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Douglas school cop who ‘never went in’ during shooting has resigned
Miama Herald ^ | 2/22/2018 | CHARLES RABIN, CARLI TEPROFF AND DAVID OVALLE

Posted on 02/22/2018 3:48:13 PM PST by MilesVeritatis

One week after a mass shooter Nikolas Cruz murdered 17 people inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, Broward's top cop on Thursday revealed a stunning series of failures by the sheriff’s department.

A school campus cop heard the gunfire, rushed to the building but never went inside – instead waiting outside for another four agonizing minutes as Cruz continued the slaughter.

(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; coward; donutwatch; florida; flschoolshooting; guard; jackass; nikolascruz; nra; outside; parkland; school; secondamendment; shooting; sro
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To: TalBlack
Well, for his fear of dying one death he must now die every day for as long as he shall live.

Not necessarily. There are plenty of people in this world without that kind of conscience. He didn't go in to try to save lives. That alone should tell you what kind of conscience he has. Compare and contrast different actions by two men there that day. The coach didn't have any weapons but threw his body between the kids and the killer, and gave his life in doing so. The armed cop did nothing.

141 posted on 02/22/2018 5:50:25 PM PST by Avalon Memories ( Proud Deplorable. Proud born-in-the-USA American Dreamer.)
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To: DAC21

Exactly. Sen. Blumenthal has vowed to fight Trump’s efforts to allow teachers to arm themselves. What other reason could he have for opposing the ONE thing that everyone knows will work.


142 posted on 02/22/2018 5:53:32 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
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To: MilesVeritatis

Hopefully his Gov. issued firearm was pulled. Because the honorable thing to do is swallow it. (Family not withstanding)


143 posted on 02/22/2018 5:54:25 PM PST by DAC21
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To: TalBlack

I have a gun AND a uniform - I’m wading right in...


144 posted on 02/22/2018 5:55:06 PM PST by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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To: Fungi
Cause he was yellow.

Well, he gets to collect his pension, though....

145 posted on 02/22/2018 5:56:07 PM PST by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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To: MilesVeritatis

3 questions.

1. Did he have a gun.

2. Did he have ammo for the gun.

3. Was he authorized to use his gun with bullets if something went down, or did he have to get permission to fire at a perp/perps.


146 posted on 02/22/2018 5:58:36 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive of 63+ million Trump Deplorables. You will lose!)
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To: Makana

Like the coach that ran towards the shooting and died trying to protect “his” kids. (I’m not sure if he saved them or not).


147 posted on 02/22/2018 6:01:37 PM PST by 21twelve
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To: Intolerant in NJ
Mara "Lyin Some" Liasson on Fox a few minutes ago: “A good guy with a gun was outside and a bad guy with a gun was inside and the good guy with the gun didn’t stop the bad guy with the gun”

The Lefties are just DEMANDING that we kick their lying teeth in.

Their flowchart consists of one line: "Give Up Your Guns, Peasants"

148 posted on 02/22/2018 6:02:32 PM PST by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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To: polymuser

“Might teachers with guns, who personally know the kids under attack, react more successfully?”

Maybe not when the shooting is down the hall. Face to Face how could you not when it is kill or be killed?


149 posted on 02/22/2018 6:08:56 PM PST by DAC21
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To: A_Former_Democrat

I think Mara was snidely repeating the formula “a good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a gun” to show all of us rubes that it doesn’t always work that way - for sure being a good guy requires that one follow through on the implied promise one made in taking up the gun that it would be used when needed to take out the bad guy......


150 posted on 02/22/2018 6:19:11 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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To: TalBlack

“Well, for his fear of dying one death he must now die every day for as long as he shall live. God help him.”

$12 bucks an hour....


151 posted on 02/22/2018 6:22:51 PM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: donna

“How can we know what this one was up against when he made his decision?”

His duty and job was to protect the students. What more does one need to know?


152 posted on 02/22/2018 6:25:37 PM PST by sergeantdave (Teach a man to fish and he'll steal your gear and sell it)
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To: Paladin2

Please don’t encourage kids to bring their own guns to school. We should be urging and supporting parents to get their kids out of the State run institutions to save not just their lives, but their souls as well.


153 posted on 02/22/2018 6:25:48 PM PST by Go_Raiders
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To: Skywise

Yes it does. Shooters like Cruz only sees himself shooting and does not factor in that someone may be shooting back. After all it is a gun free zone right?


154 posted on 02/22/2018 6:27:38 PM PST by ssfromla
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To: sergeantdave

It’s hard to be a good cop now days.


155 posted on 02/22/2018 6:28:08 PM PST by donna (Old public service announcement: It's 10pm. Do you know where your children are?)
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To: MGunny

“I remember getting very rudimentary active shooter training when I was a cop.”

You got training in killing the enemy when you were a Marine, didn’t you?

Sheep run away from the sound of gunfire. Sheepdogs run toward it.


156 posted on 02/22/2018 6:29:20 PM PST by dsc (Our system of government cannot survive one party control of communications.)
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To: Go_Raiders

Peeps are ultimately responsible for their own safety.

Remember that in the 50s/60s the High Schools student parking lots were filled with trucks with populated gun racks.

I had a friend who had an handgun under the seat of his VW bug in the lot (and a German water cooled machine gun under his bed at home).


157 posted on 02/22/2018 6:29:49 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: polymuser
Might teachers with guns, who personally know the kids under attack, react more successfully?...good question - it would probably result in a more likely protective reaction, but it could be that in some cases the emotion of seeing kids one knows and probably has fondness for under attack would cause one to act precipitously or carelessly - in theory the training in proper use received before and during the period of carrying the gun would help the teachers to act automatically and without regard for their own emotions, but I guess it's hard to predict for sure in all cases......
158 posted on 02/22/2018 6:30:39 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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To: Bulwyf

Respectfully, next time you’re at a high power competition try saying that in front of the range safety officer and see how he responds to it.


159 posted on 02/22/2018 6:34:10 PM PST by OKSooner (Joan Rivers, RIP)
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To: Paladin2

Remember that in the 50s/60s the High Schools student parking lots were filled with trucks with populated gun racks.


These kids today are nothing like the high schoolers 60, 40, or even 30 years ago. Some of them have been medicated their whole lives and are the products of single motherhood. Many are still in high school when they’re 20.


160 posted on 02/22/2018 6:35:49 PM PST by sumuam
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