Parkland Victim's Dad Reacts to Juror's Court TV Interview
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Gina Montalto's father, Tony Montalto, told #CourtTV he's had a tough time since he learned the #Parkland shooter won't get the death penalty for gunning down his 14-year-old daughter and 16 others. He said the jury "failed the families."
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The victims definitely didn’t deserve the death penalty either!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amen!!! None of those young adults and teachers deserved or did they get to stop and asked if they wanted life or death!! Such BS , this juror has no idea what she is really saying!!
I watched my parents suffer beyond belief after my brother was murdered many years ago…. It changed my parents for the rest of their life …. I understand this man’s pain …. His daughter was so beautiful… they all were!…. God bless these families 🌹
Nikolas cruz is very strong
Sorry on the loss of ur brother.
Sending all of you comfort &
prayers.
@@lildebboston455 nikolas cruz is very strong
Who killed your brother and when why did you have any enmity with anyone?
Hopefully big bu Bubba will take care of him
Completely agree with the father. Crime Victims don’t have enough rights in this country.
If this case is not death penalty worthy then none is.
Seriously
Completely agree
I agree whit you on that one Amen
That’s exactly why It should be done away with
What about states that don't have the DP.
No lady, YOU failed these families!! She showed no remorse and in fact, seem to be self-pompous and arrogant in the way she spoke. How despicable!
EXACTLY SHE FAILED!!!
Absolutely! Almost every single murderer could be considered as having some mental defect by default! It's not as if they would be executing Rain Man! He knew what he was doing and planned it for years even before the death of his mom! Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer also had mental illnesses! Did they not deserve the death penalty?! It's a bunch of bs to justify it to herself!!
Agree, 100%
@@RLS1 perfectly stated!! This wasn’t Rain Man! This was a PUNK who methodically planned and carried out a mass murder. Mental illness my … he sure wasn’t that mentally ill to be able to do what he did. 😡
@@michele9159 I believe he planned this out to be his defense from the start. I think with all of the research he was doing on past shooters and mental illness was to learn how to malinger and play to his own diagnoses. I think it was based on the national conversation on mental illness and gun violence. He saw an opportunity to do this and possibly get away with it. Ik I can't prove that and I don't mean there were no mental disorders present with that pos, but I believe that his behavior and claims made after his arrest, were part of an act to exaggerate for leniency.
Tony, you are so well spoken and I am so sorry for your loss.
She came into the trial with NO intention of giving him death. It’s not about “I can’t put someone to death”, it’s not about emotion but fact.
Here’s to hoping Cruz’s fellow inmates show him as much sympathy as he showed his victims.
How the death penalty was not issued here is beyond me. If there was ever a case that would be worthy of the death penalty THIS IS IT!
Save it for people we don't want to suffer.
@@TylerShacklefordDurden he’d still suffer in jail. He won’t be executed immediately. The shooter is still advocating for this kind of violence behind bars and there will be ppl that will listen to him. The longer he’s alive the more society is at risk.
@@mandyk9192 lol all their mail and internet use is screened, you think they let him encourage terrorism?
What this woman does not understand is that an American jury can decide a verdict/sentence, in any way it wants to, no matter what the judges instructions are.
But the decision has to be unanimous
She wanted to be the center of attention.
Absolutely heartbreaking.
The Juror is incorrect.
The jury didn’t give these families closure. You only hurt the families more. Disgraceful
I totally agree with the father. He was competent to stand trial. He planned this. He looked sheepish the whole trial like he knew what he did.
I couldn’t agree more with Tony…I’m so sorry the jury failed you, the families and the victims 😢
The jury did not fail. He still going to prison for life. Many other states like Wisconsin have no death penalty whatsoever. Darrell brooks is getting six consecutive life sentences +900 years. You don’t even hear any outrage there because there’s no death penalty. These people will never be back in society ever again.
You can't blame this man or any of the parents for being angry and upset about the verdict. Imagine it being your child. You'd want a front row seat to your kid's murderer's death too. I would.
No, I wouldn't.
No I would want them to look over their shoulders for life in prison that’s pure hell not one needle and death
No, ild want that person to suffer, but the death penalty just takes a person's life but they don't suffer, they dont have to live with the knowledge of what they did, ts a quick painless process. Really who suffers? It isn't the one who gets a quick painless death. Also nothing is bringing those children back, death or an entire life in prison, either way the pain the family feel isn't going away, no matter what sentence the murderer gets.
I understand, but in reality the shooter probably will outlive the parents, even when he’s on death-row. Most inmates are in there for 20 to 30 years, spending money from their victims. Plus, there’s a good chance that he won’t even be executed because I can see the laws change in 20/30 years tbh.
@@dawn5227 it isn't painless from what experts say & they get to suffer for 10 to 20 years while awaiting the death penalty. I used to be for the death penalty and I still am because of so many victims. Get him out of here!
Clearly that juror just wanted to be in the spotlight…making it about the laws not the CRIME. 😡✌️❤️🌎 shame on her!
What she said didn’t even make sense
@@boomds5602 I scrolled down the comments to see if any of her supporters has offered some explanation of what she said, something I missed maybe. So, as I interpret it correctly, she's saying SHE followed the law and the others didn't?
It is LITERALLY about the laws, though. That's how the justice system is supposed to work.
Is it frustrating? Yes. Do the families probably not see it that way? Yes. But the Jury have instructions that they are obligated to follow. They are not finder of law; the judge is. They're finders of fact. And if the judge tells them they have to consider something or not consider something, then they have to do it.
I knew there would be some sob sisters on that jury or at least one that would buy into the defense lawyer’s emotional manipulation and ignore the facts of the case. They felt sorry for the premeditated mass murderer rather than the victims.
Well, perhaps the Blacks would empathize with the killer and took revenge letting this killer off the hooks for years of hanging and killing so many Blacks (innocent or not). Perhaps this poor sob sista did justice for the Blacks not for the many White victims
God bless all of the victims and their families my prayers are with each and everyone
I’ve seen many cases where justice wasn’t served so I never really had faith in the justice system but after this my faith in the system is an absolute 0
Smh. Shame on the jury. Your not his psychologist. He was competent for trial. Shame.
And yet she agreed to be a juror on a death penalty case. No darlin’ YOU failed the victims and the parents. I’m disgusted with you 🤬
She lied to get on the jury just so she could vote against the death penalty.
That monster was an executioner and sadist who received many services throughout his life. The 'system' truly failed when someone with his history could buy a firearm. Why can't the victims get equal consideration ..like 17 to 1. plus the wounded. It's so ridiculous how we coddle murderers..in fear of the dreaded appeal. Pathetic. Did that juror realize what this is doing to the sanity of the families.
Is the juror a psychiatrist? The psychiatrist found him fit to stand trial. So this juror deems herself to be more knowledgeable than the psychiatrist. Do not avail yourself to do a job you know you are unfit for.
The judge Mrs. Elizabeth Scherer gave the right and proper sentence instead of letting this monster die.
I have been thinking the same thing, that because he got life means he gets to continue his school shooter 101 course that he wrote and was published in court. It’s sickening.
I would be SO PISSED if the jury only took a day to return with that verdict. Obviously they didn’t fight hard enough or long enough for their own convictions. It feels like once that one juror said “hard no” they all folded the towel. “Oh whelp! That’s the way juries work!” Well, no… not many juries give up with a 11 to 1 initial vote.
Also whatever she said in that interview was unintelligible. Wth? Meaningless.
Yes I agree the Jury failed the families and the victims of 14 school children and 3 adults plus injuring 17 more people at the school that February 14th, 2018!
This still really upsets me after 2 weeks.
My heart goes out to all the families and loved ones affected by this massacre!
I don't know how the Juror who voted no to the death penalty, lives with herself now!
Conceited and selfish woman juror
They basically paved the way to say it's ok you'll live in prison for life
There's 3 jurors that it's said that couldn't give the death penalty. None of the must have kids because if they do I don't know what the heck they were thinking.
Outrageous that one person didn’t do her job! Pathetic. She clearly didn’t understand the rules!
a bleeding heart liberal
The rules were to make a decision based purely on the facts and evidence given and not to use sympathy or personal feelings.
Of course these families are angry and grieving and nothing can change that, not even the death of the murderer can change that. Its horrendous what those children faced, no one disputes.
There were 3 who were not for the DP.
@@IzzyMariel the one juror opened the door
@@deborah3912 incorrect, theres a very long interview Julia did with this juror which tells the true story.
Unbelievable how one juror commited injustice. Hope that mitigator can live with themself.
Were people who dont believe in death penalty allowed to be on that particular jury? Sorry wondering if you know or not and maybe that could be the reason? Because that's the only thing I can come up with
She is a doctor so takes the hypocratic oath, she was never going to vote death.
@@nzkiwiange not sure the hippocratic oath would apply to juror, but I can see how it might conflict their feelings big time!! Good point
@@NunyaBizzybone part of a doctor's hypocratic oath is to "refrain from causing harm or hurt" and to be "exemplary in the conduct of ones personal and professional lives". That's a conflict of ones interest and moral standing right there.
@@nzkiwiange lol she't not a medical doctor.
I agree. This jury failed these victims
Tony and Max Schecter have been so well spoken thru this.
Tony and Max are over the top! They seek justice, but justice to them is murdering another human being. Murder won't bring Alex back or Tony's daughter. They are seeking attention in this case instead of looking to do what is best for the other children that could be victims of monsters like Cruz
There needs to be a change in the law that a death penalty requires only a majority vote. We had one woman who could not bring herself to give a killer the death penalty. No matter what aggravating factors were presented, she would never give the killer the death penalty.
I feel bad for the families who have been put through so much ❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻
To the Parkland Families: I'm so sorry for your loss🙏❤😪
Lant ho
We will see how strong when he gets his cell mate
The jury definitely got it wrong.... their job was to find if the mitigating factors outweighed the aggregating factors...obviously in this case the mitigating in no way outweighed the aggregating factors.....they did not follow the jury instructions properly
It’s subjective though
But that was exactly the jurors decision to make and those decisions are subjective to every single person and to apply the death penalty it had to be unanimous.
@@aClownBaby- it's not subjective ... it's simple math
@@dawn5227 you'd have to be insane to think the mitigators outweighed the agrivating factors
@@ColdCaseGirl1964 You understand that all judgement is literally the definition of subjective.
i hope that juror never has to see a loved one of hers be murdered like these people were.... i doubt she would cite the law if it was her family ....pompous arrogant arse.
that lady clearly didnt understand. how did she end up on the jury?
Lied her way in.
I wonder if it were that juror’s child how she would feel about the “mitigating” factors
I’d almost guarantee it would be 100% different.
I have no idea how ignorant people commenting this case can be. There is a reason why a juror should be non-biased about the case so that comparison is purely ridiculous.
May GOD WATCH OVER the victims loved ones.
I am deeply sorry for your loved ones loss
She’s gonna regret her decision for the rest of her life, justice denied.
I truly hope so
This juror should never had been on this jury periodtt she did not believe in the DEATH PENALTY from the beginning and she knew it when they ask her and she lied
I think it would be worse in prison for the rest of your life.
This is the PROSECUTION FAULT, HAVING A 3 MONTH TRIAL WAS RIDICULOUS, A FEW DAYS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH , THEY BORED THE JURORS TO Death
Excuse me for not knowing his name but I can see the bald dad at 4:07 putting a hit on the killers life. I watched his interview and he was just seething, and rightfully so. Of all the parents it was this dad that I felt the most for. My heart goes out to all the loved ones but I just connected with this dad's emotions. I'm not saying it's right, but he seems so devastated that he'd do whatever he could to make sure the killer (I won't utter his real name so he can feel infamous) doesn't breathe for very much longer. I know that we should rely on our judicial system but I gotta admit if it were my daughter, I'd willingly go to jail if it meant I got caught exacting revenge for my child. In every facite of my life I am a type A, straight and narrow law abiding citizen, but you harm my child and I want an eye for an eye. I see that in this man, but maybe I'm wrong. Either way I feel for him
His daughter was
Seconds away from safety when she was shot. She made it out the door and collapsed on the landing above the stairs in the stairwell
I think he is a doctor
Amen on that
@@boomds5602 No, that was Jamie Guttenberg. The man being mentioned in the original comment is Ilan Alhadeff, the father of Alyssa Alhadeff.
Totally agree with this father! Death would not be good enough! If Only Jurors family members had murdered children then Maybe they would understand! This killer will be a pain for everyone from here on! Murdering One is bad enough but 18? ? ? They will be judged one day! They had NO sympathy for the families of those Murdered! Shame on them!!!
Not only will he breathe and live out his time in jail, but here's the slap in the face, this father and the others will have to pay money for this in their taxes. So not only did he lose a daughter he has to pay money for the person who killed her. This is a shame!
to be honest, he should be in with the general population and his life will not be easy......
In 75 countries and 23 U.S. states, life in prison _is justice._
These jurors completely Failed The Families and All The victims!!!
one thing is that we are a pussified population.....we have few real adults....being an adult means making the hard decisions and making those hard decisions to protect other people.....
I hope the families receive the justice they seek. ❤
Nikolas cruz is very strong
SCOTUS mandated that death penalty could only be decided by twelve jurors. Blame them, not the $12 a day citizen tasked with a literal life or death decision.
Imo the jurors that voted against the DP were selfish and more interested in their own feels of savior complex , and feeling like they were merciful, and kind blah blah and they felt bad for this person, which was what his attorneys wanted, as opposed to putting themselves in the families shoes and understanding that his actions were a choice and he shouldn’t get any grace imo. People like him don’t belong in our society, because they chose to do things that are not acceptable in society, and extreme decisions like that should have extreme consequences. But oh well.
Wow, that is quite a statement.. "the jury failed the families". Nobody "justified" any murders. I understand that families are suffering. That does not mean that everyone is on board with death penalties.
I wonder what she would have voted if it were her child. Yeah, exactly.
Well said, Tony Montalto!
At the end of the day no decision would ever compensate for the loss of life 😞 These parents have a right to feel the way they do and the jury had a tough job.
Jury of liars
They should doxx the juries names and addresses so somebody can send them cookies and cream and some iron🙄
He will stand before the real judge one day that's the sentence he needs to be really worried about. It's sad I don't believe his sorry for taking so many lives or he would have never done it in the first place. God knows his heart and it's not right what he did to the victims or the families. But if he didn't get the death penalty for this then I don't know if anyone should.
The attorney who brokered his adoption is where this starts. I have more thoughts but I’ll leave it at this.
Majority should rule on a jury and that's anywhere in the U.S. always. This was crazy! Love to those who lost their lives and to their families and friends, too sad.😔
Thats not the way in this country anymore. Its all about some special interest or in this case pandering to criminals…
There are always mitigating factors so then why have the death penalty??? We just can’t let people do these things and then feel bad for them… it’s not ok.
my heart goes out to all of the families.. this was clearly a death penalty case..
Totally agree with the families. Jury failed them miserably.
6:59 I feel for this father who lost his beautiful daughter. However, the act was not "excused". Serving life in prison is no picnic, and I would argue that it is harder to serve life, completely restrained, than it is to being put (peacefully) to death.
Yet everyone on Death Row (other than Gary Gilmore) has fought like hell not to be executed. Somehow that makes me think that perpetrators believe life in prison is better than death by execution.
"Completely restrained"?.. you mean with internet and weightrooms, friends and laughter, ping pong and never having to work for food, shelter, medical care, post-high school education programs.... monsters shouldn't be entitled to any of that after they wipe life out so callously and without remorse or empathy. If we are "too civilized" to end their lives (like they deserve) then we sure as hell shouldn't all have to foot the bill support their life til they die of natural causes... there should be an island or something somewhere where they may go support their own life...
From what I’ve read, Nick Cruz is enjoying the letters from his fan girls.
And this guy is going to be such a target.
Serving life is a picnic if you have Nick Cruz's mindset, he is void of emotion and will not suffer, life in prison is just fine for him, like water off a ducks back.
No Miss juror, you were the one that failed the victims and their families! Nice try! Wonder what you would think if it were your child!😡😡😡😡😡
While I can understand the family's anger and pain, the justice system is not run on anger and pain.
"Competent to stand trial" and "sane" are not the same thing. A person who's mentally ill COULD be competent to stand trial; and if a jury feels that the defendant is mentally ill then they CAN'T return the death penalty. That's the law. And the Jurors were obligated to do their duty as per the law. Their job was not to be avenging angels on behalf of the families. Jurors are not finders of law; they're fingers of fact. And if the jury instructions include that they can't return the death penalty if they are convinced that the defendant is mentally ill, then that's what they have to do. That's their JOB.
This is exactly WHY family members and people who knew the victims are not allowed to be jurors.
"Blame the law"?????? She doesn't even stand behind her choice. Despicable woman.
Watching the victims statements and then the defence interrupting them and then again and again and again- just as bad as the shooter, no class, despicable on top of everything these victims have already been through. I appreciate the judge doing her best to help the victims get through this process.
The fact that three jurors felt the need to vote life upsets my freaking soul. He hurt all those people deliberately and cold heartedly. Thats a death penalty case . I seen people with less charges get death . I hate Fl law 😢
I have a difficult time understanding how it can take that long to give evidence for sentencing who pled guilty. It has just seemed a way for everyone to have their 15 minutes of fame. I don’t have an opinion on the verdict just the excessive time for sentencing.
My heart goes out to these families
These defense attorneys should be called out clearly on their child behavior!!
At least this monster will wake each morning knowing, he ain't going nowhere. He will never again walk by a stream, walk through the trees, see wildlife and nature and feel freedom which should never be underestimated. This monster will never enjoy any type of normal life and will always be looking behind him coz he'll be targeted, I have no doubt on that. The families must take comfort in each other and know that those who lost their lives would want their family to continue in as best way they can, for them.
Regardless whether he was crazy or not, he still needs to pay for his crime!!!!!
He is right! Mitigating factors ARE AN EXCUSE! This makes me so angry!!
Look at ur facts lady. You and you alone failed those babies. But I guess cause it wasn’t ur child it’s ok. So he gets his life and they don’t. Wow shame on u
I've searched high and low on UA-cam for the interview with the juror, can anyone please link me? I'd like context.
what a beautiful daughter who seemed to be growing up so well......if killing 17 people doesn't get you the death penalty, than nobody does.....if they don't want the death penalty, they should have been upfront before jury selection......
I agree with this father 100%
She got a triple bonus for saying that. Yes they all failed the families of the victims.
There is no way a CEO of a mental health org and a self-proclaimed mental health advocate should have EVER have been on that jury. ESPECIALLY when Nikolas Cruz's mental issues were a major issue. There is no way a person in her position would be able to ignore her own expertise and bias in judging rather than judging based ONLY on what was presented during the trial. I thought the prosecution did an excellent job but not excusing this juror during voir dire was a huge mistake imo. Anyone with any connection to the mental health industry should not be on that jury.
If Florida didn't have the death penalty would you be grateful for the verdict....Life in prison??
Nope the jurors who said life failed them. Period.
Unfortunately it’s the jury decision, they did their job 100% That’s the law.
Tbh, I don’t think I could give someone the death penalty.. I understand this is one of the most despicable thing someone could possibly do, but, I feel as though I couldn’t deal with the fact that I’m the reason that someone is dead
I knew it!....I could picture in my head the person that voted no..she knows the rules, others don't
Self righteous and proud of herself
Life in prison is not a failure, him walking would have been a fail.
I love when family members sat "they didn't do the right thing" because the family didn't get the justice they wanted. Even if he had gotten death it would be 15, 20, 30 years before he is put to death... Having a family member that was murdered and the murderer never found, he should grateful for what they did get. Life in prison. We will never get that for my uncle's murder or some 20 year bs, like my friend Michelle Tuenmire's murderer got. It's all about perspective.
I said what I said.
Don’t ever tell him he should be grateful and sorry but don’t compare your fcking UNCLE to his CHILD.
He is right. The jurors that voted against the death penalty let these people down. That juror is just playing the blame game by saying it is the state. No wonder she voted against. Apparently, any excuse is okay for bad behavior and murder. The monster has shown no remorse.
He may not agree with the jury’s decision, but I don’t see it as a problem with the system. They decided that the mitigators did in fact outweigh the aggravators. He might disagree, but it doesn’t make him right.
How should I put this? The mitigators were as a grape on a scale to a stack of bricks as agrevators.
@@briannacc3983 that might be your view, but it clearly wasn’t the jury’s.
God bless the families. The shooter want last long in prison. Word gets around real fast. 😞
Congrats lady, you just ruined your career. Don't be surprised...
I’d give that brats life for the promising one of his beautiful daughter any day. I feel the mishap over this scenario by the jury could give birth to vigilantism. & I couldn’t say I’d blame any who tried to rid us of him.
To say that mitigating factors outweighed all of the aggravating factors is simply a lie.
This ladies brave, i hope Floridians make her pay.
So exactly how did the hold outs determine mental illness when defense didn't bring any evidence of mental illness. The presumed mitigation was:
Fetal Alcohol syndrome, disruptive behavior and learning disabilities. Those are not mental illness mitigations. He was diagnosed with antisocial behavior and some learning disabilities. The defense's experts did not conclusively prove Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
The prosecution rebuttal blew the learning disabilities and Fetal Alcohol syndrome out of the water. He was shown to be very intelligent and articulate in the interviews. When ALL documents were addressed about his birth there was absolute proof he had no FAS. The antisocial behavior was done because the teachers never held NC accountable for it. It was always the "schools fault"
Absolutely zero mitigation was proven.
I myself am not for the DP but I would have voted for it because a juror is supposed to put aside his own beliefs and follow the law.
The three jurors lied under oath.
Jurors never quite seem to follow the law 🙄
This crazy juror is a rebel. If the others had said "life," she would have said death. What is her "doctorate" in? Underwater basket weaving????!!!!??? She thinks she's so smart, she shouldn't have been on the jury in the 1st place.
I’m suspicious he’ll get what’s coming one day in prison!
Definitely gonna bet on that.If they wanna do it they will.