Trump says armed school officer in Parkland didn't 'love the children'

[spanone]

how 'presidential'

(CNN)President Donald Trump continued to criticize the armed school resource officer in Parkland, Florida, who stayed outside of the school during the shooting, saying during a White House news conference conference that Scot Peterson "doesn't love the children, probably doesn't know the children."

The comments tie into Trump's push to arm some educators, including teachers, to deter school shootings. Trump has argued that officers outside the school don't care about the students the same way teachers do.

"We need offensive capability and we are going to be doing something about it," Trump said.

He added that it is "very, very important that we have offensive capability, as well as defensive capability, within the schools. You really are inviting people to come in and do whatever" without arming educators.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/23/politics/trump-office-love-the-children/index.html

[torius]

1. A bot with a taser could probably do a better job

than some humans.

[lapfog_1]

2. "We need offensive capability and we are going to be doing something about it,"

Mission Accomplished

He certainly is offensive.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

13. I thought "offensive capability" is the ability to initiate an attack

Imagine dozens of armed teachers taking the state legislature hostage until they passed real gun control legislation. Now that would be offensive capability.

I think the Dimwit-in-Chief meant defensive capability, but who really knows what goes on inside that warped mind of his.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. And if Trump had been in the same position he would not only have

not entered the school, he'd have soiled his Underoos and run away.

[Ilsa]

5. Exactly. He has no right to call anyone a coward. nt

[Motley13]

4. One thing I noticed today about the security officer that didn't barge in & become #18

he is black. None of us know what was going on in his mind, maybe he was thinking of having a plan??????

this poor guy is the scapegoat, when there were so many flags.

THE PROBLEM IS GUNS!!!!!!!!!!!

[missingm]

6. Trump saying that is beyond offensive

[spanone]

7. well, he is the Asshole-in-Chief

[missingm]

10. He gives assholes a bad name.

[struggle4progress]

8. Everybody knows

[spanone]

9. Thank You for That.

[Initech]

11. This completely disproves the whole "good guy with a gun" theory.

[USALiberal]

12. Some here are calling him a coward. Disgusting! nt

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

14. If there's someone who knows about not loving children, it's Trump.

Just ask Tiffany and Baron -- and maybe Eric, too.