A very alarming set of updates from the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting has everyone starting to question what was previously said by authorities about the events.
The Wall Street Journal has some updated information that is extremely disturbing.
TEXAS – […] “Victor Escalon, a regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said in a briefing that the now-deceased gunman, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, lingered outside Robb Elementary for 12 minutes firing shots before walking into the school and barricading himself in a classroom where he killed 19 children and two teachers.
Mr. Escalon said he couldn’t say why no one stopped Ramos from entering the school during that time Tuesday. Most of the shots Ramos fired came during the first several minutes after he entered the school, Mr. Escalon said. People who arrived at the school while Ramos locked himself in a classroom, or saw videos of police waiting outside, were furious.
“The police were doing nothing,” said Angeli Rose Gomez, who after learning about the shooting drove 40 miles to Robb Elementary, where her children are in second and third grade. “They were just standing outside the fence. They weren’t going in there or running anywhere.”
DPS officials previously said an armed school officer confronted Ramos as he arrived at the school. Mr. Escalon said Thursday that information was incorrect and no one encountered Ramos as he arrived at the school. “There was not an officer readily available and armed,” Mr. Escalon said.
A Border Patrol tactical team went into the school an hour later, around 12:40 p.m., was able to get into the classroom and kill Ramos, Mr. Escalon said.
Ms. Gomez, a farm supervisor, said that she was one of numerous parents waiting outside the school who began encouraging—first politely, and then with more urgency—police and other law enforcement to enter the school sooner. After a few minutes, she said, U.S. Marshals put her in handcuffs, telling her she was being arrested for actively intervening in an active investigation.
Ms. Gomez convinced local Uvalde police officers whom she knew to persuade the marshals to set her free. Around her, the scene was frantic. She said she saw a father tackled and thrown to the ground by police and a third pepper-sprayed. Once freed from her cuffs, Ms. Gomez made her distance from the crowd, jumped the school fence, and ran inside to grab her two children. She sprinted out of the school with them.
Videos circulated on social media Wednesday and Thursday of frantic family members trying to get access to Robb Elementary as the attack was unfolding, some of them yelling at police who blocked them from entering.
“Shoot him or something!” a woman’s voice can be heard yelling on a video, before a man is heard saying about the officers, “They’re all just [expletive] parked outside, dude. They need to go in there.”
Parents can be heard yelling to each other that their kids were inside the school and that they needed to get in. A woman can be heard yelling at a police officer, “He’s one person! Take him out!”
The Uvalde Police Department couldn’t be reached for comment. A representative for the U.S. Marshals Service didn’t respond to a request for comment.
Asked at the press conference why law enforcement weren’t able to respond in the initial 12 minutes Ramos was outside the school, Mr. Escalon said that was part of the investigation. “Our job is to report the facts and have answers. We’re not there yet,” he said. (read more)
The full video is over 6 minutes long: https://t.co/ixyBRUdhba
— Matt Novak (@paleofuture) May 26, 2022
The police are under no lawful requirement to save or protect anyone’s life.
Gross Negligence:
An act marked by total disregard for the rights and/or safety of others, and with complete indifference to the consequences of the act.
I think it would be reasonable to charge EVERY SINGLE ONE of the officers who stood by outside the school while Ramos was inside killing the kids. What say you, Pepe? Do you believe that the police acted appropriately – or not?
Perhaps someone can explain what business a U.S. Marshal has responding to a local crime scene…….especially if he’s not going to try to apprehend the criminal. That federal officers decided to get involved by restraining the parents instead of rescuing their kids is beyond disgust.
Governor Abbott would do well to suspend the Uvalde police chief, the county sheriff, and other senior law enforcement officers present for allowing this debacle to happen. Who needs cowards in charge when children are being slaughtered?
U.S. Marshall had to get involved, in order to make sure everything was done the way our sick, demented “leaders” wanted them to.
Make no mistake, in many cases there are incompetents and cowards in those jobs. Certainly, there are some who are totally dedicated to taking the proper action. These days, hiring and promotion are predicated on political issues and have nothing to do with a law enforcement officer’s performance in the field. I worked with many slugs who were promoted because they were ‘politically’ qualified.
Things have just gotten worse over the years as far as hiring practices go. Physical agility tests were so watered down that it seemed all a candidate had to do was fog a mirror. The written and oral examinations have also been watered down. In many cases, those in charge want people they are politically aligned with. All that leads to these kinds of issues. Having said that, I also know there are many exceptions to this criterion. Sadly, it appears none were first responders to this incident.
Personally, I could NEVER live with myself if I was in a position to help and took no action. I had some co-workers I would trust with my life but, honestly, they were the exception.
We need to see how this plays out. What are the REAL facts? We certainly can’t trust the media, the politicians, or even the local officials, but the truth will prevail. It’s up to us to find it.
It would “appear”, that if the first officers on the scene had taken action, many children’s lives could have been saved. I hope to God I am wrong about that….
Abbott has the power to throw the U.S. Marshals OUT of his state, he should do so immediately!