The jury foreman said three of the jurors ultimately voted for life in prison, with one of them being a 'hard no' on the death penalty and another two ultimately choosing to vote against it as well.
in a decision that left many families of the victims angered, baffled and in tears.
"I'm disgusted with those jurors, I'm disgusted with the system, that you can allow 17 dead and 17 others shot and not get the death penalty," said Dr. Ilan Alhadeff, whose 14-year-old daughter Alyssa was killed in the shooting. "What do we have the death penalty for? What is the purpose of it? You set a precedent today."He continued, "What were you thinking? This isn't about your personal beliefs. It's not about your religious values.
Michael Schulman, the stepfather of teacher Scott Beigel, said the decision gives anyone a license to kill, then claim mental illness as a defense. "This animal deserves to die. He hunted all of these people," Schulman said. "He planned it for months."
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