I can visualize all the Texas LE types watching

[PCIntern]

Stallone in “Cobra” or Eastwood in any Dirty Harry film and swaggering around with lines like: “You’re the disease and I’m the cure…” and feeling real tough as though they’d take on a sociopath in a supermarket or three murdering thieves in a diner. Yeah…we ain’t gonna let you just walk out…Smith, Wesson, and me. Sure…

But in fact, these guys turned out to be like the other cops: the ones standing around waiting for Stallone, Eastwood, to show up. Of course, since these characters don’t exist in real life, the killer was allowed to stay in the classroom for God knows how long, undoubtedly killing more children until the official team showed up for work.

I’ve known a fair number of these cops up here in Philly, and they talk a great line but oh boy when something goes down they don’t move until about 200 of their fellow officers show up in body armor and with semi-automatic weapons alongside a few robots. Oh, and don’t forget the drones, because we ain’t taking no chances… they don’t make many movies about that crowd, do they? To quote Martin Riggs played by Mel Gibson: He who runs away lives to run away another day. At least I think that was from a Lethal Weapon movie….

[TexasTowelie]

1. When I read that the Border Patrol showed up at the scene

I knew something was wrong with the response from law enforcement.

[hamsterjill]

5. Why?

The BP was closest. This school is located on the road that heads to Carrizo Springs. The BP is constantly on that road.

[madaboutharry]

2. I remember when I was a kid in New Jersey

my dad telling me the same thing about the cops in the small town we lived in. He said they couldn’t solve a crime if it happened right in front of them.

[rsdsharp]

3. Always remember that the police have no duty to protect you.

Castle Rock v. Gonzales, 545 U.S. 748 (2005).

Always remember that. The cops sure as hell, do.

[Turbineguy]

4. Everything is done to increase

the firepower of the shooters.

Police risk their lives. For what?

[PCIntern]

6. In this case for 10 year old children.