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    Ex-Deputy Who Stayed Outside During Parkland Shooting Getting $8,702 Monthly Pension

    Parents of some of the 17 people killed in the February massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Florida are expressing outrage over the payments to Scot Peterson.
    by Amy Held May 17, 2018 2 minutes

    The former school resource officer who remained outside during the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. — and resigned earlier this year amid intense public scorn — is receiving a monthly pension of $8,702.35.

    The Florida Department of Management Services says Scot Peterson began

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