GUILTY FL - 17 killed in Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Parkland, 14 Feb 2018 #4 *Arrest*

[Jax49]

[h=1]Final Parkland shooting survivor released from the hospital[/h]https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/04/us/parkland-shooting-survivor-hospital/index.html

Anthony Borges, the last patient from the February 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, has been released from the hospital, according to his attorney.

Anthony, 15, was shot five times while protecting his classmates from the gunman on the day of the shooting. He had barricaded a door with his body and was shot through the door.

 

[Tillicum]

Parkland shooting hero blames sheriff and superintendent for failing to prevent massacre

Borges' attorney read a statement from the teen during a news conference criticizing Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel and Superintendent Robert Runcie for the massacre. Borges, too weak to talk, sat silently in a wheelchair with his right leg propped up. His statement specifically attacked the Promise program, a school district and sheriff office initiative that allows students who commit minor crimes on campus to avoid arrest if they complete rehabilitation. Runcie has said Cruz, a former Stoneman Douglas student, was never in the program, but Borges and his attorney, Alex Arreaza, said school and sheriff's officials knew Cruz was dangerous.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

bbm

Parkland, Florida, school district rejects funds to arm teachers

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/p...ds-to-arm-teachers/ar-AAvLItz?ocid=msnsumm_A1

[FONT=&quot]The Florida school district that includes the Parkland high school where a gunman massacred 17 teens and teachers rejected its share of new state funding intended to arm educators to help them fight off attackers, county officials said Wednesday.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]The Broward County School Board, which oversees schools including Stoneman, said in a statement Wednesday it had voted unanimously against accepting money from a $67 million statewide program, signed into law last month by Governor Rick Scott as part of a package of gun-control and school safety measures.

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Board members said, instead, that they want Scott, a Republican who earlier this week launched a run for the U.S. Senate, to allow them to allocate the money in other ways, such as providing additional funding for armed school resource officers.[/FONT]

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Finances of Parkland school shooting gunman examined at hearing
Attorney: Nikolas Cruz wants any money entitled to him donated to organization

https://www.local10.com/news/parkla...ool-shooting-gunman-to-be-examined-at-hearing

The financial assets available to Parkland school shooting gunman Nikolas Cruz that might allow him to hire a private lawyer were being examined Wednesday at a court hearing.

Cruz, 19, has been represented at taxpayer expense by a Broward County public defender since the Feb. 14 shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Sheriff’s office reverses course on Parkland shooting task force

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/b...ice-will-be-on-task-force-20180411-story.html

The Broward Sheriff’s Office has changed its mind and will participate in a county task force being set up to take a comprehensive look at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High shootings after all.

Assistant County Administrator Alphonso Jefferson said Wednesday that the Sheriff’s Office has contacted the county again, saying it will participate and appointing Col. John Dale to be its representative.

County Administrator Bertha Henry is forming the task force at the request of county commissioners. She announced the make-up of a 13-member commission on Monday, with school, government and social service representatives. Dale will be the 14th member.

Henry has also hired the Police Foundation, a national nonprofit group, to lead the county’s own investigation into the shootings, review the after action reports of the various agencies and make its own report to the task force. The Police Foundation has been involved with investigations into the Pulse nightclub shootings in Orlando.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Parkland color guard team returns to Dayton championships months after mass shooting

https://www.daytondailynews.com/new...s-after-mass-shooting/dZxLl1GmyW6jmstFz3IKYP/

The color guard from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a member of which was a victim in the Feb. 14 mass shooting at the Florida school, will be in Dayton this week for the 2018 Winter Guard Wold Championships.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Broadcast commentator loses 2nd job after Parkland survivor tweet

http://www.khq.com/story/37931783/broadcast-commentator-loses-2nd-job-after-parkland-survivor-tweet

A conservative commentator who tweeted about using "a hot poker" to sexually assault a 17-year-old survivor of the Florida high school shooting has lost a second St. Louis broadcast job.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Officer’s Parkland massacre comments vanish from Facebook page amid inquiry

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/b...beach-cop-ericson-harrell-20180410-story.html

An officer’s Facebook posts that suggested the Parkland school massacre could be a hoax have vanished from public view. North Miami Beach Police Officer Ericson Harrell’s entries on Facebook were removed Tuesday.

Harrell has been reassigned from road patrol to administrative dutyafter a series of posts that included calling student activists from the school “paid actors” and asking if the Feb. 14 shooting that killed 17 people actually happened.

 

[Alleykins]

NVM I get the KY connection, but not yet Pittsburgh.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Laura Ingraham’s Sponsors Still Bolting Over Comments About Parkland Survivor
Blue Apron and SlimFast announced that their ads will no longer appear on the program after Monday’s episode.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/blue-apron-laura-ingraham_us_5acd8e6be4b09212968cd6bb

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Shen (NY) color guard honors Parkland shooting victims

http://www.news10.com/news/local-news/shen-color-guard-honors-parkland-shooting-victims/1112557501

Local students with a unique connection to one of the victims of a mass shooting at a Florida high school are honoring the victims.

Seventeen people were killed in a shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on February 14. Gina Montalto, 14, was one of the victims. She was a member of the school’s color guard.

Now, students at Shenendehowa High School are keeping her memory alive.

“Whatever we do, we want to keep them in our minds,” Sabrina Lorica said.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

More on Cruz hearing, scheduled for some time today.

Judge To Decide If Confessed Parkland School Shooter Can Afford A Lawyer

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2018/04/11/hearing-wednesday-for-confessed-parkland-school-shooter/

At a previous hearing, it was stated that Cruz was in a position to receive $37,000 from his late mother’s assets. He also has a claim to at least a portion of 24 shares of Microsoft stock purchased in 2003.

In court documents, it was pointed out that his late mother Lynda received an annuity $3,333 last September and it was placed in his bank account that he had access to. No deposit has been made to that account since the death of his mother.

As for his bank account, he had a balance of $353.43 as of April 5th, down from $12,309.77 earlier. Cruz also has a Microsoft certificate, purchased for him by his mother, to which he’s entitled to dividends. They’re worth $2,227.92.

McNeill said he stands to receive $25,000 from a life insurance policy his mother took out with Allstate Insurance.

Finkelstein urged Judge Elizabeth Scherer to reset the hearing and not make a decision until they were able to determine the extent of Lynda Cruz’s estate.

 

[x_files]

Officer’s Parkland massacre comments vanish from Facebook page amid inquiry

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/b...beach-cop-ericson-harrell-20180410-story.html

Why do so many people think it's a hoax?!? You cannot have that many people in on a conspiracy without someone leaking the truth.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Why do so many people think it's a hoax?!? You cannot have that many people in on a conspiracy without someone leaking the truth.

Totally agree, x_files!

IMO, it gives people a sense of control over events/situations that would otherwise be overwhelming. By definition, conspiracy theories are false beliefs. People who promote them do so with some vested interest.
The simplest solution can't possibly be the solution, in other words. The opposite of Occam's Razor, essentially. (Paul McCartney is dead! :beamup

Why Do Some People Believe in Conspiracy Theories?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-some-people-believe-in-conspiracy-theories/

Conspiracy theories: Here's what drives people to them, no matter how wacky
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/12/23/conspiracy-theory-psychology/815121001/

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Column: The unmentioned motive in Parkland: anti-Semitism
By Michael A. Cohen | Globe Columnist | April 09, 2018

https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion...ti-semitism/2oXfMvNBEFP0zyIG93tTpL/story.html

On online chat rooms, Cruz regularly made vile anti-Semitic statements, even saying of his birth mother, “My real mom was a Jew. I am glad I never met her.” Cruz’s hatred of Jews apparently stemmed from a belief that “they wanted to destroy the world.”

To be sure, Cruz was an equal-opportunity bigot. According to a report by CNN on a private Instagram group of which Cruz was a member, he “talked about killing Mexicans, keeping black people in chains and cutting their necks.” Cruz also wrote hateful words about women and LGBT Americans.

But Cruz also allegedly decorated his backpack with swastikas and, according to multiple news reports, the Nazi symbol was scrawled or etched on ammunition magazines left behind at the scene of the shooting.

 

[cujenn81]

Why do so many people think it's a hoax?!? You cannot have that many people in on a conspiracy without someone leaking the truth.

It scares me to think about the number of people who sincerely believe that attacks of this magnitude can logistically be nothing more than an elaborate hoax. The only way any entity could successfully orchestrate a hoax that involves as many people and/or factors as the shooting in Las Vegas, or Sandy Hook, or 911 (especially 911!) is if that entity possesses supernatural powers.

Not even two can keep a secret unless one of them is dead. How in the hell do they propose hundreds of thousands keep it on the DL? Only the weak minded and easily influenced would believe such a ludicrous idea.

In the wise words of Voltaire...
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."
And, THAT is what makes it scary as hell.

 

[Alleykins]

It scares me to think about the number of people who sincerely believe that attacks of this magnitude can logistically be nothing more than an elaborate hoax. The only way any entity could successfully orchestrate a hoax that involves as many people and/or factors as the shooting in Las Vegas, or Sandy Hook, or 911 (especially 911!) is if that entity possesses supernatural powers.

Not even two can keep a secret unless one of them is dead. How in the hell do they propose hundreds of thousands keep it on the DL? Only the weak minded and easily influenced would believe such a ludicrous idea.

In the wise words of Voltaire...
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."
And, THAT is what makes it scary as hell.

I saw a video about people who go around harassing victim survivors of mass shooting, asking them for proof that their murdered family members even existed. They get right in their faces demand birth and death certificates, etc. It was infuriating to see.

 

[cujenn81]

Totally agree, x_files!

IMO, it gives people a sense of control over events/situations that would otherwise be overwhelming. By definition, conspiracy theories are false beliefs. People who promote them do so with some vested interest.
The simplest solution can't possibly be the solution, in other words. The opposite of Occam's Razor, essentially. (Paul McCartney is dead! :beamup[emoji4]

Why Do Some People Believe in Conspiracy Theories?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-some-people-believe-in-conspiracy-theories/

Conspiracy theories: Here's what drives people to them, no matter how wacky
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/12/23/conspiracy-theory-psychology/815121001/

There's a lot of good stuff at the last link you shared. Thank you for posting it!

I think the biggest reason these conspiracy theorist exist are:

1. "People don’t like it when things are really random.*Randomness is more threatening than having an enemy. You can prepare for an enemy, you can’t prepare for coincidences."*

2. They appeal to people's need to feel special and unique because it gives them a sense of possessing secret knowledge.

3. Illusory pattern perception: the tendency to see causal relations where there may not be any (many theorists seem to find the most casual detail that they can find and declare it's "proof" that something is afoot -- like a mass casualty training that took place 30 miles away two weeks ago, for example.)

Other quotes of note from the article:

"Of course, sometimes conspiracies turn out to be*real. President Nixon tried to cover up the Watergate break-in; the Reagan administration sold arms to*Iran to illegally fund the Contra rebels in Nicaragua, and the CIA really did test LSD on unwitting U.S. citizens.*

One thing those conspiracies have in common is that they all came to light. And that is almost certain to be the case with any large plot like those imagined by conspiracy theorists."

"The absence of evidence never got in the way of a good conspiracy theory. No matter how unlikely a given imagined conspiracy, and no matter how many facts are produced to disprove it, the true believers never budge.

For example, the fact that multitudes of horrified people witnessed the planes fly into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, hasn't stopped conspiracy theorists from insisting the towers collapsed."


I think most conspiracy theorists simply find it easier to entertain their delusions of granduer than accept the harsh fact that there is some evilness in this world which cannot be stopped nor foretold.


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[JerseyGirl]

Parkland shooting victim fights to be heard in Nikolas Cruz trial

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/b...es-victim-standing-ruling-20180412-story.html

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Parkland student shot 5 times files lawsuit against alleged gunman and his family
The suit names Nikolas Cruz, the estate of Cruz's mother, the family Cruz lived with, and three mental health facilities as defendants.

A Parkland high school student who was shot five times while protecting his classmates by alleged gunman Nikolas Cruz has filed a lawsuit against the 19-year-old suspect, the family that took him in, the estate of his deceased mother and several mental heath facilities.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Anthony Borges, 15, is credited with saving as many as 20 of his classmates on Feb. 14, when Cruz allegedly opened fire on the Parkland campus, killing 17. During the shooting, Borges barricaded a classroom door and used his body as a shield as the bullets flew, protecting a class full of students from harm...

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...-files-lawsuit-against-alleged-gunman-n866971