Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz refuses to listen to audio of him murdering students | LiveNOW
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- Опубліковано 19 лип 2022
- Nikolas Cruz put his fingers in his ears in court while audio of him shooting students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was played for jurors. Cruz has plead guilty to 17 counts of murder and a jury will not determine whether to recommend life in prison or the death penalty.
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I'm dying to know why this kid is still on trial 4 years later when all the evidence is there. It should not take you 4 years to decide what a mass murderer deserves.
He been on trial for 4 year!?!
Edit: wow didn't expect get this much attention
@@srm946 Between 2018 and now, I've been seeing his stupid ass in and out of the courthouse.
I think it was becuz of covid
@@srm946 he committed the crime in 2018
In a way, I'd prefer to see him get Life, rather than the death penalty, but only if he has to serve it in the general population. THEN he could show us how tough he is (NOT).
He can’t stand to hear his own crimes? A special kind of evil. Throw away the key. Trial over.
Lock him in solitary and have him listen to it on repeat the rest of his life
I disagree. A special kind of evil would listen to the tape and not blink an eye. This little POS is just a pathetic, gutless coward. They should have forced him to listen, Tied his hands to the chair if necessary. He wanted to show the world his ‘power’ and now he hides in shame from it? Every witness should have looked him in the eye and just told him what a pathetic loser he is, always was and always will be.
@@fishforher tie his arms up first. No covering his ears for him.
@@fishforher naw just drop him in general pop. Tell the guards to look away.
judge should have made him stop covering his ears.
I was bullied HORRIBLY and I was miserable but it made me want to NEVER make someone feel that way… I’m so tired of people not valuing human lives…
So was I, and I never wanted to shoot kids.
won’t deny that I did fantasize killing my bully when I was a teen, though not innocent random kids.
U'd have 2 have bitter hatred in ur heart 2 take human lives like he did
Same here, my high school years were horrendous and I ended up having to finish in an alternate school but I never even considered doing something like this. If anything, it taught me empathy.
@@edsr164intrusive thoughts after going through something traumatic are completely normal. As someone who went through bullying I hope you got the help you deserve.
Me too
I was 18, a senior when this happened, we were all so excited to be graduating in a few months. This broke everyone’s spirit. I remember crying during the moment of silence. I’m 23 now and it still brings me to tears.
Were you at this school??
@@Josh-mm7qt I was not! I attended high school in Texas, I just remember that day so vividly, the first word about it came out, then it spread like wildfire, every person in the school was talking about it. The halls were so gloomy as the day went on, it got eerily quiet. I think it’s safe to say a LOT of schools around the US possibly had the same reaction, we were heartbroken, shocked, and spooked for the week or so after that.
@@apinkgloccmy son was a junior that year. He told me that one day one of the ceiling tiles in a classroom fell down and he never saw what made all the racket, but he saw a group of students take off running. His first thought…… that’s it. I’m fixing to die. There is no comparison to the students who lived the tragedy nor the parents who endured the loss, but it effected everyone to some degree. It stayed with many all across the country.
Said student was expelled and tried making a facebook post saying “I didnt take my medicine and mistook what I saw as a gun” like what??
@@apinkgloccvalentines day spirit? How old are you? 12?
that man is horrible. he covers his ears like a coward when HE was the one who killed everyone. he is NOT a victim. Oh, you dont wanna hear YOUR VICTIMS screaming and crying as they bleed out but the victims had to? Rot in jail.
No...but hopefully this at the very least means he has remorseful. There's no greater suffering than guilt.
@@kmulvaney8689 stfu, he doesn’t deserve any pity
@@kmulvaney8689 remorse or not, does not matter, he consciously took the gun to his school, he consciously loaded it, he consciously fired it a fellow students, he consciously fled the scene. He made the choice, and now he has to live with that and suffer the consequences
@@kmulvaney8689he deserves worse suffering
@@Broski-Brodskiare you a fan of the death penalty?
They should have tied his hands down and forced him to listen. Coward.
They should do more than that...
100%. They should have to listen to it.
That's a terrible idea
@@lonzoballcandoitall4132 shooting a Highschool full of kids is way worse.
Yes over and over until he dies , 30 plus years of it would do him some good
He was perfectly fine hearing the students scream in agony and die and now he doesn’t want to hear them.
The “oh my gods” going from the students as they sobbed in terror broke me..
How could people defend him?! So what if he was bullied? He had already graduated and all of those students were freshmen’s who had nothing to do with it. He’s scarred them for life.
Rest in pest Scott Beagle and the other 16 people who were apart of the massacre.
He did NOT graduate.
RIP Mr. Beagle. Thank you for protecting your students with your life.
sadly i dont think he will recieve your messsage
@@joeyweston9001 you are THAT guy, huh
@@joeyweston9001 you sound bitter :/
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ repent my sinz maybe b4 i die sir lol
@@zombie5743 Yes im you'r new dadddy
Him with his fingers in his ears while those parents have to hear the gunshots that killed their children is about the most infuriating thing ever. They should’ve pumped this directly into HIS ears, and made HIM listen to the brutality & fear and chaos caused by his actions. How dare he act traumatized by a traumatic situation HE caused. I’m enraged by the portrayal of this monster as some innocent child. I can’t even imagine how those parents must feel…
I’m betting money that someone will rectify that when he’s alone and wearing cuffs and shackles.
He’s a coward
@@stephaniesomer5934 one can only hope. I know that sounds horrible, but he’s a monster.
@@Catness_Everdeen agreed. I hope he’s haunted by that same sense of dread he inflicted on these poor kids. Him coloring with crayons and wearing oversized shirts and plugging his ears with his fingers…makes me feel like lethal injection AND the electric chair are both far too humane.
I know it’s a whole different topic, but I feel like life in prison w parole should be reserved for those who have taken a life, but it was situational and are unlikely to reoffend, life w/out parole for those who took a life, or multiple lives, and are at risk of reoffending, but could possibly be reformed, and execution for monsters like this-taking multiple lives, showing no remorse, no chance of appeal, high likelihood of reoffending, and almost no chance at reformation.
Seems fairly cut & dry, but that’s just me. Lol
@@stephaniesomer5934 to bad it wont be done with a gun.
Play this audio 24/7 in his cell when he gets to prison. Just consider it an experiment to see how long it takes him to lose his mind. 🤣🤣🤣
Best comment I’ve seen!
That's called torture (I'm not defending him btw)
I was bullied from elementary school, until I graduated high school. And I’ve NEVER had even a REMOTE thought as dark as hurting one of my peers, let alone what this guy did. Absolutely disgraceful. It’s not about “being bullied” or else all bullied would end up violent offenders. This is about so much more than that.
I am so sorry to hear what you had to endure. ❤ I do mot understand why people are so cruel to others. I am sure you are a very strong person with great ethical values today. Just wanted to drop a few sentences. 😊
@@d.i.a.5392 your the sweetest thanks love ❤️
Is ok, you are an exception, also lots of people like you (and me) are exceptions.
@@aqualemon6453 no, the “exception” is the violent ones. The majority of people who where bullied or mistreated DONT end up violent?? Not as criminally violent as this mf.
@@aqualemon6453 why are you defending that??
If you didn't want to hear yourself commiting those acts you should have never committed the crime.Just imagine how the victims and victims families felt.
He loves it. Him plugging his ears is all an act. He wants people to believe he has remorse. He doesn’t.
Not to take away from this tragic act of inhumane massacre - but I would rather die than hear myself in any way at all. Many many people would agree/ feel the same way.
Either way this thing should be shot starting from the feet up until it dies. Cut off the blood flow so it lasts longer for it.
Do you think he is even in his right mind???? Wtf is wrong with you people???
@@brianneh1547 you LITERALLY don’t know that 😂 no one knows what he’s thinking and we never truly will.
@@megclifton6692 did I say he was in his right mind NO so please shut up talking to me
The fact that they were told to look straight so they didn’t see the dead bodies just shows how bad it really was
ANd by the crying, you know they didn't look straight. It's like a natural reflex to look at what you don't want to see.
There was just a lot of blood.
@@lucabaki8809 It actually wasn’t. Maybe in this young lady’s hallway, but I remember the very day this happened and where I was. Horrible, gut-wrenching, uncensored videos were leaked on Twitter of when a classroom of students were rescued. It wasn’t just blood. Unfortunately, it was bodies. My heart breaks to pieces for all these students.
It was hard for me to watch this whole video in entirety, can you clarify what you mean by this/time stamp?
@@madeleineprice3556 10:12
If you think he was bullied now, just wait till he goes to prison.
so is the bully innocent in your opinion
@@bendy11dimitri32 no. the bully is not innocent. bullying is wrong. but being bullied does not give you the right to murder people. he did not even target the people who bullied him, he was 19 and already graduated, he targeted innocent people who did nothing to him. you jackass
He not gone get bullied dat bad, he's aggressed a police officer that had a taser. Prison is kinda his type of environment.
@@bendy11dimitri32he was a bully too, he wasn’t a sweetheart either.
I could have told the principal he was being bullied I'm sure something would have been done about it
Those poor babies. This ripped my heart out. It doesn't matter if they are newborns or grown, they are always our babies. Anger isn't even a proper word. Heartbreak. Complete heartbreak for all of these children.
It makes me want to cry.
RAGE. RAGE is the word you are looking for. It is what each of us feels listening to this testimony. I will not print what I am wishing for this monster.
If you aren't angry, you're pathetic
@@pamelavarilone2614 is it even possible to print?
To have to start high school with a mass shooting and then have to deal with covid and everything else afterwards is beyond traumatic. I pray every surviving victim, their families, as well as the families of the deceased find peace
@allthingstravon
Pointless
"You have received your reward in full." (Nothing)
Matthew 6:5&6
how can someone stay alive after that? May the Gods bless their souls
Bro did it on Valentine’s Day
Covid is not on the same level as a mass shooting. Not even close. I highly doubt it traumatized her anymore than the shooting did.
@@youtube8775 What's YOUR point?
They should have cuffed him and MADE him watch and listen. That's disgusting.
He does not care, it is all bad theatre to dodge the death penalty, only idiots would fall for that and gift him free shelter and food until the next leftist legal wave abolishes life in prison and releases him after 40 years, people forget that the legal system is crumbling down by the hour under the relentless march of countless devil's advocates , this garbage must be executed as soon as possible
@SkyNet General and yet only some make the decision to mass murder children and students. He IS a bad kid.
@SkyNet General It's not an excuse to do what he did. Cruz went past the point of no return, no sympathy for him. He had the opportunity to improve his life, but instead he opted to take the lives of others.
@SkyNet General no excuse. Are you the next mass shooter? You have pathetic written all over you.
@@winlover37 why respond to completely delusional people or bots?
The pain on the parents faces hurts me the
most
I was bullied all throughout high school; from freshman year to senior year. i'm not gonna lie or sugarcoat this, i struggled heavily with depression, anxiety, and other mental "issues". but i had NEVER considered even hurting the bullies back. i literally hate when people use the "oh, he/she was bullied" when it's convenient.
Why wouldnt you want to hurt the bullies back????
@@vice2versaschools don't allow that but they can allow kids to bully other kids
Its not only bullying
@@frozenlama23 The victims weren’t his bullies tho
It's heartbreaking to hear them whisper and cry as silently as possible to stay alive and then, when first responders arrive, not be able to hold back their screams as they see the horror.
Horrible!!!
Imagine having to walk through all that blood bath 😣😭
@@leensalocin People do it everyday in Ukraine.
Towards the end there you could hear a girl screaming and crying and it must have been upon seeing one of her best friends lying on the floor motionless, probably dead. Just too much for these kids to take. Devastating!!
@@GunsDontKillSSRIDoes And it’s just as horrible. What was even your point?
The strength this young lady has is absolutely astounding. She’s talking to clear and thoughtfully about the worst moments of her life. I hope she can find peace with everything she saw and heard.
I fully agree
Lets not over exaggerate this....this happened four years ago she can talk about this in a safety of a courtroom....it's not that hard
@@Kweation you think the trauma from experiencing something like this is just automatically gonna go away four years later ? The survivors are gonna deal with it for the rest of their lives…
@@Kweation let's not over exaggerate this, you don't know a damn thing about what you're talking about.
@@Kweation 🤦♀️
My sister is 15 years old and in highschool. A highschool I used to attend to. Im 24 years old now. And the “oh my god”s reminded me of her and I cried. Thinking of how sensitive my little sister is and always wanting to protect her tore me up inside. This is horrendous.
I’m crying just imagining it😢
You're a great brother. Always protect your sister. God bless.
Uhh how does that relate
@Heretic fr
@Heretic
As it should be
Hate is the word ppl like this murder needs in this world
When your lawyer and the judge is in disbelief….you’re just screwed. I remember going to my high school in Florida and going through a shooting …it messed me up for a while. Rip to all those lives lost 😢
Oh hell you were in a shooting!? Oh my gosh I’m so sorry for what you had to go through. I could never imagine the fear you were in. School shootings are one of my worst fears. I’ve been in two lockdowns, however they were soft lockdowns cause there was a danger outside of the school, so I’ve never been in a hard lockdown. And I never want to either, whenever I go to school, I’ve got a plan in the back of my head in case something like that were to happen because it’s a really scary thing to think about. I hope your ok and I wouldn’t say it screwed you up, you just have PTSD and your traumatized. Your a warrior my friend. You survived one of the worst things that could happen. School shootings are not ok! School is already a difficult place for kids cause of bullying and the pressure of learning and getting good grades but going to school everyday not knowing your gonna make it home, is UNACCEPTABLE! Kids should feel safe at school, not in danger.
I’m so sorry, all those sounds are flying high ❤️
😂
His lawyers were actually awful and disrespectful, laughing during court and even flipping the bird at the judge
The audacity of him covering his ears after what those kids had to see and hear their peers screaming for their lives disgusting
He is the killer, so the audacity of him not listening, is a little silly. He is the reason they are screaming.
@@symptomoftheuniverse4149 he's obviously mental
So you want him to be happy listening to the audio instead
@@symptomoftheuniverse4149 thank you
@@louism.3435 no , we want him to show remorse which he’s not , meaning he will spend life in jail rotting - happy ending for us :)
Hearing the poor kids trying hard not to burst out crying in fear is heartbreaking. My prayers go out to their parents.
It sounds straight out of a horror movie, beyond heartbreaking. This is happening way too often.
Crying in that situation benefits no one.
@@BrandonWestfall lol
@@BrandonWestfall Shut up, just shut up. It's beyond me how grown men can still have such a pathetic "tough guy" persona, even in the face of a tragedy.
@@BrandonWestfall Sometimes it's an involuntary reaction. Were you there? Has this happened to you? We all think we know how to react until it happens to us.
Premeditated mass murderers SHOULD automatically be put on DEATH ROW and SHOULD NOT be left for jurors to decide? He should've been made to listen?
well, no.
The fact that she is watching the video and he's covering his ears. Just proves how brave and strong she is!
I commend that mother! It took EVERYTHING inside of her to compose herself and not lash out at her child’s killer. You could see the anger the disgust, sadness, and pain running through her. I pray for healing for all his victims
How do you know he killed her child?
@@Yahooligan72 troll 🚨🚨
@@TheLyric300 his name is crystal meth....what do u expect.
@@TheLyric300 relax, I'll troll yo hole also
@@Yahooligan72 😭😭your profile
Him plugging his ears so he doesn't have to listen just confirms what we already know, that he is a coward and an absolutely pathetic excuse for a human being. They should have his hands cuffed to the chair so he's forced to hear everything!
Imo it's purely an act, he's terrified of the death penalty and is putting on the act out of desperation.
Personally I'm torn between which is the better punishment for him. The thought of him possibly not acting and having to spend an entire life in prison being as tiny and weak as he is, and hated for what he has done would be hell on earth for him.
However I'm sure a lot of the surviving victims would feel safer if they knew he was gone and he deserves it
Ok. And what if he DIDNT cover his ears and listened to it. What would you say then? Will you say he's even more heartless?
@@drainbramage3555 in this circumstance the death penalty is a better punishment because it's what he fears. He's scared to meet his Maker. That said, I oppose the death penalty.
@@kaynineeye7745 You know they would. "Look how he sits there acting like he didn't do anything. He's a remorseless monster ." If he cried: "Look at those fake crocodile tears. He's just scared they'll give him the death penalty and he's acting remorseful for a lighter sentence."
That said, the kid gets what he gets. I'd be 100% okay if one of the parents just took him out right there in the courtroom.
Blaming him isn't going to stop the next one.
HANDCUFF HIS HANDS BEHIND HIS BACK SO HE CAN'T USE THEM FORCE HIM TO LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS OF SHOOTING AND SCREAMING
In the video I could hear the students breathing and crying I feel so bad for them and the people that lost their lives
That audio recording was just.....I cannot imagine seeing some of your friends dead in a hallway or wherever they were. Prayers to everyone involved. So horrific.
@@davidwilliam9451 okay……?
@@davidwilliam9451 so that justifies him murdering innocent kids and teachers who probably had nothing to do with the bullying?
@@mariahpena6951 okay? Is that all you have to say can you not see anything from the bully’s victim’s perspective or do you just not care just because he got his revenge on these assholes who got what they deserved
@@davidwilliam9451 literally imagine being an apologist for someone who literally murdered innocent children…. pathetic
@@davidwilliam9451 that’s very sad and unfortunate but you do understand how going and shooting up a school is not the answer to that problem right. he hurt so many more people then those who hurt him. all those kids are traumatized from it not just the ones who were killed.
Imagine doing something so horrendous that you couldn't even listen to it. 0 tolerance for school shooters. Senseless violence needs to be met with swift and deadly punishment.
That’s probably similar to the mentality that they have before inciting violence in the name of their own moralistic judgements.
@@evaphillips2102 so because we're not willing to call them "mentally ill" or be on their side & hold their hand, we sound the same as MURDERERS?? you need to check your logic, it's severely flawed.
Honestly I want people who do these things to be tortured in gruesome ways so they regret every second
@@evaphillips2102 woman moment
stop the bullies and this won’t happen don’t push someone to insanity
It’s scary to think most of the school shooting I have heard about were in Florida, especially because I live in Florida. I have no words for people who commit these actions. No one should ever think of doing this and no one should ever go through this.
And I’ve heard that Florida isn’t even the #1 state for these. The #1 spot actually goes too…….
TEXAS. Why am I not surprised in the slightest? But Florida is still high up there and I’m sorry you live in an awful state like Florida.
My twin sister is currently learning to be a teacher. I’m so incredibly proud of her, but god I’m so scared.
@@JaceAVinson the best part is my parents do 50/50 and trade off every month, my mom lives in texas and my dad lives in florida.. public school in both states too
Out of topic @TCApexplays what’s your profile?
There are no kids in Florida. I think it's just old people.
I don’t understand how anyone could defend this and others like him
I have failed to find someone who has made an excuse for him
its not that we defend him its like ok but can the bullys for this get punished as well
@@bendy11dimitri32let’s use critical thinking here. If someone had it in there to shoot up a school and kill innocent people (the killer was 19 and most of his victims were freshmen, kids that did not even know him) then don’t you think that he definitely showed signs of dangerous and unnerving behavior before? This happened with columbine. Everyone sympathized with the shooters and it turned out the shooters were the real bullies. They were perverts and would constantly intimidate others. Y’all are giving these murderers way too much credit. You’re sick.
@@bendy11dimitri32none of his victims knew him so that doesn’t make sense
@@bendy11dimitri32 Shut yo mouth bozo
The audio of her crying as she was running out of the school made me cry because you could tell that she had just processed what she saw and heard
@@omarnavarro2850 ok? 💀 nobody asked 💀
@@_emoem it’s a comment section, no one has to ask
@@user-tb2wc8rc2e ok? so i can say what i want, and his comment is ignorant and irrelevant 💀
@@_emoem people are so weird😭 like holy hell read the room..
@@noli-wm6rh LITERALLY😭😭
This audio should be played on repeat daily every time he moves in his cell. If he makes a phone call he should have to listen to this before his calls go through. This is so sad.
Truly..where s the punishment? That's perfect
Yesss or at least 10 minutes before his bed time!,,
He needs that black mirror punishment
What phone call? He should be barred from any and all forms of communication with the outside.
Nah, everyday would desensitize him to it. You gotta just drop it on him periodically. Wake him up with it every now and then. Make him go to sleep with it once a month. Never let him be desensitized to it
I am a senior in high school I was in 7th grade when this happened and I am reading the book Parkland by Dave Cullen… I feel so sad for all the parents who lost children.. but most of all the students who experienced such a traumatic event… this man deserves whatever is coming his way… it is sad that it has already been 4 years… 💚 prayers for all💚
'he was bullied' I WAS TOO I was beaten up every single week but I never hurt anyone
This is heartbreaking, and the fact that his own lawyer was looking at him in disgust tells it all.
I saw that.. I would have recuse myself ..
You seen that too huh
The lawyer wasn't looking at his client. He was looking at the screen (which the 2 ladies were looking at). We only heard the audio, but they were seeing the video of the cell phone footage that girl recorded on her phone.
@@Lee-fw9mr you're 100% right. Original poster is just smoking some really strong stuff. Lmao
if u mean by around 10:16, the lawyer isn't looking at him
Even his lawyer was looking at him with pure disgust. There’s no debating anything here. Hearing this audio sent chills through my body and the parents have to listen to how scared their child was all while having to sit 15 feet away from the POS that did this to them. Lord please be with these parents a pain unfathomable 🙏🏾
I think he's looking over at the video on the screen. But still I can't imagine having to sit next to and defend someone who murdered 17 people and traumatized countless more in cold blood
You said Lord be with them and you called the dude a POS. doesn't God say love your enemies? damn lmao
@@matthewflores4183 evaluate your life.
@@matthewflores4183 yep and he also says an eye for an eye!
@@bummrush3457 The whole world would be blind then.
i was in my junior year of high school when this happened. MSD was a sister school of mine. about 20 minutes away from us. we lost many friends… the entire county wasn’t the same for the rest of the year.
Being bullied isn't an excuse to go out and kill or hurt people. Innocent people aswell! He's a coward and narcissist. R.I.P to those who lost their lives. 😓💔
those bullys pushed him to his limit
@@bendy11dimitri32 grow up
@@JimBurlakoff yeah, seriously. Quit being a such a toddler!
@@JimBurlakoff whats wrong with his comment. You think people cant snap????
@@vice2versa Of course I believe people can snap. This does not appear to be the case here. Nikolas had graduated already, he was done with that school and did not have to face any more apparent bullies. Most, if not all of his bullies would have been long gone. He killed mainly younger kids. This is not characteristic of a tormented person that finally snapped due to prolonged bullying. People need to read up on the facts of the case before offering this sociopath extenuating circumstances.
I’ve never seen a judge actually show concern like that on her face. I can’t believe what these people went through.
same
She looked shaken up
Youre too soft son
@@MrbigballsMemesyou lack empathy
@@MrbigballsMemes showing empathy about hearing kids that were brutally shot down is soft to you?
I firmly believe that the phone accidentally calling 911 was the Grace of God. Those poor kids. I am so sorry to their families adn to the families whose loved ones were lost that day. My heart is with you.
In that same grace kids were still killed. He didn't stop that now did he? I thought God wasn't supposed to interfere anymore anyway. Age of miracles is over
@@debeb5148God gives people free will. If God intervened, we would be robots
@@Dman425 Well then let me ask you something. You think you are getting free will in heaven when you are pretty much forced to all good for eternity? You think everything can be all good forever and ever and ever?
@@debeb5148 when we have new bodies and brains, yes
@@Dman425 You people are insane.
"I was bullied." Go to therapy dude
The restraint the parents showed is mind blowing. God Bless them.
Of course,I wouldn’t make it😢
I'm going to go hug my son right now. I couldn't imagine.
Should have acted like they were too weak in the knees to stand and came in in a wheel chair with a gun barrel and internals hidden inside it along with a 3d printed frame and shoot the little f*ckin demon from across the courtroom.
The parents most likely heard it before the public.
@SkyNet General Maybe his bullies were treated badly from someone else, fight the bully don't become the bully...
How can they let him clog his ears? That’s so disrespectful.. he was the one who murdered..
Chris Watts was never forced to look up at the pictures of his family’s bodies. There’s nothing they can really do about that situation. The guy in a blue suit next to him looks absolutely disgusted with his actions though.
It's all a act...he knows what heis facing and wants to appear remorseful in a attempt to save himself from actual death and get life...
I think, I'm not sure, it would be considered "cruel and unusual punishment". Which is the just a stupid loophole for street justice to be illegal. IMO.
Don't nobody gaf!!! That show how dookie 💩💩💩your "1st world country🇺🇸" justice is...roflmao
Yeahhh he couldn't wait. Well here ya go Buddy
The strength these families have to sit through and listen to some of their children in agony and be able to do nothing about it is so heartbreaking. Just watching Nikolas be able to cover his ears irritates me. They should have restrained him so he would be able to feel a piece of what these families feel everyday since this incident happened.
Veronica speaks with such strength and precision. I cannot believe that she remembers these horrifying moments she had to experience so clearly. She is incredibly brave.
Look at that coward putting his fingers in his ears they should force him to have to listen to what he did.
On repeat
I was just thinking that too. why not clockwork orange him so he has to watch, it's not like he showed them any mercy.
Yes , the judge should have ordered him handcuffed to the table and let him hear everything. What a POS.
They should put that recording in his jail cell 24/7
Oh I thought they gave him ear phones. If they didn’t, he can still hear even with his fingers. Bastard!
god.. the looks in the parents faces. you can tell they’re struggling keeping their composure. my heart goes out to all the victims and families. this trial has been going on way to long. i mean we have recordings of audios and several testimonies from the kids there. what else do they need to prove this kid is guilty??
I don't know how to keep my composer if I was the parents
I would've just went psycho mode and try to kill him.
The trial is not to prove guilt, it's to decided whether he gets life or sentenced to death. Ultimately he got life
@@abiolmos3814 no not life, life in PRISON.
@@kiaratheexplorer4 yeah that’s what life means she wasn’t talking about life as in him staying alive
It’s not proving guilt it innocence; it’s deciding penalty.
I got bullied for years. From elementary even to high school. I was and still am not mentally well. I had horrible unspeakable things happen to me. And yet I still never shot anyone. Its so disgusting that anyone defends him. He was already graduated. He already left. He didn’t have to do that.
I was bullied my whole life and I’d never do this, people like this use it as an excuse to get away with everything
These kids were forced to live this, he should be forced to hear what HE did!
He does not care, it is all bad theatre to dodge the death penalty, only idiots would fall for that and gift him free shelter and food until the next leftist legal wave abolishes life in prison and releases him after 40 years, people forget that the legal system is crumbling down by the hour under the relentless march of countless devil's advocates , this garbage must be executed as soon as possible
Agreed.
💯 agree
Why, punishment isn’t done like that. Justice isn’t vengeance or revenge.
@@surtrpicks we all understand that but it doesn’t mean people can’t think that way, I personally agree with them. That should be a punishment for him, he was so brave when he was taking all those lives, now he can’t even listen to what he’s done? He’s a coward simple. Cmon now everyone knows this isn’t going to be an actual punishment we aren’t talking logistics lol we are simply saying what WE wish would happen. There’s a big difference, and a lot of people do want revenge on him for what he’s done and rightfully so.
The strength she had while speaking. I couldn’t do it. The trauma all of those students and parents will forever deal with… fills me with such sadness.
His lawyer should’ve held his arms down, and kept his head looking at the screen. I get the PD has a job to do, but I could NOT sit next to that kind of evil. Doesn’t matter the amount of money. I would have to quit.
It's called MK ULTRA
I was wishing for a clockwork orange moment...
Some people prefer money to "fighting evil". This is evil- selfish gain while harming others... So sad
Omg what a strength 😱
@@Jethro20 🥹 I know. Right??
He should have had to listen to it with headphones on. And it should play on a loop in his cell 24-7. I know the judge had to pick her battles with his incompetent defense team, but plugging his ears was disrespectful to the court and everyone else there.
Sickening they let him cover his ears. What those kids had to see. What these parents have to go through.
Exactly what i was thinking, they should’ve handcuffed his hands to the chair
Yes how can you cover your ears in court? But I guess that's a person's liberty along the 5th.
The way he had his hands on his head made it hard to tell what he was doing unless you’re at a certain angle. They probably didn’t notice what he was doing 😢
@@perspectiveflip I definitely think the judge would have the authority to tell him to put his hands down. You have to be physically present so I think they could also force you to be mentally present. Unfortunately I suspect the judge couldn’t see what he was doing 😢 infuriating
@Cobif Man I think the judge has a lot of discretion because they can order that a defendant isn’t drawing or doodling during court 🤷🏼♀️ but idk you could be right
I always see these coward murders, rapists, abusers etc... Cover their ears or eyes when evidence is displayed. They're only big & bad when they have a gun in their hand or are in the position of power. So disgusting.
I really hope all these survivors & parents of the victims are able to find peace.
Agree but in this case the murderer was also a child & that’s what makes it so tragic. He took life of kids & gained nothing but lost everything & I think it’s important to not only blame him but to blame each one of us that have allowed these murders in schools for so many decades. As adults with a vote & voice, we’ve spent over 2 decades arguing about the 2 amendment & in the mean time too many young ppl have died.
@@jasonmartin1267 19 is a child? he was no longer in school. and now he's 23. definitely not a child whatsoever. the people he murdered were kids however. he's evil.
@@jasonmartin1267 I agree 100%. I just get emotional in the moment, it's so horrible.
Idk. I've recently been watching a lot of courtroom compilations where many times the defendants are stone cold killers. They'll smirk or snicker. Sometimes even mock the families. At least those are easy to read. I dont need to question myself.
I see people like this and want to hate them. Is it remorse or just fear? Does it even matter to me? Does my hate for them damage me in some way?
The best analogy I can think of is that it's like a rabid dog. It may be sick, and if so, that's sad, but it still needs to be put down.
@@jasonmartin1267 in this case “the murderer” was not a child. He was 19 years old! The MEN that stormed the beaches of Normandy were many 18 years old themselves. Your statement is part of the problem. Many parents have quite raising there sons to be MEN. That’s why we get too many of these freaks in society that can’t function and have no idea about being a man or giving back instead of always taking. They have no work ethic which in turn gives them no self respect. How can a person respect and value human life when they can’t even respect themselves. No this freak is not a “child” and should be put through the most inhumane death sentence so that he may feel the fear in which he took pleasure seeing in these innocent students.
I GREW UP being bullied. From 5th all the way to 12th. I had and still have severe chronic depression and anxiety. I have dealt with mental health issues that were worsened by said bullying. Yet not once, not ONCE did I ever and I mean EVER…think about taking another life due to that. This “victim blaming” for these school shooters need to stop. I was in the district where the Mansfield Timberview shooting happened. They ALSO said that kid was bullied. But everyone of the kids knew he wasn’t. It was the adults who actually pushed that. These people who commit these acts do NOT deserve sympathy at all. They shouldn’t even have their names broadcasted. Some of them even have stated they did it for the popularity. All they need to be is a number with an unknown name in a statistic…thank you for reading my Ted Talk.
open your filthy ears, curse boy
My heart goes out to all of the students killed and those that had to flee and their families
It’s awful.
Make your words mine 😢
@@K.AdamsanYou're heartless. You don't have a clue what they could have grown up to be, and even if they grew up to be bad people, it doesn't mean they deserved to have their lives taken so young. And if your comment is a joke, you're still heartless to be posting jokes about such a heavy subject where people lost their lives and everyone involved has a lifetime of trauma.
@@K.Adamsanhe killed freshmen… sounds like you’re already an awful person.
@@K.Adamsanactually sounds like the world would be better if it was just you
I hope he hears this everyday of his life.
Absolutely! Hope they got big speakers in hell
He hears voices in his head remember. Looks like that lie isn’t working out for our little Nicky here 😂
Unfortunately he probably loves it.
@@kingturtle19 yup he planned this out. He knows what fate he wanted
A very short life..
I was bullied in school too but never did I think something so evil. I only always had compassion for everyone.
It is still very hard and frightening to hear this. I’m so sorry the kids and families went through this.
She’s very brave to be recounting all of this in such detail with such a calm demeanor. Hats off to her. That’s tough
She’s had a few years to compose herself and come to terms with what happened. Her composure shown here is completely strength-I’m so proud of her.
Some people choose not to be a victim and live in fear
cute too...
fap'd.
The Judge is trying to stay composed but she looks so disturbed and heartbroken, as does everyone else in the courtroom. That small clip is hard to listen to, can't even imagine what it was like to live through that
The look on her face. She probably sees crap like this regularly. That has to take a toll over time.
Omg!😱 Her facial expression says it all! I’m certain as a judge she’s heard some of the worst of the worst sounds imaginable. This is SO difficult for everyone forced to be a part of this horrific nightmare! Sending love & light…. 🥀❤️🩹🕊
As a judge, she shouldn't be showing that emotion. She's very camera aware.
Of course she does. She's a human being. She's not without emotion.
That judge is an idiot and part of the reason for the length of this ridiculous trial.
They should have FORCED him to listen!! Sick of these people hiding behind mental health and bullying. I have experienced both in maximum capacity, but I NEVER EVER would take it out on anybody in the manner he did. Was I angry, yes but it still doesn't justify the behaviour!!
You didn't snap then. Which means you didn't expirence the mental illness part at its "maximum" like you said. So you're lying.
For as long as I can remember, I've been bullied. Highschool was hell honestly, it was emotionally traumatizing. After high school, I wasn't gonna let those hurtful words used on me to define who I was. I recycled that toxicity and turned it into positivity, love and strength to keep pushing and be better than those toxic people. Being a victim of bullying isn't a pass to murder innocent people. 4 years later and this trial is still going on ? Smh I hope justice will be served, and those affected finally have peace . 🙏
Hope everything is going well for you brotha
we need an update how are you doing now?
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This the same guy who acted "crazy" during interrogation. He does not feels any guilty, he just wants sympathy and to people feel like he was wronged, therefore to justify his actions. NO ONE can justify what he did, it was an act of pure and planned cruelty.
Facts. After the fact, they all want sympathy
id gaurentee it was an impulse decision that he now has to live with...him not wanting to listen shows how he feels ab it.
he will never feel guilty for this. these poor students, hearing this girl say that they weren't sure if it was a drill is so heartbreaking. this judge is not taking any bs. i pray for all these families. :(
This young man is mentally disturbed or damaged. But he knows what he did and in the interrogation he seems to me manipulative. But that does not mean that he ist normal. If you look at his history there are many signs of mental deficits.
The scandal is that such a person walks into a gun store and came out packed with guns and ammunition. It's too simple to punish the offender, send him for live in jail or kill him and wait for the next case which will happen for sure. But this is what will happen.
@Cian What should they do ? Their job is do defend their client. And there is nothing to dispute. He killed cold blooded many people. But the question is why. And the answer is complicated und not as simple as many think.
For the defense is the goal to save him from death penalty. Lifetime prison is inevitable because his mental condition causes him to be a constant danger to society.
So this fool kills 17 people and has the nerve to plug his ears like a six year old who's not supposed to be watching a horror movie..... my God!!
Judge allowed it
He has the mind of a six year old.
This kid is incredibly unintelligent.
@@nexxusty And I think CRUZ is a young Sociopath. They think and act like children. They cannot be reformed or changed. They are MASTER MANIPULATORS.
@@maidintheusa9602 Well said.
That's probably why he is sitting where he is. A lifetime of no consequences.
The immense respect I feel for this young girl to sit there and tell her story is immeasurable! Wow!
I am being bullied right now in 2023 but I will never do what he did. Killing people is never the answer AT ALLL
The young lady said all of the students didn't know if it was REAL or a DRILL. The alarm went off but the kids didn't know if what was happening was real!!! My heart breaks for them all.
Could they not hear gunshots?
my middle school sometimes used blanks for drills, plus the school could've been big enough that you wouldn't hear the gunshots if you were on another floor/the other half of the building.
Drills are done with actual recordings of gunshots ,that's what my daughter told me , her school does these frills at least 2x per school year
@@aliciacoble7854 To need something like that is...very disturbing for us across the vast oceanic ponds.
@@rustyhowe3907 I completely agree ! But it's proof that parents are failing their children with discipline/ corrections/ responsibility AND ensuring that schools properly discipline children's behaviors as well ....
the pain in the teenagers's voices at the end clearly shows that they saw their classmates's bodies outside the room and it's gut wrenching.
That’s my thought too. They see so many lifeless bodies and couldn’t believe they are alive themselves. It’s a lot of trauma to go through hey.
its funny XDDDDD
nikolas should have streamed it and said "remember lads, subscribe to pewdiepie"
@@spinningwheel3360 seek help
@@mariaalanis7736 just reported this guy. They thrive on getting the rise out of other people's miseries. Absolutely pathetic
I used to think school shooters were tortured victims, pushed to the breaking point and striking back against those who hurt then.
...Then 8:11 occured, and what I heard is not just terrifying, but disgusting.
This is an act of pure evil.
This audio should play on repeat in his cell every night
This young woman is so well spoken and clear on the events. The lack of emotion in her testimony says more than if she'd broken down. That is one seriously strong person to be able to relive and actually testify on what she went through.
Somthing extremely traumatic and so horrifying really changes someone. I hope she heals from this 😔
Yeah, it's something she unfortunately will never forget. 😔
@@ghostface310- she is holding on emotions so she can get through this and tell it clearly. No doubt at all. I can't even begin to imagine what she and others must have gone through.
@@ghostface310- not everybody gets PTSD bro, not everyone is soft i dont wanna sound cool but i feel like if i were in her shoes ofc it would be horrible and scary as hell to go trough some like that, but im pretty sure i wouldnt be so whiny about it, happy ilived another day, sad the others died its part of life.. but on god i hope you rot in hell Nikolaz, and i hope you get put in general population
Sometimes you run out of tears before the pain goes away
Scott Beagle was my camp counselor for years at summer camp. He was by far the most loved counselor ever-- hed always make people laugh from one person to entire groups of kids. Legitimately loved by everyone and he was an instrumental part of the best memories I have of that place. I can't believe this is where I hear about him since then... RIP Scott
God needed Scott
Bro this man is innocent free my boy
@@MaskedMazter innocent bruh what ? They got him in 4000000k 😂😂
@Ben Johnson no
@@MaskedMazter no
Not sure why I keep coming back to this. Those poor students. The surging students lives flashed before there eyes, literally. Words cannot describe how I feel for them and the families.
Because the audio is sexy.
The fear those students felt, we will never understand it. All my prayers to you. I don't know how many minutes they had to be stuck in a room waiting for rescue or even thinking what if they are next. Truly horrifying.
Watching the sad face of the mother who is trying to control herself from breaking down upon imagining how her child must have suffered before leaving the world is truly painful to watch.
I'll be blunt on your comment front and point out death is often unpleasant by default. So it's not necessarily nice to describe the mother's potential imagination terrors as more significant than watching your child die slowly due to cancer. The deed indeed was criminal but don't over do your reaction to what was done by that boy. I'm at this point worried whether you make a sensible assessment of what actually happened. At face value based on the comment I suggest taking it easier for your own mental health.
@@HHalcyon
Thanks, but just ask how you tried to read me on what or how I wrote, I thought thought to share what I perceived from the reaction on the face of the mother which was very touching.
@@HHalcyon WTH? I bet you’re fun at parties.🙄
Na¡l that little b@stard's hands to the table and FORCE him to listen! It's the same sadistic hands that murdered those innocent people.
@@silvermainecoons3269 he’s got a point though
As the students were being escorted out and to hear the words "look straight" you can only imagine the horror that unfolded down that hallway. absolutely horrible
Just run, I would have gotten outta there
@@natejohnson4466 you wouldn’t have ..
@@natejohnson4466 did you not hear the trial till now?? The third floor had no idea and did a fire alarm drill and got slaughtered. Second floor heard the shots from first floor and did the active shooter drill instead. Only five rounds I believe were shot on second floor. Which made third floor not hear it.
@@natejohnson4466 yeah yeah sure you would have.
@@natejohnson4466 sure , big guy.
I'm sorry for all the family members who have to endure this pain. I hope they will eventually find peace.
I have been a criminal attorney for over 30 years. I will say this is one of the most emotional challenging audio tapes I have ever heard. God bless all our children.
@Tiny Princess what an apt user name you have
@Tiny Princess Grow up
Yeah same for the columbine families they all had to listen to each and everyone of those kids get gunned down point blank range after being taunted . Crazy world
@Tiny Princess that part
@Tiny Princess
EVERYONE has mistyped a word in their lives, including you. Instead, you forgot about that fact, and decide to pick on someone who was feeling terrible about this tragic event.
Time to stop being an asshole in life. 😐
The mother's reaction at 9:00 when she realized that the shooter was covering his ears. You can see her do a double take because the sheer audacity of this disgusting human to ignore the pain he caused. I hope these families get justice.
He should not have been allowed to cover his ears. He should have sat there in cuffs
Her son is the teacher Scott Beagle that they were talking about who was shot in the doorway protecting his students
@@HeatherZimmer :( What a hero her son is and I hope he gets the justice he deserves.
@@christophercybulski1062 I don’t give a damn about bullying, that’s no excuse to murder a bunch of kids.
he isn't ignoring it though
Death penalty. Don't waste tax payers money
He should’ve been forced to listen to this since he shouldn’t have killed them in the first place!!! For all those in the courtroom I’m sorry you had to relive this as he should’ve been forced to listen as he did the killings.
Exactly and they should’ve had his deranged ass shackled up and attend the victims funerals too , smh
He does not care, it is all bad theatre to dodge the death penalty, only idiots would fall for that and gift him free shelter and food until the next leftist legal wave abolishes life in prison and releases him after 40 years, people forget that the legal system is crumbling down by the hour under the relentless march of countless devil's advocates , this garbage must be executed as soon as possible
@SkyNet General Actually, it sounds like it’s not true that he was not a bad kid. He killed animals & brought them to school with their heads cut off. He threatened & injured his mother on multiple occasions. And this is from a witness to altercations of his with his mother
“The witness described hearing Nikolas Cruz screaming at Lynda Cruz while talking with her on the telephone.
The witness heard Nikolas Cruz threaten to kill Lynda Cruz and burn the house down. He repeatedly told Lynda Cruz to kill herself but if she won’t he will do it for her and burn the house down with her in it so he can watch her burn. He further stated that then no one will stop him from what he needed to do.
Cruz stated things to the effect that with Lynda gone he would be able to do whatever he wanted. The bank employee knew that Nikolas had directed Lynda Cruz to kill herself or that he would kill her.
Lynda complained that Nikolas would intentionally leave food out to attract bugs to make her life miserable.
He would say, “Get off your fat ass and clean it or go kill yourself so that way we all could be happy.”
The banker asked Lynda about police involvement or mental health to try to help her. Lynda Cruz told her that Nikolas was very good at making people think that he doesn’t know what he is dong.
Lynda Cruz was adamant that he (Nikolas Cruz) knew exactly what he is doing but played people into thinking that he had such a horrible life and he had been bullied and was depressed, but that was not the case. The impression she had was that Nikolas was highly manipulative.
Lynda Cruz had visited the branch shortly before her death in November of 2017.
She looked upset and the Banker asked why she didn’t just kick Nikolas out of the house, to which Lynda replied: "I don’t know what he’s going to do.”
The witness described Lynda Cruz as living in fear every day because Nikolas would threaten her and Zachary daily. She further described the conversation when Nikolas was threatening to burn the house down and Nikolas said, “They will really know me soon, don’t worry, they’ll see.”
Lynda Cruz told the witness that Nikolas had been kicked out of school because he had said he was going to go there and blow all those people away. She described his language as extremely racist. Nikolas Cruz had said something to the effect of, “It doesn’t matter they’re going to think I am crazy anyway.”
Lynda Cruz called Nikolas Cruz “evil.”
A short time after Lynda died Nikolas Cruz was in the branch with a female guardian and Lynda’s debit card. He provided the card to the bank employee. He had no emotion and said he wanted to know how to get the funds from that account. He asked how long it was going to take because he had things to do.
The bank employee never reported any of the above information to anyone until she was interviewed after the MSD shooting.”
From: Unreported Information Showing Nikolas Cruz’s Troubling Behavior
He should have his hands shackled behind his back.
Exactly, psychological trauma should be the least of his punishments. Sucks we have to even have a court case, just throw him on Death Row & call it a day.
The victims had to walk in the courtroom and face this devil.
Make him watch and listen.
Make him accountable!
A true coward.
Cuff his hands so he hears it all.
@@Amwhoiam207 yep. Don’t allow him to cover his ears.
Technically he doesn’t even have to be there, it’s his right to be there at all. If he were disruptive or refused to go, they’d continue on without him. They can only force him to sit in a box forever/force him to die. Crazy.
We have and exercise the death penalty in Florida.
He is such a cowardly man. The way he keep his head down. The way he puts his fingers in his ear. It's so infuriating to see him act like a victim In a disgusting horrible and most of all heartbreaking situation he caused! It's like he doesn't even wanna own up to what he's caused. I pray for all the families and all of the wonderful hardworking kids life's that we're lost way to soon .
He's no man. That's a worm
@@ralphhammer4014 yeah you are right.
Boy. A cowardly boy.
He's hardly a man.. more like the pathetic excuse of a human being
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IDGAF if bro was bullied or not. bro needs the death penalty
hearing the crys of the children broke me, god bless them.
That's what a coward looks like & it's disgusting he's able to control what he will & won't listen to. God bless all the victims & their families.
He should have handcuffs on so that he hear Every min of what he caused.
@@lovinglifejefferson6087 No kidding!
He should have to sit in shackles without a pen and paper to write. So, he'd have to listen intently to what he did.
@@wendymarie7151 l agree, pathetic weasel 😡
@@CM-ho5ic Why in the hell are they giving him all this freedom in court. He should be shackled. So he can't draw and he can't cover his ears! Consequences for the horrific deed he performed on innocent individuals. He should have to see the photos taken during all the autopsies. They are coddling him and I'm sorry he needs to be present for all of this!!!
Death penalty. This poor excuse for a human being has no business breathing the same air as those parents and family of the murdered victims. I'm sorry, but he deserves nothing else. The same goes for all who have committed these types of atrocious crimes.
My heart goes out to the families of all the victims. May this trial bring them justice. Even if small, compared to what they've lost.
The death penalty would effectively give him the easy way out
@@williamshakespearereads1167 ok you right
Might be useful to keep him alive and study his behavior so we notice the signs and prevent it from happening
Death is peace. It's a restart for his spirit. Death is too good for him. A fitting punishment would be to remain in jail and waste away with real monsters knowing what he did and knowing the whole world knows it too.
@@williamshakespearereads1167 bro you’ve said it twice, and under multiple other comments..haha your joke is so funny, no one cares to give you the attention you’re desperate for 💀
I couldn’t bring myself to watch this trial when it happened. I was in a school shooting. These poor kids. It’s hard to convey into words the fear of sitting in a dark room, hearing gun shots, and texting your mom thinking that its the last time you’re going to speak to her again.
I was bullied profusely but this world is truly broken if that is an excuse to commit acts of pure evil.
Dear God the look of horror and disbelief upon every person's face in that courtroom including the judge...except one with his head down and fingers in his ears. Disgusting.
It’s the same when you’re an artist showing other people your music for the first time. Just saying.
for real the judges reaction shook me the most…
Let’s just hope he doesn’t change. He deserves pain and suffering.
WHY IS IT DISGUSTING? HE OBVIOUSLY FEELS BAD OR HE WOULDN'T HAVE PLUGGED HIS EARS MORONS
I didn't see any disbelief on the family faces. Usually women break down in tears from listening to stuff like this and not one broke down. People have become used to this.....all except for the one doing the killing.
If the kid can pull the trigger he should be made to confront it! There is no words for him
He does not care, it is all bad theatre to dodge the death penalty, only idiots would fall for that and gift him free shelter and food until the next leftist legal wave abolishes life in prison and releases him after 40 years, people forget that the legal system is crumbling down by the hour under the relentless march of countless devil's advocates , this garbage must be executed as soon as possible
are
most of them kill themselfes
That's the problem when you can buy rifles and crap at 18 years old age without any mental health checks!
He aint no kid. He's a grown ass MAN
How do you not just cry listening to the audio? It doesn't seem like much at first but when they finally realize and go out into the hallway... I just sob. The evil in this world is beyond me