20-tweet thread. i want to read from some of it before we start and then the floor will be yours. you wrote this. for the past four years, i find myself asking what if every minute of every day. what if you were sick that morning and we never sent you to school? what would your day have been like then? would fate have intervened some other way or would you now be the beautiful 18-year-old teenager living her best life at the university of florida? what if this country genuinely and truly prioritized life and reducing gun violence before february 14, 2018. what if efforts to reduce gun violence had been passed after any of the other shootings that came before this? what if america understood before you were killed or even today that reducing gun violence is a public health issue and not a second amendment issue? what if, because of that, instead of becoming a symbol for the failure of america to protect life, fate had intervened in a different way and made you a fighter for others? what
some of the parents are speaking out saying yesterday s arrest brings some form of accountability. he needs to go to jail. he needs to serve a lifetime in prison for not going in that day and taking down the threat that led to the death of our loved ones. he deserves to rot. he is responsible in large part for my why daughter is gone. i have no sympathy for him. i m glad he s been arrested. reporter: peterson is facing 11 charges including negligence and child neglect. his defense attorney is calling the charges spurious and saying they lack basis in fact and law. he released this statement in part to the public saying the individuals who made this charging decision have taken the easy way out and blamed mr. peterson for the actions on february 14, 2018, when there has only ever been one person to blame nikolas cruz. if convicted peterson could face up to 97 years in prison.
be held accountable. the superintendent should not be in his position anymore. he let down the victims of marjorie stoneman douglas and failed to supply our town with mental health specialists resulting into more students committing suicide and the courage to go on twitter and post a video how successful a year he had. he cannot be superintendent of broward county schools anymore. jillian: february 14, 2018, a day we will never forget and we will never forget your sister and thank you for joining us. appreciate it. thank you for covering our story. rob: a russian fighter jet buzzes a u.s. navy jet three times and what money because in irresponsible interaction. the russian jet intercepting the post seiden in international
that i m sorry. we re going straight back to tallahassee. one of the students speaking at a press conference. let s listen. [ applause ] hello, everyone. my name is lorenzo prado. i am a junior, and i do not support any political party, and i m a survivor of the douglas massacre. i m here today to advocate for stricter gun laws on behalf of the 17 whose lives were ripped away from them on the day of february 14, 2018. on the day of love, our loved ones were ripped away from us in a horrific manner that should never transpire. many would like to blame this event on the fbi s lack of action or the trump administration, but the simple
first student that s going to be talking. lorendo. [applause] hello, everyone. my name is lor lorenzo prado. i am a junior and i do not support any political party, and i m a survivor the douglas massacre. i m here today to advocate for stricter gun laws on behalf of the 17 whose lives were ripped away from them on the day of february 14, 2018. on the day of love, our loved ones were ripped away from us. in a horrific manner that should never transpire. many would like to blame this event on the fbi s lack of action or the trump administration. but the simple fact is that the laws of our beloved country allowed for a deranged gunman to purchase the gun legally. the law has failed us and