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Sheriff Scott Israel battling calls to resign as blame shifts in wake of FL high school shooting
FoX News.com ^ | February 26, 2018 | Greg Norman

Posted on 02/26/2018 9:41:49 AM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

Calls for the Broward sheriff to resign intensify. The vocal sheriff who has criticized everyone from local politicians to the NRA to one of his own officers in the wake of the Florida high school shooting is facing the pressure himself Monday, as calls mount for him to resign amid reports about his department’s alleged incompetence in stopping the gunman.

The heat against Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel is coming from all angles, including from a survivor of the attack who told Fox News that he “failed to act on so many different levels” and from dozens of state lawmakers who are urging Florida Gov. Rick Scott to suspend him.

“Listen, if ifs and buts were candy and nuts, O.J. Simpson would still be in the record books,” was Israel's bizarre defense Sunday after being asked by CNN’s Jake Tapper if the shooting might not have happened if his department handled things differently.

The comment came following disputed reports that three of Israel’s officers refused to enter Marjory Douglas Stoneman High School as Nikolas Cruz was killing 17 people in the Valentine’s Day rampage.

A deputy in charge of protecting the school, Scot Peterson, resigned Thursday after it emerged he himself failed to go into the building, taking shelter behind a concrete column for four minutes as the 19-year-old gunned down anyone in his path. And the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, in addition to the FBI, is continuing to face questions Monday as to why they didn’t do more when multiple people sounded the alarm about the gunman’s erratic behavior.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida
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To: Degaston

I believe their primary job was not to stop crime, but to conceal crime.


81 posted on 02/26/2018 11:00:21 AM PST by ichabod1 (I'm tired of living in the kinder gentler soviet union.)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; All

I have never heard a leader say I am not responsible for my people.

This guy is 100% nuts!

After Columbine police officers took an oath nation wide not to stand down when there is an active shooter in any school.

So all those officers violated their oaths. They are a bunch of chicken $hit cowards! If these officers had any self respect, then they would resign.

Certainly if it was a kid on psychotropics out of his mind. That’s easy compared to a professional.


82 posted on 02/26/2018 11:02:06 AM PST by Enlightened1
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To: Responsibility2nd

Great observation.
The Coral Springs police were able to act as they appropriately should to stop an active shooter.

Broward Sheriff’s deputies have ‘stand down’ policy. Their hands are tied by the school district’s don’t engage or arrest policy orchestrated between the school district, BSO and the state prosecutors. Liberalism sucks.

Go back and check the signed Collaboration agreement and you will find Scott Israel’s/ BSO signature along with all the other gov. agencies 7 the NAACP.

You will not find the individual city police departments signing, perhaps with the exception of the Ft.. Lauderdale police dept.


83 posted on 02/26/2018 11:03:41 AM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
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To: al baby

At Israel’s office.

The Uber driver only freelances. He’s Sheriff Shiny’s personal driver. j/k


84 posted on 02/26/2018 11:06:56 AM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
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To: Sacajaweau

Yep. The school board is also complicit in this tragedy. They worship money more than educating kids. The three monkeys: see no crime, hear no crime, report no crime. I hope this obama policy explodes into the mainstream.


85 posted on 02/26/2018 11:10:46 AM PST by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison...like yesterday.)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

Go back and check the signed Collaboration agreement and you will find Scott Israel’s/ BSO signature along with all the other gov. agencies 7 the NAACP.

________________________________________________________

I saw that. And I also saw that joint memo celebrating the fact that juvenile delinquencies were down 60%.

Yay.

The following individuals, however, were not available for comment.

Alyssa Alhadeff, 14
Scott Beigel, 35
Martin Duque, 14
Nicholas Dworet, 17
Aaron Feis, 37
Jaime Guttenberg, 14
Chris Hixon, 49
Luke Hoyer, 15
Cara Loughran, 14
Gina Montalto, 14
Joaquin Oliver, 17
Alaina Petty, 14
Meadow Pollack, 18
Helena Ramsay, 17
Alex Schachter, 14
Carmen Schentrup, 16
Peter Wang, 15


86 posted on 02/26/2018 11:11:05 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

Have the other three guards been identified? Last I heard there were four who failed to respond.

I haven’t seen too much on that - why not?


87 posted on 02/26/2018 11:11:29 AM PST by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: mewzilla

Unarmed coach and three very courageous and selfless ROTC students who put themselves in harms way to rescue fellow students. One of the ROTC kids died. He wanted to go to West Point and was posthumously made a West Point cadet. Heartbreaking that those cowardly deputies didn’t even try.


88 posted on 02/26/2018 11:13:42 AM PST by Avalon Memories ( Proud Deplorable. Proud born-in-the-USA American Dreamer.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Hogg was saying he did not blame the deputies for not going in because they would be up against an AR15!


89 posted on 02/26/2018 11:14:46 AM PST by Boardwalk
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To: Reno89519

I’ve asked that question a number of times on various social media, and asked people personally.

I have yet to get an answer.

I, like you I imagine, find that quite odd. Troubling even.


90 posted on 02/26/2018 11:17:32 AM PST by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: ilovesarah2012

Who can fire him?

Bob Marley would have, but he can’t. Let’s leave to Clapton.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APWhx97QvxE

Actually, the governor can remove Israel and has been called upon to do so by the Speaker and majority of republican state legislators, yesterday.

Rick Scott removed a FL sheriff a few years ago over a CCW issue.


91 posted on 02/26/2018 11:19:39 AM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

The first clue Scott Israel is evil, is that snotnose kid Hogg said he would back him.


92 posted on 02/26/2018 11:20:44 AM PST by Lazamataz (What America needs is more Hogg control.)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

Governor Rick Scott can fire him today. But he won’t. Feel free to call the good governor at

850-717-9337

Press 2 to leave a message.


93 posted on 02/26/2018 11:23:14 AM PST by Basket_of_Deplorables (SEDITION! Obama DOJ colluded to try overthrow the President!)
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To: Boardwalk

He must have ESP. Or was in on the plan.


94 posted on 02/26/2018 11:28:43 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
“Listen, if ifs and buts were candy and nuts, O.J. Simpson would still be in the record books,”


95 posted on 02/26/2018 11:31:55 AM PST by The Pack Knight
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables

They are ALL in on it. Up to their earlobes in
their responsibilities to protect adrenochrome production,
and their quota of children and slaves.

They are self-imagined “lions” taking care
of their “sheep” and NONE of them will act like
an adult.


96 posted on 02/26/2018 11:35:20 AM PST by Diogenesis
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To: MichaelCorleone

Because the under the bus list has quietly been expanding:

1. Scott Peterson - SRD assigned to MSD high school - abruptly retired rather than being fired.

2. ___________ an un-named deputy who handled as many as 23 calls to Cruz’s home- on admin. leave

3. ___________ the other un-named who handled as many as 23 calls to Cruz’s home- on admin. leave

4. __________ deputy at scene, likely told to stand down until Sheriff gave the go ahead - status unknown

5. ___________deputy at scene, likely told to stand down until Sheriff gave the go ahead - status unknown

6. ___________deputy at scene, likely told to stand down until Sheriff gave the go ahead - status unknown

Additional personnel that have surfaced.

There is a dispatcher in question who referred a call to Palm Beach and the deputy who went to Cruz’s home to secure the guns, but did not 11/2017.

There is whomever failed to process or complete the “threat assessment” on Cruz requested by MSD high school 1/2017


97 posted on 02/26/2018 11:36:40 AM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
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To: The Pack Knight

DELUSIONAL.


98 posted on 02/26/2018 11:37:00 AM PST by Boardwalk
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

The School District and its board deserve their fair share of this blame.

Money grab for low arrests and police calls made by turning off law enforcement.

Killed their own kids.


99 posted on 02/26/2018 11:37:36 AM PST by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

Where is the list of children beaten, missing,
raped, and sold that the “Detectives” DID NOTHING ABOUT.

This is the TIP of their evil iceberg.


100 posted on 02/26/2018 11:39:31 AM PST by Diogenesis
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