At the risk of playing Monday morning quarterback, she also decided to follow the rules and not prepare herself for the defense of herself and her students.
I say this NOT as an indictment of this valorous woman, but only to point out that she was more afraid of the consequences of breaking the rules than she was of a deranged gunman.
In a sane world "the rules" would be re-ealuated so we no longer put such remarkably courageous people in this kind of position. Nobody will ever convince me that, having demonstrated the cool, decisive action she took, she would not have been able to square her sights center-of-mass on Lanza's sternum and pull the trigger as many times as it took.
re: “At the risk of playing Monday morning quarterback, she also decided to follow the rules and not prepare herself for the defense of herself and her students.
I say this NOT as an indictment of this valorous woman, but only to point out that she was more afraid of the consequences of breaking the rules than she was of a deranged gunman.”
How in the world do YOU KNOW what her thoughts and fears are/were? You say that you are not indicting her, but then you make a judgement against her by saying that she was more afraid of breaking the “rules” and not carry a gun, than she was of Lanza. You don’t know that.
Most people, when they go to work, never ever think about something as horrible as what happened in Newtown would happen to them on any given day.
I highly doubt that Victoria ever thought about or made any such choice you claim she made. The same ridiculous choice you say she abdicated on could also be said of anyone who walks out their door to go anywhere, but are unarmed with a concealed weapon. Is that what you are saying? - That everyone who goes out the door unarmed has chosen to fear “breaking the rules” more than face a possible armed murderer?