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Originally Posted by dobbles
I guess what I still don't grasp is this...
I'm at a business. Someone comes in and starts shooting. I call 911. Officers respond. And while they may have to take a defensive type position, they still respond. They don't say "sorry guys we are busy with this speeding ticket, so we can't respond." Yet if that same situation happens at a school that already has an officer on site, that's the response you are advocating.
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I think that this is where a lot of disconnect between the two sides is.
I don't think that anyone is saying he should not have gone in. But NE and myself are saying he should have waited for backup (which smart policy indicates should be 3 more officers) before all 4 go in together.
Other folks seem to be saying that should have gone straight in, by himself, the second he arrived on scene.
Do I fault him for arriving on scene, by himself, and waiting for backup? No. I do not. Would I fault him if, after backup arrives, he fails/refuses to go in? I most definitely would.
I would also expect that he would be able to form part of a square, so that arriving officers could go in faster, regardless of jurisdiction.
I've sent plenty of officers to plenty of situations where they've been told (by myself or their Sgt) to wait for backup before taking any further action after arriving. It happens. A lot. Sending help in prematurely is pretty much just a good way to make more people need more help.