The South Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper assembled a fairly exhaustive timeline of the events February 14, 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Unfortunately, the headline is misleading: "Unprepared and Overwhelmed" suggested inadequacies in preparation and a disparity of force between the attacker and defender.
A more accurate headline would have been: "The Slow, Uncoordinated, and Futile Response at MSDHS".
There was plenty of firepower -- it was simply useless by the time it was brought to bear.
Unfortunately, the headline is misleading: "Unprepared and Overwhelmed" suggested inadequacies in preparation and a disparity of force between the attacker and defender.
A more accurate headline would have been: "The Slow, Uncoordinated, and Futile Response at MSDHS".
There was plenty of firepower -- it was simply useless by the time it was brought to bear.
In related news, on December 12 2018, U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom dismissed a lawsuit filed by 15 students who were present at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida who "sought unspecified damages for the trauma the students experienced as a result of the unchecked attack."
Shocker.
Shocker.
Judge Blom only had to reference the the US Supreme Court in CASTLE ROCK V. GONZALES (04-278) 545 U.S. 748 (2005) 366 F.3d 1093, reversed., which established (again) that police cannot be held liable for harm caused by an assailant.
Bottom line: You are in charge of your safety.
It's a pretty simple question, really: If you are in a building being stalked by a crazed active shooter, who has the greater motivation to stop the attacker: the guy inside trying to get out, or the guy outside, deciding if he wants to go in?
I know where I would bet my money, life, and the lives of my loved ones.
Don't you?
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