PILOT SPIN
Spin Zone => Spin Zone => Topic started by: Number7 on December 27, 2018, 03:16:04 PM
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Occasionally liberal media get something right. I am the first to admit that I agree with the Editorial Board in this case, even though it is the first time in over 20 years.
Sun Sentinel: Here's Why We Now Agree With Republicans That Broward Sheriff Scott Israel Should Be Removed
"A community of our size is going to face another tragedy," the editors conclude. "It’s just a matter of where and when. And if we do not learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it. Given Sheriff Israel’s failure to learn from history — and his failures during our community’s most horrific events — we now stand with those who believe he should be removed and replaced."
After the Stoneman Douglas shooting, the sheriff argued that a general can’t be blamed if a single soldier fails to do his job. He was referring to School Resource Officer Scot Peterson, who failed to pursue the shooter after reporting “shots fired.” The commission’s report says Peterson waited 45 minutes to enter the school and warned others to stay away, too.
But Peterson was not alone. While a great many BSO deputies demonstrated bravery that day, far too many showed cowardice, hiding behind trees, cars and walls.
Besides Peterson, seven other deputies also heard the gunfire and failed to pursue the shooter, as best practices would dictate. During interviews with investigators, several noted BSO policy says they could pursue a shooter, but don’t have to.
Israel should be mortified to know a team of Coral Springs police officers blew by his deputies and entered the building where [the shooter, named redacted] had unleashed hell. A Sunrise police officer who raced to the scene said a BSO deputy told him: “Don’t go in.”
The full report is also online and can be read by everyone:
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/editorials/fl-op-edit-broward-sheriff-scott-israel-20181225-story.html
Hopefully our incoming Governor will remove his corrupt ass and call a special election to replace him.
Whoever does replace the failed coward will have to clean house because the department is full of career cowards, louts, and liars.