Texas Gov. Greg Abbott once proclaimed he was “livid” over what he said was a misleading report from police in their response to the Uvalde school massacre.
Well … I have to ask whether the governor is even more livid having no doubt seen the video of police officers scrambling like a group of Keystone Kops as the shooter opened fire in the Robb Elementary School classroom.
I mean, Abbott sat before us and praised the heroism and professionalism of the cops who responded to the slaughter of 19 fourth-graders and two of their teachers.
The video we have seen now tells us a radically — and tragically — different story. Stated briefly, the cops didn’t know what the hell they were doing!
They supposedly were trained to respond to “active shooter” incidents. Yet they did not seem to know how to take down the gunman. Some of them were protected by shields but they still didn’t storm the classroom.
The loved ones of the victims? Oh, they are royally enraged. As they should be!
They still demand answers. The cops aren’t giving them. They want the truth. They want closure. They demand to know who to hold accountable.
They need to know the whole truth behind this horrific tragedy.
Gov. Abbott needs to summon his reported anger at the cops and join the chorus of those demanding to know the truth.