They are trained that way. They are trained to clear the building so the shooter doesn't get behind them. But when they hear shooting they are trained to attack the threat which is why they ran down the hallways on the 2nd floor passing up rooms because they heard the shots and could pin point the shooter.
Na. The alarms started when the shooter shot her way through the doors to get in.
Yup. Even if you have good cops, I don't think you have a response like that without great training and a good bit of it. Would not be surprised to have a swat team that well trained in a place like Nashville, but it looks like these were just who was on patrol and they were able to work together quickly and efficiently like that? That's pretty damn impressive.
The Venn diagram for sane and trans is two circles spaced well apart.
Right. Those guys didn't miss a step. It was muscle memory - surely had prior experience with simulations of that. I know nothing about the individuals but it wouldn't surprise me if they had a combination of military experience + good community specific training for situations such as these. Sadly necessary, but glad it paid off here.
Yea, but not every mental illness involves a high risk of committing horrific violence. Lots of people with gender dysphoria or related disorders get awful treatment that exacerbates their issues or they get no treatment and manage to not go on a killing spree.
And the parents were worried about guns and didn't want her to have any. For the millionth time, how do we let crazy people accumulate weapons like these?
Not only good cops with great training, but you need enough of them so they be spread out in the municipality enabling a faster response time.
I don't know how this manic got his/her weapons, but there are an estimated 400 mil unregistered firearms in the country. In some states, like MS, private sales are not regulated.
They knew. They probably just totally blocked it from consciousness. I happen to believe that most people aren't totally stupid, if you talk to people, we all have a minimal amount of intelligence. I just think some are so obsessed and adapted to fitting in or acting a certain way, they are just better at allowing themselves to be convinced of things. It's like a bending of reality to cope with things.
Purchased legally through a retailer I believe. There aren't any red flag laws in TN either to give her parents an opportunity to go that route - assuming they even thought about that.
Purchased them legally. There was nothing to flag them as not being allowed.
It's at the bottom of this article. Twitter has a warning stating it contains graphic material. The first is the body cam of officer Rex Engerlbert. It's one video, but the second part is from officer Michael Collazo.
Don't think I agree, but regardless, I would imagine being "brain" male and body female, or vice versa, would cause some mental health issues. Cause and effect is not clear, in other words.
Controlled access for a place that 200 to 2,000 people need access to everyday may be relatively simple, but it's not necessarily easy, especially if you are talking about not letting in crowds.
In this particular situation, it wouldn't be hard, but expensive. "Manned" security controlling the access point(s) and checking credentials would suffice. Obviously, that would not stop someone (current student or current staff) who has the proper credentials.
Maybe since her parents knew she had a gun or two, and knew she was under care, they should have been more diligent about what she had since she actually lived with them. The mom is also a gun hater so that makes their situation even more strange.
She seemed to enjoy them and know (somewhat) how to handle them per the video. Didn’t look like any dislike to me. Especially how she had stickers on the mags. Regardless, she was crazy and evil.
I have no idea if it was crazy or evil, but I can tell you how it will be spending it's eternity. Nothing excuses taking another's life. If its parents knew it had guns while also understanding it had mental issues then they should be locked up. Those babies deserved better than some he or she freak that can not cope with life putting them in their graves at six years old. Those cops did exactly what they should do in wasting that freak.
This is where I’m at too. All schools campuses should have one access point where you drive through a guarded gate with a car sticker. The coward tr@nine said it picked this school because it had less visible security. Schools shouldn’t be any different than guys entering the gates at the shipyard or Nissan plant.
