Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida signed legislation Thursday that loosened the requirement for a convicted felon to be sentenced to death.
The legislation, known as Senate Bill 450, enables those convicted of capital crimes to be sentenced to death without the unanimous consent of jurors. Previously, Florida law required that all 12 members of a capital jury vote for a sentence of death, or else it could not be imposed.
Bill 450 was passed by the legislature in wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in 2018, which killed 17 people, many of them students. The shooter, Nikolas Cruz, pled guilty to 17 counts of murder and attempted murder, respectively, but was not sentenced to death after three jurors voted against the sentence.
Cruz’s defense team had presented evidence that he was allegedly mentally ill, having suffered from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome due to his mother’s consumption of cocaine and alcohol while she was pregnant with him, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, a watchdog group. Cruz’s sentence, life in prison without the possibility of parole, was strongly criticized by the families of victims, many of whom were in tears after its reading, according to The New York Times.
so its ok to kill people but not a fetus!!!! Hypocrisy at its finest
Good one 4:19! Respect!
FIRING SQUAD !!!!
Need a DETERENT & right now we have None in America !!!! TIME Woooooo Bullshhht
It’s been proven for decades the death penalty isn’t a deterrent. There’s just as much crime in death penalty states as states without the death penalty.
Bring the Death Sentence to Maryland.
Death by HANGING… so we can watch them scream as the devil takes them to hell
4:19…………..a fetus did no wrong. No need to punish it.