Listen asshole, I can admit I don't have the stones to run into a shootout unless a loved one's life is at stake. We all know you are a big hero. Now unless you are going to do that job go fuck yourself.
The sheer numbers of police it would take to properly secure schools isn't feasible.
Many on here complain about the cops shooting unarmed people. They do it largely because they perceive a threat.
Uh, look at the actions of some of the school staff and students besides the officer. So what's your point?
He's a resource officer. Of course it's going to attract people like him. They're basically there doing nothing for a paycheck. No one at school expects the chances of a school shooting being high.
If you are trying to prove my point...thanks.
So why does anyone complain about them shooting an unarmed person? It's just another self-serving thing they do i.e. don't want even slightest chance of injury/death.
They should forfeit his retirement, though I'm expecting that this isn't policy, especially since so many of them are unionized and government employees generally having better protections to begin with. Something like that would hold their feet to the fire.
Oh, please. That's more than one kind of bullshit. It's that moment every cop dreads- where you have to do or die to maintain your honor. He did neither. Doesn't mean he should lose his pension.
Absent the job description we don't know exactly what his job was. Seems being a lone defender against an assault with semi-automatic weapons is above the grade of "security guard" but I'm not sureThen he shouldn't have taken the job? It's his job. It's basically just paycheck for nothing then. You can argue the same for any position, including military, and it makes you look stupid.
I haven't argued for securing schools with officers. The better route is being more stringent on who can have a gun and banning guns with detachable magazines.
Absent the job description we don't know exactly what his job was. Seems being a lone defender against an assault with semi-automatic weapons is above the grade of "security guard" but I'm not sure
Really? You can go to jail with a felony manslaughter charge just for being incompetent at driving. And MANY here argue to charge cops with murder just for being incompetent or too fearful. So please. This guy made a choice that he just wanted the paycheck and not the responsibilities. Too bad for him the unexpected actually occurred.
What was your position on them shooting unarmed people? If you're being consistent, then you wouldn't complain about it then. I'm just reiterating that the position you're taking with this resource officer is at odds with the common liberal position on the use of force.
I also have no problem with cops not trying to be a hero either. A cop shooting someone is the exact opposite of that. I'm not sure why this is difficult for you but my guess is that it's because it deals with a three letter object that causes people to be illogical and irrational.
Not that surprising I guess. He would have been going up against a loon armed with an AR-15 assault rifle. Who has wigged out to the point he is shooting unarmed school kids. The resource officer is armed with a handgun and near retirement age. Not a good day to die? The words "waiting for back up" come to mind.
I can't wait for the NRAs armed teachers plan to come into effect. That should solve all of your problems.
He was paid over $100k a year, that is not mall cop wages.Absent the job description we don't know exactly what his job was. Seems being a lone defender against an assault with semi-automatic weapons is above the grade of "security guard" but I'm not sure
Absent the job description we don't know exactly what his job was. Seems being a lone defender against an assault with semi-automatic weapons is above the grade of "security guard" but I'm not sure
Bad guy was white.How come the good guy with a gun didn't stop the bad guy with a gun?
So wait, some cops with years of experience and training don't have the stones or wherewithal to go do their job and deal with an active shooter but we expect teachers to?
We can't fund schools enough for students to have supplies and expect teachers to make up the difference but we can give bonuses to those who decide to carry in school?
Hmm...
He meets the requirements to resign/retire with pay... The blue wall of wtf...
I don't blame him either. He souldn't have been put in the position of defending a full out assault.
Seriously?He was paid over $100k a year, that is not mall cop wages.
The shooting should never occur in the first place!Must piss you off that I support giving the kids and teachers a fighting chance at least instead of just letting them be slaughtered.
Then don't take the job as a police officer.
How the HELL are we to know where and when a massacre is going to occur?
If a cop makes a quick pit stop at a supermarket and a maniac with an AK47 starts shooting innocent people should the cop run out of the building? He swore to protect people, Not to run and hide. It doesn't matter if he or she has children, a family, etc.
IMO, the cop at that school should had engaged the shooter. He could had possibly saved a few lives. But he didn't. Instead he will be forever known as a coward. The public knows it. His family and friends know it. His colleagues know it. Most importantly, he knows it. He will forever be known as a coward and will die as a coward.