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Why Uvalde Cops Were Too Cowardly to Charge a Mass Shooter American police are taught first and foremost to fear for their own lives.
American Prospect ^ | May 27, 2022 | RYAN COOPER

Posted on 06/21/2022 2:52:51 AM PDT by robowombat

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A culture that inculcates cowardice as the highest value among the government arms bearers has nothing to protect it from what will come
1 posted on 06/21/2022 2:52:51 AM PDT by robowombat
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Cowardice is an assumption. How do we know they weren’t just following orders?


2 posted on 06/21/2022 3:02:57 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: robowombat

LE wasn’t too cowardly to enforce unconstitutional CoupFlu diktats.

When it came to terrorizing non-compliant local biz and citizens cops were all in on that.


3 posted on 06/21/2022 3:06:06 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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The perception is the citizenry are not like the Minute Men.


4 posted on 06/21/2022 3:15:27 AM PDT by robowombat (Orth, all y)
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The AP is ill in the head, trying to blame this on everything but the way lawyers have hogtied them, leftists defunding them, etc.

Side note: At this point I’m not sticking up for the Uvalde PD - there’s too much stink around their leadership for my liking.


5 posted on 06/21/2022 3:16:17 AM PDT by P.O.E.
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The general public is the shield for the police. Got it.


6 posted on 06/21/2022 3:16:33 AM PDT by magooey (The Mandate of Heaven resides in the hearts of men.)
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To: P.O.E.

It’s the school police that were “in charge”. That said, there is enough stink to go around to the regular PD.


7 posted on 06/21/2022 3:18:37 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: P.O.E.

When the children you have been sworn to protect are being murdered a man with minimal virtue knows what has to be done regardless of risk to his person or subsequent vile behavior by the state, as Mr Rittenhouse found out.


8 posted on 06/21/2022 3:19:17 AM PDT by robowombat (Orth, all y)
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The perception is the citizenry are not like the Minute Men.

True.

But Law Enforcement looks increasingly like the Redcoats.

9 posted on 06/21/2022 3:19:53 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (I don't want to be part of a union of 50 states. We tried that. It doesn't work.)
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Yes, but with much less guts. The people of Massachusetts recognized the courage of King George’s men as they ran the deadly guantlet back to Boston that day. American cops would quickly fold and flee in disorder or simply throw down their arms and cry ‘no mas’. These armed bullies are beneath contempt.


10 posted on 06/21/2022 3:24:01 AM PDT by robowombat (Orth, all y)
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We’ve got far too many guns that are too easy to get, and we’ve got a sick police culture that needs to be torn out by the roots.

So we need to disarm the citizens and nationalize the police?

11 posted on 06/21/2022 3:24:04 AM PDT by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. PTL ~ Þ)
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To: mad_as_he$$

Correct.

That’s part of the problem, too. With all varied rules of engagement (who’s in charge, who’s job is to do what, etc.)

Allies in war have had similar problems in the past.


12 posted on 06/21/2022 3:25:26 AM PDT by P.O.E.
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To: BykrBayb

American Prospect is a mush head liberal outfit. It was surprising they printed an essay that was so damning towards the official government hall monitors.


13 posted on 06/21/2022 3:25:39 AM PDT by robowombat (Orth, all y)
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For God’s sake they were children! Ugh!


14 posted on 06/21/2022 3:27:14 AM PDT by Bullish (Rot'sa ruk America. )
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Exactly. There come times when certain basic truths should conquer all. People who fail that test are not dealt with well by posterity. The joy riding captain of the huge Italian cruise ship he ran into a jetty some years ago fled the scene, Capt. Smith of the Titanic, the Commodore of the White Star Line, faced death calmly on the bridge of his ship after telling his subordinates it was time for them to get on a life vest and go overboard. Who will be remembered favorably by posterity?


15 posted on 06/21/2022 3:40:17 AM PDT by robowombat (Orth, all y)
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“For God’s sake they were children!”

So? Someone else’s lower class children, not their own special class children...


16 posted on 06/21/2022 3:41:48 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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Multiple officers were inside Robb Elementary School with rifles and at least one ballistic shield at 11:52 a.m. the day of the shooting, new video and other evidence shows. They didn’t enter the classroom for another 58 minutes.
https://patriots.win/p/15IXbKAijF/multiple-officers-were-inside-ro/c/


17 posted on 06/21/2022 3:47:21 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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That picture tells it all.


18 posted on 06/21/2022 3:48:00 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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“That picture tells it all.”

Sure does...


19 posted on 06/21/2022 3:56:54 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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>>How do we know…

Too many different LE departments at scene acting in same mannor; School LE, Town PD, Sheriff dept, DPS troopers and Game Wardens (state police),

20 posted on 06/21/2022 4:04:47 AM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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