I have seen some in Social Media sort of excusing the inaction of LEOs in Ubalde as a result of the Black Lives Matter and ACAB movements.
It is not an excuse or even an explanation.
I understand you do not want to ruin your career and life for a shoplifting incident that goes left rather than right. Or even responding to certain neighborhoods where you know no matter what, you will be accused of mistreating a criminal who just slashed the hell out of a woman.
But if you stand outside a school while a shooter is killing kids, do not do shit including disobeying orders not to intervene, your community is better off if you give up the tin and the roscoe and take a job somewhere else.
You are supposed to draw the line and say: “This is where it stops.” Not bring a moral eraser because politics castrated you.
True words
Agree.
If the situation were different, A few moments, a minute delay to assess, or whatever (hopefully shorter.) I would be one of the folks supporting that actions of the police. There is no benefit from changing the situation from rescuing victims to rescuing victims and the first responders.
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But, they stood around for almost an hour waiting for… what?
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No excuses for that. The cops know better. Active shooter/killer means IMMEDIATE action. Not “we can’t find the key”
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Anyone who stood by should choose a new career path.
Apparently, they stood around for an hour waiting for actual men to show up. As far as I can tell from reporting so far, the police did nothing whatsoever. The people who finally fixed the issue were not police but border patrol.