Fred Guttenberg, Parkland Parents In Tears After Killer Avoids Death Penalty After Massacre Of Kids

Following the sentencing of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz, 24, to beingness without parole for his massacre of 17 people (14 children) successful 2018, parents of the young victims came guardant to blast the determination to spare him the decease penalty. Fred Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old kid was gunned down astatine Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School connected February 14 of that year, instantly took to Twitter successful the aftermath of the October 12 decision. “If this is true, immoderate juror contented indispensable beryllium investigated. This is not however justness should served,” helium tweeted alongside a nexus to an nonfiction successful Mediaite. Fred continued his thoughts successful a 23-tweet essay, saying successful portion that the acquisition near him, “in tears.” “For now, I americium gladsome that this is implicit and that my household and I volition yet beryllium capable to sojourn Jaime astatine the cemetery,” helium wrote.

Linda Beigel Schulman, Michael Schulman, Patricia Padauy Oliver and Fred Guttenberg clasp successful a Florida courtroom connected October 13, 2022. (Amy Beth Bennett/AP/Shutterstock)

Former Republican statesmanlike campaigner and 1 word Illinois congressman reacted via the platform, praising Fred. “God bless you @fred_guttenberg,” he wrote. “I’m truthful atrocious you mislaid Jaime.” Joe’s video nexus included station sentencing comments from Fred imploring voters to marque their voices heard successful the upcoming mid-term elections, and to elect representatives who will enact weapon information legislation. “The adjacent happening I bash moving guardant is everything I perchance tin to punctual radical however important the adjacent predetermination is and voting, due to the fact that we bash person the quality to bash things successful this state to reduce weapon violence done our ballot and we request to bash them,” Fred said successful the affectional video.

God bless you @fred_guttenberg. I’m truthful atrocious you mislaid Jaime. https://t.co/av2a3v2YM0

— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) October 13, 2022

David Hogg, 22, a erstwhile pupil astatine the schoolhouse who was a elder erstwhile the shooting happened, besides took to the societal media level to react. “Also for delight halt [sic] saying the shooters sanction oregon showing his photo,” he tweeted connected October 13. “Stop giving him notoriety. Focus connected the victims and supporting their families.” He added different tweet successful continuation, reading, “And their families and those who person and unluckily apt much who volition dice from termination arsenic a effect of the trauma of the shooting.”

David besides tweeted out the names of the victims, his peers. “Who really deserves your attention: Alyssa Alhadeff, Scott Beigel, Martin Anguiano, Nicholas Dworet, Aaron Feis, Jamie Guttenberg, Chris Hixon, Luke Hoyer, Cara Loughran, Gina Montalto, Joaquin Oliver, Alaina Petty, Meadow Pollack, Helena Ramsay, Alex Schachter, Carmen Schentrup, Peter Wang. David, who is present a tenacious weapon power activist, was met with a deluge of enactment successful the comments conception of his tweet, with respective simply writing, “100 agreed.”

Who really deserves your attention:
Alyssa Alhadeff
Scott Beigel
Martin Anguiano
Nicholas Dworet
Aaron Feis
Jamie Guttenberg
Chris Hixon
Luke Hoyer
Cara Loughran
Gina Montalto
Joaquin Oliver
Alaina Petty
Meadow Pollack
Helena Ramsay
Alex Schachter
Carmen Schentrup
Peter Wang

— David Hogg ☮️ (@davidhogg111) October 13, 2022

Max Schachter, father of Parkland unfortunate Alex Schachter, posted a heartbreaking absorption successful the aftermath of the decision. “Prior to the shooting the Parkland murderer said helium wanted to termination 20 people,” Max wrote via Twitter. “He stopped aft sidesplitting 17 including my saccharine small lad Alex. Afterwards helium didn’t privation to die. He wanted to live. Today helium got everything helium wanted. While our loved ones are successful the cemetery.”

Father of slain victim Joaquin Oliver, Manuel Oliver, also headed to Twitter to talk out. “Mass murderers: you get to unrecorded your earthy life, you get your 3 blistery meals a day, you get to ablution each day, get aesculapian attention, hey, adjacent a hobby oregon a caller education. What a large connection is this sending,” helium wrote.  He besides took clip to refocus connected his lad Joaquin. “Time to get backmost to Joaquin and his astonishing movement,” helium continued, successful part. “The satellite conscionable saw however to get distant with execution successful a federation whose strategy is dangerously flawed. Let’s hole this atrocious narrative.”

Mass murderers: you get to unrecorded your earthy life, you get your 3 blistery meals a day, you get to ablution each day, get aesculapian attention, hey, adjacent a hobby oregon a caller education. What a large connection is this sending.

— Manuel Oliver (@manueloliver00) October 13, 2022

Finally, the parent of Parkland shooting victim Alyssa Alhadeff besides tweeted her thoughts. “Justice, successful each consciousness of the word, was not served today. It wasn’t served for the families & loved ones of the victims nor was it served for the state arsenic a whole. I didn’t deliberation I was capable to consciousness much disappointment & heartbreak.” 

Justice, successful each consciousness of the word, was not served today. It wasn’t served for the families & loved ones of the victims nor was it served for the state arsenic a whole.I didn’t deliberation I was capable to consciousness much disappointment & heartbreak. 💔https://t.co/qHU8najn1Y

— Lori Alhadeff (@lorialhadeff) October 13, 2022

Gun information issues person grown to a fever transportation arsenic schoolhouse shootings, including the recent Uvalde massacre, proceed crossed the nation. Fred spoke to the HollywoodLife Podcast successful an July 2022 interview, and shared his thoughts connected the taxable successful EXCLUSIVE comments. “If you privation weapon safety, if you privation the state of choice, if you privation to bash thing astir the environment, if you privation voting rights, the lone mode to prevention ideology is to spell up and vote [for] Democrats successful this predetermination cycle,” helium told HL during the podcast. “Rebuild what was erstwhile the Republican Party, and we tin interest astir who’s voting for antithetic parties successful a aboriginal election. Not this one.”

Fred Guttenberg appears successful tribunal connected October 13, 2022 (Amy Beth Bennett/AP/Shutterstock)