Actually it may well have been over-preparedness and Militarization that caused the delay. There was a SWAT team on the way, and those cops were probably told to wait until they got there.
Actually it may well have been over-preparedness and Militarization that caused the delay. There was a SWAT team on the way, and those cops were probably told to wait until they got there.
This was my initial thought with the Parkland cop, and this could very well be how it went down. But I've since learned that the tactics in active shooter situations ought to be to charge the shooter, even one officer alone, and that this change in doctrine was developed after Columbine. So if that's what they were doing, they were still fucking things up.
Actually it may well have been over-preparedness and Militarization that caused the delay. There was a SWAT team on the way, and those cops were probably told to wait until they got there.
This was my initial thought with the Parkland cop, and this could very well be how it went down. But I've since learned that the tactics in active shooter situations ought to be to charge the shooter, even one officer alone, and that this change in doctrine was developed after Columbine. So if that's what they were doing, they were still fucking things up.
People want to call the police officers cowards. But they have a commanding officer who directs them.