Just when you thought the Broward County Sheriff Department couldn’t possibly look any worse:
https://twitter.com/passantino/status/966799616602615808
We reported yesterday that the only armed sheriff's deputy at Stoneman Douglas High School was spotted in a parking lot, not in freshman building, during shooting. "He never went in," Broward sheriff just admitted. https://t.co/LwhYspt3b2
— Patricia Mazzei (@PatriciaMazzei) February 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/passantino/status/966801263059910657
The armed school resource officer at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School responded to the shooting BUT NEVER WENT IN for “upward or 4 minutes” while the gunmen killed people, said Sheriff Scott Israel.
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) February 22, 2018
JUST IN: Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel says Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School resource officer "never went in" to freshman building amid deadly Parkland shooting; "He should have went in. Addressed the killer. Killed the killer."
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 22, 2018
Deputy Scot Peterson was placed under internal affairs investigation on Thursday morning. He chose to resign and retire, Sheriff Scott Israel announced to reporters on Thursday afternoon.
— Patricia Mazzei (@PatriciaMazzei) February 22, 2018
JUST IN: Broward Sheriff says armed school resource deputy who was on duty at Stoneman Douglas the day of the shooting has been suspended without pay pending investigation; Sheriff Israel says the deputy opted to resign/retire. pic.twitter.com/FucZj0Djcc
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) February 22, 2018
Pardon our French, but what the bloody hell is going on over there?
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) February 22, 2018
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What the hell. My rage cannot be expressed. Truly unbelievable. https://t.co/1VUjWfMFmJ
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) February 22, 2018
So law enforcement failed at all levels.
LET'S GIVE THEM MORE POWER!
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) February 22, 2018
Armed security isn't much help if they won't help. https://t.co/r93kVABLxg
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) February 22, 2018
Neither is a sheriff’s office who ignores repeated warnings about a potential killer.
https://twitter.com/molratty/status/966804134778359809
So Sheriff Israel's department both ignored repeated warnings and failed to respond as expected to the shooting.
No wonder he wants to talk so much about literally anything else but his own incompetence
— Thankful Muppet Energy (Sunny) (@sunnyright) February 22, 2018
Not only did Sheriff Israel's department ignore repeated warnings about Cruz, but its on-scene officer failed to respond to the active murder of children.
And Israel wants to talk about how your right to own a rifle is the problem. It's like he's trying to change the subject. https://t.co/UTNGRRSM5b
— Thankful Muppet Energy (Sunny) (@sunnyright) February 22, 2018
It’s not like he’s trying to change the subject; he IS trying to change the subject. Anything to take the spotlight off of his own incompetence. Though we’re not sure how he’s ever going to get rid of the spotlight now.
We might need a national conversation on the competence of the Broward County Sheriff Department. https://t.co/xEjVpgxZhn
— Aaron V (@PoliticsOfFear) February 22, 2018
How about a town hall?
Now ask the sheriff why he didn’t notice that Cruz had as many red flags as the Soviet Union. https://t.co/vRs54Hjlwj
— Aaron V (@PoliticsOfFear) February 22, 2018
I look forward to the next CNN town hall where survivors can question the sheriff and FBI https://t.co/SpNdejzuB7
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) February 22, 2018
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