said

[@ptb2055]

the saddest part is that his name will live on because of what he did, while great people will be forgotten

[@r4nd0mguy2]

nah i don’t think so for a while yea but not for long. great people will always be remembered.

[@Rage-sq2qt]

I honesty forgot about him until this video got recommended to me

[@buddybrax]

@@Rage-sq2qt The media needs their money y'know lol

[@lillianp8900]

@@Rage-sq2qt I had as well. It's so common now that all the mass shooting blur together

[@scrambledegg7908]

Surely spending life in prison is worse than death?? Death is an instant easy way out…. He should pay for what he did. Right…?

[@Lizzbird_]

I’ll never understand why it take years for someone to finally be sentenced, it should not take this long

[@TheWiseYoung]

Because screw the victims. That’s how it is in the USA. Then lawyers need to feed their families so lets get them billable hours in.

[@papasazombie5971]

They can file for extension after extension and draw it out so long. If this was in New York they'd let him walk.

[@houseb7923]

I don't know much about law, but could some of this be due to the amount of victims, eye witness accounts and various other information they had to gather? It was a massive case, so many lives lost and they really delved into his childhood- I imagine that takes time?

[@RB01.10]

@@papasazombie5971 Really dude? Regardless of what state he’s never be freed

[@umm70000]

If killing 17 innocent humans doesn't give you the death penalty, what does?

[@yourafatboyshadow]

No death penalty for 17 murders!!!?!!??? What a disgusting disappointment!!!!!

[@nikorasukamado2245]

bruuh life in prision is worst than a quick way out

[@tandy5811]

@@jaceuhn8497 dont care, we would all be happy if he was already gone

[@nsuransura8314]

Agree. Life in prison means taxpayers money for the rest of his life

[@Rocket_Man.]

@@nikorasukamado2245 it's also the most expensive option

[@behindthecookie8653]

@@tandy5811 I’d be happy to make him live so he can suffer the consequences and get his ass beat by the police to wake up everyday. Not saying he doesn’t deserve death, he certainly does. I’d just rather let the criminal suffer first mostly, and then they can be terminated.

[@Vylar77]

I used to think that life in prison is worse than the death penalty, but then someone reminded me that they can still receive visits from family and friends. I couldn’t imagine someone like that having the slightest sense of happiness or joy, even if it is for a short period of time

[@jonasvalero]

You really think he has family? Lol.

[@Sushi2735]

They can also have “Special Friends” who get together several times a week! I hope he has SO many “Special Friends” he is never ever lonely ❤️

[@freddieflores8881]

@@jonasvalero yes he does. His brother visits him

[@Vylar77]

@@Sushi2735 damn you sound lonely lol

[@kimberlysmith3628]

He can also get a college degree which is something those kids he slaughtered won't get a chance to get.

[@brandonmontreuil5903]

I feel so bad for those familys. They have had to live this for years and did not get the outcome they desired.

[@snowcowns]

Families* - but agreed.

[@What.The.Chell_lol]

@@snowcowns 🙄 really? does it make you feel superior or something to correct other peoples grammar ? I can see you saying it if somebody called you "stupid "while ironically misspelling something... but you doing out of the blue like this is rude . I grew up when AIM was the main source of communication for us & we simply typed as fast as possible, shortening words & not caring about our grammar because it's not a freaking final exam.

[@Blake4625kHz]

.. that they clearly, unequivocally, absolutely deserved. Beyond just their desire, beyond any small doubt that it “might” be deserved. If this had been the children of the elite, the untouchable, the outcome would have been the correct version.

[@brandonmontreuil5903]

@@snowcowns haha I didnt even realize I wrote it like that

[@hughjass8247]

the death penalty is bad no one should be killed it won't fix anything everyone can change with time

[@YesMyNameIsJohan]

bros gonna get killed in prison for his search history. hes basically gotten the life sentence, a punishment worse than death

[@HotClips-5523]

in solitary confinement?? … ok.

[@YesMyNameIsJohan]

he got sendt to solitary confinement?@@HotClips-5523

[@deadbeats4417]

what did he search?

[@lindsayvanas7125]

I'm heartbroken everyday for the friends and families of the 17 innocent victims that were murdered because of him.

[@commandingsteel]

why... you don't know them...

[@lindsayvanas7125]

@@commandingsteel I know that, I'm saying that this angers me that someone would just take innocent people's lives away like that.

[@RobGradyVO]

Absolutely. No family should have to go through that. War and tragedy is one thing but this was just senseless anger filled murder. Its disgusting.

[@Banishedsoulsofficial]

You will recover. Over the past 12 years since my children were murdered I learned a valuable lesson. The public forgets. The only peace we will find is in Christ Jesus, not public outrage

[@Former_Pastor]

@@Banishedsoulsofficial not hardly ⚛

[@youcancallmesteph]

Despite being “doomed from the womb”; your actions have consequences. If we all went around being given grace for our childhood trauma, there would never be any justice. I’m disgusted with those jurors.

[@thehardertheyfall2702]

Exactly 💯 Period.

[@simplylethul]

Hahaha the judicial system here is complete dogshit.

[@adammiller9179]

Absolutely.

[@Xane_Dragon]

My uncle was an inmate. When he got released he did another crime so he could go back to prison, he enjoyed it so much 😂

[@nicovalentine5353]

@@footfungustoecheese4900 - In my eyes, Nikolas Cruz doesn't even deserve to breathe, much less eat, sleep, and be housed on my tax dollars.

[@Recubs0608]

I am so sad for the victims' families

[@operatorsteff663]

“Doomed from the womb” powerful yet fitting words…

[@shannonharvey7156]

Jeffrey Dahmer had the same thing.

[@TheThinkersBible]

So very tragic for those families. My heart goes out to them.

[@bobby6569]

I'm very glad. :)

[@patbateman6729]

@@bobby6569 ????

[@neggas-]

what a public pleaser💩

[@unknownywuux_bus]

@@bobby6569 same :)

[@alskyviewerallen9665]

I still feel bad for the victims families my ❤goes out to them too

[@Kymcook73]

Inmates please do the justice . This is ridiculous

[@robertgworek2497]

You're asking murderers, rapists, pedophiles to do the justice? Interesting.

[@valuecalc]

Kim, that would make them even more criminal than ever.

[@jamieclark4681]

Inmates don't do justice because then you will be judged by a living holy God and cast in the hell for eternity! I praise God Jesus that one juror followed God instead of following Satan!

[@Sa.d.bo26]

He won't be with other inmates he will be separated

[@valuecalc]

@@Sa.d.bo26, good. It's not a club.

[@Unknown-girl428]

My prayers goes out to the families

[@wartortle577]

that means nothing.

[@AYEUGOTTTREE]

@@wartortle577 fr

[@whiskersistersofficial2698]

Prayers don't do much, but in sure they would appreciate it

[@user-dd1ud1tu2r]

@@wartortle577 what else can they do?

[@127natalia]

@@whiskersistersofficial2698 what else do u want them to do😭😭

[@melissas9103]

I just can’t understand how some people can do this. May he rot in hell. May all the victims rest in peace and to all the families my deepest sympathy.

[@honeybunch5765]

The parents reactions broke my heart.

[@jamieclark4681]

All I saw from the parents reactions was a bunch of hate fueled by the evil Satan. If these parents do not forgive then they will be not forgiven by a holy God and cast into hell for eternity! Their hate in their heart is what is absolutely sickening!

[@angelothehorrorfan5013]

@@jamieclark4681 bruh not everybody has to forgive. Nobody was talking about religion. Stop getting mad at people who don't do the exact same thing you do

[@12JY520]

it didnt break my heart

[@themeowstermind5295]

@@jamieclark4681 your comment doesn’t seem very forgiving, check yourself before you judge others.

[@OP-er3fg]

@@jamieclark4681 looks like you have hate in your heart, have you looked in the mirror

[@-itvara-]

I wonder if he’s gonna meet the same fate as Dahmer, unless he’s spending the rest of his life in isolation.

[@realfamilyguy5300]

I was thinking that too

[@abibb27]

Oh he’s gonna get k***ed.

[@youngmasterzhi]

Or be spotted swinging by the towel from his jail cell like Epstein or Castro in spite of being put under 24 hour watch

[@GalvatronStudios]

He will most likely suffer the same fate as Jeffery Dahmer but if he doesn’t he will be tortured through his own memories and dreams he will never sleep he will never eat and then he will break

[@johnnymoa4231]

I hope its isolation

[@Urizen61]

I feel the death penalty would have been letting him off easy. An execution is over fast; a life sentence lasts 60-70 years.

[@rachidsabri5787]

In Saudi Arabia they behead them and they hang them in a public, every one sees them and lessons for those evil people and relief for the families of the lost ones

[@barbarakosloski9260]

My heart aches for the families of the 17 victims.

[@whoisstrongest5098]

The reason why he didn’t get the death penalty because he is white and I have two words for you White culture

[@ballinitup6109]

Yeah right

[@shootingcasestudy598]

Also 2 teenagers from the school that took their lives a year after the shooting. They're often forgotten when this topic is brought up in the news.

[@spaidakula]

Rest In Peace 17 victims 😢. I hope the family heals form this. Pain of loss

[@ShionXEv]

Cringe bot comment

[@knob4567]

I am so disappointed in the Jury..

[@kungfu_kenny4135]

@Nat S. the right truly has demonized the left when the right is the ones showing their true colors every single day. There’s no chance of this country ever coming together with the likes of you blaming everything on your enemy. Grow up. Wake up.

[@shellnexus1]

@Nat S. facts

[@christopherestes6760]

yeah, I hope that the 1 person who voted 'No' knows what they were doing... because that astrological-map-of-the-stars book they believe in is not going to help them live peacefully

[@Caro.tito23]

@Nat S. aren’t reps the pro-life ones?

[@GorgieClarissa]

@Nat S. IT'S FLORIDA. RED STATE BROSKI

[@graysoceanworld5662]

I’m surprised that the judge decided to spare his life and instead give him a life sentence. I also can’t believe that 4 years have passed now.

[@nooraqueen2716]

Life sentence would be worse than death penalty

[@harleycabrera4529]

As someone who has been largely undecided when it comes to Capital Punishment, I could not think of a scenario more appropriate for its defense. I worry what this message sends to future would-be mass shooters.

[@BonShula]

Yes, if you do not suicide in the school you will spend life in prison.

[@SheikAshii]

They expect to die on the day they do it. So…

[@boohere2]

Why doesn't America have more stricter gun controls like Japan?

[@Blugehoertmirned]

@@boohere2 because gunlaws only prevent the good guys from getting guns, not the bad guys..

[@BonShula]

@@boohere2 Already too late for that. Gun culture outweighs gun control.

[@ShonenJoe]

Hopefully the inmates get him

[@RobbieStacks90]

He'll probably be separated from the general population and given cable TV in his cell.

[@ShonenJoe]

@@RobbieStacks90 probably, but where there's a will there's a way

[@tnwmed6917]

so what, we all know he’s getting that special treatment for the rest of his life. torture is better than a quiet death, i love it

[@joshuap5086]

Honestly, as much as this is terrible it’s a good punishment. Death gives closure whereas life in prison gives guilt he’ll never get over and will haunt his legacy forever

[@whitneyfan7107]

How is that Mistake of a Human being aloud to spend one more second on Earth Rip to the 17 victims and to the families condolences from Uk 😢

[@louiscyphre2267]

Bruh...spelling...

[@absolutnadia]

@@louiscyphre2267 look who’s talking, it’s “bro” not bruh

[@_zexploit_1585]

@@absolutnadia 🤓

[@buddybrax]

There's people that indefinitely disagree with the death penalty. They were never going to get a unanimous decision.

[@royaltyblessed2454]

Allowed but yes

[@BlazeEst]

I feel you but please understand that a life sentence is way worse, why give him the easy way out?

[@michaelmyndrov3654]

I am 100,000 million percent agree

[@POPOLAMEYT]

Bro he wanted to live why give him what he want?!

[@megwaters252]

I agree!

[@nazomius7033]

Very true

[@michaelmyndrov3654]

@@POPOLAMEYT You gotta understand that the death penalty is the easy way out having himself in prison is the hard way

[@jessegriffin9]

So, taxpayers have to feed him 3 meals a day.

[@Cow29389]

Giving him food is a waste of money

[@alijane2175]

My heart breaks for the families of the victims 💔

[@jewelbriard5444]

How can you kill 17 people and not get a death sentence ! ... I feel for these families.

[@RB01.10]

He’s never getting out so why does it matter ? Spending 20 hours a day in a cell isn’t exactly getting off easy anyway. He won’t have his freedoms and privacy he once had before the shooting either . Not only that, but getting executed takes many years on death row. Likely due to the appeal process.

[@drakecarter1780]

@@RB01.10 cruz will be alive for the next 50 years easily.

[@officer432]

You suffer more from the life sentence when you get the death penalty you’re suffering ends

[@Ookashay]

If theres one person who deserves the death penalty its this dude. No way you can just kill 17 people and get the same sentence as someone who kills 1 person

[@2017NationalChamps]

What do you have to do for a death sentence?

[@Storm_4]

Honestly 😂

[@Chsta005]

apparently something alot worse than what Cruz did, according to the justice system.

[@teslaseb8841]

No one knows 😢😢

[@Handlebrake2]

It won't bring anyone back.

[@moderater2.048]

Fr people who go on killing sprees in the future will have this verdict in the back of their heads.

[@kraftthisile9113]

Let him think about what he's done, let those visions haunt him for the rest of his life.

[@raellmoreland2373]

@ScariestEdgiestHumor MISTAKE?! U call a school shooting a mistake?!

[@matthewmarin7874]

@ScariestEdgiestHumor your blatantly wrong, that dude killed 17 people, most of them kids, that did nothing wrong to anyone. He deserves the worst and more

[@owengosling4731]

@@raellmoreland2373 just ignore him, obviously a troll, he’s replied to like 5 other comments the same thing the sad act

[@savagebeast2396]

Just report him don’t put gasoline on the fire

[@snehalkrishnan618]

@ScariestEdgiestHumor You’re evil if you shoot up a school. He was an evil person who made a major mistake. (Edited)

[@edwardcooper1831]

By de facto, he's only spending life in jail for the first person he killed. The following 16 people he killed make no difference to his sentence so you might as well say they were killed for free

[@ujustgotpwned2008]

They all think he's going to get beat down in prison but he's going to a Supermax; prisoners barely even see each other in a Supermax.

[@angelad3170]

He wasn't sentenced yet, that was the RECOMMENDED SENTENCE by the jury. He'll be officially sentenced in November.

[@CloudiiSybilAcrhive25]

I hope that scumbag gets the death penalty

[@nastygoat]

The judge cannot part with jury's decision.

[@synchronium24]

By the judge who oversaw this case?

[@CloudiiSybilAcrhive25]

@@synchronium24 yes

[@Ausgar-yc1yl]

​@@CloudiiSybilAcrhive25Wrong. The judge does NOT decide his sentence at all.

[@MetalHead1012]

So why does the death penalty even exist there? Unbelievable. I hope prison justice is served since it wasn't served by the jury.

[@mr.beatfan8814]

I respectfully disagree

[@topofthemorning6832]

"If not now, then when?" Sums it up pretty well. In a country that has the death penalty, jurors must be comfortable with condeming them to death. If you have a personal problem with the death penalty then you should not be able to be the juror in such cases

[@javierportillo1741]

ppl say it’s the wrong verdict but life in prison would be worse. also i can see why jury chose that bc after all he’s just a kid, way too young to be killed

[@paigepatrick7099]

Why even have the death penalty?? If this isn’t cause for it, I don’t know what is. Ridiculous that he got life

[@synchronium24]

"Why even have the death penalty??" You shouldn't.

[@GOTTA_RUN]

@@synchronium24 Clowned out. Some people need to be put down

[@RB01.10]

@@GOTTA_RUN It shouldn’t be up to us to play God

[@VJ87G]

It's so heartbreaking for those families already. They're demanding justice but the jurors and lawyers just made a extremely huge mistake, putting more pain in their lives!! May God be with them. 🙏🙏

[@RB01.10]

How is this doing that? He got convicted, and will never set foot outside a prison again. From here on out, it’s 20 hours in a cell a day. Even if he got sentenced to death, it takes many years to be executed

[@kingayy9267]

@Ryan Blanche People like that have no place in a civil society. They have little understanding of the legal system and likely wish public executions would make a comeback.

[@AManOnline.]

I hate to be "that guy", but if God was with them, I think they'd still have their kids...

[@tobybeggs8676]

Better he rot in prison than get the easy way out

[@magillagorillasecuritypatr2591]

👍

[@MidMan98]

If they won't give him the death penalty then put him in solitary confinement for the rest of his life.

[@megwaters252]

Honestly, I’m glad he got life in prison without parole. I feel like death is a free way out of living the consequences.

[@gipszjakab7437]

I think death penalty is worst. It must be the worst thing for the criminals when they escort them to the death chamber knowing they die in a few hours. Who wants to know the exact time of their death?

[@exMuteKid]

@@gipszjakab7437 HE WANTED THE DEATH PENALTY, life in prison will show him true mental anguish and suffering

[@BeautifulRiot]

@@gipszjakab7437 Not a terrible point of view, I think him being contained to a cage like a wild animal for the rest of his life is worse though, death is release.

[@DemasSuwitoumsi]

You're not the victim's family so shut up

[@OldMushroom]

@@gipszjakab7437 actually it takes over 10 years sitting on death row thinking about the fact your going to die it drives you insane. Then eventually u walk into that death chamber one day. Death is easily the worst

[@chairwcheese]

This has been one of the most interesting cases I have ever seen and I’m glad he’s finally getting a sentence but it’s not long enough if he wasn’t going to get the death penalty. He 100% should have gotten the death penalty. It’s absolutely horrific that they decided he would only get a life sentence, I hope the prisoners in there hurt him.

[@RobbieStacks90]

They won't lay a finger on him. The warden will probably separate him from the general population. Given his personality, you can probably expect more prison interviews about how the "Call of Duty overlords" told him to do it and his denunciation of marijuana use and violent video games. He's a mass murdering psychopath, but he has made some valid points.

[@SusanneWuthrich]

Killing him would have been a blessing for him. That’s what we humans don’t seem to understand! Living on earth is hell. So who wants to get killed or kill somebody? That is a guaranteed ticket to get forced to come back, just in a different illusion. So I just hope those kids didn’t accumulated to much Karma for themselves, because if they bullied him, they will feel that pain next time around. As for him, he can suffer it out. So if we humans like it or not, the law of attraction never lies and the mopping on the school grounds from Alpha’s via their recruited sheep, wannabes in Democratic countries is out of this world! And it gets worse from one generation to the next.

[@KevinCablez]

They should send people like him, who commit mass murders without remorse, to be used as scientific data for torture experiments. They should be implemented a new test each week that studies to see how long the human body and mind can last during these rigorous experiments.

[@donnalechak6980]

Like I have written before, a life sentence is worse, because he will be around others who hate anyone who hurts women and children. Everyone has family. He will be at the bottom of the heap. If he were to get death penalty, he'd be in solidarity confinement. In others separate from the general population. It could be years before he would be executed.

[@ny_njtrailrunnert926]

The jury completely failed. All of the circumstances and “aggravating factors” required to sentence someone to death were all met for each of the 17 murders. A failure of justice

[@masso392]

If killing 17 people, traumatizing hundreds of completely innoecent kids and injuring them for life isn't worth the death penalty THEN WHEN IS IT??

[@himanshumalik5100]

Most of them were bullies..i think

[@Kanija5]

@@himanshumalik5100 doesn’t matter if they was bullies.. you don’t just go and kill people

[@veemontana718]

People that never been to prison doesn’t understand that a life time prison sentence is worst than the death penalty… living in prison is misery, dying is easy… RIP to the victims

[@Vibewiththelee]

I feel for the parents as this obviously isn't what they wanted. But... Depending on how you look at it, this was one of the biggest justices they could have been given for their children. Why? Because Nicholas has expressed his will to be given the death penalty, he doesn't want to live his life out in prison. Why give that monster his desire to die when he can be given the opposite and be tortured with living his life in a cell for however long he has left on this earth and I hope those prisoners get a hold of him

[@morganhillfightclub2996]

He wont be "torchered" hes on time out now for the rest of his life. If that were my child killed I would pay an inmate doing life to assasinate him.

[@cindyqueen7228]

🙄

[@victoriac847]

If he wanted to die he would’ve killed himself the day of the shooting. Him and his lawyers have been fighting for a life sentence this entire trial. It was the whole point of it, in fact.

[@fabiolarodriguez9237]

I think If he wanted to die he would have already killed himself

[@mcfc9320]

That’s the problem tho he will live a comfortable prison life with all the protection and perks he’ll get for “good behaviour” should’ve just killed him off even if it’s what he wanted

[@franciscosottomayor3623]

Idk about y’all but I think life in prison with other killers looks much worse than death penalty

[@DarkslayerNinja]

That Judge should be fired immediately. She has no sympathy for the victims. The suspect has alcohol problems??!! 🤦🏻‍♂️😡 Seriously, murder 17 people is a serious crime!!!!

[@user-uj5ly1eq5n]

Do you know what is life in prison?

[@babasbooey]

It’s sad for all those families who lost the lives of their loved ones. They should’ve got the justice they deserved. Prayers to all of them

[@RB01.10]

I think you’re mistaking justice for vengeance. He got convicted, and will spend the rest of his life in a cell for 20 hours a day. Killing him would be the quick and easy way out. Not to mention the death penalty is actually more expensive and can take many years to administer

[@endtimesareuponus8930]

Only Jesus gives justice, not a judge, not a jury... God's in control.

[@rabbidcrazy787]

The death penalty is the easy way out plus, almost every country in Europe has abolished the death penalty. I wonder why America can't take notes. I still do feel sorry for the victims' families despite my disagreement with them. No one should have to worry about dying in school.

[@joyous8248]

Our judicial system is beyond broken

[@robertgworek2497]

Why? Would you want the decision to be make only by lawyers? You're saying that because you don't agree with jurors verdict?

[@morganhillfightclub2996]

@Robert Gworek Why did it take them 5 years to convict? They used to hang you 6 months later for 1 murder. Now it takes them 5 years and everyones a big fat pussy. The constitution says "quick and speedy trial".

[@davidchez513]

@@robertgworek2497 17 deaths = life in prison with three meals a day, books to read, TV to watch, interactions with other people, medical care if needed ...

[@rorycannon7295]

@David Chez if it’s so great then how about you go commit some crimes yourself. Wanting the shooter dead is just a symptom of you people not being able to accept the fact that tragedies like this can happen in the real world.

[@johneli495]

That's why it's a dangerous place to live and we hear insane stories like this regularly

[@mrs.herculepoirot7763]

What the hell kind of jury spared this guy? Disgusting!!!

[@kylee.jenner3610]

The same people who think women shouldnt have rights over their own body 😉

[@lamar310]

17 deaths should be AUTOMATIC death penalty. What's the point if someone who commits mass murder isn't given a death sentence

[@Lilothestitch]

Agreed

[@RB01.10]

I wouldn’t call spending the rest of your life in prison deprived or your freedoms as privacy “getting spared”. People need to know even if you land on death row, it takes many years to be executed

[@thearcadehackerofficial]

@@kylee.jenner3610 democrats don’t support the death penalty. They wanted to end it years ago. I’m sure the jury is pro choice.

[@dominicandrusiak6547]

In my opinion life is worse than death at that age, he now has to live a meaningless life while living with himself and others who don’t take kindly to those who kill or hurt kids

[@Cameron-ki4uj]

I don’t think y’all realize life in prison is worst than death

[@pakdrescott6492]

Why though that’s my question. These parents SHOULD decide his fate not people that aren’t even affected by it.

[@Handlebrake2]

They're too emotional and bias.

[@pakdrescott6492]

@@Handlebrake2 I mean not really he killed 18 innocent kids why should he get to wake up every morning and get free meals etc. Makes no sense

[@ahchiso]

@imaginary living body even more reason why the death penalty should've made more sense. After all, it's abiding by the parents wishes. Though finance wise, I'm not sure if death penalty is more costly than a life sentence.

[@RobbieStacks90]

@@pakdrescott6492 Why don't you let the legal system handle this? You don't understand how the judiciary process works.

[@Ninetieschannel]

If every person being wronged should decide an outcome, we would not need legal systems.

[@meejinhuang]

That's not justice. He spared no one, but the jury spared him?

[@ALrinea]

Ok, after 10 years he is killed by the state or spent the next 60 years in prsion, dying in it never coming out. Properly raped and beat half to death in prison by the other inmates, the death penalty would be mercy the other way its way more torture.

[@theonlychild4719]

What a waste of oxygen 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@dttruman]

What a terrible outcome for these parents.

[@jamesremey2017]

Why he was found guilty

[@dttruman]

@@jamesremey2017 The punishment is also included in the "outcome" or weren't you aware of that?

[@mr.beatfan8814]

Terrible?

[@RosleneRoddy]

And he’s wearing the dahmer glasses

[@GoingToAFuneral]

Imagine if he was black they would’ve immediately given him like 9 death penalties

[@michaellazar6419]

I am concerned about the idea of “justice” here in our court system. I am iffy about the death penalty and I feel this circumstance presented all the requirements to receive it. What happens when this occurs again and there’s more people? Someone is going to eventually take justice into there own hands. Grief can be powerful! Also I feel it would be inappropriate to even keep him in prison. Inmates don’t take to kindly to child killers. My condolences to all the families.

[@X1GenKaneShiroX]

Nikolas Cruz doesn’t want the death penalty and he would rather be released from prison and jail. Nikolas Cruz got a lot of wonderful things he would want to accomplish in the future so he must need be released from incarceration in order to spend time with his family & friends. Prolonging incarceration is most likely an awful idea.

[@RobbieStacks90]

I don't think he should be released because he's still a menace to society, but they could at least let people visit him. Angie, for example

[@09.johnny96]

If the law doesn’t wanna do death penalty, leave that to the inmates

[@mustwatchthis50]

Prison for life is worst than death

[@meekermoo752]

Let him live with this guilt for the rest of his life because killing him wont make anything better we just be giving him the same hate he did to others.

[@rorycannon7295]

Yea

[@carissajames3300]

Say that to the families

[@xxx-jw4ur]

RIP to all victims

[@jaebae.91]

I have fetal alcohol syndrome as well. It’s a difficult disability to live with. It’s like your brain being drunk 24/7. FAS babies have their first drink in the womb. It is the fault of the mother for drinking while pregnant. It is not the child’s fault for having FAS. I can not stress enough how important it is to not drink while pregnant. Having FAS does not excuse for killing 17 human lives. FASD is like autism (ASD) it’s a spectrum and affects everyone differently. I had the same life if not worse than NC, while also suffering with FASD and I would never intentionally harm another human being. I pray for those families. May those angels rest peacefully.

[@rafael556]

Being in jail for ever is a lot worse than the death penalty

[@ninectstay_]

I think they made the right choice. He'll be reminded everyday of what he had done and have nightmares of that day. He'll suffer alone without anyone to lean onto.

[@AliSakurai]

He closed his ears throughout the trial! He has no remorse!

[@rorycannon7295]

@AliSakurai why would someone who had remorse WANT to hear about the actions they regretted?

[@queenp9549]

Exactly 💯

[@kanyeeast2256]

God damn this is disappointing. I agree that if the death penalty isn't for this level of crime then what is it going to be for? I wish the officer who responded to the scene finished him right then and there, that would be true justice.

[@michaal105]

Would you consider yourself to be a good person? Try the test: How many lies have you told, and what do you call someone who lies? Have you ever stolen something (even when you were small. Even from your parents. Even a sweet), and what do you call someone who steals? Have you ever taken God’s name in vain (very serious; in Old Testament times, the Jews wouldn’t even say the name of God for fear of blasphemy) - even ‘OMG’? Jesus said whoever looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery in his heart; have you ever looked with lust? One more: Ever disrespected your parents? Well I’m not judging you - but if you’ve done these things then you’re a liar, thief, blasphemer, adulterer-at-heart and rebel, so you're not good enough to go to heaven; that’s how seriously God takes sin. He is Holy (perfectly good/righteous and separate from sin) which means that He is perfect in justice; that means that just like a just judge does sentence criminals to pay for the wrong they caused, do does God sentence the payment of all sins - and if He were to judge you by the moral law (we’ve already looked at 4 commandments) would you be innocent or guilty? Heaven or Hell? The answer is hell - the wrath of God upon you for your sin And the just God will punish ALL sin. Is that concerning? But fortunately, God’s will is not that you perish. He wants all men everywhere to be saved. So do you know what He did for us guilty sinners? In self-giving mercy, He sent His Son Jesus Christ (and here is why). He lived the perfect life that we should have lived - tempted at all points and yet He NEVER sinned. Through His life, being in very nature God, He revealed God to men; but we in our hatred condemned Him to death. On that cross as Jesus suffered, He took on the sin of the world and was judged in our place; receiving God’s wrath. You and I broke God’s law, but Jesus paid the fine. God can justly forgive us. On that cross He died, then He was buried, but 3 days later He was raised from the dead - conquering death and Hell and ushering in The Kingdom of God. He then ascended to the right hand of God the Father (where He came from) now Lord of the living and the dead. God has fixed a date when He will judge the world in righteousness. What you need to do is repent (In humility, acknowledge your sin before God and turn to a relationship with Him) and trust ALONE in Jesus Christ and His work on the cross; and God will grant you the gift of the Holy Spirit. Then be baptised. Jesus' perfect righteousness will be accredited to you and you can stand in a relationship with the God of the Universe, a Father. If you repent and believe the gospel. ROMANS 10:9 - If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved

[@jamieclark4681]

@@michaal105 you must watch Living Waters or Pastors similar to that. Amen! 🙏🙏🙏

[@CopperheadAirsoft]

Now taking Gods holy name in vain will not make anything better either... Blessed is his name

[@jamieclark4681]

@@CopperheadAirsoft amen!

[@michaal105]

@@CopperheadAirsoft Amen.

[@Rafaellavet]

Here in Brazil 30 years is the longest a person stays in jail. So at least you have some justice. He will suffer with his inmates

[@jojoriley2082]

Wow! A life sentence. Smh the world is doomed. He killed 17 people and he still gets to live.

[@scratchnoff7609]

Wait for his Netflix movie

[@cohenforsyth3120]

sad for the 17 kids they have a good life 😭

[@Blades729]

THEY WHERE BULLIES, EVIL KIDS

[@alskyviewerallen9665]

I still feel sad for the victims families 😢

[@johnshukeireh5804]

@goat messi I just reported you to the fbi

[@emma-vt4ju]

@@johnshukeireh5804 wait actually?😮

[@CaptainMuricaFyeah]

@@emma-vt4ju r/youngpeopleyoutube

[@Youtuber-qb7rx]

Even if he had gotten a death sentence there would probably be an appeals process that would drag on for decades.

[@gossipony]

That’s a good point. Since he’s life without parole at least his case will never be heard again and hopefully the families can stop re-living trauma and focus more on grieving and healing.

[@TheTheo58]

millions of dollars in legal fees, court costs the added cost to house him 24/7 on death row over a span of 30 or more yrs.

[@moparornocar9703]

They never get the chance to live again it’s over for them and he got the chance to walk away wow I’m surprised one of the fathers didn’t shoot him in the court room

[@LGBTQ-NeinDanke]

I was in jail for 11 years and I can tell you a couple of things. After a couple of years you get used to prison life. Some people even like it. The whole justice system is failing. Prison does not make people better. Its the personal choice of each inmate, If he wants to change his life.

[@kaspervestergaard2383]

Can I ask for what?

[@LGBTQ-NeinDanke]

@@kaspervestergaard2383 manslaughter

[@J-o-n-a-t-h-a-n]

Thank the one juror who is from the ministry. She knew from the start her vote. And she was not dismissed. It’s really disgusting.

[@Jay00780]

9 to 3 is not one juror GEEZZZ it wasn't just ONE juror.

[@Keller5327LV]

@@Jay00780 one juror was a "always no."

[@TheHappypippy]

It's not disgusting. Not everyone believes in the death penalty and you can't force someone to condemn another to death.

[@buddybrax]

There's people that indefinitely disagree with the death penalty. They were never going to get a unanimous decision.

[@Keller5327LV]

@@TheHappypippy then they shouldn't be jurors on capitol cases.

[@tsharabi4]

I can't believe it's been 4 years life flies

[@louiscyphre2267]

It doesn’t feel like it’s been that long.

[@adammiller9179]

Four years and dozens or hundreds of mass shootings later.

[@shatteredteeth]

"if not now the death penalty, then when?"... thats so true. if a premeditated mass murder shooting that resulted in 17 people dead isn't enough to result in punishment of the death penalty, then what is? thats a capital offense, a heinous crime that left multiple families grieving and an entire school of kids traumatized. other people have gotten death penalties for far less, so this is outrageous. he, of all people, does not deserve to be spared.

[@hexelrodriguez5597]

He's going to have protected custody in prison 24/7

[@TheBoss_-qs2vt]

I don't think anyone deserves death sentence. I feel for the families, but I know that dying won't bring them justice or closure. Seeing him rot away will not bring them justice. Two wrong don't make a right, two killing don't make a right.

[@ginal.fernandes144]

My heart goes out to the victims and their families. It truly does. ♥️ However, It is unconstitutional in American law to impose the death penalty upon individuals with an intellectual disability. It is the law and it's most definitely a hard fact to accept this verdict. I just can't imagine what they're going through and I pray that these families can someday find peace with the loss of their precious loved ones and that lessons can be learned to make change in schools and in the laws that currently governor over our land. Change IS coming.

[@robinmorales5365]

So if shooting a school and killing 17, mostly children, while injuring 17 others doesn’t get you the death penalty then what does? Who gets it if not this guy? What do you have to do to deserve it?

[@Jasminekuwonu]

Speechless

[@RobbieStacks90]

The jury got it right.

[@Nathan-fm1mu]

I’d say life is better. Let him be miserable for the rest of his life locked up.

[@excisionsstepserum8336]

ScariestEdgiestHumor Bruh u did not 💀

[@megwaters252]

Agreed

[@fluteloop6737]

Yes, poor guy will never have to work again, pay bills, cook or clean, stress over medical insurance... You should tell this to the indigents living in the landfills in central America, Brazil, Asia. They'd probably line up to be treated so well

[@SchrodingersPussyCat]

Uneducated Jurors & Id*ots like You don't know: Humans get accustomed to Caves, Deserts, Jungles, Slavery, or 8x10 cells w/ TV & free meals? If Released, prefer to return to Yrs Cell block of Friends? Only Justice was a culprit who ought feel as each Child Felt when Gun & Bullet pain torn through them! A truly repentant Killer WOULD DEMAND same fate, or Hang himself! The Ones DEAD & Buried would Request Life in Jail & visits from their moms & Dads You A*sh*le!

[@jesussandoval8756]

If I was an inmate doing life without parole and have nothing to lose, I would just send him to hell myself 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@multiyapples]

I’m not going to wish any harm upon him. I’m not that kind of person but I’m also not going to feel any sympathy for him if he was harmed. He brought it upon himself.

[@HiThereFaceHere]

A life long vacation with no responsibility. Gets 3 meals a day. Can get a TV, a smartphone and all kinds of other things that a prisoner shouldnt have. Prison is meant to be the worst place on earth for a reason but its like free hotel now.

[@fbiguy5269]

The worst place on earth is brazil not prison.

[@mazvitaselemani]

I can't imagine having so much hatred and bitterness in your heart. I honestly don't think this guy dying would help those parents (from what I heard it doesn't). I hope and pray that they heal from this eventually. So heartbreaking. This man doesn't deserve to stay in their hearts for any longer

[@sandypro3812]

Justice for everyone looks different. The fact that he was allowed to have a fair trial is merciful, imo. He should have received death. This is not an ambiguous case. And the parents have every right to be angry, even if it looks like bitterness to some.

[@wilfsteptoe8517]

I'm the father of Helena Ramsay, yes it would of helped

[@RB01.10]

@@wilfsteptoe8517 It’s not going to bring anyone back. Also, even if he were sentenced to death, it’s never usually quick. It usually takes many years to be executed

[@yourmomsleftcheek1471]

You can’t say how other people would feel because this hasn’t happened to you

[@nrgbunni.]

When your families myrderer dies in prison the families get relief that it's finally over but they will still live with the pain of what happened. Take the jeffrey dahmer case for example when he was murdered in prison the victims families were relieved it was finally over