Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to killing 17

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : He told cops that he often used a lot of marijuana and took a lot of Xanax, a prescription tranquilizer.
43% : 'Sir, I need to advise you that the state is going to be using this conviction in this case as evidence of an aggravating factor for purposes of arguing in favor of the death penalty.
42% : Because prosecutors have vowed to seek the death penalty, his change of plea from not guilty would open the penalty phase in which a jury would decide whether he should be sentenced to life in prison or death.
41% : Back in 2018 the killer admitted to cops that he used a lot of marijuana and Xanax after being diagnosed as developmentally delayed at age three, according to government documents.
33% : Cruz said as he held back tears: 'I hate drugs and I believe this country would do better if everyone would stop smoking marijuana...

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