Police had guns but were waiting for body armor. Those victims had no body armor and no guns. Nineteen children gave their lives so that dozens of police officers could go home to their families that night. Fire all government workers, starting with ‘the big guy.’ Give us back all of our tax money and we’ll use it to protect ourselves.
That’s BS. I’m in a small town in Missouri and every damn sheriff’s deputy and local cop is wearing body armor 24/7. I can guarantee that there were at least 50 standing around with plates.
I run a new car dealership, and they’re wearing plates while in the waiting room getting their oil changed.
I wonder how many of them had either ARs or pump/semiauto shotguns in their cars. I’ll bet most of them did. And you’re 100% right — you don’t retreat and wait while an armed attacker is going after unarmed children.
quite a few LEOs with tactical gear, including two US Marshalls. At least two LEOs wearing tactical gear that included a helmet. And they all stood around waiting for a special team from Border Patrol.
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Not sure what this one is TX State Trooper? End of video shows a few State Trooper SUVs
Screenshots from this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyXtymq-A6w
Cops had plenty of gear to go after shooter but didn't for whatever reason.
“Nineteen children gave their lives so that dozens of police officers could go home to their families that night..”
That’s the point worth making.
Cowards, every last one of them.
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“Police had guns but were waiting for body armor.”
I can’t find it now, but there was a really good interview/write up about the response to the Roseburg, Oregon community college shooting that happened in 2015.
Two detectives (Detective Sergeant Kaney and Detective Spingath) were nearby and responded to the call. They could hear the shooting as they drove up and they pulled up close to the building they thought the shots were coming from.
IIRC, seeing as they weren’t SWAT they were just supposed to secure the area. But as they were driving in they saw they were the first ones there and they both agreed that they weren’t going to just wait.
IIRC they were supposed to wait in a safe area, get their vests and long rifles (out of the trunk?), etc.
Anyway, they drove right up and the gunman saw them and he fired at the detectives. The detectives returned fire and this went back and forth a couple of times. The detectives hit the gunman injuring him. The gunman sat down and shot himself in the head. 8 minutes from the time of the first 911 call. (Sadly - he had already killed 10 of the students, 18-20 years old range).
Iraq war veteran Chris Mintz was a student (older) and a hero. He blocked the doorway into one of the classrooms filled with students. Chris told the gunman he wasn’t getting in the room. The gunman shot him 7 times point blank. Chris lived and I believe is fully recovered but with rods in his arms/legs. Nobody else was shot after Chris stopped him.
It was just after Chris was shot that the detectives had the shoot-out with the gunman and ended it.