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Sheriff Israel To Local Reporter On His Deputy's Failure: 'That's Not My Responsibility'
Daily Caller ^ | February 25, 2018 | Derek Hunter

Posted on 02/26/2018 8:05:10 AM PST by Zakeet

Embattled Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told a local NBC station on Sunday that the failure of his resource officer, who was armed and on site during the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, is "not my responsibility."

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"Leaders are responsible for the agency, but leaders are not responsible for a person," Israel told the station. "I gave him a gun. I gave him a badge. I gave him the training. If he didn’t have the heart to go in, that’s not my responsibility."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: browardcounty; browardcountyrico; cowardcounty; cowardcountylies; cowardcountyrico; deadchildrenrico; education; flschoolshooting; guns; leo; obamateam; schoolshooting; scottisrael; sheriff; sheriffisrael; teamobama
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To: jacknhoo

Or in other words, the deputies arrived before the crisis was large enough...


41 posted on 02/26/2018 11:06:59 AM PST by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: Zakeet

Per the headline, “THAT’S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY”.

That comment goes over about as well as a salted fart in a peanut shell.


42 posted on 02/26/2018 11:34:37 AM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: Zakeet

Sheriff has as much credibility as the Las Vegas Police Department.

Is this a nationwide problem for our Law Enforcement?


43 posted on 02/26/2018 12:22:23 PM PST by hattend
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To: 1Old Pro

Sheriff has plans to run for higher office???


44 posted on 02/26/2018 2:53:01 PM PST by Ozark Tom
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To: Zakeet
Embattled Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told a local NBC station on Sunday that the failure of his resource officer, who was armed and on site during the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, is "not my responsibility."...fascinating that he won't accept any blame for what his deputy did - that's considered the deputy's personal responsibility - yet - it's not the shooter's personal responsibility for killing seventeen people, that's farmed out to the NRA......
45 posted on 02/26/2018 9:23:25 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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