Posted on 02/23/2018 7:53:04 AM PST by shortstop
The great compounding tragedy of the slaughter at Stoneman Douglas High School is that it could have been prevented and stopped, if only law enforcement had done its job.
It's not a shade of gray, it's a clear fail.
Federal and local police did not follow policy or best practices, and a monster was unimpeded by law enforcement either before or during his rampage.
This isn't about the gun debate, or school security, it's about cops who simply didn't do their jobs.
On four separate occasions, special agents of the FBI and deputies of the Broward County Sheriff's Office failed to follow their own procedure. And during the attack, when the armed and experienced school resource officer was the only thing between innocent students and teachers and a gunman, that officer went outside and hid.
For four minutes, as riflefire sounded from the school, the 2014 Broward County school resource officer of the year was safely outside hiding behind something.
And it took his very political boss eight days to say so.
These are hard truths, especially for those who love and appreciate law enforcement.
But where much is given, much is required. And in this instance, not even the bare minimum was done.
The FBI, informed of an internet posting in which someone claimed to be an aspiring school shooter, made a perfunctory interview and pursued it no further. Contacted a second time, with specific information about the gunman's identity, address, armaments and intentions, the FBI did absolutely nothing.
No inquiry was made, no information was relayed, the eventual gunman was not interviewed.
The FBI simply blew it off.
Just like the Broward County Sheriff's Office.
In February 2016 and November 2017, deputies were given detailed tips from citizens that said the eventual gunman was a likely school shooter.
Nothing was done, even though the shooter was known to the sheriff's office and had been the subject of dozens of calls for assistance.
"See something, say something" from concerned citizens became, "Hear something, do nothing," with listless police.
And then, with all the warnings ignored, when the bullets began to fly, the Broward County deputy whose specific job it was to protect the school left the building and took up a defensive position outside.
While an unarmed football coach inside rushed the gunman and died protecting innocent children.
The number for a cop is 9-1-1. I don't know what the number for a football coach is.
Smooth-faced boys in Junior ROTC uniforms ran to the aid of frightened students while some spineless son of a bitch in a police uniform ran outside to hide.
A spineless son of a bitch who, by the way, had been an SRO for 27 years, was the state school officer of the year a couple of decades ago, and lived on school property for free in return for watching it.
And has made north of $100,000 a year.
Called on his cowardice, he filed the paperwork to start collecting his lifelong pension.
In this matter, the thin blue line took a powder, and 17 people are dead as a result.
And what's troubling is that this malfeasance, this failure to perform the most basic of duties, occurred in two separate FBI field offices and involved three unconnected deputies.
It wasn't one isolated dirtbag who blew off his responsibilities, it was at least five separate officers in five separate situations.
And there are 17 dead people, and a nation thrown into angry debate.
Because these cops didn't do their duty.
That's a hard truth. But it is the truth.
And it ought to be the cause of much soul searching by the American law-enforcement community.
No, No, No!
It was the NRA, and Trump and Ryan and Rubio and all the GOP!
Haven’t you been listening?????...................
Besides government fraud (see below), it is also possible that state officials and officials of Broward County committed other federal offenses including but not limited to:
<><> Title 18 U.S.C. §1341, Mail Fraud, 18 U.S.C.§1001, Presenting a False Document to an Agent of the US Government (involves several felonies and could include forgery);
<><> 18 U.S.C.§1027 False statements and concealment of facts in relation to documents required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and other possible offenses including civil and/or criminal RICO violations.
<><> 18 U.S.C. §§1961-68 (RICO Act)18 U.S.C. §1001 (making false Statements to Agents of the US Government),
<><> 18 U.S.C. §241 (Conspiracies Against Civil Rights)
<><> Mobilization of full investigations centering on RICO conspiracies under 18 U.S.C. §1962(c) could be warranted because (1) the Broward county and state govt personnel (2) were employed by or associated with an enterprise (3) that engaged in or affected interstate commerce and that (4) the persons operated or managed the enterprise (5) through a “pattern” (6) of racketeering activity, and (7) the taxpayers were injured by reason of the “pattern” of racketeering activity.
<><> Alleged Offenses could include Violation of Title 18 U.S.C. §241 – Conspiracy Against Constitutional Rights – which prohibits in relevant part, “two or more persons (from conspiring) to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same . . .” See, 18 U.S.C. §241.
Taxpayers demand investigations by the following agencies commence at once:
<><> FBI — Wire Fraud Division
<><> IRS-Fraud Unit
<><> Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General,
<><> Department of Commerce’s Office of Inspector General.
<><> DOJ’s Criminal Division— Public Integrity Section
<><> DOJ Criminal Division—Organized Crime and Gang Section.
<><>Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division
<><> U.S. Dept of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security
CONTACT: U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
Comment Line: 202-353-1555
Switchboard: 202-514-2000
I can’t believe Sheriff Israel still has a job.
(HAT TIP Mr.Unique) Great find....addresses provided, too.
That agreement needs to go to Congress.
Signed Copy of the Broward/State Agreement:
https://www.browardprevention.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Fully-Executed-Collaborative-Agreement.pdf
There’s your rank-and-file.
Seventeen youngsters died b/c of a calculated plan to defraud the US govt by Broward County
Cops who Ignored Crimes Committed By Students To Meet Federal Funding mandates.
FREEPER ACTION NOW
Call President Trump:
Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414
email: president@whitehouse.gov
CONTACT CONGRESS: Capitol Switchboard 1-866-220-0044
CONTACT: U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
Comment Line: 202-353-1555
Switchboard: 202-514-2000
Seventeen students died for this-——the story the public needs to see.
INSTITUTIONAL WELFARE: Broward County Cops Ignored Crimes Committed By Students To Meet Federal Funding Mandates
Broward County participated in hiding and excusing student arrests for years “The school system administrators wanted to “improve their statistics” and gain state and federal grant money.................”
REALITY CHECK Criminals began using students, and planned crimes, after arrest quotas were met.
FREEPER ACTION NOW
Call President Trump:
Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414
email. president@whitehouse.gov
CONTACT CONGRESS: Capitol Switchboard 1-866-220-0044
CONTACT: U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
Comment Line: 202-353-1555
Switchboard: 202-514-2000
The majority of voters failed Florida victims. The people who voted for the sheriff, the school board, local and state officials. People voted for these idiots. People vote to keep them there. Kids can’t vote. And they deserve far better than what the majority of voters have been electing.
“COPS FAILED FLORIDA VICTIMS”
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compared to wot?
Not a ?
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Yeah, maybe Barney Fife left his one bullet at his taxpayer-funded home that day.
No, No, No, It was that inanimate assault rifle that possesses magical power. Have’t you been listneing??
Apparently, some LEOs have taken on the selfless hero role promoted by the media without realizing that they really have to be the selfless hero in an emergency. The FL law enforcement performance failed. The hero role was left to the two coaches who gave their lives trying to save others.
YOU ARE SO RIGHT.
I hope people come to understand all this and realize that something can be done alright.
BY THEM!
They don’t need more laws. They need to be very careful and vote for responsible people.
Not so much physically, unless they have an emergency agenda to push, but certainly to carve out any semblance of Americanism from a general population.
The idea >/i>of gun confiscation has been replanted in the minds of youth all across America.
What about the three military heros that GAVE THEIR LIVES in defense of freedom and liberty?
When Lonsberry says “failed,” it’s like they tried.
Read this thread. Sickening. It was POLICY.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/966854507744374784.html
If he had been a Muslim, we would not be talking about any of this right now...................
At least Barney Fire wouldn’t have hesitated to use his bullet. This is more in the mold of Monty Python’s brave Sir Robin.
Ping
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