• OT: They waited an hour because they "could've been shot".

    From Alan@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 27 11:09:55 2022
    'Olivarez said officers were inside the school quickly, and they heard
    gunfire when they arrived. They called for reinforcements, he said. The officers in the building waited for a special tactical team to show up
    as they isolated the shooter to one classroom.

    “Don’t current best practices, don’t they call for officers to disable a shooter as quickly as possible, regardless of how many officers are
    actually on site?” Blitzer asked him.

    Olivarez said the officers who arrived at the school quickly might have
    been shot had they attempted to take out the gunman alone. He said,'

    <https://www.mediaite.com/tv/texas-police-lieutenant-says-cops-were-reluctant-to-engage-gunman-because-they-couldve-been-shot/>

    And they actively handcuffed and pepper-sprayed parents who tried to do
    the job they were too scared to do.

    BTW, the "tactical team" that showed up was from the Border Patrol...

    ...even though the Uvalde Police have their own SWAT team...

    ...who apparently only exist to post to Facebook.

    <https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdwgn/uvalde-swat-team-bragged-about-training-at-schools-on-facebook>

    'Uvalde Police Didn’t Move to Save Lives Because That’s Not What Police Do

    It should not take an event so devastating to break the spell of
    policing mythology about what cops do — and what they don’t.'


    <https://theintercept.com/2022/05/27/uvalde-texas-shooting-police-law-enforcement/>

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  • From Tom Elam@21:1/5 to Alan on Sun May 29 04:51:49 2022
    On Friday, May 27, 2022 at 2:10:00 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
    'Olivarez said officers were inside the school quickly, and they heard gunfire when they arrived. They called for reinforcements, he said. The officers in the building waited for a special tactical team to show up
    as they isolated the shooter to one classroom.

    “Don’t current best practices, don’t they call for officers to disable a
    shooter as quickly as possible, regardless of how many officers are
    actually on site?” Blitzer asked him.

    Olivarez said the officers who arrived at the school quickly might have
    been shot had they attempted to take out the gunman alone. He said,'

    <https://www.mediaite.com/tv/texas-police-lieutenant-says-cops-were-reluctant-to-engage-gunman-because-they-couldve-been-shot/>

    And they actively handcuffed and pepper-sprayed parents who tried to do
    the job they were too scared to do.

    BTW, the "tactical team" that showed up was from the Border Patrol...

    ...even though the Uvalde Police have their own SWAT team...

    ...who apparently only exist to post to Facebook.

    <https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdwgn/uvalde-swat-team-bragged-about-training-at-schools-on-facebook>

    'Uvalde Police Didn’t Move to Save Lives Because That’s Not What Police Do

    It should not take an event so devastating to break the spell of
    policing mythology about what cops do — and what they don’t.'


    <https://theintercept.com/2022/05/27/uvalde-texas-shooting-police-law-enforcement/>

    Unforgivable.

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  • From TomS@21:1/5 to Alan on Sun May 29 09:12:26 2022
    On Friday, May 27, 2022 at 11:10:00 AM UTC-7, Alan wrote:
    'Olivarez said officers were inside the school quickly, and they heard gunfire when they arrived. They called for reinforcements, he said. The officers in the building waited for a special tactical team to show up
    as they isolated the shooter to one classroom.

    “Don’t current best practices, don’t they call for officers to disable a
    shooter as quickly as possible, regardless of how many officers are
    actually on site?” Blitzer asked him.

    Olivarez said the officers who arrived at the school quickly might have
    been shot had they attempted to take out the gunman alone. He said,'

    <https://www.mediaite.com/tv/texas-police-lieutenant-says-cops-were-reluctant-to-engage-gunman-because-they-couldve-been-shot/>

    And they actively handcuffed and pepper-sprayed parents who tried to do
    the job they were too scared to do.

    BTW, the "tactical team" that showed up was from the Border Patrol...

    ...even though the Uvalde Police have their own SWAT team...

    ...who apparently only exist to post to Facebook.

    <https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdwgn/uvalde-swat-team-bragged-about-training-at-schools-on-facebook>

    'Uvalde Police Didn’t Move to Save Lives Because That’s Not What Police Do

    It should not take an event so devastating to break the spell of
    policing mythology about what cops do — and what they don’t.'


    <https://theintercept.com/2022/05/27/uvalde-texas-shooting-police-law-enforcement/>

    It is unknown at this time whether or not Uvalde SWAT team members were present at the school. The chances are very good that at least some of them were there given the small size of the Uvalde police force.
    https://nypost.com/2022/05/28/unclear-if-uvalde-swat-team-responded-to-texas-school-shooting/

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to TomS on Sun May 29 10:53:26 2022
    On Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 11:12:27 AM UTC-5, TomS wrote:
    On Friday, May 27, 2022 at 11:10:00 AM UTC-7, Alan wrote:
    'Olivarez said officers were inside the school quickly, and they heard gunfire when they arrived. They called for reinforcements, he said. The officers in the building waited for a special tactical team to show up
    as they isolated the shooter to one classroom.

    “Don’t current best practices, don’t they call for officers to disable a
    shooter as quickly as possible, regardless of how many officers are actually on site?” Blitzer asked him.

    Olivarez said the officers who arrived at the school quickly might have been shot had they attempted to take out the gunman alone. He said,'

    <https://www.mediaite.com/tv/texas-police-lieutenant-says-cops-were-reluctant-to-engage-gunman-because-they-couldve-been-shot/>

    And they actively handcuffed and pepper-sprayed parents who tried to do the job they were too scared to do.

    BTW, the "tactical team" that showed up was from the Border Patrol...

    ...even though the Uvalde Police have their own SWAT team...

    ...who apparently only exist to post to Facebook.

    <https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdwgn/uvalde-swat-team-bragged-about-training-at-schools-on-facebook>

    'Uvalde Police Didn’t Move to Save Lives Because That’s Not What Police Do

    It should not take an event so devastating to break the spell of
    policing mythology about what cops do — and what they don’t.'


    <https://theintercept.com/2022/05/27/uvalde-texas-shooting-police-law-enforcement/>

    It is unknown at this time whether or not Uvalde SWAT team members
    were present at the school. The chances are very good that at least some
    of them were there given the small size of the Uvalde police force.

    https://nypost.com/2022/05/28/unclear-if-uvalde-swat-team-responded-to-texas-school-shooting/

    It literally does not matter, because the training directs responding police
    to immediately enter and engage the active shooter, even if they have zero tactical gear and are solo.

    Uvalde police force failed with 100% certainty.

    -hh

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  • From TomS@21:1/5 to -hh on Sun May 29 17:33:50 2022
    On Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 10:53:28 AM UTC-7, -hh wrote:
    On Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 11:12:27 AM UTC-5, TomS wrote:
    On Friday, May 27, 2022 at 11:10:00 AM UTC-7, Alan wrote:
    'Olivarez said officers were inside the school quickly, and they heard gunfire when they arrived. They called for reinforcements, he said. The officers in the building waited for a special tactical team to show up as they isolated the shooter to one classroom.

    “Don’t current best practices, don’t they call for officers to disable a
    shooter as quickly as possible, regardless of how many officers are actually on site?” Blitzer asked him.

    Olivarez said the officers who arrived at the school quickly might have been shot had they attempted to take out the gunman alone. He said,'

    <https://www.mediaite.com/tv/texas-police-lieutenant-says-cops-were-reluctant-to-engage-gunman-because-they-couldve-been-shot/>

    And they actively handcuffed and pepper-sprayed parents who tried to do the job they were too scared to do.

    BTW, the "tactical team" that showed up was from the Border Patrol...

    ...even though the Uvalde Police have their own SWAT team...

    ...who apparently only exist to post to Facebook.

    <https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdwgn/uvalde-swat-team-bragged-about-training-at-schools-on-facebook>

    'Uvalde Police Didn’t Move to Save Lives Because That’s Not What Police Do

    It should not take an event so devastating to break the spell of policing mythology about what cops do — and what they don’t.'


    <https://theintercept.com/2022/05/27/uvalde-texas-shooting-police-law-enforcement/>

    It is unknown at this time whether or not Uvalde SWAT team members
    were present at the school. The chances are very good that at least some of them were there given the small size of the Uvalde police force.

    https://nypost.com/2022/05/28/unclear-if-uvalde-swat-team-responded-to-texas-school-shooting/
    It literally does not matter, because the training directs responding police to immediately enter and engage the active shooter, even if they have zero tactical gear and are solo.

    Uvalde police force failed with 100% certainty.

    -hh

    Right, according to the Lyin' Asshole who was present at Uvalde from the start of the massacre. Yeah, it does matter if they were acting as a team or not. There certainly was time for them to do so. The bottom line is that making judgments at this early
    stage is fraught with errors. What we do know is that the police were on scene just two minutes after the first shots were fired by Ramos inside the school. Two officers were hit by gunfire from Ramos while they were in the hallway. Apparently, Ramos
    locked the door to the classroom, preventing entry by the officers (these are steel doors and casings that you don't kick in like in the movies). It took another 1:15 (?!) to get a set of keys from a janitor to unlock the door and enter the classroom,
    where Ramos was killed. The on-scene commander made the wrong decision that there weren't students in imminent danger. His error in judgment DOES NOT reflect on the actions of the other officers.

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to TomS on Sun May 29 18:54:27 2022
    On Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 7:33:51 PM UTC-5, TomS wrote:
    On Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 10:53:28 AM UTC-7, -hh wrote:
    On Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 11:12:27 AM UTC-5, TomS wrote:
    On Friday, May 27, 2022 at 11:10:00 AM UTC-7, Alan wrote:
    'Olivarez said officers were inside the school quickly, and they heard gunfire when they arrived. They called for reinforcements, he said. The
    officers in the building waited for a special tactical team to show up as they isolated the shooter to one classroom.

    “Don’t current best practices, don’t they call for officers to disable a
    shooter as quickly as possible, regardless of how many officers are actually on site?” Blitzer asked him.

    Olivarez said the officers who arrived at the school quickly might have
    been shot had they attempted to take out the gunman alone. He said,'

    <https://www.mediaite.com/tv/texas-police-lieutenant-says-cops-were-reluctant-to-engage-gunman-because-they-couldve-been-shot/>

    And they actively handcuffed and pepper-sprayed parents who tried to do
    the job they were too scared to do.

    BTW, the "tactical team" that showed up was from the Border Patrol...

    ...even though the Uvalde Police have their own SWAT team...

    ...who apparently only exist to post to Facebook.

    <https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdwgn/uvalde-swat-team-bragged-about-training-at-schools-on-facebook>

    'Uvalde Police Didn’t Move to Save Lives Because That’s Not What Police Do

    It should not take an event so devastating to break the spell of policing mythology about what cops do — and what they don’t.'


    <https://theintercept.com/2022/05/27/uvalde-texas-shooting-police-law-enforcement/>

    It is unknown at this time whether or not Uvalde SWAT team members
    were present at the school. The chances are very good that at least some of them were there given the small size of the Uvalde police force.

    https://nypost.com/2022/05/28/unclear-if-uvalde-swat-team-responded-to-texas-school-shooting/
    It literally does not matter, because the training directs responding police
    to immediately enter and engage the active shooter, even if they have zero tactical gear and are solo.

    Uvalde police force failed with 100% certainty.

    -hh
    Right, according to the Lyin' Asshole …

    Translation: Tommy displays his bad habit of denigrating others.

    …who was present at Uvalde from the start
    of the massacre. Yeah, it does matter if they were acting as a team or not.

    Not according to the training textbook.

    There certainly was time for them to do so. The bottom line is that making judgments at this early stage is fraught with errors. What we do know is that the police were on scene just two minutes after the first shots were fired by Ramos inside the school. Two officers were hit by gunfire from Ramos while they were in the hallway.

    For active shooter, control force is supposed to *maintain* contact and engagement, even when they’re hit. Period.

    Apparently, Ramos locked the door to the classroom, preventing entry by
    the officers (these are steel doors and casings that you don't kick in like in the movies).

    No, you use 12ga breaching rounds, which are part of LEO kit, and since they’d had
    prior training just two months prior, a barrier issue should have been discovered.

    It took another 1:15 (?!) to get a set of keys from a janitor to unlock the door
    and enter the classroom, where Ramos was killed.

    Where firemen would also get through such a door in a minute.

    The on-scene commander made the wrong decision that there weren't
    students in imminent danger. His error in judgment DOES NOT reflect
    on the actions of the other officers.

    Has he resigned yet?

    -hh

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  • From TomS@21:1/5 to -hh on Sun May 29 22:59:51 2022
    On Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 6:54:28 PM UTC-7, -hh wrote:
    On Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 7:33:51 PM UTC-5, TomS wrote:
    On Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 10:53:28 AM UTC-7, -hh wrote:
    On Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 11:12:27 AM UTC-5, TomS wrote:
    On Friday, May 27, 2022 at 11:10:00 AM UTC-7, Alan wrote:
    'Olivarez said officers were inside the school quickly, and they heard
    gunfire when they arrived. They called for reinforcements, he said. The
    officers in the building waited for a special tactical team to show up
    as they isolated the shooter to one classroom.

    “Don’t current best practices, don’t they call for officers to disable a
    shooter as quickly as possible, regardless of how many officers are actually on site?” Blitzer asked him.

    Olivarez said the officers who arrived at the school quickly might have
    been shot had they attempted to take out the gunman alone. He said,'

    <https://www.mediaite.com/tv/texas-police-lieutenant-says-cops-were-reluctant-to-engage-gunman-because-they-couldve-been-shot/>

    And they actively handcuffed and pepper-sprayed parents who tried to do
    the job they were too scared to do.

    BTW, the "tactical team" that showed up was from the Border Patrol...

    ...even though the Uvalde Police have their own SWAT team...

    ...who apparently only exist to post to Facebook.

    <https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdwgn/uvalde-swat-team-bragged-about-training-at-schools-on-facebook>

    'Uvalde Police Didn’t Move to Save Lives Because That’s Not What Police Do

    It should not take an event so devastating to break the spell of policing mythology about what cops do — and what they don’t.'


    <https://theintercept.com/2022/05/27/uvalde-texas-shooting-police-law-enforcement/>

    It is unknown at this time whether or not Uvalde SWAT team members were present at the school. The chances are very good that at least some
    of them were there given the small size of the Uvalde police force.

    https://nypost.com/2022/05/28/unclear-if-uvalde-swat-team-responded-to-texas-school-shooting/
    It literally does not matter, because the training directs responding police
    to immediately enter and engage the active shooter, even if they have zero
    tactical gear and are solo.

    Uvalde police force failed with 100% certainty.

    -hh
    Right, according to the Lyin' Asshole …

    Translation: Tommy displays his bad habit of denigrating others.

    No, I have pointed out your NUMEROUS LIES, you asshole.


    …who was present at Uvalde from the start
    of the massacre. Yeah, it does matter if they were acting as a team or not.
    Not according to the training textbook.
    There certainly was time for them to do so. The bottom line is that making judgments at this early stage is fraught with errors. What we do know is that the police were on scene just two minutes after the first shots were fired by Ramos inside the school. Two officers were hit by gunfire from Ramos while they were in the hallway.
    For active shooter, control force is supposed to *maintain* contact and engagement, even when they’re hit. Period.

    "Supposed?" And your reference is??? Ramos was behind a locked door to which they didn't have a key - HOW are they SUPPOSED to maintain contact?

    Apparently, Ramos locked the door to the classroom, preventing entry by the officers (these are steel doors and casings that you don't kick in like in the movies).
    No, you use 12ga breaching rounds, which are part of LEO kit, and since they’d had
    prior training just two months prior, a barrier issue should have been discovered.

    And did they have breaching rounds, you idiot? If so, cite your source.

    It took another 1:15 (?!) to get a set of keys from a janitor to unlock the door
    and enter the classroom, where Ramos was killed.
    Where firemen would also get through such a door in a minute.

    Firemen WEREN'T on the scene, idiot. And they wouldn't have had the key either. This is a complete breakdown of BASIC SCHOOL SECURITY, not dereliction of duty by the cops.

    The on-scene commander made the wrong decision that there weren't
    students in imminent danger. His error in judgment DOES NOT reflect
    on the actions of the other officers.
    Has he resigned yet?

    You tell me, Mister Know It All.


    -hh

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to TomS on Mon May 30 05:41:30 2022
    On Monday, May 30, 2022 at 12:59:53 AM UTC-5, TomS wrote:
    On Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 6:54:28 PM UTC-7, -hh wrote:
    On Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 7:33:51 PM UTC-5, TomS wrote:
    On Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 10:53:28 AM UTC-7, -hh wrote:
    On Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 11:12:27 AM UTC-5, TomS wrote:
    On Friday, May 27, 2022 at 11:10:00 AM UTC-7, Alan wrote:
    'Olivarez said officers were inside the school quickly, and they heard
    gunfire when they arrived. They called for reinforcements, he said. The
    officers in the building waited for a special tactical team to show up
    as they isolated the shooter to one classroom.

    “Don’t current best practices, don’t they call for officers to disable a
    shooter as quickly as possible, regardless of how many officers are
    actually on site?” Blitzer asked him.

    Olivarez said the officers who arrived at the school quickly might have
    been shot had they attempted to take out the gunman alone. He said,'

    <https://www.mediaite.com/tv/texas-police-lieutenant-says-cops-were-reluctant-to-engage-gunman-because-they-couldve-been-shot/>

    And they actively handcuffed and pepper-sprayed parents who tried to do
    the job they were too scared to do.

    BTW, the "tactical team" that showed up was from the Border Patrol...

    ...even though the Uvalde Police have their own SWAT team...

    ...who apparently only exist to post to Facebook.

    <https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdwgn/uvalde-swat-team-bragged-about-training-at-schools-on-facebook>

    'Uvalde Police Didn’t Move to Save Lives Because That’s Not What Police Do

    It should not take an event so devastating to break the spell of policing mythology about what cops do — and what they don’t.'


    <https://theintercept.com/2022/05/27/uvalde-texas-shooting-police-law-enforcement/>

    It is unknown at this time whether or not Uvalde SWAT team members were present at the school. The chances are very good that at least some
    of them were there given the small size of the Uvalde police force.

    https://nypost.com/2022/05/28/unclear-if-uvalde-swat-team-responded-to-texas-school-shooting/
    It literally does not matter, because the training directs responding police
    to immediately enter and engage the active shooter, even if they have zero
    tactical gear and are solo.

    Uvalde police force failed with 100% certainty.

    -hh
    Right, according to the Lyin' Asshole …

    Translation: Tommy displays his bad habit of denigrating others.

    No, I have pointed out your NUMEROUS LIES, you asshole.

    LOL, no you haven’t.
    Cry harder.


    …who was present at Uvalde from the start
    of the massacre. Yeah, it does matter if they were acting as a team or not.

    Not according to the training textbook.

    Silence from Tommy.

    There certainly was time for them to do so. The bottom line is that making
    judgments at this early stage is fraught with errors. What we do know is that the police were on scene just two minutes after the first shots were
    fired by Ramos inside the school. Two officers were hit by gunfire from Ramos while they were in the hallway.

    For active shooter, control force is supposed to *maintain* contact and engagement, even when they’re hit. Period.

    "Supposed?" And your reference is???

    Their own training material, which has already been posted on the web.

    Ramos was behind a locked door to which they didn't have a key -
    HOW are they SUPPOSED to maintain contact?

    Do you really think that giving up and doing nothing for over an hour is the correct answer?


    Apparently, Ramos locked the door to the classroom, preventing entry by the officers (these are steel doors and casings that you don't kick in like in the movies).

    No, you use 12ga breaching rounds, which are part of LEO kit, and since they’d had
    prior training just two months prior, a barrier issue should have been discovered.

    And did they have breaching rounds, you idiot? If so, cite your source.

    Did you even know what a breaching round was yesterday?

    It took another 1:15 (?!) to get a set of keys from a janitor to unlock the door
    and enter the classroom, where Ramos was killed.

    Where firemen would also get through such a door in a minute.

    Firemen WEREN'T on the scene, idiot.

    Gen 77 minutes, pretty sure they could have been, had anyone called.

    And they wouldn't have had the key either.

    Firemen ALWAYS have a “door key”. You may call it an axe, etc.

    This is a complete breakdown of BASIC SCHOOL SECURITY, not dereliction of duty by the cops.

    It was dereliction.

    The on-scene commander made the wrong decision that there weren't students in imminent danger. His error in judgment DOES NOT reflect
    on the actions of the other officers.

    Has he resigned yet?

    You tell me, Mister Know It All.

    So that’s a “no”?

    -hh

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to TomS on Mon May 30 13:39:03 2022
    On 2022-05-29 9:12 a.m., TomS wrote:
    On Friday, May 27, 2022 at 11:10:00 AM UTC-7, Alan wrote:
    'Olivarez said officers were inside the school quickly, and they heard
    gunfire when they arrived. They called for reinforcements, he said. The
    officers in the building waited for a special tactical team to show up
    as they isolated the shooter to one classroom.

    “Don’t current best practices, don’t they call for officers to disable a
    shooter as quickly as possible, regardless of how many officers are
    actually on site?” Blitzer asked him.

    Olivarez said the officers who arrived at the school quickly might have
    been shot had they attempted to take out the gunman alone. He said,'

    <https://www.mediaite.com/tv/texas-police-lieutenant-says-cops-were-reluctant-to-engage-gunman-because-they-couldve-been-shot/>

    And they actively handcuffed and pepper-sprayed parents who tried to do
    the job they were too scared to do.

    BTW, the "tactical team" that showed up was from the Border Patrol...

    ...even though the Uvalde Police have their own SWAT team...

    ...who apparently only exist to post to Facebook.

    <https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdwgn/uvalde-swat-team-bragged-about-training-at-schools-on-facebook>

    'Uvalde Police Didn’t Move to Save Lives Because That’s Not What Police Do

    It should not take an event so devastating to break the spell of
    policing mythology about what cops do — and what they don’t.'


    <https://theintercept.com/2022/05/27/uvalde-texas-shooting-police-law-enforcement/>

    It is unknown at this time whether or not Uvalde SWAT team members were present at the school. The chances are very good that at least some of them were there given the small size of the Uvalde police force.
    https://nypost.com/2022/05/28/unclear-if-uvalde-swat-team-responded-to-texas-school-shooting/

    What is known is that the ignored their training and their operating
    procedures and waited more than an hour while there were children who
    were not yet dead who would later die.

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to Tom Elam on Mon May 30 13:41:05 2022
    On 2022-05-29 4:51 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
    On Friday, May 27, 2022 at 2:10:00 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
    'Olivarez said officers were inside the school quickly, and they heard
    gunfire when they arrived. They called for reinforcements, he said. The
    officers in the building waited for a special tactical team to show up
    as they isolated the shooter to one classroom.

    “Don’t current best practices, don’t they call for officers to disable a
    shooter as quickly as possible, regardless of how many officers are
    actually on site?” Blitzer asked him.

    Olivarez said the officers who arrived at the school quickly might have
    been shot had they attempted to take out the gunman alone. He said,'

    <https://www.mediaite.com/tv/texas-police-lieutenant-says-cops-were-reluctant-to-engage-gunman-because-they-couldve-been-shot/>

    And they actively handcuffed and pepper-sprayed parents who tried to do
    the job they were too scared to do.

    BTW, the "tactical team" that showed up was from the Border Patrol...

    ...even though the Uvalde Police have their own SWAT team...

    ...who apparently only exist to post to Facebook.

    <https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdwgn/uvalde-swat-team-bragged-about-training-at-schools-on-facebook>

    'Uvalde Police Didn’t Move to Save Lives Because That’s Not What Police Do

    It should not take an event so devastating to break the spell of
    policing mythology about what cops do — and what they don’t.'


    <https://theintercept.com/2022/05/27/uvalde-texas-shooting-police-law-enforcement/>

    Unforgivable.

    Yes.

    Thank you.

    But it is also a lesson:

    The police used to be there "to serve and protect"...

    ...now, they are not.

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  • From Irving S@21:1/5 to Alan on Tue May 31 13:19:25 2022
    On Monday, May 30, 2022 at 4:41:07 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
    On 2022-05-29 4:51 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
    On Friday, May 27, 2022 at 2:10:00 PM UTC-4, Alan wrote:
    'Olivarez said officers were inside the school quickly, and they heard
    gunfire when they arrived. They called for reinforcements, he said. The >> officers in the building waited for a special tactical team to show up
    as they isolated the shooter to one classroom.

    “Don’t current best practices, don’t they call for officers to disable a
    shooter as quickly as possible, regardless of how many officers are
    actually on site?” Blitzer asked him.

    Olivarez said the officers who arrived at the school quickly might have >> been shot had they attempted to take out the gunman alone. He said,'

    <https://www.mediaite.com/tv/texas-police-lieutenant-says-cops-were-reluctant-to-engage-gunman-because-they-couldve-been-shot/>

    And they actively handcuffed and pepper-sprayed parents who tried to do >> the job they were too scared to do.

    BTW, the "tactical team" that showed up was from the Border Patrol...

    ...even though the Uvalde Police have their own SWAT team...

    ...who apparently only exist to post to Facebook.

    <https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdwgn/uvalde-swat-team-bragged-about-training-at-schools-on-facebook>

    'Uvalde Police Didn’t Move to Save Lives Because That’s Not What Police Do

    It should not take an event so devastating to break the spell of
    policing mythology about what cops do — and what they don’t.'


    <https://theintercept.com/2022/05/27/uvalde-texas-shooting-police-law-enforcement/>

    Unforgivable.
    Yes.

    Thank you.

    But it is also a lesson:

    The police used to be there "to serve and protect"...

    ...now, they are not.

    Such a silly blanket statement. Definately worth a laugh. Everyone, please take a moment and laugh at this. It is hilarious!

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