Calculating, devious and evil are not limiting characteristics. Some psychotics ‘bloom’ after adolescence as they appeared normal throughout childhood.
The fact that he posted nearly 10 months ago about duplicating the Texas Tower sniper and 3 months ago regarding becoming a professional school shooter shows deliberation and extensive premeditation. And he ordered all his ‘tools to murder’ and rehearsed his plans to kill. Typically, South Florida criminal juries are very reluctant to accept insanity defenses.
Insanity under Florida criminal law, means that due to a mental infirmity, disease or defect the accused did not know what he/she was doing or its consequences, or, although he/she knew what he/she was doing, but did not know it was wrong. If the defendant believed what he/she was doing was morally right, then he/she is not insane, if he/she was aware that it violated societal standards or knew it was against the law.
Cruz knew that he was murdering and that people would die. He knew murdering is wrong and he would go to prison
I don’t disagree that those words don’t perfectly describe this killer. I believe this guy had the concept of right and wrong, even called the police on himself, but when that failed whatever hope left in him was torched and he exploded in rage at pretty much all humanity.
I remain convinced at minimum he is brain damaged (from mother drug user) as well as possibly his brother, who reports are now saying was himself the target of “half” of those police encounters at the home.
These two weren’t right, from the beginning. Just no one gave a damn enough to get him in permanent treatment.