Should Death be Easier? The Parkland Verdict and its Revival of the Capital Punishment Debate in Florida
March 24, 2023By Victoire Jonqua
On October 13, 2022, twelve jurors returned a life sentence verdict for Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who opened fire on students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in 2018—leaving seventeen dead and seventeen injured.[i] Approximately a year before the verdict was returned, Cruz pleaded guilty to seventeen counts of first-degree […]
