The delay in confronting the shooter — who was inside the school for more than an hour — could lead to discipline, lawsuits and even criminal charges against police.dead in a fourth grade classroom was the nation’s deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade, and for three days police offered a confusing and sometimes contradictory timeline that drew public anger and frustration.
As the gunman fired at students, law enforcement officers from other agencies urged the school police chief to let them move in because children were in danger, two law enforcement officials said. “The bottom line would be: Why did they not choose the strategy that would have been best to get in there and to eliminate the killer and to rescue the children?” Abbott said.
“The families can sue the police department for failing to act. ... They can clearly be found civilly liable,” he said. “I think it’s very doubtful that they could be criminally charged.”,” which shields police officers from lawsuits unless their actions violate clearly established laws, could also be at play in future litigation.
“What Columbine taught us is, when you have an active shooter situation, waiting for additional resources will result in people losing their lives,” Wexler said. “Here we are, 20 years post-Columbine and that’s the same issue that continues to challenge law enforcement.”
They acted just the way they are trained. Fear for your life? Kill the unarmed citizen. You deserve to go home. Active shooter? Lock him in any classroom Get your kid out. Wait for backup. Because blue lives matter and should go home after their shift. No matter how many kids die
Good guys with guns you say?