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(05-26-2022, 09:40 AM)mikesez Wrote: In Uvalde, two local police officers were on the scene and saw the shooter enter the school with a rifle.  These two cops stayed outside.  The news is saying they did help kids in other classrooms escape, but details are lacking.  It was Border Patrol that finally decided to confront the gunman, 40 minutes later.
In Parkland, the school resource officer ran the other way and did literally nothing to help the situation.
In Columbine, same story as Parkland.
In Orlando, in contrast, officers immediately pursued the shooter into the club but he retreated into a bathroom and held hostages.  

How can we make sure more cops act valiantly like the Orlando cops?

If cops want us to treat them like heroes, shouldn't they act like heroes?

I think this "get home alive" training needs to stop.  Roofing is a more dangerous line of work than policing.

Based on your narrative of examples, it sounds like all police/officers should assume that the potential victims/hostages are gay. Then all will charge in bravely to rescue and defend.

Resource officers/security guards are not 'police', why are they included here? The only security force I've seen that is worth anything is at Disney World, but then those guys are retired military / police. Used to talk to them in the tunnels and have seen them in action many times when i worked at Disney in the 70's. They are masters at taking down and disappearing unruly 'guests'. Hire those military types at schools, make sure they are mentally healthy, allow them to be appropriately armed, let them do their job without fear of legal retribution, and school shootings should decrease.

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