IndexCrime SummaryTopicConclusionOn February 14, 2018, a former student of a high school located in Florida opened fire inside the school building killing 17 students and injuring 17 others. He later fled along with the other boys who ran out of the school seeking protection. Nicholas Cruz was identified as the suspect and subsequently arrested. Nicholas had a very troubled life and did not receive enough help that could have stopped him from causing this type of destruction. The neighbor described him as a troubled kid." When he first heard about the Stoneman Douglas shooting, Holland "knew it was him." The saying shows that society had already assigned him a label, forcing him to perform a deviant act that is causing the school to explode. Considering these circumstances, I connected Nicholas's life to the labeling theory, that is, a person is bound to act deviantly once society puts a label on him. In this case, it is Nicholas who is labeled as a troubled child and his school shooting as a deviant act. I also connected his life to the psychopath theory. Nickolas got into a stone-throwing argument with another child and even abused small animals, demonstrating his irritability and aggression. On one occasion, he called his mother a "useless bitch" and threw a chair and dog bowl across the room as she took his Xbox away. Not giving any regard or respect to his mother shows how Nicholas has failed to conform to social norms. He even shot chickens with a gun, showing how he did not respect his safety and that of others. His lack of remorse, disregard for social norms, and disregard for his own safety and the safety of others proves that he is a psychopath. As a society we have failed to provide mental help to those who need it and with the current lenient gun laws in place, guys like Nicholas Cruz will easily hurt people and cause destruction. In this essay I will summarize the entire case and explain the theories in detail to explain why they connect to Nicholas' life. Additionally, I will also talk about gun laws and teen mental health issues. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get Original Essay Crime Summary It was a normal day at Stoneman Douglas High School until, in the afternoon, Nicholas Cruz was driven to school in an Uber before dismissal time. Cruz pulled the fire alarm, forcing the children to leave their classroom and opened fire on them, killing 17 and wounding 17. Soon after, a code red drill was sent to the entire school, which means lockdown, and an armed school resource officer. he was informed of this, but remained outside the building, instead of fighting the killer and protecting the boys. Nicholas continued shooting for about 6 minutes, until his rifle jammed and he ran away with the other boys running outside for protection. Nicholas was later arrested by police and sent to the Broward County Jail. Cruz had a very disturbing childhood. He was an orphan and was adopted by Lynda Cruz, who also died in 2018, leaving Nicholas really depressed and disturbed. After the death of his mother Lynda, Nicholas was given a place to stay by James and Kimberly Snead who allowed Nicholas to move into their Parkland home for the remaining time before he was charged in the Stoneman Douglas High attackSchool. School records indicate that Nikolas had a developmental delay at age 3. He also had other problems, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, depression and emotional behavioral disability. Nicholas' mental situation was so severe that his mother described him to the police as autistic. This shows that Nicholas was mentally unfit, yet the school and authorities failed to keep an eye on him and provide him with additional treatment to make him stable. Nicholas' mom was afraid he would go buy a gun since he loved hunting and being violent, but the employee at the gun store told Lynda that Cruz was 18 and considered a legal adult and was allowed to get the gun at unless she believed he was unfit to own one. Lynda told the gun store employee, “No, he's fine. I just want to make sure he's safe, you know, he's young, first gun," the gun store employee told investigators. This shows that gun laws in the United States are so weak that people like Nicholas Cruz can easily evaluate weapons and cause destruction. Topic The high school shooting in Florida was not the first to kill so many innocent kids. According to CNN, there have been 45 school shootings in 46 weeks almost an average of one school shooting per week. These statistics show that the current laws in the states are not effective at all and strict new gun laws should be in place to protect people and children secondly, everyone's mental state , especially of adolescents, is very crucial and further measures should be taken such as counseling, mental health course made compulsory for all high school kids, so that kids know what they should do if they encounter mental problems. In the case of Nicholas Cruz, he was mentally incapacitated and the school and authorities (law enforcement/police) did not provide him with treatment. The school and law enforcement as an institution have failed to keep their students and citizens safe and keep an eye on children who are prone to causing trouble and destruction. I linked the Nicholas Cruz school shooting to the psychopathic theory based on his personality. A psychopath is someone who has no guilt or remorse for anything and cannot have long relationships with anyone. Of the 3 characteristics that prove Nicholas is a psychopath are the following. His school shooting could be considered an act of aggression and the killing of so many students shows that Nicholas had no guilt and remorse, because no normal, sane person would ever kill so many students and not surrender account of what he did. Nicholas wrote letters in prison and didn't even once mention the school shooting he committed, instead he wrote on one of the letters that he hates prison and doesn't like it. Another quality of a psychopath would be an act of deviance. The school shooting itself is a deviant act considered in society. Even before the school shooting, Nicholas' mother's friend described how Nicholas had "screaming episodes" and would tell his mother to "go fuck yourself" and "I wish you died." Saying things like that to an adult and your caregiver is a deviant act that only psychopaths would do. Third, Nicholas using firearms to hunt and carrying a gun to kill children without any fear or regard for the safety of students or even his own safety qualifies him to be a psychopath. Characteristics like these are not found in a normal person and institutions like.