Frank's Musings

The police response to the active shooter crisis at Robb Elementary defies explanation. It doesn’t reflect ambivalence towards the fate of Hispanic American children—most of the Uvalde police force, including its overall chief and the school district chief, are also Latinos.

Was the police hierarchy more concerned at risking the lives of officers who had families to support than the lives of students who only had lives yet to live? That’s a pretty consequential balance to strike. Not to mention adult teachers’ livelihoods, too. Or was it sheer ineptitude, if not stupidity?

In the absence of a civilian ban in assault style weapons (the only reasonable step to take in our unruly democracy), we certainly need more intervention training for those we rely on to deal with active shooter situations.