Parkland Gunman Was Still Firing, By Nicholas Cruz

On February 14, 2018, a mass shooting occurred in Parkland Florida. The shooter, Nicholas Cruz, opened fire on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Seventeen innocent students were shot and killed, while 17 others were injured. In my first article, Parkland Gunman Was Still Firing When Police Arrived on a Gruesome Scene by Patricia Mazzei, we learn that Cruz had not ceased fire even after police had arrived. When police arrived at the scene of the Parkland shooting, the gunman was still firing shots at students. He got away and then was arrested shortly after, walking down a residential street almost two miles away. It took 11 minutes for police officers of a neighboring city to enter the building where the massacre happened. The sheriff’s

He was seen outside on video surveillance and remained outside the building until other officers arrived. The police report stated that he tried to make the school perimeter safer instead of rushing into the building. Upon being outed for his lack of courage, the school officer resigned. Police officers finally entered the building to see victims laying on the ground, covered in blood, and the smell of gunpowder in the air. Finding the suspect was harder than expected, as the surveillance was on a 20-minute delay. The officers exposed themselves to more danger and possibly death, because they did not know the shooter had already left the premises with other fleeing students. My second article, Parkland shooting hero blames sheriff and superintendent for failing to prevent massacre by

Socrates defines courage as “wise endurance of the soul.” Parkland hero Anthony Borges displayed this when he risked his life to save over 20 other students. He extended his display of courage by making his voice heard, in attempt prevent other shootings from happening. Temperance is also seen in this article or rather, lack of temperance. Temperance is defined as self-control or restraint. This is seen based on the lack of temperance displayed by the gunman. He couldn’t control his aggression and hate-tread toward the world and ultimately succumbed to taking the lives of innocent people. The lack of temperance is also seen by Law enforcement based on their failure to intercept the problem before it escalated. Justice has yet to be seen in this case but it is coming. Socrates defines justice as the idea that people should get what they deserve. This idea sticks out to me because of the death penalty offered by Florida. Cruz caused death and therefore should be sentenced to