Shooting at School in Parkland, Florida

Former deputy Peterson a no-show at Parkland shooting hearing

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SUNRISE, Fla. - Scot Peterson, the disgraced Broward sheriff's deputy who hid in a stairwell during the Parkland school shooting, refused to appear Thursday before the state commission investigating the massacre.

Peterson's lawyer, Joseph DiRuzzo, stepped up the lectern in the commission's meeting room in Sunrise and made a brief statement.

"As you can tell, Mr. Peterson is not here," he said. "Mr. Peterson will not be testifying today. Earlier this morning, I filed a complaint with the court, seeking to quash this subpoena."

He said the complaint asked the court to declare the subpoena illegal and hold members of the commission liable.

"I have copies of the complaint here," he said. "I will leave them."

Bob Gualtieri, the Pinellas County sheriff who serves as chairman of the commission, said Peterson's refusal to appear came as a surprise, since his lawyer had said he would comply with the subpoena.

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So the deputy shows he's a coward once again.

Not really a coward. Deep seated with corruption would be more appropriate.

Zombie bump!

BSO fires former Parkland school deputy Scot Peterson, then takes him into custody

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/loc...231167608.html

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Peterson was charged with seven counts of neglect of a child, three counts of culpable negligence and one count of perjury in connection with the Feb. 14, 2018, mass murder of 14 students and three adults at the Parkland school by Nikolas Cruz.

Peterson?s action by inaction during the mass shooting has been castigated by survivors and law enforcement alike, including former Broward Sheriff Scott Israel. Israel was removed as Broward Sheriff by Gov. Ron DeSantis over the agency?s actions during the tragedy.

?The FDLE investigation shows former Deputy Peterson did absolutely nothing to mitigate the MSD shooting that killed 17 children, teachers and staff and injured 17 others,? FDLE Commissioner Rick Swearingen said in a statement. ?There can be no excuse for his complete inaction and no question that his inaction cost lives.?

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[Shock]

We knew this part already but I am shocked they are taking action against LEO. So there may not be a Constitutional duty to protect, but if someone is harmed by LEO's inaction, that becomes a crime?

Do we want to set a precedent that it's okay for police officers to not do their jobs all the way up to the cost of human life?

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Originally Posted by Irving

Do we want to set a precedent that it's okay for police officers to not do their jobs all the way up to the cost of human life?

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I agree with you 100% but that precedent has been in place for some time.

https://www.quora.com/Under-Castle-R...tect-and-serve

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The precedent flows from the Due Process clause itself, and basically says that while the government may not deprive an individual of life without due process, this does not place a burden on the government to protect your life against someone else taking it. In 1989, SCOTUS stated, "Nothing in the language of the Due Process Clause itself requires the State to protect the life, liberty, and property of its citizens against invasion by private actors." Generally, the Due Process Clause does not provide an affirmative right to government aid, "even where such aid may be necessary to secure life, liberty, or property interests of which the government itself may not deprive the individual."

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I know, that's why I can offer nothing further. The law says one thing, but the societal expectation is another. I guess the courts can figure it out. My guess is that he'll have a pretty easy defense and won't serve time. Were I his defense attorney, I'd say something along the lines of, "The librarian has no duty to protect civilians, and she also did nothing, so why wasn't she arrested?"

If a small dog tried to shoot up a school, this probably wouldn't be an issue.

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Originally Posted by Irving

I know, that's why I can offer nothing further. The law says one thing, but the expectation is another. I guess the courts can figure it out.

If a small dog tried to shoot up a school, this probably wouldn't be an issue.

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I'm not going there!

If a man is paid to do a job, he needs to do the job. Can't do the job? Don't take the job.

Policing is different in South Florida, I used to live there...

https://cbs12.com/news/local/video-t...broward-county