Thread: Commanding officer initially ordered responding deputies to 'stage' not enter Stonema

Originally Posted by MW

Seventeen families would disagree with you.

I don't think so.

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Trump calls deputy Scot Peterson in Florida school shooting a 'coward'

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/02/.../trump.../366520002/
Feb 23, 2018 - President Donald Trump says the armed officer who didn't stop the gunman responsible for last week's Florida massacre was either a “coward” or “didn't react properly under pressure.” He made the comments as he departed for the CPAC conference. (Feb. 23) ...

The President shouldn't have said that.

Originally Posted by Judy

The President shouldn't have said that.

Have you ever thought that it might be you that is on the wrong side of this. Could that possibility exist?

Originally Posted by MW

Seventeen families would disagree with you.

Those people are hurting! When in extreme pain, we often make poor decisions. We want to lash out, place blame, before we even know what happened. It is an emotional response rather than a logical response. You are responding emotionally, like those family members and friends. That doesn't make them right.

One of the Columbine fathers has also been making the rounds. But he, unlike these kids and parents, sees the need for prevention rather than retaliation. I'm sure he didn't feel that way back then.

Originally Posted by MW

Have you ever thought that it might be you that is on the wrong side of this. Could that possibility exist?

I don't think so.