Then why did you resign, Dude?
Posted on 02/26/2018 11:18:51 AM PST by conservative98
The Florida sheriff’s deputy who did nothing as a killer stalked the halls of Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS spoke out for the first time Monday, saying he’s not a coward, according to a report.
Deputy Scot Peterson — who resigned in disgrace from his position as a school resource officer last week — said through a lawyer that he believed the shooter was outside the high school and that protocol demanded he “seek cover,” according to the Miami Herald.
“[He] heard gunshots but believed those gunshots were originating from outside of the buildings on the school campus,” his Fort Lauderdale-based lawyer, Joseph DiRuzzo, said in a statement.
“Broward Sheriff’s Office trains its officers that in the event of outdoor gunfire one is to seek cover and assess the situation in order to communicate what one observes with other law enforcement,” it notes. “[His actions] were appropriate under the circumstances.”
“Allegations that Mr. Peterson was a coward and that his performance, under the circumstances, failed to meet the standards of police officers are patently untrue,” DiRuzzo said in the statement.
Peterson claims he took cover after responding to a report that firecrackers were going off at he school, his lawyer said.
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Shouldn't he have sought shelter *inside* the building, then?
Mother-may-I Rules Of Engagement. I guess they aren’t just for the military.
“Quiet, I’m hunting wabbits!”
“I don’t like it and I think it is wrong - but typical training and protocol is to wait on swat and half the force to arrive before anyone does anything.”
My buddy is a state trooper. Years ago told me that if he were to ever learn of a shooting at our children’s school, he’d respond and head into the school without delay and against orders if necessary, because protocol is to surround the school and wait for the tactical units.
He said there’s a small chance the other cops would try to restrain him, but they aren’t going to shoot another officer in the back. He also said he’d rather get shot in his attempt than live knowing his neighbor’s kids died because he followed orders.
I was holding out for a much better excuse.
EXACTLY!!!
Making up his story seems have been his tactic since this began, he certainly was in front of enough cameras to get his side of the story out to the entire planet.
The loser is a coward. I bet he suicides eventually because the Truth will out.
I'm speechless.
Uh huh.
And Trayvon Martin wasn't a thug...
Movin' right along...
Not me.
I hear firecrackers and I start looking for the parade...
Maybe “Accomplice” is the more appropriate term.
But then why did other people run in?
That's what I'm thinking. A Grand Jury should be allowed to sort it out...
At best, 'dereliction of duty'.
He hears rounds going off, sees people running for their lives out of building #12, but he thinks the shooter is outside?
Gak~
As a society we have no shame anymore. 50 years ago this guy would have been shamed by the locals for it protecting the kids. It’s why scared men bravely fought on D-Day, Antietam, and Bunker Hill. It’s why first responders ran into the towers on 9/11. And a coach protected students by shielding then from rounds at Parllamd. These men were frightened as they should be, but the people back home counted on them to do their job and there was no turning back. Those men were honorable, this deputy....I can’t really speak to his behavior.
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