“Use a shotgun to break the chains on the doors and alert the gunman? Brilliant!”
It would have taken longer to get bolt cutters because bolt cutters are NOT carried in squad cars, so they used a shotgun. And they didn’t shoot a chained door; they shot one that was locked but not chained. As for alerting the gunman, it might have saved lives. He killed himself after they did it, probably right after heard the noise.
“How many injuries did the posturing buffoons in their body armor suffer defending others?”
How many would like to have been injured? Of course none were injured. Cho heard them coming and killed himself before they got there. Or would you rather Cho have still been alive so he could have possibly shot some of the cops? Personally I’m glad the turd offed himself.
“As for evidence, only my eyes and ears during the extensively-televised event. I notice that you did not post a link to the CYA “report”. I would love to read it for the comedic and creative writing content. Why is it a secret?”
A simple search would have brought it up if you really wanted to read it. No secrets involved. I’m sure there’s a link to it at the Wikipedia article you linked to, since the timeline appears to BE from the report. Anyway, the report is quite thorough AND quite critical about a number of things. It is not a CYA report. 146 pages plus appendices. The key finding about the action at Norris Hal — the police did an “outstanding” job getting in as quickly as possible, securing the scene and carrying out survivors. Read about it from page 94.
http://www.governor.virginia.gov/TempContent/techPanelReport-docs/FullReport.pdf
Why don’t you explain to everybody what you would have done differently if you had been one of the cops. Please tell us how YOU would have gotten through the doors and then gotten up the steps while Cho was still alive, probably still blowing people away while you silently crept up on him. Do you always carry your handy-dandy chain cutters?
The only “posturing buffoon” at this point would seem to be you.
Well, Mr. center-of-the-universe, I got better things to do than look for something on the web without even knowing a title.
What I would have done is irrelevant. I don't get paid to stop killers. None got stopped at Virginia tech. I actually did something useful for my paychecks, as expected.
So much heat and so little light. If you would simply allow others to have an opinion, right or wrong, you could go forward impressing those who give a rat's elbow what you think.
My permanent impression of the Virginia Tech massacre is clowns hanging around; or hauling the bodies out after the shooting stopped.
In the subject ot this thread, the impressive statement is a lone woman ran towards the shots.
I simply don't remember a single similar statement made about Virginia Tech.
Hence my original opinion. End of story.
Have a nice day.