Our man Scot Peterson, aka the Broward Coward, was named their school resource officer of the year for 2014. The release said that Peterson had been the SRO at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School since 2009. It reads, “Deputy Peterson has proven to reliable in handling issues with tact and judgement.” It is also stated that Peterson was responsible for investigating crimes including property crimes, assaults and narcotics offenses. The release goes on to say that Peterson was active in “mentoring and counseling” students.

What this means is Officer Peterson falsified reports and covered up crimes in order for the District to reap federal funding. What would normally be considered felony theft, felony assault, felony drug trafficking if they happened on the street, were instead classified as "youthful misdemeanors" and no police reports were made. Tact and judgement, and millions of dollars in the pockets of corrupt officials.

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WOW. It looks like Officer Peterson did a little whitewashing on Cruz in 2016. Peterson also had a run-in with Cruz prior to the shooting, The Washington Post reports. He is mentioned in a 2016 social services agency investigation into Cruz. The Florida Department of Children and Families report states that Peterson was approached by investigators and “refused to share any information,” with them, “regarding an incident that took place” with Cruz, according to The Post.

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