Posted on 02/26/2018 6:30:35 AM PST by Wolfie
The Insanity Of The Left And Its New Spokesman
From The Hill:
Stoneman Douglas student David Hogg on deputy who did not enter school during shooting: "Who wants to go down the barrel of an AR-15, even with a glock? And I know that's what these police officers are supposed to do, but they're people too."
So, media-annointed Mr. Spokesman, who "magically" got a checkmark on Twitter too all of a sudden, has decided that it's perfectly-acceptable to virtue signal when people fail to do the job they're hired to do.
Does anyone want to stare down the barrel of a firearm? Of course not. However, we hire some people to do exactly that, and we give them both guns and body armor to make it a somewhat more-reasonable fight if they are called upon to do so.
Let me point out that nobody is drafted into a copshop. People have been drafted to go to war. Today we don't, but David Hogg didn't live in a world where that could reasonably happen whereas I did; when I turned 18 the memory of people being drafted to go fight in Vietnam was still there and I still registered as required on my birthday. Did I like the idea of being conscripted? No, but if I had been I would have fought.
However, just like police officers, today many voluntarily join the military. Indeed, some of Hogg's classmates have joined the military on a deferred basis even though too young to enlist. We call them JROTC, and some are in Hogg's class. Those people all know that when they go through ROTC after becoming of age to get the benefits thereof they will be required to serve. All persons who wear the uniform of the armed forces may be called to fight, and that fight might get personal at some point in their military career, with them being shot at and needing to return fire in an attempt to avoid dying.
If you take upon yourself a job that has a known and agreed-upon risk of having to stare down a person who is using a firearm in an aggressive manner and who might seek to shoot you then you have voluntarily taken that up in exchange for money. If you fail to perform and other people die then in the military you can and will be charged under the UCMJ for cowardice before the enemy.
We absolutely must demand the same standard of cops; not only do they get a far more-cushy deal while employed they get a hell of a lot better deal in retirement than most military members do as well!
Indeed, why hasn't the media turned one of those ROTC kids into a spokesman? Oh wait - they tried to "flip" one and tamper with his questions and statement, and he told them (CNN) to **** off. Good for him. Notice how that story is being given the wall treatment and the media is lying about what they did?
Never mind that those who claim that you "can't" stop a bad guy with a rifle if all you have is a pistol are full of crap. You do remember the shooting at the ball field, right? Politicians gunned down by a guy with an SKS (rifle), taken out by cops with.... pistols. Oh, and that shooter was outdoors where he had tactical advantage that disappears and in fact becomes negative inside, with one of the most-profound differences being that if you fire a rifle indoors without hearing protection you're not going to hear anything for hours including the cop who now can close distance to you without you hearing him coming.
Mr. Hogg, **** off. You are making apologies for, it appears, not just one but four cowards. Further, you are making said apologies while said coward is using the power of his former office to evade mere questions from the media using armed thugs patrolling his house -- in fact there are many more armed officers protecting him from mere speech than your county could be bothered to put in your school despite a very-specific threat by Cruz to shoot it up.
The cowards of Broward must not only be forced from office they must be criminally charged.
Specifically, it appears that one or more of them is guilty of violating a felony Florida Statute, specifically 838.022, which declares that it is a felony to conceal, cover up, destroy, mutilate or alter any official record or document. Said corruption and felony may extend to members of the Palm Beach Sheriff's office as well.
These members of the so-called "Sheriffs office" would appear to have deliberately covered up that Cruz appears to have committed felonies that had been reported to them and were intentionally ignored, thereby concealing same.
It certainly appears they had a legal duty to refer said events for prosecution and did not do so intentionally.
Then, faced with the need to do their job and interdict said shooter they instead cowered outside.
There is no need for a Sheriff's Office nor any of the expenditures of taxpayer money for same if they're not going to do the damned jobs when the flag goes up.
Oh by the way Mr. Hogg, even the leftist media are starting to turn on the Sheriff. You're next, and I'm not the only one that's after you. Public opinion is a funny thing, and if you think those who have twisted facts and outright lied are going to quietly slither away into the night... you're wrong.
Thank heavens we have Sheriff Grady Judd up our way! Rock solid! IMHO
"Um, we're on lockdown because there was an active shooting. We thought it was a fire drill and went outside and then people starting running because there were shots. I didn't hear them personally and then I started running. I really don't think there is anything you could say but there shouldn't have to be because if you looked around this closet and saw everyone just hiding together, you would know that this shouldn't be happening anymore and that it doesn't deserve to happen to anyone and that no amount of money should make it more easily accessible to get guns. Um, and that's that."
How can this spokesperson be in two places at one time? Either she was outside or she was inside. Perplexing...
Maybe he did.
Did you see the article posted where Hogg claims all responsibility for the deputies goes to Rick Scott, because he is elected to regulate the bureaucracies? No one told him that the Sheriff was elected too.
“Actual physical security of school students is not their primary role, they don’t have time for that. The Broward County school officer is in place to protect the school system “policy” and ensure students are not arrested for criminal conduct.”
“The Broward County School Board and District Superintendent, entered into a political agreement with Broward County Law enforcement officials to stop arresting students for crimes.”
5. The motive was simple. The school system administrators wanted to “improve their statistics” and gain state and federal grant money for improvements therein.
6. So police officials, the very highest officials of law enforcement (Sheriff and Police Chiefs), entered into a plan.
7. As soon as Miami-Dade began to receive the benefits (political and financial) from the scheme, Broward County joined on. The approach in Broward was identical as the approach in Miami-Dade.
Broward County Florida Schools Institute The “Trayvon Martin Standard” For Student/Police Avoidance….
It was our initial FOIA requests to the Miami Dade School Police Department which revealed the secret discipline and diversionary program Trayvon Martin was granted to avoid a criminal record.
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https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2013/11/10/broward-county-florida-schools-institute-the-trayvon-martin-standard-for-studentpolice-avoidance/
8. It’s important to remember, this was not an arbitrary change - this was a well-planned fundamental shift in the entire dynamic of how teenagers would be treated when they engaged in criminal conduct.
Broward Co Collaborative Agreement on School Discipline - MOU | Sovereign Immunity | Crime & Justice
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People out there KNOW that this kid is a Potemkin Village phony. And yet our new Overlords of Social Media have seen to it that this remains a tightly held secret.
They have figured out how to censor the internet, ChiCom style. Not good!!!
Ah yes, Sheehan. Gag.
I’ve observed long before Hogg that loudmouth leftists all have that smug, know-it-all look on their faces.
Ignorance and arrogance are a bad combination.
So who’s coaching you, David?
Yeah, one would expect the first reaction from a teen would be to cry that nobody ran to help, not to justify the inaction while their classmates were killed.
-PJ
I think David Hogg is the actual shooter, and that Nikolas Cruz is a patsy taking the blame for Hogg.
PsyCon wrote:"... Is there a full transcript of this video? Does it contain any suggestion that were afraid for their safety? Any last messages for family?"
The longest video clip I saw was posted at the Los Angeles Times, the day after the Parkland Valentines Day massacre as linked above. There are multiple shorter segments of same video on YouTube. If you do locate a longer version, do feel free to ping me. Thanks.
To me, this statement underscores why it's so important that we are able to defend ourselves and our property, without relying on the police.
And while I have a higher confidence in the professionalism in our law enforcement than this kid has, the reality is that the police cannot confront trouble all the time, even if they're willing.
Shame his classmates and school faculty killed in the massacre couldn’t give their opinion if they’d have liked to face down the barrel w/ anything ELSE but their own eyes.
Boss Hogg should be asked if HE’LL be liable for each and every robbery, rape and murder of those he’s attempting to disarm.
Spot on it’s why everyone should hire a teenager while they still know everything.
“Leftist use victims to push their anti-gun talking points.”
Unfortunately he wasn’t a victim.
Surely your handlers could have come up with something better than that.
Don't forget the drama club/team. Look how many were members.
Talk about getting ahead of the story!
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