when seconds count, the police are only minutes away. I am reminded of the police in Australia, where, as the people were being slaughtered on the beach, one Jewish man said that he heard gunshots for several minutes and he said the police were just standing there, almost frozen. They don’t wanna risk their lives, they just want to collect a paycheck.
The only people who actually tried to stop the shooters were just normal people and a bunch of them got shot because they didn’t have bulletproof vests or weapons or anything. The only weapons they had were the weapons that they wrestled out of the gunman‘s hands. Basically, the days of the burly 1950s cop with the buzz cut, those days are done. Those guys are all dead.
The attacker who was shot was shot by a police officer, so evidently at least one took action.
An old Jew attacked a shooter by rushing him and throwing a brick and was shot dead, distracting the shooter so the righteous Muslim who was stalking him for an opportunity did then bum rush him and take his gun.
Only then did cops emerge from their fearful defilades and engage the shooters.
This is the kind of ecumenical coordination of which I heartily approve! Heroes, both!!!
Back in 1985 the NY State police had a recruiting booth at SU. I spoke briefly to the cop/recruiter. He told me after a few minutes I would not qualify because I was NOT 6’ tall.
Which was part of the requirement back then.
That was pretty standard for ALL state troopers back then. A guy I knew was a retired MA trooper. He was about 6’ 3”.
They wanted them to be INTIMIDATING.
My lawyer explained to me years ago after getting a speeding ticket why a lot of small town cops have a chip on their shoulder and therefore can be pricks.
He explained that the top of the class at the state police academy ends up as State troopers. They are paid very well and have a great retirement state pension. The next smartest cadets end up getting hired by the larger cities and the county sheriffs.
The next are the medium size cities/big towns.
The ones left end up at the small towns. They are not very smart. They all have been passed over for the better paying cop jobs. So, they have something to prove. These are the men and women cops that love to give you that speeding ticket. This is because they have nothing better to do.
A buddy from church is a former NH state trooper. After spending twenty years as a trooper he worked at the state prisons. Now, he gives driving tests for the NH DMV. He always has great stories of people that show up that have literally never driven a car before. Most can not speak English either. We ask him, “how many times did you have to grab the wheel this week?” It is always at least once.