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My bottom line from we know currently about the Parkland atrocity:
1. The Deputy could hear the crack of the rifle moving around from building to building. That should have given the Cop the ability to duck and cover while moving towards the shooter.
2. Some have said it would be suicide for him to advance on a semi-auto rifle with only his handgun and no backup. Too bad.
3. Yes, he did the minimal of his duty by calling in the incident and describing the perimeter. He did not and could not create a perimeter as reported, being one man in such a large area.
4. He sat there when we could have been following the gun blasts and maneuvering into position for at least an attempt.
5. Most importantly, these were children being torn apart and killed. What armed man wouldn't at least try to get close so his handgun could make a difference.
6. Then their is the argument that if the lone Deputy exchanged gunfire with the assailant, more kids could have been killed in the cross-fire. Well, because he didn't even try, more kids WERE killed. At the very least, the Deputy could have distracted the shooter while backup was coming.
7. This was not a hostage situation like bank robbery where they wait for negotiators and don't want to storm the building if no one has been killed. There were opportunities for the Deputy while the shooter was moving from class room building to the next.

I'm sick of this motto that the Cops have to go home safe. When did they stop laying their lives on the line? I've read, seen, watched years of the COP shows, and one or two would breech homes with a reported shooter.

If the initials reports are true, this Cop was a coward or incompetent. I've was only a lowly aviation sailor, but I know I would have made an effort crawling along ground and the looking for the first opportunity to divert his attention from the kids and buy time for backup. If it meant me being killed, so be it. They were children for gawd sake.

I first became disgruntled with some LEOs while watching them pull out of ground zero in the Rodney King LA riots. The city experienced a literal hell from that crappy decision. Then there is Ferguson and Baltimore. Need I go on?

I believe many LE departments have gone soft on their patrol types and rely too much on SWAT. Marines, Army Infantry, Army Delta, SEALs all move forward to the sound of gunfire, if even just one.

What are policeman for nowadays? Writing tickets and domestic disturbances? While watching COPS, we are often amazed how quickly they body slam someone down just because the perp tensed his arm, which is a sub-conscience reaction. Then when down and with large cop knees weighing on the perp's back, they keep yelling, "Stop resisting" because the guy or girl couldn't get their arm out from under their body. Of course there are many times they DO resist and get what hey deserve. However, we see many times the Cops talk some down and resolve the dispute peacefully and maybe with no arrests. Yes, most of the perps are trash and the cops find drugs and weapons. But I do think some Cops over-react. In this case, the Deputy under-reacted. Again, children!

Like President Trump mentioned to a widow, "He knew what he was getting into". Of course, better phrasing would have been, "He knew what he volunteered for has has our upmost respect" The Deputy knew he should put his life on the line to protect our children. He didn't according to reports. We'll see if the above reports are true and any extenuating circumstance that kept the Deputy from moving in.