Again I have watched a press conference held in Uvalde, Texas by law enforcement and

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18. Why weren't cops trained as well as kids & staff?

I’ve read this—that since Columbine LEOs are trained to enter the school in order to distract the shooter from students and, perhaps to trigger the shooter’s surrender or suicide—in several places in the past few days. Clearly, the Uvalde police, Sheriff’s deputies and other law enforcement in Uvalde didn’t follow this protocol—a protocol that makes sense to this former teacher. Why? Are these LEOs more poorly trained than the students and teachers? Or are they cowards who should never have become cops? Do fire fighters not know how to respond while kids and teachers regularly practice fire drills? Republicans need to see that the women and children in that elementary school were asked to be heroes while the armed cowards pushed around parents.