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Dave Starsky

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21. Bullshit. That was his one fucking job.

Tue Jun 4, 2019, 05:38 PM

Jun 2019

Last edited Tue Jun 4, 2019, 06:14 PM - Edit history (1)

We don't pay our enlisted military six figure salaries to put their lives on the line to protect us, either. But they do it anyway, and we expect that of them.

This guy knew, going in, that 99% of the job was going to be drinking coffee, reading the newspaper, and doing the occasional patdown of a student for hidden weed. The other 1% of the time, he could very well be called upon to risk and maybe even sacrifice his own life to save the life of the students and staff.

Should he get 100 years in jail? Of course not, but he should do time.

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Florida deputy charged after staying outside school shooting [View all] Eugene Jun 2019 OP

That should torpedo the NRA's 'good guy with a gun' argument quite nicely. Aristus Jun 2019 #1

I am sorry but that is just fucked up genxlib Jun 2019 #2

uh azureblue Jun 2019 #4

I'm not saying he is blameless genxlib Jun 2019 #10

It's a "dereliction of duty" -thing... Blue_Tires Jun 2019 #11

Child neglect is against the law. He was hired to provide a kind of care. He was neglectful. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2019 #12

Yes. He signed on to be a steward of the children in a specialized capacity. TheBlackAdder Jun 2019 #51

Imagine if trained firefighters said oh a real fire I ain't doing that . He had training and took lunasun Jun 2019 #29

If it was a soldier, and fellow soldiers died because he failed to man his post, ooky Jun 2019 #46

Was he trained to rush at an active shooter? yardwork Jun 2019 #67

Look at it this way: if another deputy had been assigned, lives could have been saved, which was JudyM Jun 2019 #5

I agree JonLP24 Jun 2019 #6

It probably would for mass shootings. oldsoftie Jun 2019 #41

Dylan Roof was motivated by hate and there are a lot just like him JonLP24 Jun 2019 #42

They way over charged him. He shouldn't ever be in law enforcement again, but they over charged ... marble falls Jun 2019 #7

Scapegoat. Midnight Writer Jun 2019 #8

As far as I know in a shooting situation most departments require the officer wait for backup ripcord Jun 2019 #18

As the article states, they fired another deputy on the scene, for inaction. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2019 #19

Standard procedure for over 20 years now is first responding officers enter.. DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 2019 #22

Nah. If he had diverted the shooters attention lives could've been saved. And he... brush Jun 2019 #30

You should read up on Warren vs the District of Columbia ripcord Jun 2019 #45

What are you advocating. that the officer should've stayed in' in hiding? brush Jun 2019 #54

I'm saying while his actions were wrong they didn't violate any laws. ripcord Jun 2019 #61

If? Might have? Or he "might have" started shooting amidst a crowd of panicked students. Midnight Writer Jun 2019 #48

The protocol for most departments has changed in cases in which there can be mass casualties. emmaverybo Jun 2019 #52

Wasn't it reported the resource officer radioed others to not enter? brush Jun 2019 #56

Wasn't he a trained officer who should know not to shoot into a crowd of students? brush Jun 2019 #55

I just read (sorry did not get the citation)that he was one of four officers on campus, all trained emmaverybo Jun 2019 #62

He was the one who advised responders to stay back. I didn't know there... brush Jun 2019 #63

I'm fuzzy on that. When Coral police got there, they found three deputies. I think these were emmaverybo Jun 2019 #64

When backup arrived he told them stay away from the building csziggy Jun 2019 #59

He was a sheriff's deputy! DeminPennswoods Jun 2019 #20

Bullshit. That was his one fucking job. Dave Starsky Jun 2019 #21

Why are they assigning over the hill deputies to schools JonLP24 Jun 2019 #34

It's not being a superhero to do your best to protect people. Dave Starsky Jun 2019 #36

Departments assign cops all over the place JonLP24 Jun 2019 #37

He was a cop. It was his duty to be courageous. He was derelict in his duty. Period. nt Progressive Jones Jun 2019 #43

What if a Secret Service agent ran from danger and left behind the President? Polybius Jun 2019 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Jun 2019 #3

Yet, if he'd shot a poor black kid, nothing would probably have happened to him. marble falls Jun 2019 #9

Hopefully not MosheFeingold Jun 2019 #58

Nothing is fair in the world Marthe48 Jun 2019 #13

The NRA wants to prove their "good guys with guns" talking point so badly... Initech Jun 2019 #15

I don't know if I could walk into certain death Marthe48 Jun 2019 #16

Too bad there's no way to weed out cowards in police training. But that situation... brush Jun 2019 #27

Wow, this is literally the exact same thing the Seinfeld gang got arrested for. Initech Jun 2019 #14

You are right! Serenity now!!! kairos12 Jun 2019 #17

I feel like we're in the "insanity later" phase! Initech Jun 2019 #23

No, it's not. He failed in his duty as a cop. nt Progressive Jones Jun 2019 #44

Everyone seems to forget he wasn't just a citizen blugbox Jun 2019 #24

Yep. Cowards need not apply. This is as bad as the killer cops shooting unarmed black men... brush Jun 2019 #26

Cops are always going to say they feared for their lives whether they did or not JonLP24 Jun 2019 #35

But not criminally liable? exboyfil Jun 2019 #28

We are thinking sarisataka Jun 2019 #33

False, you are not legally obligated to give cpr, etc, if certified. X_Digger Jun 2019 #39

Exactly. LisaL Jun 2019 #65

Watch the NRA cough up finds to defend this coward. truthisfreedom Jun 2019 #25

Scot(t) Peterson Demon Dem Jun 2019 #31

It will all depend if sarisataka Jun 2019 #32

Absent a special relationship, police have no legal duty to protect anyone. X_Digger Jun 2019 #38

Supreme Court decision 2005. No duty to protect citizens, only those in custody. So was the perjury emmaverybo Jun 2019 #53

WHAT ABOUT COLUMBINE? Jimvanhise Jun 2019 #40

That is why most police department now require immediate intervention csziggy Jun 2019 #60

I'm pretty sure Peterson wasn't carrying a Smith & Wesson M&P15-22 like Cruz. YOHABLO Jun 2019 #47

What you say is most likely true. LisaL Jun 2019 #66

he was cruising until his pension Skittles Jun 2019 #49

Large school with thousands of panicked students. So this guy should have run in guns blazing? Midnight Writer Jun 2019 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jun 2019 #57