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Texas Police Lieutenant Says Cops Were Reluctant to Engage Gunman Because ‘They Could’ve Been Shot’
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Posted on 05/27/2022 7:17:43 AM PDT by TigerClaws

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To: TigerClaws

“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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41 posted on 05/27/2022 7:49:30 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is)
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To: metmom

How far we have fallen from the attitude of “Let’s Roll” from 20 years ago.


42 posted on 05/27/2022 7:49:56 AM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: Pollard

They’re not the “first responders”.

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43 posted on 05/27/2022 7:50:13 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is)
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To: nonliberal

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.


44 posted on 05/27/2022 7:51:10 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith… )
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To: TigerClaws

They need a few weekends competing at paintball.


45 posted on 05/27/2022 7:51:34 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: BiglyCommentary

Yeah, well, those guys weren’t cops either.


46 posted on 05/27/2022 7:51:45 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith… )
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To: metmom

Yup. But at least the world will be a more honorable place without them in it.


47 posted on 05/27/2022 7:54:09 AM PDT by nonliberal (Z.)
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48 posted on 05/27/2022 7:54:15 AM PDT by bgill (Which came first, the vax or the virus?)
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To: Drew68

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.


49 posted on 05/27/2022 7:54:21 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Ballots)
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To: metmom

They are just average citizens taking courageous action to save others.


50 posted on 05/27/2022 7:55:06 AM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: BiglyCommentary

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.


51 posted on 05/27/2022 7:55:15 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: TigerClaws
“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."

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.

52 posted on 05/27/2022 8:00:05 AM PDT by OKSooner (So high gasoline prices are part of a plan? I thought that it was Putin's fault. WTAF?)
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To: Vendome

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.


53 posted on 05/27/2022 8:00:34 AM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: bigbob

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!


54 posted on 05/27/2022 8:00:52 AM PDT by Reily
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To: Seruzawa

Obamy sent a bunch of military gear to small towns. It made great photo ops for the cops to dress up like ninjas.


55 posted on 05/27/2022 8:01:11 AM PDT by bgill (Which came first, the vax or the virus?)
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To: TigerClaws

They aren’t any good to anyone if they’re dead or severely wounded.


56 posted on 05/27/2022 8:05:17 AM PDT by lewislynn (The Murdochs might be citizens but they aren't true blue Americans.)
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To: bgill

The dark clothes are great for hiding in the corner until danger is past.


57 posted on 05/27/2022 8:06:34 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: TigerClaws
All this whining coming from the chest pounding gun toting "don't mess with Texas" Texans is more than a little disturbing.

Big mouth, chest pounding Texans with guns reduced to onlookers complaining about the police when it gets serious.

58 posted on 05/27/2022 8:11:12 AM PDT by lewislynn (The Murdochs might be citizens but they aren't true blue Americans.)
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To: TigerClaws
There are no more Frank Hamers. Many, many police depts are manned by minority (cause they had to hire them), female, fat, woke, sorry excuses of humanity who have extensive training in multicultural diversity but couldn't hit the kill zone of a silhouette target at 20 yards to save their life.

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.

59 posted on 05/27/2022 8:13:28 AM PDT by LouAvul (Complacency is the enemy of courage.)
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To: TigerClaws

“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.


60 posted on 05/27/2022 8:17:53 AM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
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