A reminder that not a single school shooter has ever been given the death penalty for their crimes. The lesson is clear: it's not how many people you kill, it's how rich were they that matters.
Discussion
Terrible precedent. This is a very very dark path.
This is fucked up
This is fucked up but I wonder what percentage result in the death of the shooter by law enforcement or suicide. Maybe there have been very few captured alive that could receive the death penalty?
Too many to list but here are the last couple of big ones that made national news
Per ChatGPT
Notable U.S. School Shootings and Sentences since 2018
Parkland (Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, 2018) – Nikolas Cruz
Sentence: Life in prison without parole.
Santa Fe High School (2018) – Dimitrios Pagourtzis
Outcome: Deemed incompetent to stand trial; remains in psychiatric custody.
Saugus High School (2019) – Nathaniel Berhow
Outcome: Committed suicide at the scene.
Oxford High School (2021) – Ethan Crumbley
Sentence: Life in prison without parole. His parents are also facing criminal charges for involuntary manslaughter.
Robb Elementary School (Uvalde, 2022) – Salvador Ramos
Outcome: Killed by law enforcement.
