Hmmmmm...History will prove you right.
One "Dirty Harry Type" police officer at the scene could have stop two students at Columbine High. (IMHO)
However, the Officer at Columbine High after a few shot from a 18 year old punk hide behind his police car, wet his panties and called for help. What a wussy that cop was.
Look what came in to stop two kids!
Emergency Response
Ten fire apparatus, 48 rescue/ambulances and a total of 166 fire and EMS personnel responded to the incident from the Littleton Fire Department and five neighboring fire agencies. Additionally, two helicopters and four ambulance companies provided assistance. The Littleton Police SWAT Team and many other members of the police department were among the first on the scene. They assisted in securing the perimeter and evacuating the wounded. The police department's entire detective division was deployed to the criminal investigation at the request of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department. Littleton police and fire dispatchers fielded hundreds of calls related to the incident.
Victims
• 12 students, 1 teacher, 2 suspects killed • 24 students transported to six local hospitals • 160 students were triaged at the scene
I would have shot the kid with the gun, called for back up, grab the shotgun and hunt down the what ever came my way.
One more thing, I have had a shotgun held twice at the back of my head during a hold up. I wasn't scared or nervous, just pissed off that this was happening to all of my friends and I was not armed (because you can't carry) to eliminate these two punks.
If you were the Police Officer at Columbine with first contact taking fire what would you do?
It's hard to second-guess a specific situation, especially when looking at what did happen and evaluating a first response. What did the officer know about the situation when he arrived?
I suspect the picture concerning what he was facing was not clear (perps armed with what?) My comment is a general response to what I've seen and experienced in situations where I have observed performance of police officers in a teaching/learning environment. The majority of officers were not proficient with their duty weapons, especially under any stress.