I know it may sound cold and callous to state this in such plain English, but what is the point of keeping this guy alive? What is the point of life behind bars? What did this guy do to “earn” living? There are 17 people dead because of him and countless others who’s lives have been shattered forever, while this guy may live to be 80 years old without a worry in the world.
This guy and thousands of others like him are living in prison for the rest of their lives, getting free housing, food, medical care, etc. Yet there are thousands of people living in our streets who never committed a crime. They may be mentally ill, abandoned by family, addicted to drugs/alcohol, or just had a string of bad luck and ended up in the street. Yet these people don’t have a roof over their head, food on the table, etc.
Our system is completely flawed. Our tax dollars go to pay attorneys to defend criminals such as Nikolas Cruz and keep them alive for life, while non-offenders are left in the streets like stray dogs. Very sad… TGO
Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz told a detective that a demon in his head — “the evil side” — told him to burn, kill and destroy, and that he thought about going to a park to kill people about a week before 17 people were gunned down at the school, according to a transcript of his interrogation released Monday.
During the more than 11 hours of questioning by Broward sheriff’s Detective John Curcio, Cruz usually answered in short sentences or nodded yes or no, speaking so softly that the detective repeatedly told him to speak up. Twice when Curcio left the room, Cruz, 19, cursed at himself and said that he wanted to die, he deserved to die.
“You’re nothin’,” Cruz told himself, followed by cursing.
Prosecutors released the 216-page, heavily redacted transcript of Cruz’s post-shooting statement after a judge ruled last month that non-confession portions should be made public. The interrogation began about four hours after the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland and about 2½ hours after Cruz was captured as he walked down a nearby street.
The Associated Press and other media had sought the statement’s release under Florida’s broad public records laws. Cruz’s attorneys had wanted it suppressed, saying its disclosure could hinder his right to a fair trial.
Details of the shooting are blacked out, but the transcript is otherwise wide-ranging, dealing with the death of Cruz’s parents, his penchant for killing animals, his former girlfriend, his brother, guns, suicide attempts and, especially, the voice. He told Curcio the voice appeared after his father died about 15 years ago but got worse after his mother died in November.
Cruz described the voice as a male, about his age, and that the only person he ever told about it was his brother.
Curcio asked what the voice told him.
“Burn. Kill. Destroy,” Cruz responded.
“Burn, kill, destroy what?” the detective asked.
“Anything,” Cruz responded.
Cruz’s attorneys have said he would plead guilty in exchange for a sentence of life without parole. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
