Disgraced deputy says he’s no coward for not running into school shooting

NY Post ^ | February 26, 2018 | 1:36pm | Natalie O'Neill

[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.

[editor-surveyor]

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Of course!

One always seeks cover when one hears firecrackers, so that he can clean out his pampers.
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[Fido969]

Odd this coward is the only one named. Why?

It's easier for the Chief to scapegoat one cop, than face the idea that 4 of his cops failed to act.

[max americana]

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/justices-rule-police-do-not-have-a-constitutional-duty-to-protect.html

[sarge83]

Did he buy all those decorations on his chest at a pawn shop or online, because he didn’t earn them. You keep telling yourself you are a hero and then you close your eyes at night and listen to the shots and screams while you are patting yourself on the back there big time hewo, see how long you can take those screams.

[editor-surveyor]

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>> “since there’s nothing in his shorts to protect” <<

‘cept last night’s processed dinner!
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[MayflowerMadam]

Original report said that the guy was “elsewhere” when the shooting started. (Nobody ever would specifically say where “elsewhere” is located.)

Then a couple days ago it was reported that the “monitor” — supposedly Peterson — saw Cruz exit the gold Uber car with a duffel bag. He said he saw Cruz walk “purposefully” toward the school. He knew there was going to be a problem. He radioed somebody but did nothing else.

From the time Cruz left Uber and got to the school door, there was time for an alert and competent LEO to stop him. Cruz only had a duffel bag at that time; no weapon out and at the ready.

So — was he “elsewhere”, or was he watching Cruz from the outset? So many lies, cover-ups, and other FUBAR situations.

[DesertRhino]

Yeah, except the affidavit says the school monitor saw him go into a building and radioed that out.

[Mr. K]

So why did he quit?

[Mr. K]

The screams of the children will forever echo in his head

[S.O.S121.500]

Stocks, gibbet,gallows......for this rooster sucker

[VanDeKoik]

Ok....then you are just yellow.

If that is too old-timely of a phrase, then you are just a pussy.

[Blogger]

Another article hinting there are multiple shooters. First the cheerleader. Next the teacher who saw the perp in metal armor. Now someone is found outside and article hints at shooters. Interesting.

[gundog]

How about for not stopping Cruz before he entered the building?

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"The school resource officer was behind a stairwell wall just standing there, and he had his gun drawn. And he was just pointing it at the building," said student Brandon Huff of Peterson. "And you could – shots started going off inside. You could hear them going off over and over."

This is from a different article and is eyewitness testimony. So after hearing this, my question is if you thought the shots were coming from outside the school, why were you facing the building and pointing your gun at the building Mr. Peterson?

[ConchKarl]

When you can’t defend your actions, then some folks make up their own story to justify their failure to act.

[shanover]

This POS is what he says he is not. I hope he lives the rest of his days like all of the other cowards, even the ones who did nothing to prevent, in guilt and shame (rather hard for a libtard).

[conservative98]

my question is if you thought the shots were coming from outside the school, why were you facing the building and pointing your gun at the building Mr. Peterson?

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[ealgeone]

“Peterson claims he took cover after responding to a report that firecrackers “

I bet he must be a basket case on the 4th.

[JimRed]

If you don’t know where the shooting is coming from, you do take cover, observe, determine the next cover, move to it, and repeat until you find the shooter or he finds you. This guy apparently took cover and stayed put.

[Terry Mross]

Took a job as a cop once. The first night I was riding with a sergeant when a report came over the radio two guys were fighting in a trailer park. Then the dispatcher said one of them had a gun. Another cop got there first and the sergeant told him over the radio to wait for us. One guy shot the other guy so the cop drove on in and cuffed the shooter. He said people were yelling for him to come stop the fight. The sergeant wrote him up for disobeying an order.