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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Shackled Florida gunman appears in court, ordered held without bond for killing 17 in school massacre
2018-02-16
[DailyMail]
  • Nikolas Cruz, 19, was ordered held without bail during his first court appearance on Thursday

  • The teen faces 17 counts of premeditated murder - charges that carry the death penalty in Florida

  • Cruz killed 17 and injured more than a dozen when he opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida Wednesday afternoon

  • Details are beginning to surface about Cruz, whose adoptive mother died in November from pneumonia, adoptive father died several years ago

  • Cruz was kicked out of the the high school last year for allegedly getting into a fight with boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend, was going to school for at-risk youth

  • A man also reported Cruz to the FBI last year for writing an online post saying he was going to be a shooter

  • He has also been connected to a white supremacist organization, the Republic of Florida, though local sheriff rejects

  • When gunfire rang out Wednesday afternoon, several students said they knew the gunman would be Cruz

  • Many pointed to Cruz's disturbing social media,where he allegedly posted pictures of animals he killed

  • President Trump said in a tweet Thursday morning that there were signs that the shooter was 'mentally disturbed' - and entreated Americans to report similar people to the authorities

  • Defense attorneys said Cruz suffers from autism, depression and significant psychological problems

  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome also suggested
Posted by:trailing wife

#8  They have a lot of nerve charging him with premeditated murder if the knew he was premeditating it and never lifted a finger to stop him. How about some law enforcement types losing their jobs for negligence?
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2018-02-16 11:53  

#7  The Bureau of Precrime Investigation is knocking.
Posted by: KBK   2018-02-16 10:35  

#6  ...because as an advanced civilization we believe in human sacrifice*. Wouldn't want to hurt the accused's feelings a priori would we?

* except when duly convicted beyond any reasonable doubt and then the usual suspects will spend inordinate amount of resources to delay or stop justice. Unless you blow up a federal office building with a day care center in it, then the 'wheels of justice' discover relative motion just short of the speed of light.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-02-16 10:15  

#5  The students KNEW it was him as soon as the shooting started. Why didn't any of the adult men have a concealed carry license? So many people knew this freak was a ticking time bomb, yet no one did anything.
Posted by: Jumbo Anginens6597   2018-02-16 09:24  

#4  In the meantime, someone needs to bring the best criminologists and psychiatrists in the country together and brainstorm this damn thing. Start with teenage males and go from there. Think family, health, meds, drugs, diet, faith, guns, sex, teevee, bullying, gaming, everything.

Did I mention lifestyle, or the potential of gender confusion ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-02-16 08:19  

#3  I think if Florida with local officials could have interviewed him after the 'I want to be a shooter' comment, the police could have gotten a court order to temporarily confiscate his weapons.

Really, if the FBI had brought Florida into it and the State had put out a message to schools, Cruz would have been identified.
Posted by: lord garth   2018-02-16 08:13  

#2  He has also been connected to a white supremacist organization, the Republic of Florida

Tallahassee police say they can find no connection between Cruz and the ROF.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-02-16 02:40  

#1  The fact is, you can't spot people like this in advance - because for every shooter who exhibits such behavior, there are hundreds who never progress beyond being unpleasant shits.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-02-16 02:02  

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