Shooting at School in Parkland, Florida

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Originally Posted by Irving

This will, unfortunately, poke a big hole in the "only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun." argument.

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Well, the argument wasn't "only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun hiding in the parking lot".

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Originally Posted by Gman

Well, the argument wasn't "only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun hiding in the parking lot".

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LIKE

We know that, but we also know that it won't matter. There is no way to know if him taking different actions could have saved lives or not, but I personally feel comfortable assuming that he missed an opportunity to do good. This could go down in history as a real life example of evil prevailing when good men take no action. :(

We keep hearing that teachers don't have the necessary training or skills to take on an active shooter, but police do. Maybe not *all* the police are suited for it either.

When seconds count, that cop 30 feet away ain't comin to help you.

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Originally Posted by Irving

We know that, but we also know that it won't matter. There is no way to know if him taking different actions could have saved lives or not, but I personally feel comfortable assuming that he missed an opportunity to do good. This could go down in history as a real life example of evil prevailing when good men take no action. :(

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He stood outside for 4 minutes while this was going on. He should be charged as an accessory.

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Originally Posted by Skip

LE has no duty to protect.

Been messaged, ruled, and demonstrated many times. I am not being critical of LE by pointing this out. There are thousands of LEOs who would have gone in and made the ultimate sacrifice to save lives, no doubt.

This is why we own guns and why the fallacy of disarmament = safety has to be confronted.

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I'm honestly astonished. I thought there was a police officers oath to "Serve and Protect", much like the oath in the military.

Glad to see he resigned. He isnt cut out for the job. What a disappointment. He could have saved so many lives.


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Originally Posted by CoGirl303

I'm honestly astonished. I thought there was a police officers oath to "Serve and Protect", much like the oath in the military.

Glad to see he resigned. He isnt cut out for the job. What a disappointment. He could have saved so many lives.


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IIRC the SCOTUS ruled on said topic.

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Originally Posted by CoGirl303

I'm honestly astonished. I thought there was a police officers oath to "Serve and Protect", much like the oath in the military.

Glad to see he resigned. He isnt cut out for the job. What a disappointment. He could have saved so many lives.

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Oh there is an oath.

They just technically have no legal duty to protect us even when they have knowledge of a specific threat. That has gone all the up to USSC and been affirmed.

Anyone else find it odd that this info on the SRO no engaging the threat came out after the CNN town hall that pushed taking guns away in favor of having the police protect us? Why didn't the Sheriff bring it up yesterday?