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Title: Sheriff’s officer who did ‘nothing’ to stop Florida shooter resigns
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New York Post
URL Source: https://nypost.com/2018/02/22/sheri ... -stop-florida-shooter-resigns/
Published: Feb 22, 2018
Author: Max Jaeger
Post Date: 2018-02-22 18:36:39 by Deckard
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Views: 1408
Comments: 19
A Florida sheriff’s officer who did “nothing” during the Parkland school shooting last week has resigned in disgrace, officials said Thursday. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School resource officer Scot Petersen was armed, in uniform and “clearly” knew there was an active shooter but did “nothing” to intervene, according to Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel. Security footage shows Petersen “arrive at the west side of building 12, take up a position and he never went in,” according to Israel, who said the revelations made him “sick to [his] stomach.” Israel said Petersen should have “Went in, address the killer, kill the killer.” “After seeing video, witness statements and Scot Petersen’s very own statement, I decided this morning to suspend Scot Petersen without pay, pending an internal investigation,” Israel said. “As is his right, Scot Petersen chose to resign. “The investigation will continue.” The Sheriff said he likely won’t release the footage unless it is subpoenaed as part of the criminal case against alleged shooter Nikolas Cruz. Two other deputies are facing investigation, Israel said. “I’ve restricted two of our deputies as we dig deeper into this, take statements and make a decision to see whether or not they could have done more, should’ve done more,” he said. Accused mass-murderer Cruz killed 17 people and injured 15 more when he opened fire on the school with an assault rifle on Valentine’s Day.
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#1. To: Gatlin, GrandIsland (#0)
Typical diaper-wetting badged coward.
Officers respond to Columbine by peeping over the fence and talking on the phone The officers all went home safely to their families. Bring on that nativist vigilante anarchists!
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestScot Petersen was armed, in uniform and “clearly” knew there was an active shooter but did “nothing” to intervene, according to Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel.
#6. To: Deckard, Officer Safety (#1)
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