Armed school resource officer 'never went in' to school during Florida shooting

LT Brad McInnis And 17 others won't. This really pisses me off that a LEO wouldn't do his job and protect those kids. Need to put people in jobs, like that, that have some balls and will confront whatever danger there is.

SGM Steve Wettstein - I agree. I would much rather have at least tried. You take the pay to wear the uniform, it comes with responsibilities, and this was a huge one he missed...

SGM Steve Wettstein - Count me in. I am very proficient with firearms of many varieties. I practice regularly in marksmanship, and move and shoot as well as proper firearm handling. I also teach the same. I would voluntarily pull shifts to protect the kids in my local schools.

SGM Steve Wettstein - There was one in Palm Beach County who started at the Middle School my daughter attended when she started at the middle school. When the kids who started middle school with him went on to high school, he went with them. They were his kids. He was very active at the school, and he did take an active interest in the safety of the kids. Thankfully there was never an incident like this when my daughter was in school, but from my observations, he would be an exception to your observation.

PO3 Steven Sherrill - I agree that there are, more than likely, some good ones out there. But IMO, they are probably few and far between.

SGM Steve Wettstein - sadly.

MSG Dan Castaneda As long as there are public servants, they will be underpaid. The military is underpaid, teachers are underpaid, police are underpaid, it is a fact of the job. Still people volunteer to serve. What makes it even sadder when it comes to local and state LEO's and teachers is that state funded colleges have the highest paid public jobs: athletic coaches. As long as there are those who have a desire to serve, there will be people who look beyond the low pay to do what needs to be done to protect our nation, educate the young, and keep our communities safe. That being said, they should be compensated for the sacrifices that they make to achieve that goal.

PO3 Steven Sherrill - I concur. He was probably doing that job to offset his 35k annual income. He was also probably not confident enough to tackle the situation. I am by no means trying to defend the cop that failed to do his job. I am merely bringing up the fact that even fireman know when the fire is out of control and will not go in to save the lost. He could have gone in there and potentially shot more kids himself. We as a society should demand that our officers are better trained, and better suited for any and all situations. They are here to defend those that cannot defend themselves, not just be "show of force". Yet, many cops are just that.

I disagree. I have been and SRO and a police officer. We are trained for exactly this kind of situation. Columbine was an eye opener for all law enforcement. Uniform officers arrived at Columbine within minutes. The standing policy at the time was to secure the perimeter and call SWAT. It took over an hour to get SWAT into the building and dozens more kids were murdered because of this policy. Patrol officers now train to make entry as soon as they can get a 2 or 3 man team together and to move to the gun fire.

Pay has nothing to do with this. Just like being in the military, being a police officer is a calling. We accept the fact that we may have to scarafice our own lives to protect those we serve. We run to the gun fire and not cower outside. This guy should have made entry and engaged the threat. If he was not capable of doing that he should have not have been doing the job.

I’ve seen a lot of Soldiers cower. Training and pay has a lot to do with it. I may have never been a law enforcement officer, but I’ve seen situations like this many times before. Our base gets hit, and only the pipe hitters responded. The rest ran for cover and resurfaced only after the shooting stopped.