Re: The ex-deputy who failed to confront the Parkland gunman that was just acquitted, a parent reacts on NPR's Instagram video:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CuHjL1mMaPJ/
I agree with this commenter:
"At what point did we become so removed from the death of children that adults would cheer in front of a father who lost their child? They’re acting as though their favorite sports team won. No words."
I agree, I think it’s a pretty tone deaf response to have in such a case. But I doubt anyone intends to be celebrating the death of children or the loss the Parkland victims case, or this officer’s actions (or lack thereof, more accurately), rather that this upholds officers lack of legal responsibility in intervening in police matters.
I didn’t follow this closely and not sure what merit this case had to begin with as it’s well established police are not required to take action if they believe they would be endangered.
With that in mind, I don’t see how the officer did anything wrong- legally. Administratively- he should absolutely be fired and never be employed as a cop again. Morally- his inaction is heinous. You agree to defend and protect children, everyone has that expectation, you receive said training- and then you’re needed to protect innocent children you hide- really quite shameful but I’m not going to pretend I know what such a situation is like to deal with in the moment. He will have to live for the rest of his days wondering not what more he could have done, but wondering why he did nothing when he had the chance.
If we expect police to intervene immediately in school shootings, then I don’t think it’s unreasonable to have a law stating that- I’m sure the unions will make that impossible though. What this case and Uvalde highlight to me is that these school resource officers are not vetted well enough to ensure they have courage and fortitude to response. I sense at least some of these dedicated school resource officers are not the best of the best and probably the ones looking for a risk-free, an easy job.
Florida allows people to carry a concealed handgun with no permit starting July 1. July 4, two groups of people angry about jetskis open fire on each other and a 7 year old child dies by being shot in the head.
An argument over jet skies ended with a 7-year-old boy dead and his grandfather injured in Tampa, Florida.
www.cbsnews.com
I cannot fathom these laws un-restricting concealed carry of guns. It’s not like FL requires a pistol permit, even if you’re not planning on carrying the gun. Given pistols are the biggest problem with gun violence and accidents, (and also tend to be more complicated than rifiles to operate) the lack of a barrier for at least mandated training is ridiculous. And given FL is a place known for lot of drug and alcohol infused problems, effectively encouraging people to carry guns seems like a risky move. I’m curious to see how the stats play out on this over the next few years or so.
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