Texas state police won't punish more officers over Uvalde
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas state police will not discipline any more of its officers over the Uvalde school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead as heavily armed agents hesitated to confront the lone gunman, a spokesperson confirmed Friday.

Texas state police will not discipline any more of its officers over the Uvalde school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead as heavily armed agents hesitated to confront the lone gunman, a spokesperson confirmed Friday.

The decision is a turning point nearly nine months after one of the worst school attacks in U.S. history, and the widespread outrage over the officers who allowed more than 70 minutes to go by before stopping the massacre.

It also raises new questions about how many of the nearly 400 law enforcement personnel who were at Robb Elementary School last May might face discipline. They came from a constellation of agencies in South Texas, including the Texas Department of Public Safety, U.S. Border Patrol and local police. Two DPS officers have been fired, and one of them is appealing his termination.

  • NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social
    22·
    1 year ago

    The reality is that for all their flowery rhetoeic, gun owners only care about their own self interests.

    I mean yes, sorta. The selling point of guns is that you can defend yourself. The good guy with a gun part is secondary.

    Also this us vs them mentality doesn’t seem good for productive discussion.

    • PoliticalAgitator
      2·
      1 year ago

      I mean yes, sorta. The selling point of guns is that you can defend yourself. The good guy with a gun part is secondary.

      The good guy with a gun is also a lie. If you want to strip out the flowery rhetoric and promises that are never delivered, sure, go ahead. You’re left with a group of people who are happy to put other people in danger for their own (often false) sense of security.

      Also this us vs them mentality doesn’t seem good for productive discussion.

      Nope, fuck that. They’ve had 20 years of polite discussion and potential compromise and they’ve done nothing. It clearly is us vs them.