Speechless.

[AverageOldGuy]

5:49 PM Eastern time. CNN just showed an outtake from the 77 minute video of the Uvalda cops and a bunch of other fucking cowards standing around in the school hallway with their thumbs up their asses while children were murdered.

Every damn one of them had on kevlar vests and was armed with their own AR AND THEY JUST WANDERED AROUND WITH THEIR HEADS UP THEIR ASSES. ONE OF THEM PLAYING WITH HIS PHONE

Where is their command authority? Where are the sergeants taking command?

GODDAMMIT I'm an old soldier with two tours in Vietnam in the bush where it seems like I was in a gunfight every day. My son lost an arm in Iraq. Both of us RAN INTO THE FIRE . . . charged toward people shooting at us. And these lardassed muthahfukahs just milled around.

Sorry. I'm outta here before I get banned.

The shooter should have been dead in under five minutes.

[JuJuChen]

1. I agree with you

[Scrivener7]

2. I can't even look at it. I know I would feel the same horror you are expressing.

[Rebl2]

29. I just

saw a short snippet of it. Saw three officers run towards the room then turn and run away. Sickening to say the least.

[Sky Jewels]

46. Same

I can’t watch or read anything about it.

[grumpyduck]

3. I don't know if this is possible, but

IMHO, they should all be charged with accessory to murder.

[2naSalit]

7. +1

[OMGWTF]

20. THIS! THIS! THIS!

[ShazzieB]

44. They should all be fired immediately.

I'm afraid getting all of them charged with accessory to murder may be too high a bar. But at the very least, they all deserve to be fired and none of them should EVER be allowed to wear a badge again.

Fuck them all SO hard, especially that Arredondo creep. As the one who was supposed to be in charge *gag retch* he's definitely the worst.

[NoMoreRepugs]

4. Not one of them took it upon themselves to do the right thing.

Cowards one and all. There is no explanation other than they are cowards.

[calimary]

23. But I guess they wanted to suit up and look big 'n' badass to impress their friends or something

So what do you join the police force for, then? To strut around with a legitimate excuse to be heavily-armed and intimidating and all that rough-tough-macho shit? Like you're in a militia fashion show or something?

Is this some costume movie project or something, and you're the extras?

I'd assume anyone who goes into policing would HAVE TO be aware they're riding with death in the back seat every time they get into their patrol cars. It's an occupational hazard, and the risks are VERY much there and VERY public. And they're no secret. You go into policing, knowing that. You train with that in the back of your mind at all times. You're like the fire department - YOU run TOWARD the danger, voluntarily. You don't go into that line of work to operate the merry-go-round at the county fair or stock shelves at the local quickie-mart. You bet your life every day you show up for that kind of work and it ISN'T a secret. And it's not KEPT a secret.

Like a soldier faces, every day, and understands VERY well what he/she is up against.

[Nevilledog]

35. This guy did take time to sanitize his hands and check his phone

Link to tweet

Tweet text:

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Is it possible to identify the police officer who, 57 minutes into the #UvaldeMassacre decided to use the school’s hallway hand sanitizer & then check his phone while 19 kids & 2 teachers were dying?!


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5:50 PM · Jul 12, 2022

[LuckyLib]

43. Yup. Probably yawned too. Disgusting!

[calimary]

47. Yeah. I noticed that, too.

Disgraceful.

[Withywindle]

70. Lady MacBeth moment

Nope, Purell won't take the blood off their hands, ever.

[spanone]

5. Have the feds taken over this investigation?

WTF?

[underpants]

6. The Sherriff was IN the school

One of the 19 or so I’ve heard.

Two tours? Sheesh man.
I was a Cav Scout for 3 years early 90’s. No action.

I’ve never been in the situation they were but at this point how could they not train for this? I mean you have to run through it in your head. Right? You have to be prepared.

[2naSalit]

8. That's the thing...

Early reports showed they had trained for this recently and spent a lot of money on preparedness, or so it was reported.

So, dereliction of duty and accessory to the crime sounds about right.

[underpants]

9. Yep. As I've posted before

They still have to look at the man in the mirror…everyday….for the rest of their lives.

[2naSalit]

10. Some can do that...

With no remorse, unfortunately.

[JanMichael]

17. And that is the problem with humans. Some people just don't feel remorse. They are the problem.

[barbtries]

22. this has haunted me since the massacre.

how do they?

[niyad]

41. No conscience.

[calimary]

25. The real tragedy we all face would be those who look in the mirror only

to check how they look. No conscience needed.

[underpants]

30. Agreed

[keithbvadu2]

11. Dock their pay for the cost of worthless training?

Dock their pay for the cost of worthless training?

[RobinA]

61. You're Assuming

that they weren't doing what they were trained to do. My bet is they were trained to wait for orders. The higher ups were debating who was in charge and completely lost sight of the problem at hand. The logical outcome of our current gotcha mindset.

I work in mental health. Since I have gotten into this field 20 years ago, it has become increasingly more advantageous to do only what one is told to do when one is told to do it. Best way to get into trouble is to take matters into your own hands. Even if it's the 'right" thing to do.

[Upthevibe]

12. AverageOldGuy .........

I feel your post is COMPLETELY appropriate and you channel the anger and disgust many of us feel.

My heart goes out to you for your tour in Viet Nam and to your son who lost his arm in Iraq.

The absolute lie and myth of the tough Texans (ooooowwww Don't mess with Texas.... has been exposed. And, there goes "The good guy with a gun" bullsh**......

[BigOleDummy]

65. THIS!

Very well said.

[marieo1]

13. Right On

Thank you.......you just expressed my feelings completely.......

[Evolve Dammit]

14. Spot on. Feel the same way. Thanks

[onecaliberal]

15. Your anger is righteous.

[Curtis]

16. First off, I 100 percent agree with you beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Also, I just wanted to point out that Kevlar does nothing to stop a rifle round. It take ceramic armor plates to do that


However, as a former law enforcement officer, I agree 100 percent that any one of those cops should have stepped up and taken the risk. When i signed on, I knew the risk. I knew I could get seriously injured or killed. I knew it was my job to run TOWARD the gunfire to stop it. I knew I would lay my life on the line to save another. That's why I did that work. That's why I went into fire fighting afterward. It's a public service job where WE are required to step up and put our lives on the line or lay down our own life to save that of an innocent. It sickens me when cowards like this wear a badge

[TomSlick]

18. I don't know what I would do under these circumstances, only what I hope I would do.

I do know that if I had failed to attack the shooter, I would immediately resign as a police officer.

[SunSeeker]

19. All of those useless, cowardly posers in that video should be fired...at a minimum.

How are they still on the taxpayers' payroll?

[samnsara]

21. why doesnt every room have a security camera?

[jaxexpat]

24. I was too young and number was too high for the draft.

I know 2 people who were warriors in the "nam". One of them described the technique as you said. To charge into the enemy and be confident they'll scatter. The other said he always volunteered to clean out the underground VC hiding/storage places. Said it was always cooler but hated the centipedes. In any case the cops in Uvalde failed to do the right thing. My experience is that Texans are quite proud of their football teams.

[FakeNoose]

26. One of the first stories we heard was that a cop went in and saved his own kids

I haven't seen anything recently that confirms that early story. The story was that one of the cops knew his kids were in danger, so he went in and got them out of another classroom. Left everybody else behind.

These guys need to answer for dereliction of duty, if nothing else.

[Orrex]

27. End qualified immunity

If they don't put themselves in harm's way, then they deserve no special accommodation for their incompetence or their criminal behavior.

[gopiscrap]

28. fucking asshole cops

I have always said pigs are worthless I have been proved correct

[Skittles]

32. that's stereotyping

cops do heroic things every day

[quakerboy]

71. A few cops do their jobs every day

Out of how many hundred thousand across the nation, a few each day do the job they are trained and paid to do, and do it well. Many, arguably most, do not.

I'd be willing to bet that the numbers of "heroic" persons among the police are equalled by those in virtually any other profession, and exceeded by most..

[Skittles]

73. I disagree

there are more of them than you know

DONE here

[Skittles]

31. it boggles the mind

they didn't even act like humans, who the fuck stands around while CHILDREN are being harmed

[cilla4progress]

33. Nauseating

Thx

[cloudboy07]

34. totally with ya bud !

3 tour's V.N. ! no excuse for that cowardice!

[Demovictory9]

36. Daily mail headline "Cowardly Uvalde police RESTRAIN officer father whose daughter was one of 21 ...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11007401/Leaked-Uvalde-shooting-video-shows-gunman-calmly-walk-elementary-school-fire-young-boy.html


Cowardly Uvalde police RESTRAIN officer father whose daughter was one of 21 slaughtered in school massacre as cop uses hand sanitizer in front of him and 17 run away, leaked video reveals

[Joinfortmill]

37. Yes, someone needs to be accountable.

[joshcryer]

38. One cop does a little double squirt of hand sanitizer.

This lawsuit will bankrupt this town. And rightly so.

[inthewind21]

57. No it won't

It's in Texas. The land of tort reform run amok. And then there's that qualified immunity thing.

[locks]

39. I was so mad when I saw this

but overwhelmed when I saw that precious boy running into the aisle. He could have been my son, my grandsons or one of my ten great grandchildren. We must do everything we can do for the families of those children who died and for those who survived. The first thing must be: get rid of guns. The only reason guns are manufactured is to kill and make money. Tell the right-to-lifers to save born children.

[SYFROYH]

40. The LEO in this video need to be identified.

The public should know their names and other agencies should know who they are to avoid hiring them.

[niyad]

42. May all involved receive everything they deserve.

[Withywindle]

72. So mote it be. (nt)

[czarjak]

45. On the bright side, billionaires are facing a certain future.

[Zambero]

48. How many "Good Guys With Guns" does it take to enable a massacre?

I think we have an answer!

[yardwork]

49. I won't vote to ban you. Let it rip.

[RevBrotherThomas]

50. That one playing on his phone with the "Punisher" wallpaper

I just can't.

[Farmer-Rick]

51. The cops have become an occupying army. They have given up their local police role

What would an occupying army do if they heard a school was under attack? Not much.

They are trying to pretend they are a police force but they really are not. They are in our society to ensure the filthy rich's wants and needs are addressed and to protect the elite's property. Children being massacred is not their real concern. I suspect they finally went in to kill the shooter, after over 70 minutes had passed, just for show.

They are not here to serve and protect Americans like they pretend.

Capitalism at it's best....er worst.

[Paladin]

52. Disgraceful performance by Uvalde law enforcement.

None of them should have cop jobs at this point. And I hope law enforcement entities from coast to coast learn from the Uvalde chickenshits' pathetic example. Risking your lives is part of the job, assholes.

[UpInArms]

53. Watching one of them sanitizing his hands did my blood pressure in

Nothing will ever clean the blood of those children off any of their black hearts

[PCIntern]

54. Horrifying. They just didn't give a shit if those kids and teachers

lived or died. Only a racist hater would allow this or acquiesce.

[Srkdqltr]

55. I'm surprised the police department is still standing .

[inthewind21]

59. Why

Would you be surprised? The police are a protected entity. That's should be obvious to everyone by now.

[sop]

56. I guess we can stop calling them "first responders" after this.

I suggest non-responders or too-scared-to-do-shit-reponders.

[inthewind21]

60. I wonder

How people feel about "defund the police" now.

[H2O Man]

62. Recommended.

[llashram]

63. you won't

be banned for the truth by me...glad you and your son made it...back from thankless wars. I could go on and on about proxy wars about dominos falling and wars engaged because of lies. The lives lost...both civilian and military lost because of these two engagements are tragic to me.

[Irish_Dem]

64. Were the children screaming the whole time or silent?

I cannot watch the tape or yes I would be banned too.

[Sneederbunk]

66. We've had photos of the children. How about photos of the officers involved?

[Javaman]

67. that is one righteous rant. I completely agree with you! nt

[LymphocyteLover]

68. It was one of the most shocking things I've ever seen. Just unreal. fucking cowards.

Thank you for your service and your son's service.

[YavapaiBlue]

69. Totally Agree

Maybe it’s time for those cops to think about a career change?

[shanti]

74. Welcome to DU

mon frère. 😃 It's long past time.