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USA has a militarized police force, heavily trained, yet each and every officer on the scene, including at least one armed security guard who engaged directly with the killer and he entered the school, was happy to stand down while the untrained kid killer murdered everyone in that classroom. It's quite possible also that he killed himself when he'd finished his demonic work, instead of the tale we hear about the hero agent rushing in when it was already too late. Who the hell would not follow the kid into the building and at least try to stop him? That guard should be charged as an accessory.

The first 911 call went out at 11:30 AM. The shooter was reported shot dead at 1:06 PM. If the timestamp is 11:54 AM, that’s a full hour of agony for these parents & children. Yet I agree with the author the parents could have created an even bigger mess in this situation!

The cover up is in full speed. Explosives??? Someone saw the shooter going into the building carrying only a rifle and a handgun. Last evening on "Laura Ingraham" her guest (Police Chief?) was spinning like a top when she asked about a rumored 60-to-90-minute delay before any law enforcement person entered the building.

#2. Agree with #1. Those cops should be charged with murder for not doing their job to stop this maniac.

Further evidence that these shootings are being engineered.

The cops should have gone in and shot the creep, but put yourself in their shoes. Every single time a "person of color" gets shot by a cop in this country now there is hell to pay. In many cases the cop ends up in jail. Much easier and safer for the cop to wait on the sidelines for orders.

I think there is a reason for this that is not the rank and file. Most should have been compelled to run to fire, especially for children. Someone gave orders is my gut feeling on this. I am grateful for lef; but like almost every institution in our country; leadership has been compromised or infiltrated in some way.

The minority community and its leftist allies have demonized the police as killers of unarmed minorities. Small wonder that they won't risk their lives for the citzenry any more.

The elementary school in my small East Texas town is often behind the times regarding infrastructure and technology; however, for most of the last ten years there are large signs in the parking lots and on approach roads to the student drop-off/pick-up area adjacent to the kid's playground, explicitly stating that teachers and administrators are armed and have been trained to use deadly force to protect students. There is no mistaking the intent of the message. As far as rushing into en elementary school with guns blazing, that is not how police are trained, as the typical police officer lacks the firearms proficiency to confidently engage an individual surrounded by the innocent. In other words few, if any, police officers at any level off government have the extensive training of say, a federal Air Marshal (FAM) or an entry team SWAT officer trained in close quarter battle( CQB). In the case of FAM training, they have to be able to shoot a single individual in a packed crowd within a narrow tube. I was both of those things over a 40 year career. The ability to make a 5% shot (bad guy standing behind a hostage with only a small portion of bad guy head visible) while on the move is a standard that is required for most tactical officers. Typical police departments teach first responders to "isolate and contain," while awaiting special tactical units. This is one area where keyboard bravado/criticism is not helpful. In many ways, stupid politicians - and the public who keep electing them - are responsible for the jerking around of police officers, placing ever-increasing restrictions on use of force, particularly deadly force. Biden has already exacerbated the situation with his recent executive order. If the people want specially trained police, they have to first allow it and then cover the cost of never-ending training required for the proficiency required to shoot a bad guy off of an innocent child. The kids CAN be protected but only if the public makes it so.

And who decided that this cowardice would be their policy? Does this go back all the way to Mayorkas? Or is this just some affirmative action promoted leader who is a personal coward and incompetent?

Cops are allergic to high-velocity projectiles. So they have a medical exemption to steel jacketed vaccines.

A more cynical person than me might wonder if this was planned and meant to happen. Can't let the parents rescue their children. After all, the cops already got their own children out and we have to leave enough in there to get shot.

I am not sure what to think about all this. I don't want to say bad things about cops on the one hand. They get put down a lot already -- undeservedly. But not entering when there is active shooting? I don't get it. Where is the spirit of "let's roll" from passengers on a hijacked aircraft on 9/11? Where is the bravery of the firefighters and cops who entered a burning World Trade Center on 9/11? Again, I don't want to criticize. But it something is amiss here, it seems -- or information is missing. Perhaps both.

Yes #3, you could see the spin cycle revving up by Governor Abbott himself yesterday at the press conference.

Florida teachers on OAN yesterday discussing their very aggressive programs with armed retired cops at her school. We cannot have armed security guards too afraid to blow a killer to smithereens.

I'm not disagreeing with poster #9, but training or not, if you should kill one child but stop a killer from taking out a dozen more, would that be worse in the long run, than letting dozens die while you sit on your backside outside? Which scenario would be easier to live with?

But, but, but we need to hire more armed guards. It's perfectly obvious.

Re: #16 - I'll not disagree with the sentiment of the post. What I stated is that most regular cops are trained to isolate and contain an active shooting situation. Personally, I would have been inclined to make entry in an effort to stop the carnage; however, being one of perhaps 30 cops from multiple police jurisdictions coming on scene at different times would tend to curb one's desire to act independently to avoid creating more of a cluster. Further, just because 20 cops may be outside of an enclosed structure where a shooting is active, that doesn't mean that other cops or tactical units were not inside doing what they could to prevent further loss of life. I understand that a lot of the first responders set about trying to evacuate students and teachers from areas of the school that were not where the barricaded shooter was located. In many small jurisdictions, the call for a major incident goes out regionally as part of standing mutual aid agreements among departments. When it starts "raining po-lice," from the local and outside agencies, you also have command and control problems, as finding an incident commander isn't as easy as it may sound, as different radio frequencies among the responding jurisdictions make communications difficult at best. I'm not trying to defend the indefensible but most of the hyper-critical commenters would be very unlikely to even make a traffic stop in the wee hours and approach a vehicle, without back-up, that has numerous occupants moving around in it. Making those stops is routine for patrol officers from most every city, county or state, so the notion that the cops who responded to the the scene in Uvalde were cowards, more concerned for their own safety than that of the kids is not substantiated. Hopefully, the truth of the matter will be known and corrective action, if any is warranted, will be taken. I still believe that If the armed intruder had been engaged early on, before he began executing small children, by an armed and trained teacher or administrator, perhaps the carnage could have been avoided or at least significantly minimized. Post 9/11, the FAA began allowing pilots and first officers on the flight deck to be armed, along with retro-hardening cockpit doors. Protecting our children should be no less of a priority.

The cops would have had to shoot me! I would have driven my car through a door if my daughter or son was in there! Police there are shameful cowards!

These thoughts about similar situations: Perhaps the police could have had disabling tools. Such as tear gas. i.e. a methods that would create enormous confusion or distraction within the school w/o permanent harm to the students. Do such tools exist? Are they practical? Once the shooting starts there are likely to be wounded students inside. Any delay by police or authorities can be fatal to the wounded. And it gives the killer more time to find any students who have successfully hidden. Someone said the schools should have only one entrance? NO! NO! Not unless there are also Emergency Exits which can't be opened from outside. And regular Emergency Drills in which the students and staff open and use them. (my schools did have such drills on a regular basis)

It’s gonna be awhile until I get the sounds of wailing parents out of my head. Dear Jesus. I’d be a crazy person if my kid was in there. I can’t imagine being there and hearing shots go off and seeing cops standing around.

Engineered shootings. They want to take America's guns and will concoct horrors sacrificing innocents in order to point the finger at the real target: the Second Amendment.

Floyd Syndrome. Law enforcement will not protect you or your family. They are handcuffed by CommuNazi woke ideology. The time has come for vigilante justice. Get your kids out of government schools.