Posted on 02/21/2018 3:04:48 PM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
If Nikolas Cruz had been arrested for his prior criminal behavior he would not have passed a background check for a firearm purchase. The issue was/is not the background check; the issue was/is the lack of a prior arrest. Hence, the Broward County school and law enforcement policy is ultimately what failed.
I don’t say this lightly, but the lawyers have the easiest case for ‘wrongful death’ lawsuits in the history of this type of litigation. The county policy constructed by public officials (School Board and Superintendent), and the county law enforcement policy that was specifically and intentionally designed to ignore unlawful behavior (Broward Sheriff), is the very definition of intentional gross negligence.
Gross negligence requires a pre-disposition to create a system that is inherently dangerous. That is exactly what happened in Broward County, Florida.
Despite specific warnings that unstable and/or violent students would likely slip through the system as a result of intentional ‘willful blindness’; and despite specific warnings by police officers that these policies were dangerous; community leaders, district school administration and local police officials executed those policies anyway.
The resulting loss of life was entirely predictable; and it was predicted.
It will be very important for the families to screen out the lawyers carefully. Many of the top lawyers are aligned with high-ranking political Democrats. Political lawyers like John Morgan (Morgan and Morgan) are part of the ideological alignment (with Democrat politicians) that created the system of policies – that led to the deaths of the students. Morgan would be a terrible lawyer for the families because he, along with many others would hold conflicts.
In my humble opinion, the victim families need to get good lawyers who are not part of the political system within the state of Florida; and must not -EVER- hire Democrats. There will be massive political pressure around the entire issue with all those who constructed the schemes being protected by the same system that needs to protect former President Obama.
ps. My apologies but my experience in trying to stop this years ago was met with hostility and the most intense political hate imaginable. As a result, I dislike the characters and officials around this story immensely. The Sheriff, the School Superintendent and every member of the Broward County School Board are complicit. They deserve no quarter.
My prayers are for the victims, their families and those who are hostage to these policies.
Oh, I’ve been here since FR went online back in the 90’s.
Some of my former co-workers in Cupertino helped write the code.
You didn't write write FR's code, you don't own this site, and you, most assuredly, are the one with vile opinions, which should be ignored.
See everything -—> Do nothing.
They couldn’t do much because of the progressive NAACP collaborative discipline policy signed into place.
I’m afraid we can count on authorities “doing nothing” in some future cases. Which is why we need to adopt the kind of school security protocols that the Israelis have used to make their schools safe: controlled access to schools/grounds with something like guards and/or ID check points and/or metal detectors, concealed carry for teachers who want their charges safe, etc.
Perhaps it is fortunate that school kids are out demonstrating for action as such effort on their part must surely indicate a willingness to comply with the kinds of protocols mentioned above.
If the Dems win in Nov we will have gun control on steroids by Jan.
I'm in Montana where the average number of firearms in households with firearms is 27. Yep, 27.
And there are many of us here that will take our last breath in a pile of warm spent brass before we ever turn over our firearms.
You can bet your life on that ... and that's exactly what those coming to take them will be doing.
I'll see you at the barricades.
I hope you are right because it is going to take millions of patriotic Americans to turn back the socialist/communist tide that is eating away the foundations of America including millions more each year coming out of a thoroughly corrupted education system.
It needs to be.. you kill one of us, we’ll kill you back.
Good argument. I hope the court finds it persuasive, whatever venue this ends up in.
“...it is going to take millions...”
Millions or not, it doesn’t matter.
One man is an army, when he is right.
Whom I see they CAN ‘go after’:
- Fedzilla for their ‘gun free zone’ (IIRC, even the hired ‘security’ couldn’t carry).
- State (for promoting and defending the same)
- Sheriff/local police for NOT doing anything the prior 38x
- School board for failing to alert the police
- Sheriff/local police + school + school/board for signing that ‘non-reporting to get the NUMBAHs lower’
Some one/entity denies ones ability to utilize their Rights (self-defense/carry), IMO, that entity then becomes liable for the security and repercussions of any failure thereof.
The WORSE offense, again IMO, is that ‘pact’. Willfully neglecting, ignoring and BREAKING the Law. Govt agents are no longer protected as ‘doing their job’; they should be personally liable as well.
The school is the problem. That kid did not belong there.
He could have used a bucket of acid at a school assembly or a razor or knife or bomb or vehicle or whatever.
Schools have rules. States have laws to protect the public safety and private property. These were not enforced. They are the problem. they have a broken dysfunctional system.
:^)
Molon Labe
Broward County is reputed to be a hot bed of Hezbollah narco/human trafficking. DWS District. Been reading and hearing a lot about crooked cops as well.
The school was named after a Feminist who was known for her fight against draining the swamp (Everglades). How weird is that?
Go post to the religion section, if you "feel the call".
Posting this stuff doesn't take away the STAIN of your anti-Semitism.
Yes, it did seem that way, from a few of the interviews that were done.
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