Even a police loudspeaker could have disrupted the Parkland killerAmerican Thinker, Feb 24, 2018, James Lewis
Now we hear that there was a cop on the school grounds in Florida, and four deputies were outside the school, waiting for backup. Some people are blaming the cops, but even an armed cop has to have the tactical advantage to go in shooting.
We talk about guns, but we never talk about courage and tactical skill. To use a gun against a killer, you need training, a good plan, and the guts to use them. Cops and soldiers are taught not to confront an enemy until there's the right backup and an action plan. That's the proper thing to do when you control the timing and the zone, but it's useless when you have no idea of what's happening inside the school.
What the school cop and the waiting deputies could have done is psychological disruption, to distract and scare the killer and alert the students. For that, all you need is a high-powered loudspeaker mounted on a police car and a plan on how to use it. Or you can put nonviolent technology into the school itself, like existing fire alarms and extinguishers. Even liberals don't take fright when they see a fire extinguisher hanging on the wall.
For first responders in an unknown shooter situation, the cops don't even have to get physically into the combat zone. All they have to do is make the killer think they are there.
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