NOT beating a dead horse, but everything I read says that the police protocol.. [View all]
... for school shootings changed after Columbine.
Before that, police were supposed to wait and try to negotiate with the barricaded suspect(s).
Now, I read that the protocol calls for immediate engagement of the suspect.
Will someone here with actual knowledge of such a protocol please clarify.
"At the time, and because it was such an unheard of event, police scrambled to respond to Columbine. Then, when on the scene, they treated the shooting like a bank robbery negotiation, waiting outside for almost an hour thinking that the shooters would be in communication with demands - all while the shooting continued inside. Today, protocols call for the first officer on-site to enter the situation rather than waiting outside to plan and respond."
https://www.lockdowninternational.com/post/5-school-safety-measures-that-have-changed-since-columbine
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