Apparently 48 minutes until entry. Appalling.It's pretty shocking that for something that happens so often, police either didnt have a plan, failed to execute it or the plan was wait as long as it takes for swat to show up (over 30 minutes in this case).
MSNBC is reporting that almost 40% of the town's budget goes to policing. Seems to me that money could be better spent. Maybe on hiring some real police.Cops stood outside the classroom for about 40 minutes while the shooter shot the children... Now admit that not breaching the door was "the wrong decision"
May 27 Texas school massacre news
Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, the Texas Department for Public Safety said. Follow here for the latest news updates.www.cnn.com
I saw that footage too, posted by someone else on Twitter and Instagram. I checked the channel's website and couldn't find it anywhere.
I saw that footage too, posted by someone else on Twitter and Instagram. I checked the channel's website and couldn't find it anywhere.
Looks like it might have been captured from live TV but I would feel more confident in what it shows if the station *did* have it online, given how easy it is now to fake such things.Cops probably threatened to taze everyone at the TV station if they didn't take the video down.
It looks like the unfathomable is true.I'm speechless.
To think a trained law enforcement officer, let alone a platoon of them would standby in fear knowing children were being held at gunpoint is something I can't fathom.
If this is true and they were cowards, I can't imagine the fear they will face every day for the rest of their lives.
I was talking to a municipal cop after the shooting. They do yearly training. As soon as two cops are on scene, in they go. They'd prefer to work as groups of three but two will do. Minimizing unimpeded time is job number one.It looks like the unfathomable is true.
Cops cowered outside while 10 year old kids were being killed, dying without medical help, suffering with injuries or waiting in absolute terror.
If I was a parent of one of the kids in that school, I can't imagine.
I don't know if there is a penalty for incompetence or cowardice in Texas.
I hope the news nedia is brave enough to splash around as many pictures and bios of the cowards as they have of the victims.
The head of the school police hasn't shown his face since the incident and likely won't have a job very soon. It's apparently an elected position. The School Resource Officer who wasn't on-site, when he should have been, is likely to also be cashiered. As to the rest it depends on whether, "I was just following orders." will be considered a valid excuse for inaction. It likely will be.It looks like the unfathomable is true.
Cops cowered outside while 10 year old kids were being killed, dying without medical help, suffering with injuries or waiting in absolute terror.
If I was a parent of one of the kids in that school, I can't imagine.
I don't know if there is a penalty for incompetence or cowardice in Texas.
I hope the news nedia is brave enough to splash around as many pictures and bios of the cowards as they have of the victims.
Not good enough for me, pretty sure there isn't a parent on the face of the earth who would accept that excuse.... As to the rest it depends on whether, "I was just following orders." will be considered a valid excuse for inaction. It likely will be.
It's not on the families though. There will be a scapegoat. Maybe a couple. For the rest it will be business as usual.Not good enough for me, pretty sure there isn't a parent on the face of the earth who would accept that excuse.
I lived in a Latìno working class community for years, La Famila is the single most ìmportant thing in their culture. I'll bet every cop associated with this has left town, or planning their immediate exit.
It didn't work at Nuremgberg.The head of the school police hasn't shown his face since the incident and likely won't have a job very soon. It's apparently an elected position. The School Resource Officer who wasn't on-site, when he should have been, is likely to also be cashiered. As to the rest it depends on whether, "I was just following orders." will be considered a valid excuse for inaction. It likely will be.
Christ. It would have been a better outcome if they had just handed their weapons over to the parents and gotten out of their way.
It has, however, worked when it wasn't an enemy soldier and member of a reviled political movement, before and since.It didn't work at Nuremgberg.
They always do. Either people think new laws will restrict access so they buy it up.Sadly gun stocks have shot up. (no pun intended)
I think it's hard for the average Canadian to wade into the US gun debate. It's complicated for a lot of reasons, many of which don't exist here.Sadly gun stocks have shot up. (no pun intended)