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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,063 posts)
Thu Jun 9, 2022, 07:58 PM Jun 2022

Police in Uvalde were waiting for protective gear during shooting

According to a preliminary assessment of the Robb Elementary School shooting, state investigators believe the decision to delay police entry into the classroom was made in order to allow time for protective gear to arrive on scene, an official briefed on a closed-door presentation by the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety tells ABC News.

Waiting for protective gear contradicts active shooter protocols that have been adopted by law enforcement agencies across the country over the last 20 years.

Texas Department of Public Safety Director Col. Steven McCraw met Thursday with Texas lawmakers in a lengthy closed-door session at the state capitol in Austin, during which he briefed them on his agency's ongoing review of the massacre that left 19 students and two teachers dead.

The DPS information is based, in part, on transcripts from 911 calls, dispatch audio, and body camera recordings, sources said. The review is ongoing and the DPS preliminary findings have not been made public.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/police-responding-to-uvalde-shooting-may-have-been-waiting-for-protective-gear/ar-AAYhyqP

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Police in Uvalde were waiting for protective gear during shooting (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2022 OP
As more comes out, the facts get worse. madaboutharry Jun 2022 #1
Too bad they weren't called for a photo op - they totally would have been prepared for that! tenderfoot Jun 2022 #2
They're just cosplaying and pretending to be badass for the camera Withywindle Jun 2022 #4
+1, uponit7771 Jun 2022 #7
What about protecting the kids? Deuxcents Jun 2022 #3
Their story changed again? How many is this? Iggo Jun 2022 #5
Bullshit Diablo del sol Jun 2022 #6

Withywindle

(9,988 posts)
4. They're just cosplaying and pretending to be badass for the camera
Thu Jun 9, 2022, 09:39 PM
Jun 2022

Completely useless when real shit goes down. Should have bought them some cheap Batman costumes from Spirit Halloween, the town could have saved a lot of money and the effect would have been the same.

Iggo

(47,486 posts)
5. Their story changed again? How many is this?
Thu Jun 9, 2022, 09:54 PM
Jun 2022

Look, cowards. We all know what happened. You cowered in fear while children were begging you for help. Stop looking for an easy out. There isn’t one.

The way I see it, you have two options:

1. Resign. Move away. Change your name.
2. Do the other thing.

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