Even the best sometimes hit us with a bad tweet, and today it’s Sen. John Cornyn, who’s telling us that now is not the time for finger-pointing in the Uvalde school shooting aftermath. We’ll have plenty of time to investigate and sort things out later. Or we could do it now; Gov. Greg Abbott already says he was briefed with bogus information.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said officials initially “misled” him about the school shooting response at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. https://t.co/3xKZaoUq93
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 27, 2022
The second guessing and finger pointing among state and local law enforcement is destructive, distracting, and unfair. Complex scenarios require split second decisions. Easy to criticize with 20-20 hindsight https://t.co/ssq2FAInDX
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) May 28, 2022
There will be plenty of time to sort this out later. Focus now should be on through investigation and lessons learned to prevent future tragedies, not finger pointing.
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) May 28, 2022
No, let’s sort this out right freaking now. https://t.co/sVW8zR883d
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) May 28, 2022
If anyone ever wonders why conservative voters despise GOP Inc. and “establishment” Republicans, look no further.
They exude weakness. No balls.
Call it what it is, Senator @JohnCornyn.
They were cowards. And so are you for defending them. https://t.co/pzLpW9yS5H
— Tom Sauer 🇺🇸 ⚓️ 💣 (@thomasbsauer) May 28, 2022
You run towards danger or you run away. Clear what happened here. No excuses.
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) May 28, 2022
How many split seconds in the 40 minutes they dithered outside?
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) May 28, 2022
2,400 split seconds.
— Cody Johnston (@drmistercody) May 28, 2022
In the 40 minutes the cops stood by while the children were being murdered, b/t 2,400 – 4,800 “split seconds” passed.
What the nightmarish situation reveals is that the fantasy that “good guys with guns” will stop murderers with guns is bullshit.
— David Suess (@Dsuess1) May 28, 2022
Shut up! They knew who he was, what he was capable of. To defend the asses who let this happen is despicable!
— IrishTea1 (@IrishTea1) May 28, 2022
If you don't want to be held to a higher standard, don't seek out a position of authority.
— Ari Cohn (@AriCohn) May 28, 2022
Buddy, they made one decision
Not to do anything
— S̴̝̤̄p̶̟͍͛ó̷̙͋r̴̤̓̊k̶̠̗̊̀b̴̼̍͆o̶͇̕o̶͓̪͆t̷͎̏͆ (@sporkboot) May 28, 2022
The parents were criticizing them in real time, not hindsight. It wasn’t split second, it was more than an hour.
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) May 28, 2022
Complex scenarios?
— Dotty Carman 🇺🇦 (@DottyCarman) May 28, 2022
We are first guessing and we are nailing it.
— Uncle Buck (@WaltHasNoCell) May 28, 2022
They had comprehensive training eight weeks ago! They knew exactly what to do, they chose not to do it!
— Allison Baker MA, LMFT (@AllisonBakerFit) May 28, 2022
One thing I learned at my first Army leadership course is you have to make a decision when you’re in charge. Be it right or wrong you have to make a decision. If it’s wrong, you adapt and continue to the objective. No decision guarantees failure.
— John The Balding Old Guy (@jpsomaha) May 28, 2022
If they had made a split-second decision to go in there with minimal body armor and backup because kids were being slaughtered, I don't think anybody would be criticizing them.
The problem is they made literally thousands of split-second decisions to not do anything at all.
— Pé🌻 (@4everNeverTrump) May 28, 2022
We think Cornyn’s on recess, so whatever intern posted this should take it down.
Related:
Gov. Greg Abbott says he was 'misled' by law enforcement officials (Bonus deleted tweet from Rex Chapman) https://t.co/OnTbwCT1KS
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 27, 2022
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