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MrsCoffee

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22. City just held active shooter training in March that covered "stop the killing" and "stop the dying"

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #13)

Sat May 28, 2022, 08:16 PM

May 2022

The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD) Police Department hosted an active shooter course at Uvalde High School on March 21 that covered topics including "unified response," "stop the killing" and "stop the dying."

Arredondo, who has been Chief of Police of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District since 2020, had completed an active shooter course in December, 2021 and August 2020.

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And who put the cops in the situation where they made "the wrong decision?" [View all] gulliver May 2022 OP

Aren't cops supposed to use good judgment? PJMcK May 2022 #1

Looks like your questions are good questions gulliver May 2022 #12

My concern is that the UCID police chief is getting the blame hamsterjill May 2022 #2

Hubby says the UCID PC had the legal right, but obviously used poor judgement LeftInTX May 2022 #18

I just don't want him scapegoated if there is more to this story. hamsterjill May 2022 #20

Was there a leader in charge? dlk May 2022 #3

That seems very key to me gulliver May 2022 #14

Everyone was just n charge, so no one was in charge... dlk May 2022 #17

The first wrong decision was to wait. 2naSalit May 2022 #4

A 2005 SCOTUS decision said that police Ritabert May 2022 #10

Anybody who believes that cops are supposed to protect and serve. WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #5

Officers are suppose to take command. pwb May 2022 #6

Let's not forget the guns are the problem wryter2000 May 2022 #7

I see it as both. 2naSalit May 2022 #11

Definitely. Focus. gulliver May 2022 #15

Who has been 'hiding' on this? empedocles May 2022 #8

It would seem that there were a group of order takers there NoMoreRepugs May 2022 #9

That seems a great point to me gulliver May 2022 #16

The city probably has some kind of emergency response procedure set up Ocelot II May 2022 #13

City just held active shooter training in March that covered "stop the killing" and "stop the dying" MrsCoffee May 2022 #22

They may need military style training to expect to take heavy losses Kaleva May 2022 #19

It takes the focus off the guns treestar May 2022 #21