Posted on 09/07/2022 4:08:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
There are a lot of things to criticize about what happened that day. IMHO, the Chief and a few others belong in prison.
But….. more than likely, the shields shown do nothing against rifles.
The older, rifle rated shields used to be on wheels because they were so heavy and were very expensive.
I was the shield guy for a while. I’m betting that technology has changed and advanced but if they had the old school stuff, the ballistic plates they had in their plate carriers did more than those shields.
But none of that excuses the incredible amount of incompetence and cowardice that was on display that day.
Probably so. But why the DPS? They were a support agency, there to assist Uvalde. They wouldn’t be responsible for any decisions unless the state came i and took over. Which I don’t think they did, but not sure
One of my biggest questions has been, what was the sheriffs department doing?
From what I heard that is not what happened. Watch the testimony before the Texas Senate.
Yes, she temporarily blocked the door open, but she shut it. It would not lock without a key. It was one of those crash bar types that had been unlocked by the school, probably for the day. IF she had keys they were in her room most likely. A person can get out, but not in without keys. Would not have mattered anyway because the window could have been busted out and the bar pushed, according to the police.
Horrible. Find people who can confront violent evil
Darn,
400 Donut munchies,
Darn.
The Texas DPS and The Texas Rangers are two completely different entities.
I’m still very disappointed with the performance (or more properly LACK there of) DPS and all the rest of the LEO’s at the scene. ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE FOR THE HANDLING OF THE SITUATION !!!
On another subject of that day has anyone found out about the US Army Recon Aircraft that flew from Ft. Hood to Uvalde ???
Do a DuckDuckGo Search: USAF Aircraft that flew from Ft. Hood to Uvalde
It’s The Austin Unamerican Statesman around here. The only newspaper in town.
I don’t think the shield effectiveness or lack of is being debated.
The fact that we were told that the lack of the shields caused the delay in making entry.
The shields were there the whole time.
They lied. That’s the point. While they waited…….and waited.
You are correct. Just one excuse after another. So true.
Point taken. And a very good one at that.
So effin’ sad sadly, like so many other things or should I say, everything, Democrats are incapable of telling the truth.
Are Republicans saints? Not by a long shot.
But the lies and excuses from the Left are just completely ridiculous.
........remember, these people are not hired based upon a meritorious resume. Their hired based upon skin color and gender, sexual predilections and any other “special “minority set aside” liberals can think up. The predictable result: “People die”.
Uvalde demonstrated for all Americans with a functioning brain that a very small percentage of police officers these days have the courage to voluntarily go into a room where hot lead is flying and confront a shooter. Out of 400 officers on scene, there were approximately five guys that went FIRST into the room and engaged the child killer in a head to head gunfight. That’s just over 1% of the cops on the scene. As long as people keep voting for democrats, people will continue to die at the hands of killers.
Arguably, fewer kids would have died if none of the cops had showed up and the moms were allowed to handle the situation. I believe the killer would have been dead an hour earlier.
End of the year.
Wow.
Dont get off yer a$$ or nothin. It’s just children’s blood.
Good contrast.
Typical of ALL goverment today. As usless as tites on a boar and at the same time being counter productive.
Many men would have gone in bare naked with a pistol.
To wait it out after receiving a text from your school teacher wife that she’s shot and dying as more children are being shot and dying is shockingly cowardly.
I had no idea that kind of fear existed.
Probe soon forgotten. How about communication between the FBI DOJ and the police chief
That’s what I was thinking too? And none of them have killed themselves yet. No honor.
“Arguably, fewer kids would have died if none of the cops had showed up and the moms were allowed to handle the situation. I believe the killer would have been dead an hour earlier.”
I applaud your post, Cen-Tejas. I am a mother, and I would gladly take bullets and die for my own daughter, as would 99.99999% of parents. Same goes for fathers of children.
I saw two videos that show the door open and the murderer walking in.
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