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mysteryowl

(9,323 posts)
Thu May 26, 2022, 11:35 AM May 2022

I fear there was a racist police response to Texas shooting, Parents were yelling for them to go in [View all]

Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school

UVALDE, Texas — Frustrated onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman's rampage killed 19 children and two teachers, witnesses said Wednesday, as investigators worked to track the massacre that lasted upwards of 40 minutes and ended when the 18-year-old shooter was killed by a Border Patrol team.

"Go in there! Go in there!" nearby women shouted at the officers soon after the attack began, said Juan Carranza, 24, who saw the scene from outside his house, across the street from Robb Elementary School in the close-knit town of Uvalde. Carranza said the officers did not go in.


https://www.npr.org/2022/05/26/1101418947/onlookers-urged-police-to-charge-into-texas-school

It took 40-60 minutes for them to take down the shooter.
I think this was racism. Where the cops cowards, I doubt it.

Even horrible Fox News was reporting on the lack of response.
There are videos of the parents shouting for the cops to go in.
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K&R, police have NO ISSUE shooting at unarmed black people even when they "fear for their lives" uponit7771 May 2022 #1
Especially when they "fear for their lives" Bettie May 2022 #6
Is there a residency requirement for their Police? TheRealNorth May 2022 #2
it has been firmly established that Law Enforcement's role is to serve and protect private property anarch May 2022 #10
as in, you think they were holding back, thinking "well...uh...how many white kids are there?" anarch May 2022 #3
The cops deserve all the scrutiny they're getting and then some senseandsensibility May 2022 #4
Why do you doubt cops were cowards? They were up against an AR15 that rips bodies LizBeth May 2022 #5
They needed a SWAT response mysteryowl May 2022 #9
No! They were the "good guys with the gun" And their JOB was to stop the slaughter of children. LizBeth May 2022 #13
I know, and this is the repukes solution to have armed people in schools to stop shootings. mysteryowl May 2022 #14
Exactly my point. Ban assault if we have to wait for special to address slaughters while listening LizBeth May 2022 #15
Some of the cops had kids in there. BlackSkimmer May 2022 #7
i read a deputy's dtr was killed samnsara May 2022 #12
I don't think it was race. i think they were scared shitless. He had them ... Whiskeytide May 2022 #8
I saw several... 2naSalit May 2022 #17
Yeah. I think I did too. I'm just frustrated and lashing out. This ... Whiskeytide May 2022 #18
i remember columbine and how long it took then samnsara May 2022 #11
You're assuming the cops were white, in a town that's like 90% Hispanic.... BruceWane May 2022 #16
+1 chowder66 May 2022 #20
Hey come on folks, LIGHTEN UP durablend May 2022 #19
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