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FreeApples7090 t1_it6iqea wrote

These guys are local officers, in the uk they wouldn’t be allowed to have a gun. Dealing with these sorts of events requires tactical officers

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Domeil t1_it6rhtk wrote

Bro, there were 400 some odd police on site at Uvalde, including multiple tactical teams. All the bodies, guns, armor and equipment in the world couldn't get 400 copes to overcome their police "training" that tells them to prioritize their own safety over that of literal children.

The whole police force needs to be dismantled and rebuilt from the ground up.

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FreeApples7090 t1_it6t1r2 wrote

Agreed. Half the issue is the ease and proliferation of guns in the USA. The laws need to change, gun ownership is too easy

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celebrityDick t1_it8jq94 wrote

>Half the issue is the ease and proliferation of guns in the USA. The laws need to change, gun ownership is too easy

If you think about it, the refusal of police to act in defense of others is the best argument for individuals arming themselves. As US courts - including the SCOTUS - have ruled time and again, the police have no legal obligation to protect person or property (not that that has ever really been possible to begin with)

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reddrighthand t1_it73jjw wrote

>These guys are local officers, in the uk they wouldn’t be allowed to have a gun. Dealing with these sorts of events requires tactical officers

That isn't a local officer, and the story is about him telling tactical officers to stand down.

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