'The death penalty wouldn't be enough': Parkland victim's father | ABCNL

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  • @divinet3771
    @divinet3771 2 роки тому +55

    So poignantly spoken. I lost Joaquin but Joaquin didn’t lose me. I’m still a father 😢
    As I watch all these parents speak about their murdered children. I find them to be so inspiring even thru their grief. The way they speak and express themselves even their bravery and strength. Including their nonstop advocacy so they can help bring awareness and change. They are truly remarkable human beings ❤️

  • @JL-zn7me
    @JL-zn7me 2 роки тому +28

    I’ll never forget Joaquin’s girlfriends testimony, and her description of what a beautiful soul he was. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver are such incredible people, it’s obvious where Joaquin got his loving heart. “ I lost him, but he didn’t lose me. I’m still his Father “. 💜🙏🏻😥

  • @tibbytx1
    @tibbytx1 2 роки тому +41

    I'm starting to believe what they say about Florida people. The worst verdicts in the country come from Florida. Casey Anthony, Trayvon Martin and now Parkland??

    • @roberteason9560
      @roberteason9560 2 роки тому

      The death penalty is enforced to keep black people in line that's it. A message from the powerful white politicans that they may be free from slavery but "we" still control your lives

    • @lizseg1954
      @lizseg1954 2 роки тому

      California protects the criminals not the victim. Criminals have full reign in California thanks to Governor Newsom and our ultra liberal state reps!! It’s shameful!!!

    • @Yyyyyy5
      @Yyyyyy5 2 роки тому +2

      @Padraig Warren no they didn’t. Your ears not work?

    • @zellanutellaa
      @zellanutellaa 2 роки тому +1

      Something is VERY VERY wrong with people in that state

    • @Yyyyyy5
      @Yyyyyy5 2 роки тому +4

      @Padraig Warren no because let’s put it this way. Had the mitigating circumstances outweighed the aggravating and they gave him death I would have been just as mad because then he should have gotten life. But the aggravating outweighed the mitigating so the correct punishment was death. All 12 jurors agreed even that the proper punishment was indeed death but juror Denise Cunha couldn’t get herself to sentence him correctly. There for the law was not followed. Your comment this didn’t go the way most people wanted doesn’t even fit here….it’s not a sporting event. It’s the law. Period.

  • @momandthegirls
    @momandthegirls 2 роки тому +6

    Mr. Oliver, you are an inspiration. No doubt, you’ve made your son proud. You are a father today and always.

  • @leegilley221
    @leegilley221 2 роки тому +17

    Sad day ! A mass murderer gets to live when he took 17 lives. Shame on the one juror !

    • @grandmaj5046
      @grandmaj5046 2 роки тому

      It's been reported there was more than one. The lead juror has said there were 3 that voted LIP

    • @Yyyyyy5
      @Yyyyyy5 2 роки тому +1

      @@grandmaj5046 it was one juror the other 2 on the fence is what he said. It was juror Denise Cunha.

    • @TheLucidSpecter
      @TheLucidSpecter 2 роки тому

      3*

    • @TheLucidSpecter
      @TheLucidSpecter 2 роки тому

      3*

  • @ozzieluvaya2202
    @ozzieluvaya2202 2 роки тому +4

    I am all for the death penalty when there is sufficient evidence that the person being charged did it. Why should they live in prison off our tax payer dollars.

  • @ferterrazas1156
    @ferterrazas1156 2 роки тому +11

    With all due respect, neither verdict was justice to the families. In reality, none of them are ever going to get what they want back, their children are never going to come back. Hoping for vengance isn't justice either. I believe the system still hasn't found an apropriate "punishment" for these types of crimes. The DP is an easy way out, even if they have to wait 10 years. What's the real definition of justice here that doesn't involve making the gunman suffer in revenge? I want to know that.

    • @aylen3322
      @aylen3322 2 роки тому +2

      Totally agree🙏⚡️

    • @alexanderperez2732
      @alexanderperez2732 2 роки тому

      Not enough but the death penalty feels closer to the solution. Honestly the best karma is that the inmates take care of him. So he himself doesn't know when his last day is, his last moments are filled with fear and it's not painless so the rest of society doesn't have to spend another penny on him. That is an inch closer to justice for all the hurt that guy caused.

  • @afteryou21
    @afteryou21 2 роки тому +16

    Terrible terrible thing. What a handsome fella Joaquin was. He had so much more life to live.

    • @aleesharenea1477
      @aleesharenea1477 2 роки тому +4

      Exactly. May He Rest in Heaven and the 16 others💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

    • @tamarawelch1171
      @tamarawelch1171 2 роки тому +2

      Joaquin has a beautiful soul!

  • @rosemarymoore3142
    @rosemarymoore3142 2 роки тому +5

    The shooter will not suffer,he will be fed,watered, cared for by the state for the rest of his life.
    I don't believe he'll ever regret his evil crime,he'll have years to remember x relive his moments of,to him ,glory. He attacked his guard x probably will try it again.
    I'm in England x this trial cought my eye back in the summer, never watched one before.
    What is the point of having a death sentence if its not used, this case if ever there was one warrant it. From what I've learned even with death penalty, will be yests before anything happened.
    So sad for all the poor families whose lives are broken, they get no joy from life now,they have a terrible sentence for as long as they live. Sorry going on for so long,but this trial got to me,i had to say something.

  • @cbrashsorensen
    @cbrashsorensen 2 роки тому +4

    Her point was well-taken. When you agree to be on a jury you leave YOUR feelings at the door and make your decision on the FACTS.

  • @Randorandom232
    @Randorandom232 2 роки тому +2

    These ppl are making prison sound like a vacation.

  • @gtaambassador744
    @gtaambassador744 2 роки тому +12

    He won't live past 30,I bet you

  • @robertfurner1729
    @robertfurner1729 2 роки тому +18

    those who voted against death should explain to the parents face to face

    • @tylerharris4392
      @tylerharris4392 2 роки тому

      Both of you stupid mother f****** need to shut up

  • @journeymansmitty8283
    @journeymansmitty8283 2 роки тому +4

    It's the world's worst thing when you lose a loved one this is a pain that never goes away but in the name of that loved one we have to carry on their name🤔

  • @katsupsauce
    @katsupsauce 2 роки тому +5

    Too bad death by firing squad was abolished.

  • @beatrizperez3256
    @beatrizperez3256 2 роки тому +1

    I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR YOU MANUEL OLIVER !! PRAYERS TO ALL OF YOU IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @Therapistmind
    @Therapistmind 2 роки тому +15

    I’m crying at this man’s comments 😢 I hate that jury

    • @SwedishBlouse
      @SwedishBlouse 2 роки тому

      Do you hate Obama?

    • @unlocked6352
      @unlocked6352 2 роки тому +2

      You should hate the shooter.

    • @Yyyyyy5
      @Yyyyyy5 2 роки тому

      @@SwedishBlouse I don’t I’m a democrat and Nikolas Cruz still deserved death by facts. So your political agenda doesn’t apply here. Sounds like you could make a quality friendship with Juror Denise Cunha though.

  • @Truth72500
    @Truth72500 2 роки тому +1

    Death penalty is not punishment
    Hell is eternal flames 🔥

  • @wfm5121954
    @wfm5121954 2 роки тому

    Thank you for giving them voice.

  • @newhorizon4066
    @newhorizon4066 2 роки тому +5

    Most of us lack the mindset of a criminal (fortunately) to imagine life in jail. To this category of folks, it's just another way of life and yes, to some, it's even better than freedom since they can't supervise themselves in society. Incarcerated, they don't have to work, 3 meals a day, medical care at the ready: they can watch tv, learn a hobby or go for a degree, "work" for pay, the Crumbley kid looks forward to manage his fan mail, etc. This one is already receiving love letters.

    • @derek_3054
      @derek_3054 2 роки тому

      Cruz will stop getting written in a few years im sure out of sight out of mind.

  • @josiahgill782
    @josiahgill782 2 роки тому +7

    If this sad incident occurred in india the LAW would have been changed to death penalty for anyone committing this sort of crime . God rest the souls of all the parkland victims . And justice for all the families

    • @tylerharris4392
      @tylerharris4392 2 роки тому

      India has a lot of rape,

    • @josiahgill782
      @josiahgill782 2 роки тому

      @@tylerharris4392 and you get hanged for it

    • @tylerharris4392
      @tylerharris4392 2 роки тому

      @@josiahgill782 even if it is just an accusation

    • @josiahgill782
      @josiahgill782 2 роки тому

      @@tylerharris4392 No they need proof detailed forensics and a thorough investigation has to be completed

    • @tylerharris4392
      @tylerharris4392 2 роки тому

      @@josiahgill782 bro shut up

  • @joanncunningham7276
    @joanncunningham7276 2 роки тому +1

    Sooo many families wanted the death penalty

  • @gregorchard7881
    @gregorchard7881 2 роки тому +2

    Don't worry, the slug wil have to be in fear of his life 24/7 until someone does us all a favor....

  • @patriciaingram9181
    @patriciaingram9181 2 роки тому +1

    He may not be comfortable in prison, but he will become rich

  • @davidfromamerica1871
    @davidfromamerica1871 2 роки тому +13

    Life in prison can be much worse than the death penalty. The problem with life in prison, sometimes they are released on good behavior early to make room for more prisoners.

    • @ashroskell
      @ashroskell 2 роки тому +6

      Not in this case, though. “Without the possibility of parole,” means exactly that. There is no mechanism by which his sentence can be reviewed, save by appeal and even then there’s no hope of reviewing that aspect of the sentence, only the safety of the conviction on the basis of new evidence or, “by reason of insanity,” which has already been rejected. The Parkland shooter will never breathe free air again, and I cannot imagine a worse sentence in America. Death row drags on for many years with the sword of Damocles hanging over your head, but you have special isolation to protect you from the prison population, which this criminal will not get. His fate is sealed unless there is a change in fundamental law in the USA, which is not going to happen because prison populations are tied into America’s economic model too deeply. A massive free labour market for the government to exploit, making everything from licence plates to window glass. That’s an entire 10% of America’s population, btw.

    • @Kt-vq5qv
      @Kt-vq5qv 2 роки тому +2

      I don't believe they let people off on "good behavior" if they have life sentences, maybe for lighter criminals who are serving 5+ years

    • @lukemurray4950
      @lukemurray4950 2 роки тому

      No what your ass who has never been to prison doesn't get that it's not worse than the death penalty! This is why Jeffery Dahmer was killed because the guy thought he was living too good behind bars and didn't care about his crimes.
      You get to walk about the prison, have jobs, watch TV, got to the library, play pool, chess etc. Death penalty means you are put in another part of the prison and you are not allowed anything including visitors! 23 hours a day lockdown and you only get let out alone in shackles and can't interact with other inmates while you await your death that will take decades!! Now that's hell and way worse than prison!! It's fear of this that stops most prisoners killing eachother in prison because that will also be the result!!

    • @lukemurray4950
      @lukemurray4950 2 роки тому

      @@janetbrowning9089 That's exactly the point they don't know! Death row is way worse!! It's literally used as a tool to scare inmates who are maybe doing life from killing other inmates or guards because they know that is the only punishment left for them and they don't want that at all!

    • @davidfromamerica1871
      @davidfromamerica1871 2 роки тому

      @@Kt-vq5qv
      I cannot even guess what the far left wing liberals will be like 30/50 years from now.

  • @nenej12
    @nenej12 2 роки тому +3

    He won’t be comfortable in prison tho! Trust me! He won’t be comfortable! He will wish he got DP

  • @isaacdaniell1157
    @isaacdaniell1157 2 роки тому +1

    the Australian mass murderer who killed 35 people in Port Arthur received life without parole....we don't have the death penalty here, and so it was never an option....and his life sentence was accepted by our society- knowing that he will literally ROT in jail- Same with the mass murderer of NZ.....thousands of days to worry whether someone is gonna get you, gonna get your food, gonna get your water- anything.....knowing you will be targeted by all other inmates- from bashings to boiling water thrown on him....security just slip for a second and BOOM someone gets them....He WILL be taken care of in jail- Justice will happen !!!!

  • @WillyEast
    @WillyEast 2 роки тому +12

    The lives of these prisoners seem more comfortable than most people I know who are too busy working to be able to afford 3 hot meals or have time for a hobby. Justice system is sh%^

    • @jonnathanb118
      @jonnathanb118 2 роки тому +2

      then why dont they just go to prison if it is so much better than freedom? You obviously havent spent a day in prison/jail if you think it is remotely better than freedom.

    • @newhorizon4066
      @newhorizon4066 2 роки тому +1

      @@jonnathanb118 Look at what Jodi Arias could do in jail. Singing contest, wielding a campaign for "abused victims," making/selling tshirts and hey, she even managed to tattoo "Jody" on her cellmate's wrist! The possibilities are endless... (well almost.)

    • @Randorandom232
      @Randorandom232 2 роки тому

      @@jonnathanb118 🤣

    • @TheLucidSpecter
      @TheLucidSpecter 2 роки тому

      It only sucks because it didn’t go the way people wanted lol and prison ain’t as good as you make it out to be

  • @ceci_lia77
    @ceci_lia77 2 роки тому +7

    When the law don't do it .... the people do

  • @junejunejuniejune
    @junejunejuniejune 2 роки тому

    I think the families of the victims should be the ones that determine if the death penalty should be used. I don't believe in the death penalty for all cases, to me rotting away in prison is a much worse fate, but if this is what the victim's family wanted, it should be considered. The shooter is very young, he will live a long and miserable life, and rot away till he dies.

  • @ashroskell
    @ashroskell 2 роки тому +4

    Think about it, people? If this man truly believes, “the death penalty wouldn’t be enough,” then surely life in prison is more punishment?
    Who thinks that he will not come to regret the loss of his freedom? That he will not want to kill himself at some point? And on many occasions. He will hear about his family, friends and people he knew, getting on with their lives, achieving things, writing books about their experiences of him, saying whatever they wish to about him and having no ability to answer.
    Dodging rape in the showers and the hatred of child murderers for the rest of his days. No, death would be too easy for someone who caused me or mine such pain and anguish. I’m sure there must be family members of the other victims who would disagree with this man?

    • @brendaboisvert3304
      @brendaboisvert3304 2 роки тому +3

      He lost his son no punishment will be enough cause it don't bring his son back.

  • @ryelz2483
    @ryelz2483 2 роки тому +1

    The justice system fails in America.

    • @User-q6x3b
      @User-q6x3b 2 роки тому +1

      The justice system is completely broken in the 🇺🇸

  • @Kitchguy
    @Kitchguy 2 роки тому +2

    He should have to do hard labor every day. The hell with thoea bleeding hearts who say no you have to treat them humainly. Yes feed him to work.

  • @megatron2846
    @megatron2846 2 роки тому

    Each parent should get 5 mins in a locked room with him.....and they get to pick their weapon of choice. 😒

  • @isaiahdove1631
    @isaiahdove1631 2 роки тому +1

    So he wait he doesn’t have to deal with inmates

  • @TheMrodla
    @TheMrodla 2 роки тому +1

    First the students get shot, then the parent get shot in court, I just talk to a cop 1st - the death penalty get his own cell size varieties, he won't get a big cell for a long time , Now life in person he has to be with general public and with his sickness temperament he might not make it , or he can be killed, nature will if this comes true ,just the way students wherent aware when they went to school that morning on 2/14/18 , death penalty you only get 1/2 to go out side and sometimes cage outside ,
    Cruz will probably be caged to go outside to
    Outside rec for months , if he acts up like he will its final days for him ,

  • @lifeoflw84
    @lifeoflw84 2 роки тому

    Nothin will bring them back. Justice was served and now time to move on.. he will watch his back daily and maybe one day someone will take him out the hard way like y’all wanted!

    • @ahappilydrunkpuppy8961
      @ahappilydrunkpuppy8961 2 роки тому

      How was justice served?
      How is giving a terrorist 3 warm meals, a bed, free education, books, and game time justice all the while being in protective custody ALL FOR FREE justice?
      You have a wicked sense of justice. Why do those who didnt grant mercy but cause chaos get granted mercy?

    • @lifeoflw84
      @lifeoflw84 2 роки тому

      @@ahappilydrunkpuppy8961 I don’t mean to laugh but do you think he is going to general population

    • @lifeoflw84
      @lifeoflw84 2 роки тому

      @@ahappilydrunkpuppy8961 he would have all that on death row BUT NOT IN SEGREGATION!!!!!!! Your a idiot also.. HE IS A MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISIONER LOCkDOWN 23hr DAY FOREVER!!!!!! SOILD DOOR CONCRETE ROOM… maybe get a book.. NO TV OR ANY OF THAT.. WOW GO EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT PRISONS…

    • @TheLucidSpecter
      @TheLucidSpecter 2 роки тому

      @@ahappilydrunkpuppy8961 you want revenge lol this is justice

  • @bodhi8260
    @bodhi8260 2 роки тому +1

    When something is this obvious it shouldn't be up to a crazy juror(s).

  • @danielcarlson800
    @danielcarlson800 2 роки тому

    Sorry for your loss, Sir. This turd WILL get his.

  • @aylen3322
    @aylen3322 2 роки тому

    Ummm no….

  • @dorothyhale7355
    @dorothyhale7355 2 роки тому +1

    I’ve commented before, so they may delete this, but we need to put this human tragedy of the Cruz event behind us. Here’s a new colloquialism for times we successfully get through our difficulty: “I cruzed through it!” or “I’m cruzing through it.” Put a period. Be all the good that you can be. Blessings to all.

  • @pyramid_scheme_termination3655
    @pyramid_scheme_termination3655 2 роки тому

    We all know if Cruz actually looked like young Brad Pitt, those female victims would fall in love with him!!!😂

  • @WHEREVER-I-ROAM
    @WHEREVER-I-ROAM 2 роки тому

    🤬MISS TRIAL🤬
    A juror was threatened by another juror (why)

  • @blacsuprimacy3175
    @blacsuprimacy3175 2 роки тому

    Dis da wyit man falt we goda ban dey ass from havin guns for reel ain’t no wyit man can have dat shet