Officers Texted Each Other About Trump Shooter but Didn’t Approach Him
Officers Texted Each Other About Trump Shooter but Didn’t Approach Him
Thomas Matthew Crooks was first flagged by law enforcement 90 minutes before he opened fire on Donald Trump, newly released texts reveal.
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When everyone thinks it's someone else's problem and that person will deal with it.
I mean, ACAB, but I do relate to not wanting to die for Donald Trump, and preferring texts to hostile in person meetings.
This seems the most likely reason. It is sort of like they teach in first aid. You don't say someone call 911 because everyone thinks someone else will. You need to tell one person directly.
The problem here is that it is not a group of untrained bystanders stumbling upon a surprise emergency. There is supposed to be a pre-established chain of command and group to take these reports and ensure that they are investigated.
Hell, I was part of events where governors made appearances, and the county had their communication command post setup and even gave radios and a briefing to our volunteers at gates and all of the area leads to report anything directly to the command post.
Even Burning Man has a proper chain of command for incident management. If a bunch of hippies in the desert can do it, the Secret Service has no excuse.
seems like teaching cops to put their own safety before literally everyone else is maybe a non-small portion of the problem