The shooting in the
school in Florida is not about gun control anymore. This is
now about a complete and total failure at all levels of law enforcement, and
the government that is responsible for protecting the American people. The FBI
failed because they did not follow up on the tips and warnings provided. If
they did this tragedy would have never happened. The local law enforcement
failed because there were at least 39 calls for domestic trouble and other concerns
that included threats. We now know and it has been confirmed that the School
Resource Officer at the school, was armed, and did not do a thing to stop the massacre
for at least four minutes. We also know now other police officers were there
that did not go in. Police officers who have been in a gun battle know that
within three to five seconds, innocent people start losing their lives if they
do not take do not act and do something about it. The Broward County Sheriff’s
Department failed to not only to protect the kids at the school but also to
follow up on all those reports about the shooter. And let us not leave the
Broward County School District out of the picture because they failed because
they did not report the unusual and strange behavior of Cruz. There were so
many signs and forewarning of his criminal behavior, his intent, and what they
should have known was a possibility to happen and stopped it.
In this case, there were
those police officers who were charged to protect who did not go above and
beyond, as they were expected to do. They failed and displayed the worst kind of
behavior. A police officer’s job is more than writing traffic tickets and
wearing a uniform. When a man puts on a badge and is sworn in as a police
officer it becomes a life of service, courage and selfless service, sacrifice, and
a commitment to others — those are the values that all police officers should
have and most do. The sad thing is there were no guardians for the high school
in Florida and that should be the core of this discussion everyone is having
about guns, Not gun control.
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