In the aftermath of the Uvalde massacre, police officers can't get their story straight. Why?

[Nevilledog]

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https://www.editorialboard.com/in-the-aftermath-of-the-uvalde-massacre-police-officers-cant-get-their-story-straight-why/

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The Post reviewed a viral video taken outside the school. You can hear shots fired and moms wailing. Officers say they’re “taking care of it.” Parents, hearing the shooting, say they know the shooter is alive. The video shows one officer with his taser drawn, though not pointed at anyone. Another officer has pinned someone (a parent?) to the ground.

We still don’t know about the priorities of law enforcement officers. Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson Travis Considine told a local TV news reporter that some cops got their own kids out.

We do know, Vanessa, that there was some police officers that responded to get their kids out of the school because there was an active shooter situation. It’s a terrible situation right. … It’s just a terrible, terrible tragedy that took place. But again, we got to keep acknowledging those brave men and women who were there on scene great connection there on that met the suspect.

We still don’t know precisely how law enforcement behaved once Ramos entered the school. Officials first said he barricaded himself in the classroom. Then they said he barricaded him in the classroom by locking the door behind him. Then they said police “contained” Ramos inside the classroom. Then they said police breached “the barricade.” Then they said police had “trouble breaching” the door, per the AP. Police had to find a school staff member to unlock it with a key.

We still don’t know why three cops failed to stop the shooter. The school had an armed police officer on-site, who appears to have engaged Ramos but didn’t stop him. (The cop was unharmed). Then two more engaged him. They were injured, per the AP. Then there’s the fact that “at 1:06 p.m., more than an hour and a half after those first 911 calls were made, the Uvalde Police Department said that the shooter ‘was in police custody,’” reported journalist Tess Owen of Vice News.

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[onecaliberal]

1. Because they ALLOWED the monster to roam free for an hour shooting children.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Shifting stories is a red flag for LIES.

[Nevilledog]

3. Remember first thing Abbott said was guy had a handgun...... And maybe a rifle.

[Irish_Dem]

7. The lies come so easily to them.

Constant and never end lying bold face to the American people.

[Nevilledog]

8. Everything thing is filtered thru political optics first...EVERYTHING

[Irish_Dem]

10. The GOP is not a political party, it is a crime syndicate.

Sociopaths lie to cover up their crimes.

[ck4829]

19. Yup

[Lovie777]

4. It's called lies . . ... ...

Don't worry AG Paxton and Gov. Abbott will cover it up and find some kind of way to blame the Democrats.

[Faux pas]

5. ...

[anarch]

6. I'm going to venture to guess it's because they know they fucked this up

[Jilly_in_VA]

9. Gee, ya think?

Of course they fucked up. Big time. But they're not gonna admit it. Ever. Chickenshit Barneys, all of 'em.

[MagickMuffin]

11. They also lied that he was wearing body armor. It's been reported he did not have body armor

Never believe the enforcer's stories they are dishonest people.

[Nevilledog]

12. I have not seen that. Where was it reported?

I just did an OP that now they're saying the shooter wasn't engaged at all before going inside

[MagickMuffin]

14. I thought I saw it here on DU, however, can't find it now

perhaps the info changed or it was heresy all along.

[inthewind21]

16. They have video

He encountered an officer right at the door, he had no resistance and walked right in.

[Nevilledog]

18. I'm talking about the body armor.

[Solomon]

21. I heard it reported that he had on an ammunition vest and people mistook that for body armor.

[Nevilledog]

22. I'll keep my eyes open for that....

Makes it even worse.... Guy could have been taken out more easily without armor.

Just read Ramos has 15 bullets in him.... Seems to be more support for no armor.

[PufPuf23]

13. The police officers (and Texas leadership) cannot get their stories straight because

they are embarrassed and ashamed of their failures and are playing right wing politics.

The spin and wavering "facts" are disgusting.

[Javaman]

15. if I were an alien visiting the planet, and witnesses this, it would appear that the cops

were helping the shooter.

so very fucked up.

[dumbcat]

17. I think it may depend

on whom is telling the story, and what the listener wants to hear.

[DFW]

20. Maybe it's because they don't want to come right out and say:

“Are you kidding? This wasn’t kid in a Chevy with a broken tail light. He was armed! He might have shot back!”

[maxrandb]

23. Because Texas is a shithole that has rotted from the top down for decades

These folks are simply reflecting the leadership of the state.

In the Navy, you could have two identical ships of the same class, put an amoral "bag of dicks" in charge of one, and someone competent in charge of the other, and the one led by the sack of dicks quickly becomes a "soup sandwich"

My sigline says it all.