OT: American Politics

[zeke]

They clearly aren't equipped for this kind of event. Uvalde is a town of 15,000 people. How many officers do they even have? Thats probably why they needed border patrol.

Its totally unrealistic to expect small town police forces to be the good guys with guns that stop all bad guys. Gotta help them out. Can't just give mentally ill kids guns and free reign and tell Uvalde police department to handle it.

They spend 40% of their city budget on cops including their very own SWAT team.

And the conservatives are claiming they needed more guns and more money spent.

 

[leafman101]

So where was their SWAT team? Did a black guy try to sell cigarettes?

 

[hockeylover]

First officers on scene would likely be outgunned in Toronto too.

You gotta try. Can’t set up a perimeter and wait.

 

[leafman101]

First officers on scene would likely be outgunned in Toronto too.

You gotta try. Can’t set up a perimeter and wait.

Yeah, that was really my point. What you are expecting these cops to do is not possible. Can't just give criminals free reign, and act like you have the Avengers to stop them.

 

[Wayward DP]

is anyone going to believe anything the cops tell them at this point? I know I likely won't. they've already bungled it too much and lost any credibility.

 

[hockeylover]

Yeah, that was really my point. What you are expecting these cops to do is not possible. Can't just give criminals free reign, and act like you have the Avengers to stop them.

Laws won’t work! - lawmakers

 

[Wayward DP]

yup. murica right now.

 

[Wayward DP]

Bungled.

so what happens in the hour between police entering and border patrol arriving?

 

[hockeylover]

so what happens in the hour between police entering and border patrol arriving?

 

[Wayward DP]

According to hardline evangelicals and hardline Muslims, they still aren't.

and honestly the orthodox Jews too

 

[Wayward DP]

They clearly aren't equipped for this kind of event. Uvalde is a town of 15,000 people. How many officers do they even have? Thats probably why they needed border patrol.

Its totally unrealistic to expect small town police forces to be the good guys with guns that stop all bad guys. Gotta help them out. Can't just give mentally ill kids guns and free reign and tell Uvalde police department to handle it.

hey they had a SWAT team!

 

[Wayward DP]

I mean I'm sure this story will have changed by tomorrow...

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

so what happens in the hour between police entering and border patrol arriving?

The food trucks showed up.

 

[oscarheyman]

The food trucks showed up.

 

[zeke]

Like what parent will ever listen to any cop at a school shooting ever again?

 

[hockeylover]

Even more than the cowardice and shit tactics, the initial attempt to make themselves look good by blatantly fabricating details is what gets me.

 

[zeke]

 

[zeke]

 

[zeke]

 

[hockeylover]

the CBP officer killing him thing is bullshit. That’s why he brought the handgun with him.