POLICE WERE TOO AFRAID AND FILLED WITH FEAR TO ACT IN UVALDE SCHOOL
The police outside Uvalde Elementary school who did not storm the door were stopped by their own FEAR. Period. We all know the feeling of overwhelming terror when confronted with the need to act in a physically threatening situation. Running into gunfire, whether you are alone or in a group, is action almost no individual will perform. It is human nature to be too terrified to do so no matter what the rules of your employment are. However, one or more of the police standing outside that schoolroom for over an hour and not trying to go through the door is almost incomprehensible. Out of 19 officers on the scene it seems at least one or more would have found the indefinable courage to charge the entrance. If one or a few brave officers found the will to break down the door many lives probably could have been saved. Rule 1 of becoming a police officer is be immediately willing to risk your life or to find another career if you are not ready. That sounds good but is unworkable in...