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snowybirdie

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22. Social services failed early on

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #19)

Fri Feb 23, 2018, 04:55 PM

Feb 2018

But Florida's record on adolescent mental health is abysmal. As long as this kid smiled and was complacent with investagors, they didn't place him in a mental health facility.

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School Resource Officers - An End of a Career Job [View all] MineralMan Feb 2018 OP

He was outside of the building for 4 minutes atreides1 Feb 2018 #1

Yeah. It was a tough situation. The guy made his decision. MineralMan Feb 2018 #3

it would be enough for me if he was my family member..there was enough killing that day and.. samnsara Feb 2018 #2

You think MichMary Feb 2018 #29

Well said malaise Feb 2018 #4

I'm really not judging either way. MineralMan Feb 2018 #6

That needs to change then. B2G Feb 2018 #5

Perhaps. I don't know. Most SROs never encounter anything MineralMan Feb 2018 #7

No one solution will fix it all. B2G Feb 2018 #10

I know a lot of things. I also know about probabilities and odds. MineralMan Feb 2018 #14

Whatever happened to walking and chewing gum at the same time? B2G Feb 2018 #23

So, why arm them? MichMary Feb 2018 #32

I hope he never forgets that kids and teachers did his job for him... cynatnite Feb 2018 #8

I'd think it's very unlikely that he'll forget anything. MineralMan Feb 2018 #9

this 100% bluestarone Feb 2018 #20

If nothing else, he's a living, breathing example of how idiotic is the notion that Aristus Feb 2018 #11

Using SRO slots to send officers out to pasture is bad policy Lee-Lee Feb 2018 #12

Exactly. B2G Feb 2018 #13

And it seems to be getting worse Lee-Lee Feb 2018 #17

Yikes! MichMary Feb 2018 #34

There are many mistakes that combined to allow that shooting to occur. MineralMan Feb 2018 #16

Which common denominator is that? MichMary Feb 2018 #36

Since the initiation snowybirdie Feb 2018 #15

Remember Columbine? Remember how long it took before MineralMan Feb 2018 #18

All guns? MichMary Feb 2018 #37

I remember how the number one priority of the cops at Columbine Mariana Feb 2018 #39

Pretty much agree. And a whole Las Vegas SWAT team waited an hour before going in killer's hotel Hoyt Feb 2018 #19

I don't know. I do know that he's in a very bad place right now. MineralMan Feb 2018 #21

I think MichMary Feb 2018 #38

Social services failed early on snowybirdie Feb 2018 #22

Honor never grows old and honor rejoices the heart of age lunasun Feb 2018 #24

A generalization at best. former9thward Feb 2018 #25

I hope he lives long enough to have a heart attack... lame54 Feb 2018 #26

He'll never forget it MichMary Feb 2018 #27

Not always mcar Feb 2018 #28

Officer Friendly is merely a distraction ProudLib72 Feb 2018 #30

I dont blame him Meowmee Feb 2018 #31

That seems to be the case here Cosmocat Feb 2018 #33

The ones I've seen have all been in their 30s pintobean Feb 2018 #35