Posted on 02/26/2018 11:18:51 AM PST by conservative98
The Florida sheriff’s deputy who did nothing as a killer stalked the halls of Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS spoke out for the first time Monday, saying he’s not a coward, according to a report.
Deputy Scot Peterson — who resigned in disgrace from his position as a school resource officer last week — said through a lawyer that he believed the shooter was outside the high school and that protocol demanded he “seek cover,” according to the Miami Herald.
“[He] heard gunshots but believed those gunshots were originating from outside of the buildings on the school campus,” his Fort Lauderdale-based lawyer, Joseph DiRuzzo, said in a statement.
“Broward Sheriff’s Office trains its officers that in the event of outdoor gunfire one is to seek cover and assess the situation in order to communicate what one observes with other law enforcement,” it notes. “[His actions] were appropriate under the circumstances.”
“Allegations that Mr. Peterson was a coward and that his performance, under the circumstances, failed to meet the standards of police officers are patently untrue,” DiRuzzo said in the statement.
Peterson claims he took cover after responding to a report that firecrackers were going off at he school, his lawyer said.
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Can anyone provide a link to the ruling that allows an officer to choose not to risk his life? BTW, I don’t blame him. Especially these days when our police are demonized.
My theory is they were guarding the doors to prevent people from going in. The guy states, that he thought the shooter was outside. You would think somebody would have told him on the radio the correct situation? Incompetence at best, purposefully mislead at worst.
He lives ON THE SCHOOL CAMPUS. Part of his ‘compensation’ for the job, along with a salary NORTH of $100,000.
I took a $hit today that smells less than this story.
A hero dies only once.
A coward dies every day for the rest of their life!
Thank you for your service and for your continued service.
Yer yella, Billy...
“He actually might be telling a truth, or partial truth My BS meter kind-of thinks that he might’ve been following basic protocol. Then Israel realized he himself was in deep sh!t and his first instinct was to start throwing everyone possible under the bus to protect his own ass. My gut tells me he’s the snake in this scenario”
i agree. i think the sheriff Isreal is in full CYA mode.
“It’s possibly true that in a suburban or urban setting, it’s not going to be as easy to locate the sound of gunfire. Let’s wait for military experts to weigh in. Because if the public talk about this has devolved to screams for more gun control from the left and misplaced accusations of cowardice on the right, the devil has misled all of us badly. We’re all playing on our own favorite harps when the score called for a brass section.”
well stated, i agree.
Took cover due to a report of FIRECRACKERS???
And he thinks that makes him look better?
This guy just made himself an even BIGGER cowardly a$$.
“What about the 20 minute delay on the internal school tapes? Without that LEOs would have been able to see, in real time, what was happening and where. They’s have also been immediately able to identify the perp., instead of letting him run off and almost make a clean get away, but for quick, smart action by an officer from another jurisdiction.”
well thought out.
The lying, cowardly fag.
“If there is not an earnest inquiry into logistics of this situation, then there will not be an improvement next time around, and in fact a havoc-bent shooter will know to choose similar circumstances because everybody will blame each other and not learn one iota.”
a lot of sense. do you think there could be an honest investigation with so many culpable individuals suggesting possible avenues of investigation all leading away from themselves?
“The interesting thing about this particular event is that it is a posterchild for why we need to get rid of “gun free” zones.”
absolutely!
“My buddy is a state trooper. Years ago told me that if he were to ever learn of a shooting at our children’s school, he’d respond and head into the school without delay and against orders if necessary, because protocol is to surround the school and wait for the tactical units.”
that protocol appears to be the case for how this SRO behaved.
Don’t insult Barney Fife by comparing a coward to him. Barney always did what was right. I’d compare this coward to fed “workers” who don’t turn-in seditionists of whom they are aware.
There, that is exactly the correct point. Well Said.
But blue mafias don’t earn the trust of the citizenry. This is going to chill relations between police & people far beyond Broward County.
Yep. I was headed home from the airport at 2 AM and 3 hero florida sheriff’s deputies were running a speed trap in my neighborhood. At 2 AM on a sunday night! 3 cars! I thought of the Broward Cowards and was disgusted. Are my guys gonna do the same? I just don’t know now.
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