Officer charged in Uvalde shooting….

[tvc184]

Found not guilty of on all charges. 
 

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In my opinion it was a bogus case to begin with. You can think him as despicable but that isn’t criminal. You can’t charge someone in a crime that doesn’t exist. 

[OlDawg]

Seemed like a scapegoat case all along. The Superintendent/Principal/Maintenance Supervisor of the school was more responsible by not fixing a door lock they’d been notified was faulty long in advance.

I don’t remember if anyone in the ISD was ever held responsible or not.

[thetragichippy]

8 hours ago, tvc184 said:

You can think him as despicable but that isn’t criminal.

I did not go deep into the case, but to me, there is a difference between risking your life and suicide......

They were looking for a scapegoat to an impossible situation. 

 

[bullets13]

3 hours ago, thetragichippy said:

I did not go deep into the case, but to me, there is a difference between risking your life and suicide......

They were looking for a scapegoat to an impossible situation. 

 

don't really agree with you on this one.

1) He should've gone in, even if he felt it was suicide. Civilian teachers are making the commitment to do just that through the school marshal program. A veteran police officer should've never hesitated. If he'd died trying to save them, then he would've died doing the right thing.

2) This was far from an impossible situation. the shooter was distracted doing terrible things. if the officer had acted quickly he would've had a chance, probably even a good chance, of stopping the shooter and saving at least some portion of the lives in the classroom with odds far better than "suicide." 

3) he did nothing illegal, and they did use him as a scapegoat. I just happen to believe he's deserved most of the hate that's come to him since, just as the SRO from the Parkland shooting did as well. 

[OlDawg]

Longstanding lock issues

The new records also show that school administrators had been aware of longstanding issues with locks on campus doors. Multiple witnesses told the legislative panel that employees often left doors unlocked, while teachers would use rocks, wedges and magnets to prop open interior and exterior doors. The shooter was able to enter the school through an unlocked exterior door, according to the legislative investigation.

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No ISD official was ever held responsible other than the ISD Police Chief—who awaits trial. The first line of defense was a known problem to administrators and staff.

[thetragichippy]

1 hour ago, bullets13 said:

don't really agree with you on this one.

1) He should've gone in, even if he felt it was suicide. Civilian teachers are making the commitment to do just that through the school marshal program. A veteran police officer should've never hesitated. If he'd died trying to save them, then he would've died doing the right thing.

2) This was far from an impossible situation. the shooter was distracted doing terrible things. if the officer had acted quickly he would've had a chance, probably even a good chance, of stopping the shooter and saving at least some portion of the lives in the classroom with odds far better than "suicide." 

3) he did nothing illegal, and they did use him as a scapegoat. I just happen to believe he's deserved most of the hate that's come to him since, just as the SRO from the Parkland shooting did as well. 

Fair, and I may agree with you if I had researched it deep enough.