Staff Reports
Uvalde, Texas – Hold onto your hats, folks! The good people of Uvalde, Texas sure got fired up at a meeting when an independent investigation cleared the local police officers of wrongdoing in a delayed response to a tragic mass shooting. You could practically see the steam coming out of their ears, yeehaw!
Former police detective Jesse Prado swooped in like a hero in a cowboy movie, declaring the officers were as cool as a cucumber and that they handled the situation just fine. Well, hot diggity dog! Can you imagine the nerve on those folks who called him out for not taking any questions and hightailing it out of there like a scaredy-cat?
The officers' nightmares will remain with them even though they've been cleared.
‘How dare you? You were paid by them!’: Prayers turn into anger as investigator clears Uvalde officers of wrongdoing https://t.co/vZBOBF42AQ— Erin Geary (@commonfolk365) March 8, 2024
Now, let’s talk about this here mass shooting in May of 2022 at Robb Elementary School. Two teachers and 19 young’uns lost their lives before those Border Patrol agents busted in and took down the bad guy. The Justice Department and the Texas House of Representatives threw a fit over the response, but come on, can’t a sheriff catch a break these days?
Some folks were hootin’ and hollerin’ about how the police didn’t react quick enough, but ol’ Prado claims it was them pesky family members causing a ruckus that slowed things down. I tell ya, it’s like herding cats with those troublemakers wanting to storm past police lines!
The Uvalde school district even went as far as suspending the whole dang police force over this mess, and a state trooper got the boot too. The parents were up in arms, rightfully upset over their loved ones being put in harm’s way. But come on now, let’s cut those officers some slack. They ain’t superhumans, they’re just folks doing a tough job in a tough world.
At the end of the day, those officers were doing the best they could in a crazy situation. It ain’t easy being a cop, especially when you got armchair quarterbacks criticizing every move you make. So next time you see a police car zoom by, give ’em a tip of your hat and a thank you, ’cause they’re out there keeping us safe, come hell or high water.
