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Inviso posted...

It's not so much blaming the police for everything. It's that stories like these are swirling shitstorms that emphasize some of the worst aspects of our country. You have the gun control issue, where Greg Abbott just signed a bill a few months ago to make gun access easier (even cheekily tweeting about how Texas needs to step up their gun game to keep up with California), and is set to speak at an NRA conference tomorrow (unless that's changed, recently). You have the children issue, where Texas is more than happy to put women through hell to take away their ability to get an abortion, but when it comes to protecting ACTUAL children, they're for damn sure not gonna do anything. You have the "othering" angle, where every right wing voice is desperately searching for some sort of smear to paint the killer as a monster for reasons OTHER THAN HAVING AR-15S.

And now you have the police angle, where once again it feels like, when we actually NEED the police, they don't do their job. Unarmed black men? Better shoot to kill (or kneel to kill, which is the only reason Chauvin didn't get off scot free for "fearing for his life". Non-violent BLM protesters (not rioters, mind you...the peaceful protesters)? Pepper spray, fully body armor, aggressive military response. An armed gunman shooting up an elementary school? They fear for their lives and sit back while the slaughter continues. It has gotten frustrating, to say the least, because at a certain point, it does make you question why we spend so much on police budgets, yet when the chips are down and they're needed to put their lives on the line...it's not a priority.

I don't know what the proper police procedure is for armed gunmen with a ton of hostages is. Actively shooting you probably engage right? I believe they did initially and both officers were wounded?

There is a lot we do not know about the circumstances besides a lot of parents traumatized lashing out with details.

I also think this is a scenario where almost all background checking wouldn't have mattered either, though it is common sense to have it. He simply didn't have a history to my knowledge to flag, most likely due to his age.

I am all for taking away guns personally, but I also acknowledge there is a right in the constitution bill of rights to have them. So, it is a delicate situation. And, there is realistically now way to take them away due to the culture, size, and black market of it in this country.

I think jumping on every negative criticism without full context right now isn't the best course of action. I understand you come from a acab angle so it's easier to swallow that, but in the end, a bunch of people just died. I don't think the proper course is really criticizing people who tried to help and possibly did save more lives. The problem is the shooter and why this keeps happening. Mental health / gun issues.