Sometimes taking action: fast, unpredictable, violent by any means available, is far better than the perfect solution a day late. The mom going for her kid is perfectly fine even though all the professionals will provide a list of theoretical issues as to why a centrally planned, slow to arrive, slow to move (methodical), police response is the correct one.
The true solution to this is the proliferation of capabilities. One cop can’t fix this. In fact he’ll be one of the first targets by someone serious. Shoot the resource officer and then go to town. The real solution is if you have 5 armed school staff members that are spread out over the school and no one knows who they are. No matter where some twerp is, there is always someone close and quick to respond.
But this is America. We’re going to blame a gun. We’ll have some online virtual active shooter training and post a flip chart on the door... Hahaha. When is the Netflix movie coming?
Despite what happened here, that is not at all the current thinking. Law enforcement needs to enter and engage and stop the threat, or at least localize and contain it. Doing so permits faster removal of victims for treatment.
"A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.”