Copying from Cates, and the thread he links to. To see the thread better, click unrolled thread link, has images.
https://t.me/s/drawandstrikechannel/43232
That police force got a new chief just days before the shooting. Did he assert control from a distance and give a stand down order?
Uvalde School District Police Chief Who Ordered the Cops NOT to Engage the School Shooter Was Elected to City Council Just Days Before Massacre
“According to a law enforcement official who anonymously spoke to The New York Times, the agents had been puzzled as to why they were being told not to enter the school and engage the gunman.
Arredondo, who was born in Uvalde and was elected to city council just days before the massacre, has had an unremarkable career as a cop.”
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1530357140191186944.html
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I have spent the past few days researching the training of Uvalde officers, including the tactics they were expected to use to halt school shooters.
The documents are jarring. Here’s a thread of our findings so far.
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In the past two years, the Uvalde school district has hosted at least two active-shooter training days. One of them was just two months ago.
The trainings included both classroom teachings and role-playing scenarios inside school hallways (below).
nytimes.com/2022/05/26/us/…
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Uvalde Had Prepared for School Shootings. It Did Not Stop the Rampage.
Uvalde officials had trained to confront gunmen and, like other schools around the country, had invested in security.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/26/us/mass-shooting-school-security.html
The Uvalde training session 2 months ago relied on guidelines that give explicit expectations for officers responding to an active shooter.
The training is clear: Time is of the essence. The “first priority is to move in and confront the attacker.”
nytimes.com/2022/05/27/us/…
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In Mass Shootings, Police Are Trained to ‘Confront the Attacker’
As the Uvalde, Texas, massacre raises questions about the police response, experts describe complex, shifting circumstances. Speed, they say, is essential.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/us/active-shooting-trainings.html
But how should officers confront the gunman? With a tactical team? The training says that’s probably not feasible, because the urgency is so high.
A SINGLE OFFICER, the training says, may need to confront the suspect on their own.
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The guidelines provide sobering clarity: The first officers may be risking their lives. But, it says, innocent lives take priority.
“A first responder unwilling to place the lives of the innocent above their own safety should consider another career field.”
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The training expectations are obviously in stark contrast to what we are seeing in Uvalde. Police officials have said that officers were reluctant to engage the gunman because “they could’ve been shot.”
washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05…
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The guidelines actually provide scenarios in which officers are shot, including one modeled after the Santa Fe High School shooting, also in Texas.
The scenario explains that if one officer is shot, the second “is expected to go on responding solo.”
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It’s clear that officers did not follow that scenario this week. 19 officers staged outside the classroom. 78 minutes elapsed before they entered. Children repeatedly called 911 from inside.
“It was the wrong decision,” top officer says.
nytimes.com/live/2022/05/2…
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Uvalde Live Updates: ‘It Was the Wrong Decision,’ Police Say of Delay in Confronting Gunman
Officials described a harrowing series of 911 calls, including some from children inside Robb Elementary. The National Rifle Association’s annual convention opened in Houston.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/05/27/us/texas-school-shooting
We are continuing to scrutinize the Uvalde response. Meanwhile, here’s a look at nationwide training for active shooters.
“If you know children are being murdered, why do you wait? Get in there.”
nytimes.com/2022/05/27/us/…
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In Mass Shootings, Police Are Trained to ‘Confront the Attacker’
As the Uvalde, Texas, massacre raises questions about the police response, experts describe complex, shifting circumstances. Speed, they say, is essential.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/us/active-shooting-trainings.html
This comment has new info about the likely reason the cops stood down at the mass shooting. Brand new chief of police a couple of days before...
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4065448/posts?page=1303#1303