Parkland school shooter sentencing: Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd reacts 

This animal has been shown more grace than he deserves! The families have just been victimized again. I’m hoping that he receives the proper sentence from his prison peers.

Absolutely! I’m so shocked to hear this, thank you for your honesty.

As a father of 2 children who were murdered 12 years ago. I can honestly say the "outrage" you each feel. Will be short lived. The families outrage and pain is something that will stick with them long after each of you move on. Pray for the families affected

I get not wanting eye for an eye, but 17 murders isn’t enough for capital punishment? What is?

This man couldn't be more perfect.

Well said sheriff.

Everyone with common sense agrees on the death penalty. How did the life sentence happen? What a disgraceful justice system 😡

ONE evil monster took 17 lives. ONE juror, obviously against the death penalty, stole any bit of justice from the victims, survivors and families. This juror had compassion for a monster, but not the 17 innocent, beautiful people- even after viewing the evidence at the crime scene, photos, videos and hearing how this was meticulously planned out! Absolutely appalling!!!!

Criminals are being treated better than law abiding citizens

If the Jury doesn't accept death sentence , they shouldn't serve.

Well said, Sheriff, well said.

Thank you Sheriff Judd. You made all of us feel heard.

It`s a sad state of affairs when you have to turn to his fellow prisoners to execute his proper sentence. They will take care of him.

One juror! I don’t only blame her....I blame the entire jury! They should have fought..for the memory of the 17 victims and the anguish of their families. The prosecution Proved by the testimony on doctors that the monster lied on tests playing the insanity card...and then was caught. It’s all in the notes. No mentally deranged person could have premeditated those murders like he did...and try to get away with it. This juror had her mind made up the first day...she was against the death penalty and lied to get on the jury. The other 11 should have called her on it or at least make her back up Facts that he was mentally ill. They were tired...they wanted to get over with it. Shame on them

The government shouldn't be in the business of executing people for any reason. There are punishments worse than death regardless and our judicial system isn't efficient enough to even do it without costing more money to the tax payer than life without parole

People who commit horrific crimes like this should not be shown any mercy. The victims were not given any mercy and died in fear and suffering. Our laws need to be changed to protect the innocent not the violent criminals!!

This is unbelievable, my heart is broken for the families and loved ones of these precious victims. We live in a society where the criminals have all the rights, victims have very little to none. Pathetic.

I’m not sure the jury answered the questions honestly when they were doing jury selection. That each agreed to be able to give the death penalty if they thought it was deserved. They excused anyone that said they didn’t agree with the death penalty. I believe one juror wasn’t being honest about their convections. 😢

While I agree with Sheriff Judd, I do believe the convicts on the inside will administer appropriate justice to the shooter.

Well said Mr Grady, this says a lot about the future of the state. Too many people have bought into this mental illness nonsense.

I live in Broward and have, for 63 years. It has always been corrupt and criminal. The original Hotel California. They could have taken him across the parking lot and blown him into New River. I don't know of ANY parent who would agree with the sentencing today.

That one juror was probably anti death penalty all along! They probably lied to get on the jury

I'm disgusted beyond belief. I hope those defense lawyers get a taste of their own medicine.

Why do we put people in jail for life when they don't deserve to live a day?

Preach! Thanks Sheriff Grady Judd. You never disappoint.

I think it would be better for him to remain alive in prison for life, with no protective custody. Why give him death penalty? People who hate their life and are suffering, only want to end it "to finally be at peace". Killing him will only put his soul to rest, his suffering will only last a few minutes, while in prison it will last all his life. He said he heard voices, let him deal with them in prison, let other inmates deal with him too.

I love him!!!! The jurors ought to be held accountable!

There is plenty of people that were alcohol babies, beaten and bullied that don't murder people.

And your taxes get to shelter him for the rest of his life.

If ever the death sentence was deserved it was here . There was , nor could there be , anything that would have mitigated his guilt in this . The only way he didn't get the death sentence is someone sat into that jury box having already decided their verdict , thereby breaking the oath they took as a juror , in short they lied . It's a travesty heaped on to the tragedy of the cold blooded murder of those children .

Well said!

One thousand percent agree with you, when I heard that verdict I wasn't shocked, was expecting it, my heart goes out to all the families who had to sit through that gruesome trial and listen to how their children were murdered and how many times some of them were shot, now he gets to live his life behind bars for years to come but, again maybe not, prisoner's sometime don't agree with the outcome of a criminal's case. I pray for all the families who lost their loved ones that as years pass it becomes a little easier to cope with their loss .

Jury was 11-1. I hope that 1 person lives with guilt for the rest of their lives

Love this guy. Talks truth ❤️ my heart goes out to the families ❤

We need more people like this Sheriff!

Powerful! The question I have is the same question on a lot of people’s minds, why have a death penalty if it can be so easily stopped?

Sometimes the judicial system is just as sick there's your loved ones rights folks

How in the hell can that 1 person feel any other way than DEATH? Too slow and too much evil. I left Broward County over 25 years ago and damn glad I did. What a CESSPOOL!

I am from Kentucky. A retired Probation and Parole Officer. Some observations and questions. During my tenure as Probation and Parole Officer (1977-1997) an inmate could be released on parole after serving 7 years on a life sentence. Then laws were passed. Parole eligibility after serving 25 years on a life sentence or half of a definite term. That was ruled unconstitutional. Juries were giving 75 year sentences. Unofficially in Kentucky In addition to the possibility of the death penalty, punishments for capital offenses include life without parole, 25 years to life in prison, or 20 to 50 years of imprisonment. (I don’t know if life is an option) It appears from reading online, that Florida does not have parole at this time. I see there is a push to reinstate parole. What happens if parole is reinstated in Florida? Does he become eligible? It appears that he did not receive a Life Without Parole sentence. Maybe a Jury should only decide guilt or innocence?!. Then you have Judges who may give him less if they can.

All you can do now is hope a pray that another inmate takes care of business and finishes the job that the justice system should have done.

I completely disagree with the conclusion at the end of this video. This type of fearmongering is abject, and nonsensical. And besides that he should be angry at the people who allowed the shooter to buy those guns, and at the politicians who made that possible.

People have forgotten that the FBI was notified prior to this shooting but for some reason they didn't respond to help save those children. My personal opinion was they were too focused on investigating President Trump.

I wish he was the president.

What constitutes the death penalty if the majority of requirements were met? Twenty dead? Thirty? How more heinous does it have to be?

This lone juror should have been thrown off the jury pool during the voir dire process & if he or she lied there should be a penalty ! God bless the parents during this painful time !

States with no death penalty have fewer homicides. So you are wrong about which counties are more safe. It is in fact more dangerous to live in places that have death penalty.

It Was 11 To 1 For Death.

Life in prison is punishment, death is an escape.

Why no majority ruling with jurors?

Is Broward County like the "San Francisco" of Florida?

The jury acted lawfully and should not be ridiculed as not every outcome is what we desire.

You know he’ll Appeal can we get the death penalty then or does the first trial jury decision block that?

I agree and I live 5 miles from where this massacre took place

Lets get this straight. 1 person voted against the death penalty.

Sheriff Judd is that dude. I wish we had a sheriff like him.

the real life hank hill 😂 BUT YES GRADY JUDD BACK AT IT AGAIN WITH FACTS!

I don't understand what the one juror who voted against the death penalty was thinking.

I don’t understand how some of the jury didn’t want to give the death penalty. Makes no sense at all.

Call it like it is…I don’t believe in the death penalty but in this case, he murdered 14 children and 3 adults in what was a cold, calculated, unimaginably violent way. He hunted and slaughtered those children and teachers. I would struggle living with the burden of recommending someone be executed but I know for certain that I would have to because I know for certain that I could never look those families or survivors who faced down terror and survived in the face again. I’d live with the burden of my choice if only to provide the victims and their families some peace to their suffering.

Sheriff should not be comenting publicaly like that on a jury verdict.

Coming from someone who was born and raised in broward this sheriff is speaking nothing but the TRUTH!!!!!

He lost all my trust . I thought he was a law abiding sheriff. I thought he would respect the decisions of the jurie.

Grady Judd is the best Sheriff Polk County has ever had.

There's a deep problem with the Justice system.

1:42 Think this will drop Broward property values 🤔?

Jury's job: Guilty or Innocent. Judge's job: Sentencing in accordance with the verdict and the crime. When the hell did America give the job of imposing sentence over to 12 idiots in a jury??? Have I been asleep for 40 years? Am I just coming out of a coma? Holy crap!

I’m not a parent, but what’s really horrible to think about is the finality of all this, and what the parents of all these kids (including Uvalde) have to swallow and keep being reminded of over…and over…and over. I see kids being kids all the time and 🤦🏻‍♂️ they don’t deserve to be shot. Can you imagine if someone shot your kid several times? Chances are greater you would vanish and be filled with so much shock and anguish that you wouldn’t be able to process your own reality. It’s one thing for horrible accidents to happen….but brutal (and i mean REALLY brutal murder) In this life or the next there would be a reckoning. That doesn’t need to be shouted out on social media the DAY after it happens. We all see it get perpetuated “Hey yall, my kid was killed today” on FB? The whole world needs to wake up and re-focus on building a society that THRIVES instead of perpetuating all this madness. If the birth rates drop, and there are no children…well…there’s no future and no hope. In the end, none of our opinions matter. This happened, and once the parties stop with the popularity contest, societal reform has to happen. Teachers, Professors, Fire, Police, Healthcare need to be the highest paid people on the planet. We have to be better. This isn’t all a TV series. These parents kids were shot to death. How can we be part of the SOLUTION? Instead of being “mad” about the result like it’s football game you lost a bet on. 😒

*DISGUSTING!!!!*

Best sheriff in the world

He’s a real G (Good Guy)

Best Sheriff in the U.S.A.!!!!!

Actually, the judge in this case should have disregarded the jury's recommendation and found for the death sentence to be carried out immediately. If a jury is not acting in good faith, the judge can overrule them, they are the judge after all. Hell, a jury should ONLY be in charge of guilt or innocence, not punishment in the first place. Punishment is codified law, or should be, for all crimes, not optional. Capital murder charge, guilty, capital punishment, simple, end of story.

With you 100% sheriff Judd! This was an absolute joke and mockery of justice

The jury recommended life. Does this mean the judge can't impose the dp? I live in AZ and now the penalty decided by the jury is the final say in the trial. Tx.

The court case was a tragedy in itself. Putting the families through that was another travesty.

I admire you so much ! Thank you for keeping us safe.

Just don’t give him special protection, and switch up his cell mates every week.

Life long residents of Broward County know if you stay strapped you will be judged by twelve instead of being carried by six.

I agree Sheriff Judd. We need more like you, sir.

As usual, this sheriff is correct. I have a huge amount of respect for this man. I have relatives who live in Polk Co. FL. and they love him.

He's off the street and his life is over. He'll never hurt a child again. I'd rather see them spend life in jail than get the easy way out.

Wow. Great speech

Fwah-Bang!!!! Sheriff Grady Judd of Polk county pulls no punches!! I'm a born and raised Floridian, and one of the many reasons I'm proud to be so; my county, Columbia, was the one to be able to send Ted Bundy to bed with "Old Sparky". His last victim, Kimberly Diane Leach, was a seventh grader at my school where I was an eighth grader. It could've easily been me or any other of my classmates at Lake City Junior High that day. I believe Nikolas Cruz was fully aware of what he was doing that day, and should've received the death penalty.

No justice for the 17 family’s

I have a great admiration for the Sheriff, finally someone that makes sense. 🙌

If I ever move to Florida, I would live in Polk County. God bless you Sheriff!

The jury didn't recommend imprisonment, one lying juror roadblocked 11 jurors who recommended death.

I also wasn't fond of the jury's decision. But goddammit, I respect it. And so should you, Grady. Stop being a Karen.

What a joke of a judicial system, embarrassing.

That last comment really stuck with me.

1:38 No fool, that’s completely wrong. The death penalty doesn’t reduce crime, and it doesn’t deter criminals.

Our system sucks!!!

It’s not like life in prison is so much better anyways…

The answer to everyone's outrage, is.... DEMOCRATS. That... THAT... is why.

WHO is this ever-so-compassionate and humanitarian-minded juror who prevented the death penalty from being enforced ?

He is absolutely right 100%

getting audio from only left. agree 100 with Grady he's a national treasure

I am from Broward County, thank you Grady Judd.

What I'd really like to hear is Grady Judd tell us how he really feels about this verdict.

How could you go into a school and start murdering innocent children who did nothing wrong to you. The Devil is alive in him the killer of those children.