'He Never Went In': BSO Suspends Officer Who Was at Parkland Shooting

[Demit]

104. I think we agree that giving teachers guns is a supremely idiotic idea.

And I've been reading more about this today. Someone on Balloon Juice pointed out how the sudden shift of focus to the SRO is a Roger Stone ratfucking technique—the idea being to undermine the kids who are being so effective speaking out about gun control.

Interesting background:
Stone helped get Broward Sheriff Israel elected and now has the sheriff’s ear. When Israel took the helm in early 2013, in the first five months he added to the department payroll Stone’s book-writing partner; his book publicist; and his long-time exec assistant. He had Stone’s stepson transferred to detective, though it was early in his career, with just two years at the Sheriff’s Office. Stone’s longtime friend Ron Gunzburger (who connected him with Sheriff Israel in the first place) is the agency’s general counsel.
Link: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-roger-stone-sheriff-israel-20140809-story.html

So I'm more inclined to give the SRO a break here. Or at least to lay off pillorying him for his role in this tragedy. God, it's awful to feel—to be—so manipulated.