Posted on 05/27/2022 7:17:43 AM PDT by TigerClaws
A Texas Department of Public Safety official said responding officers were cautious as they entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas because “they could’ve been shot.”
Nineteen children and two teachers were murdered after authorities say an 18-year-old male entered with a rifle 12 minutes after he crashed a car near campus.
The New York Times reported the shooter was inside the school for about an hour before officers finally breached the classroom he was in and shot and killed him.
Reporters demanded answers during a contentious press conference Thursday afternoon. State law enforcement officials addressed the public a day after some parents with children in the school said they were prevented from going in by officers.
One girl inside the room reportedly bled for an hour after she was shot. She died at a hospital. It is unknown if that hour might have saved her life.
On Thursday’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, the host discussed the Tuesday’s horrifying events with DPS Lt. Chris Olivarez.
Blitzer asked his guest if officers at the scene made the correct choice to wait for backup before they went after the gunman.
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,
The active shooter situation, you want to stop the killing, you want to preserve life, but also one thing that – of course, the American people need to understand — that officers are making entry into this building. They do not know where the gunman is. They are hearing gunshots.They are receiving gunshots. At that point, if they proceeded any further not knowing where the suspect was at, they could’ve been shot, they could’ve been killed, and that gunman would have had an opportunity to kill other people inside that school.
“Oh, and 18 minutes are now ‘missing’ from the archive of the police radio for that day.”
Where did you see that?
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How far we have fallen from the attitude of “Let’s Roll” from 20 years ago.
They’re not the “first responders”.
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And ironically, those who commit suicide over not being able to live with themselves are going to be just as dead as they MIGHT have been had they risked going in and MAYBE being shot.
They need a few weekends competing at paintball.
Yeah, well, those guys weren’t cops either.
Yup. But at least the world will be a more honorable place without them in it.
Good point. Today’s cops know that there are Soros prosecutors who would love nothing better then to send them “downstate” for life.They’re damned if they do,they’re damned if they don’t.
They are just average citizens taking courageous action to save others.
I was thinking the same thing.
45 years ago cops started carrying their own long rifles in the vehicle after some certification.
Their thinking was what you would expect as reasoning for carrying a long gun.
Wolf is a walking liberal cliche and a dumbass to boot, (got his butt kicked on Jeopardy) but let's give him credit today for asking the right question. The next question would be about who gave the order to stand down.
The North Hollywood shootout.
“In a battle that lasted around 44 minutes, the robbers fired off over 1,100 rounds and injured 11 police officers and seven civilians. The two robbers, Larry Phillips, Jr. and Emil Matasareanu, died in the shootout.
One of the most notable changes that resulted from the shootout was the increase in firepower the LAPD and police agencies in the state underwent. During the robbery, most of the original responding officers were only armed with handguns and some officers ended up commandeering assault weapons from a nearby gun shop in order to compete with the robbers’ powerful weapons.”
They need to now carry ballistic shields so they approach and engage.
This is what we get for decades and decades of the over-production of lawyers well above what the economy and\or the legal system needs!
A “government lawyer” ordering zero risk to protect his “client” from the “predatory lawyer” looking for the gap to slither through to make a “financial killing” for his “client”. Gap automatically there if “client” is a minority! The Race Card always pays!
Obamy sent a bunch of military gear to small towns. It made great photo ops for the cops to dress up like ninjas.
They aren’t any good to anyone if they’re dead or severely wounded.
The dark clothes are great for hiding in the corner until danger is past.
Big mouth, chest pounding Texans with guns reduced to onlookers complaining about the police when it gets serious.
And they certainly aren't going to put down their jelly filled sugar donut to do something as frivolous as save the life of a child.
“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...”
Those donuts weren’t really “free.” At some point you have to pony up.
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