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mark Offline
#1 Posted:
Joined: 08-03-1999
Posts: 143
Can you *&%$#@ believe that some parents of colubmine students are actually suing the police department???? what the hell is going on in this world.
mtsheron Offline
#2 Posted:
Joined: 04-29-2000
Posts: 528
I would say but everytime I comment on politics, illegal aliens, or whatever I catch a little hell...Oh what the hell, I was never seen eye to eye on alot of things. First I must say I feel deeply sorry for the parents and kids who went through that ordeal. But you know what....no harm intended to any lawyers out there but I would suspect some dill weed gave them the idea to let's sue for some inadequacies and make a little money off our kid's death. Like that will bring them back. As far as fault....never rush into a situation you are not fully apprised of...point blank! The police did what was protocol and they are not to blame. We so many times question those who most often have to make a 1 second decision of life and death which lawyers have days to make. Not enough credit given to these guys and gals.
bigbob Offline
#3 Posted:
Joined: 03-17-1999
Posts: 17
100% true
russ_rfh Offline
#4 Posted:
Joined: 12-16-1999
Posts: 45
Crap!! The police stood outside that building letting those boys kill at will. I realize that it is dangerous to go into a building where people are being shot. That is what they are paid for, they stood out there and didn't do their job. While they were doing this people were bleeding out. I was ashamed and hopefully they will be punished. .............Russ
aberdeen Offline
#5 Posted:
Joined: 06-11-1999
Posts: 741
I agree with Russ, some cops were going crazy wanting to go in, and were not allowed. There were cops there very early and were not allowed to go in. That science teacher needlessly died because of it. You know darn well if it were a downed cop in there the building would have been rushed. Even when the cops got to the teacher, he was alive, and it took the paramedics over a half hour then to get to him, and by then he was a goner. I don't say this lightly, I have always been pro cop, I give them the benifit of the doubt, and honor their sacrifice and bravery. But this time the Jefferson County Sheriff's department screwed up. Even so I don't know if I agree with the lawsuits, but I have a bit of sympathy, for Jefferson County was very slow and covered up quite a bit after the tragedy, and it took a court order to finally start getting it released. The cops blew it, there is no reason they should have waited so long. My business is only a mile from the school, and believe me I am getting a bit tired of how these parents are getting on their soapbox and politicizing the tragedy, with Clinton giving the lead. One of the kids shot said in a interview that he didn't favor tougher gun control laws, that was the last time he was interviewed, and I bet you all outside of Denver had no clue about it.
Berry C Offline
#6 Posted:
Joined: 03-08-2000
Posts: 176
The police may have been hesitant to enter that building for many reasons. Unless one has had the privilege to participate is something of that nature, statements of why and why not are pure conjecture. Example, I enter the building something explodes. I an now dead or disabled. I am now another liability. Example, I enter the building and a shoot out takes place. Yes, one does spend great amounts of time training to shoot accuratly and fast(excess of 15,000 rounds from a handgun per year). I would like to know that if a miss hit a wall, it did not penetrate the wall and cause another fatality. Aberdeen, maybe you have more insight on this due to your close proximaty to the school and the police who handled this. Call me selfish, but on must think smart before he acts. You can do more to help when you are alive. Personally It did seem they took to long to act. That is what I saw from our credible unbias news reports. I would like to think they were aware of the dangers inside, and wanted to take the proper safty measures.
aberdeen Offline
#7 Posted:
Joined: 06-11-1999
Posts: 741
proper safety measures? Isn't it the duty of the police to save lives, even if it means risking themselves? Sure I can see caution, but we are talking over 2 hours, long after the punks killed themselves. I don't blame the cops at the scene, as I said many of them wanted to go in, I blame the actions of the Jefferson County Sheriff's department.
BrentM01 Offline
#8 Posted:
Joined: 05-30-2000
Posts: 343
I suppose if I were in their (the police's) shoes, it would be a tough call, but not 2 hours!!! Don't we pay police to deal with situations like this in a professional manner? What ever happened to bravery and honour. Do Firemen resist going into a burning building just because they might get burned? I sincerely believe that many, many lives would have been spared if someone took the initiative to storm the building and take these guys out before they had the chance to pull the trigger on another helpless student. It is a sad day when the interest of the one is a far greater concern than the interest of the many.
sellnmony Offline
#9 Posted:
Joined: 01-24-2000
Posts: 243
I think that the police should have entered the building as quickly as possible, thier job is "to serve and protect". When you have armed people shooting unarmed children,you have to do something. If it were a hostage situation that would be different! As far as entering the building and being concerned that with a shootout, a stray bullet may strike an innocent person... I don't think that holds any water, since one of the officers on the scene, did have a shootout, at a considerable distance, with one of the suspects.
Taking all of this into consideration, I think that the lawsuits are a joke. None of us know how we are going to react to a situation like that and I can see the law enforcement agencies side of things.
The police department in Littleton does a wonderful job in our community and should be commended for thier work, not sued!!!
kenbone Offline
#10 Posted:
Joined: 09-11-2010
Posts: 14
It all makes the case for a return to corporal punishment in our schools, don't you think? I remember when the "board of education" was a paddle. Howza 'bout you?
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