Mass Shooting at San Antonio Elementary School

[Bengalzona]

(06-28-2022, 10:35 AM)Sled21 Wrote: Look, I'm not defending the decision to wait at all, it was the wrong decision. And even though I would have been one of the parents trying to get in, the last thing they needed was for citizens with guns attempting to enter the school. A lot of things are going to happen when you go through that door, and none of them are good. Officers have to go through the fatal funnel and will start taking rounds immediately. While they are being shot, they have to identify where and who the shooter(s) are, and where the innocent people in the room are, in this case children and teachers, before they can determine if it's safe to engage the shooter and return fire. Otherwise, you have cops shooting victims. The last thing they needed were more individuals with guns to try to identify as good guys or bad guys. A lot of things obviously were not done right, but a whole lot of monday morning quarterback politicians and talking heads on tv who never got closer to a situation like this than an episode of Hill Street Blues probably should keep quiet and have a nice cup of STFU. Otherwise, strap on a gun and some Kevlar and show the rest of us how it's done. 

I don't know exactly what went on there. Nor have I been keeping track of the latest news on it or anything. The optics don't look good for the department, obviously. That doesn't necessarily mean fault. That's about the most I will opine on it. And this: I suspect that when everything pans out, we will probably find that the words, "Don't do anything until I get there!" or something similar were uttered by someone high up in the department who didn't trust the policemen on the scene and their training. Just a hunch.