Reminder: how Abbott described law enforcement response immediately after shooting

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Lis Power
@LisPower1
As it turns out, this was the opposite of what happened.

Louis Peitzman
@LouisPeitzman

"It could've been worse. The reason it was not worse is because law enforcement officials did what they do. They showed amazing courage by running toward gunfire for the singular purpose of trying to save lives." - Greg Abbott

9:45 AM · May 27, 2022

[Wingus Dingus]

1. It can't be worse than police officers running in, not to save THE CHILDREN, but to save

their OWN children and then running back out. These clowns done fucked it up, big time.

[dalton99a]

2. A blatant, brazen lie.

[FloridaBlues]

3. Wonder how he will respond to this statement today? More lies.

[sop]

4. Ted Cruz will be on FOX trashing the "liberal media" for attacking "our brave first responders."

[Nululu]

5. 19 police officers listened to children die for an hour

Police do what they always do wait.

This is the case over and over again, police DON'T enter to stop the shooter.

[Orrex]

21. Well, what else could they do? Their jobs?

They should all be fired, lose their pensions and benefits, and be barred permanently from working in any law enforcement or security field.

[Nululu]

22. This happens all the time.

The truth came out quickly this time. Usually it's days or weeks later does police inaction come out.

[Orrex]

30. Yes, I'm frankly amazed at the speed of the revelations

I have to suppose that someone in the chain of command calculated that their cowardly inaction would be obscured in the aftermath long enough for all involved to escape any consequences.

As usual.

[Claire Oh Nette]

6. Except for the part where they, you know, didn't.

The LEOs who went in for *their own children* left the others to die.

The murderer stood outside the school shooting for 12-14 minutes.

Uvalde Law Enforcement paraded around in their tactical gear and faux occupying military force costumes, and were ready to tase *parents* and handcuff mothers and use four officers to force a father to the ground. They set up a perimeter. That's all they did. They kept nosy people and reporters out. They did *nothing* to stop murder or the murderer.

Oh, and the other people shot? 38 people were shot. 17 people with gunshot wounds. We hear nothing. Nothing.

[Orrex]

31. Yeah! What's up with that?

I've been listening to NPR a lot this week, and they've had fairly extensive coverage of the unfolding story, but even they've been really lax about mentioning the many wounded.

[pressbox69]

7. Wishful Thinking.

Like Wishing Away NRA/GOP Goons to the Corn Fields.

[NewHendoLib]

8. The fog of republican lies

[Blues Heron]

9. Orwellian

Its so bizarre to hear what comes out of their mouths, they have just completely discarded the idea of truth in favor of massive constant gaslighting.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. Reminiscent of the Minneapolis PD's first official statement about the murder of George Floyd.

[sop]

11. Copaganda

[Solomon]

18. I am so stealing that!

[Stuart G]

12. Abbott lied, plain and simple. Abbott doesn't care about anything but himself

[sanatanadharma]

13. Saying "It could've been worse" acknowleges the destruction the gun can create

He is not ignorant of the carnage that he will not stand against, accepts.
The statement is a direct admission that the gun is a massively efficient tool of destruction.
It has no constructive use!

Destruction far beyond the limited revenge needs of a teenage ego.

[kimbutgar]

14. Please Texas vote him and the other republicans out of office in November

Return your state to sanity and keep your citizens safe!

[Captain Zero]

20. Please Americans vote all Republican gun nutters

Out in the fall.
Every Republican Senate candidate is AWASH in NRA MONEY and does nothing about gun violence.

[bringthePaine]

15. incompetent refuKKKchicken lies for police unit of unabashed cowards - welcome to Taxe$

[Traildogbob]

17. Back the Blue.

Back em right into a cell for allowing babies to be slaughtered. Dereliction of Duty, leading to multiple deaths.

[Paper Roses]

16. Excuse me for my language but: BS

Fire all the police without any benefits. We are all sick to death about this horrible event. Sicker yet by the response of those who are supposed to protect us. They failed. They have to pay the price.
I'm sick at heart reading all the posts about this tragedy. Jail the incompetent law enforcers. They are responsible for most of this horror.

[not fooled]

19. But it's what a lot of people want to believe

so that's what matters most--reinforce fairy tales.

[paleotn]

23. Cops didn't care. Abbott doesn't care. Republicans don't care.

Let that sink in. As traumatized as the rest of America is by this tragedy, Republicans don't give one shit much less two. Remember that.

[In It to Win It]

24. I live in Broward County, I remember DeSantis made the Sheriff a scapegoat in the Parkland shooting.

DeSantis did DeSantis does and turned it into a political stunt by removing the elected sheriff, and installing his hand picked sheriff. DeSantis got to pretend the problem was bad policing by the local sheriff and act like he fixed the problem.

The police has a share in the blame, but learning from DeSantis, Abbott likely will try to turn the local police into scapegoats and performing some BS political stunt to pretend he's doing something about it.

[Tommymac]

27. Abbott can't do that if the M$M calls him out on his hypocrisy...oh wait. Never Mind.

What came over me?

[momta]

25. His version of "Heck of a job, Brownie!" n/t

[bucolic_frolic]

26. So many foulups almost unbelievable

an attempt to inure the public to mass shootings? We won't be surprised if this happens again. We've been forewarned.

[anarch]

28. well sure, but what you have to take into account is, he is a lying sack of shit

so we gotta be reasonable about our expectations, you know?

[BrightKnight]

29. Perhaps it was not a local police dept. FUBAR after all.

They might want to have the FBI investigate the response.

[spanone]

32. 🐓🐓🐓K&R🐓🐓🐓