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LTC Orlando Illi
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A real hero. What A scumbag. Makes you want to kick this guy's ass
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Cpl Jeff N.
Cpl Jeff N.
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What he did, in my opinion, is criminal. As a deputy he is sworn to serve. He could have saved some of those kids from being murdered in cold blood.
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SN Greg Wright
SN Greg Wright
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Coward like this? My guess is he won't be able to hack the outrage and will eat a bullet. A potential occurrence that I will not comment upon here, as to what I think about it.
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Cpl Jeff N.
Cpl Jeff N.
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SN Greg Wright - Just ask yourself what he would have done if his child was in that building. I am sure he would have been through that door risking life and limb to save them. I am sure most deputies would have gone in to do their job and to save lives. This guy was the wrong guy in the right place and 17 people are dead because of his inaction. You are correct Greg. IF he has a conscience he may end it.
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CW5 John M.
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I’m assuming their training encompassed “mass shooting” and practice scenarios - such training is essential in helping to establish confidence and “muscle memory, etc. If the duty was just “routine”, without the training, it lends itself to ineffectiveness. They likely had only a pistol, but as in any combat scenario, there comes a time where you just have to “wrap your head” around the idea - every morning - that any given day could be the day you “bite the bullet”. Especially relevant when facing down threats without backup. That sobering thought tends to separate the men from the boys when selecting employment.
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CW5 John M.
CW5 John M.
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I remember when we “scrambled” to develop the “Air Marshal” Program after 911. Couldn’t something like that be developed for soft targets such as schools? Perhaps get trained retirees involved? I look at all this as part of the “cost of freedom” when we defend our interests this way. Taking guns away from law-abiding (trained) citizens and “gun-free” zones in soft target areas is problematic.
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Cpl Jeff N.
Cpl Jeff N.
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While I would always support more and better training. He was a deputy sheriff in Broward County. He has had enough training to know how to employ his weapon and he knew the seriousness of the situation.
While going up against a rifle with a pistol isn't great, in close quarters it is not as big a disadvantage as it would be in open terrain.

I am sure he could hear the rifle fire and knew those students had no chance. That he was their best an only chance to live through this. He chose his own personal safety over theirs. If his son or daughter were in the building what do you think he would have done?
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CW5 John M.
CW5 John M.
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Very true.
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SPC Erich Guenther
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Yup it's $620 Billion a year that we spend on K-12 education as a country. Almost on par with the DoD budget, only Norway and Switzerland spend more than we do K-12 ( we average $12,296 per kid / average is 9,000 per kid for OECD countries.........they have much better schools overseas, some of you have seen them). This school was opened in 1990, almost 30 years old. Look closely at what went on here, the completely unaddressed mental health case amongst them, left to wither for a good 3-5 years in the Florida K-12 educational system as his behavior got progressively worse and his offense record grew page by page......not addressed until the 11th grade and they could not pass him onto the next grade anymore because his age and the offense committed. No real treatment, no notification of police or authorities, just expel the kid...............Where is all our money going? Who is in charge of this mess? Why do some insist we spend too much on Defense and not enough K-12?
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