FILE - Law enforcement personnel stand outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. When the gunman arrived at the school, he hopped its fence and easily entered through an unlocked back door, police said. He holed himself up in a fourth-grade classroom where he killed the children and teachers.
Officials said he believed the suspect was barricaded inside adjoining classrooms and that there was no longer an active attack.The chief's decision — and the officers' apparent willingness to follow his directives against established active-shooter protocols — prompted questions about whether more lives were lost because officers did not act faster to stop the gunman, and who should be held responsible.
One of the officials said audio recordings from the scene capture officers from other agencies telling the school police chief that the shooter was still active and that the priority was to stop him. But it wasn’t clear why the school chief ignored their warnings.Texas Gov.
“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.
Good cops are some bitches for that. Idc if it was just me, a civilian that had to run in there. My one life so a bunch of lives could be lived sounds fair to me
That’s what they signed up for. Now when it’s time to risk life to save others they hesitate. Not what I was taught when I was in the army.