Citing "conflicting accounts", Rep Joaquin Castro (D-TX) requests FBI investigation into timeline of

[EleanorR]

Good.

Link to tweet

[spanone]

1. What are they hiding?

[Jilly_in_VA]

3. Plenty, I would guess

What do they care if a bunch of brown kids get shot? /s

[Talitha]

4. What are they hiding? COWARDICE !

[Ohioboy]

16. Hiding the glaring example of how good guys with guns don't always stop bad guys

[BidenRocks]

27. Yet again!

The armed guard is among the first to die.
This is a bullshit argument.
Ask Jimmy Kimmel! He stated this so well.

[asiliveandbreathe]

2. YESYES...YES...FULL FBI investigation..right down to the arms dealer..ammo dealer..

Interview those who were there..parents..not some som' o bitch DPS or Mayor..asshole,that he is..I want him gone..Attacking Beto ..was way out of line..

[hamsterjill]

5. Joaquin is awesome!

He thus far has gotten less national attention than his twin, but I think he’s the smarter of the two. Damn proud that he’s my rep!

[ShazzieB]

25. I'd be proud, too!

He pops up a lot on various shows I watch on MSNBC, and he always has something meaningful to contribute. Very impressive young man. (I know he's 47, but to me, that's young. )

[hamsterjill]

30. Yeah, to me he's a baby!!!!

I’m an old fart!!!

Thanks for your post!

[tblue37]

6. Easier to read:

[EleanorR]

7. Thank you nt

[tblue37]

9. You're very welcome.

[tblue37]

10. Right click the image in the tweet & then click "open image in new tab." Copy the URL of

the image, then delete everything to the right of the question mark, including the question mark. Then add .jpg to the URL that remains. Be sure to click "open image in new tab," not just "open in new tab."

[Lovie777]

8. My father-in-law said that the police were downright scared . . .. ..

Really when you think about it, citizens in Texas and other red states can carry guns, semi-rifle and wear body armor so in reality the police officer would need a more powerful weapon to counter. That is fucking insane.

[Traildogbob]

11. But they look

So bad ass in Cowboys hats armor and big scary guns. All hat no balls. Untanned ones if any.

[yaesu]

12. remembering how all the news agencies were reporting that cops were on the scene almost immediately

officials bragged it up from the start. What they didn't report was the cops arrived but did nothing.

[Lars39]

13. Yes!

[Ohioboy]

14. They're hiding the glaring example of how good guys with guns don't stop bad guys with guns

[NH Ethylene]

21. They also need to be BRAVE guys with guns. n/t

[OverBurn]

23. Sometimes the shit is not on the outside of the boot.

[TeamProg]

15. Damn right we want to know !!

[tanyev]

17. While they're at it, please look into how many lies Abbott and Patrick told.

Was Paxton there too? If he was, pretty good odds he also lied.

[70sEraVet]

18. So, would Guv Abbott try to stop FBI agents at border? Maybe have rednecks run them off road?

[jalan48]

19. And start it soon.

[Hekate]

22. Frank Figluzzi, FBI Ret., was on Nicolle. Said he had worked with police depts all over the country...

… and this incident absolutely begs the following — long list of questions right off the top of his head.

Yes, it needs an FBI investigation. I just hope the team is as honest as he is.

[ShazzieB]

28. Here's video of him talking to Nicolle.

Very, very interesting!

[c-rational]

24. This should be rubbed in the face of every tough guy Texas lawman, and every reThug who

calls for arming more school officials. If trained police cannot rush a madman with an AR-15, why should a teacher. Answer, it is a false argument. Get rid of assault weapons.

[BrightKnight]

32. There is no force on earth more deadly than a woman protecting

a child. I do not think a 2nd grade English teacher is going to carry a pistol in her purse. I would not want to threaten a room full of children if she was. If the instinct is triggered she is probably significantly more dangerous than a cop.

[BidenRocks]

29. Civilian Escalation

I see your firearms restrictions with ghost guns.

Everyone can open carry? I have body armor! You are first to go!

STOP THIS INSANITY!!

FWIW, I own one 1911 45. Bought it after 6 in the Marines, Rarely fired. About 45 years now. Paper or tin only.

[BrightKnight]

31. How many children bled out in the hour while scores of

heavily armed police hid behind cars in the parking lot?

They chose to do that job knowing the responsibility that comes with it.

[Doremus]

33. Communication has been extremely controlled from the get-go.

From the very first press conference with the superintendent of schools, where the communications director very sternly announced there would be no questions, and repeated it several times, to the various interviews and pressers with LE where the "bravery" of police have been hailed and hailed and hailed some more. There have been more props given to law enforcement by people in charge than expressions of sympathy for the victims.

The whole thing reeks of 1) gross incompetence (which allowed the shooting to happen in the first place), 2) institutional cowardice, and 3) an attempted cover-up that itself is grossly incompetent but reveals the depths of evil that resides in the state of Texas.