The news was devastating..As many as 19 Texas police officers waited in a hallway while desperate children phoned 911, as they were being slaughtered down by a maniacal gunman..Those poor kids — 19 children along with their two teachers would die at the Texas elementary school in Uvalde — as officers stood by, waiting for backup, because they didn't want to get shot..Imagine, terrified young children, calling 911, while their classmates were killed ... and the cops would not show until almost an hour later..As one expert police analyst said Friday during an interview that it does not take any training to knock down a locked door, where the killer had barricaded himself..Quite succinctly, he said he would have found a way. There was no need to wait for the Tac-Team to arrive..Young lives could have been saved..British commentator Piers Morgan didn't hold back. He tweeted:."The Uvalde police were a bunch of gutless cowards who shamed their badges. Heads should roll, and some of them should be charged with criminal negligence. They let those kids die.".Other commentators were more forgiving, but not by much. One fellow said we should wait until all the facts are in, as to what the local police commander was thinking at the time..Frankly, there is only one thing I am thinking right now and it is termination. Several heads will have to roll, and, they will deservedly roll..When Texas Department of Safety Lt. Chris Olivarez revealed on live TV that they didn't immediately rush in to find the shooter on Tuesday's attack after being shot at because they feared they might be killed, I nearly choked on my Crabbie's Ginger Beer..Pal, if you don't want to be shot, take up knitting ... let someone else with courage do the job that you and your colleagues were supposed to have done, my god..Some of you may be wondering what could 19 well-armed police officers done? Well, how about just one person. That's right. One person..According to Listverse.com, during the Second World War, French Canadian Leo Major began his military career during the Normandy landings, where he captured an enemy armored vehicle, full of communication equipment, which offered invaluable intelligence to the allies.. MajorsMajors .He then single-handedly took out a group of elite Nazi SS troops, but lost his left eye after a dying enemy soldier managed to ignite a phosphorus grenade..According to the story, when a doctor tried to send him home, Leo refused to be evacuated, reportedly replying: "Doc, I only need one eye to aim.".Then, during a recon mission at the Battle of the Scheldt, he spotted a contingent of Germans in a village, most of whom were asleep..Rather than just report this, Major went in — that's right — he went in, and after killing a few soldiers, he netted the commander himself. In the end, the entire company of 93 men would surrender to him..It goes on. True courage, can't be stopped..In April 1945, the Canadians were tasked with liberating the quaint Dutch city of Zwolle..The plan — bombard the German positions with artillery until they surrendered. Major was once again sent on a reconnaissance mission, this time with a friend..Realizing that an artillery barrage would also kill innocent civilians, Major and his buddy Willie decided to liberate the city all by themselves. Unfortunately, around midnight, Willie was shot and killed..Enraged, Major would grab his buddy's weapon — chasing down and killing two Germans, while others fled in terror..He then commandeered a German vehicle and forced the driver to take him to a nearby tavern, where a German officer was in command..Waltzing in, he calmly told him the town was under siege, an overwhelming forces was about to attack and if he was wise, he'd better give up. He then strolled out of the tavern and into the night, as cool as Clint Eastwood..But there was work to be done ... to convince the Germans that an attack was imminent, he raced around the town, gunning down Nazis and throwing grenades like a one-man army..The Germans, watching this Canadian madman with an eye-patch,killing their buddies, did the smart thing — they surrendered..As the night wore on, Major kept appearing at the Allied lines with groups of confused German prisoners — before returning to the city..His final feat was to clear out the local SS headquarters. By 4 am, the Germans had abandoned the town. The artillery attack was canceled, the city saved by a single man..Major would receive numerous medals for his deeds in the Second World War, and would earn even more in Korea..Leo Major died in 2008, but his memory lives on in Zwolle, where he is regarded as a hero..Imagine — one man. And those 19 Texas cops did nothing..Instead, officers outside the school fought off enraged parents who wanted to rescue their children. Others would plead with officers to go in and do something..I don't know about you, but I am gutted. Just gutted.
The news was devastating..As many as 19 Texas police officers waited in a hallway while desperate children phoned 911, as they were being slaughtered down by a maniacal gunman..Those poor kids — 19 children along with their two teachers would die at the Texas elementary school in Uvalde — as officers stood by, waiting for backup, because they didn't want to get shot..Imagine, terrified young children, calling 911, while their classmates were killed ... and the cops would not show until almost an hour later..As one expert police analyst said Friday during an interview that it does not take any training to knock down a locked door, where the killer had barricaded himself..Quite succinctly, he said he would have found a way. There was no need to wait for the Tac-Team to arrive..Young lives could have been saved..British commentator Piers Morgan didn't hold back. He tweeted:."The Uvalde police were a bunch of gutless cowards who shamed their badges. Heads should roll, and some of them should be charged with criminal negligence. They let those kids die.".Other commentators were more forgiving, but not by much. One fellow said we should wait until all the facts are in, as to what the local police commander was thinking at the time..Frankly, there is only one thing I am thinking right now and it is termination. Several heads will have to roll, and, they will deservedly roll..When Texas Department of Safety Lt. Chris Olivarez revealed on live TV that they didn't immediately rush in to find the shooter on Tuesday's attack after being shot at because they feared they might be killed, I nearly choked on my Crabbie's Ginger Beer..Pal, if you don't want to be shot, take up knitting ... let someone else with courage do the job that you and your colleagues were supposed to have done, my god..Some of you may be wondering what could 19 well-armed police officers done? Well, how about just one person. That's right. One person..According to Listverse.com, during the Second World War, French Canadian Leo Major began his military career during the Normandy landings, where he captured an enemy armored vehicle, full of communication equipment, which offered invaluable intelligence to the allies.. MajorsMajors .He then single-handedly took out a group of elite Nazi SS troops, but lost his left eye after a dying enemy soldier managed to ignite a phosphorus grenade..According to the story, when a doctor tried to send him home, Leo refused to be evacuated, reportedly replying: "Doc, I only need one eye to aim.".Then, during a recon mission at the Battle of the Scheldt, he spotted a contingent of Germans in a village, most of whom were asleep..Rather than just report this, Major went in — that's right — he went in, and after killing a few soldiers, he netted the commander himself. In the end, the entire company of 93 men would surrender to him..It goes on. True courage, can't be stopped..In April 1945, the Canadians were tasked with liberating the quaint Dutch city of Zwolle..The plan — bombard the German positions with artillery until they surrendered. Major was once again sent on a reconnaissance mission, this time with a friend..Realizing that an artillery barrage would also kill innocent civilians, Major and his buddy Willie decided to liberate the city all by themselves. Unfortunately, around midnight, Willie was shot and killed..Enraged, Major would grab his buddy's weapon — chasing down and killing two Germans, while others fled in terror..He then commandeered a German vehicle and forced the driver to take him to a nearby tavern, where a German officer was in command..Waltzing in, he calmly told him the town was under siege, an overwhelming forces was about to attack and if he was wise, he'd better give up. He then strolled out of the tavern and into the night, as cool as Clint Eastwood..But there was work to be done ... to convince the Germans that an attack was imminent, he raced around the town, gunning down Nazis and throwing grenades like a one-man army..The Germans, watching this Canadian madman with an eye-patch,killing their buddies, did the smart thing — they surrendered..As the night wore on, Major kept appearing at the Allied lines with groups of confused German prisoners — before returning to the city..His final feat was to clear out the local SS headquarters. By 4 am, the Germans had abandoned the town. The artillery attack was canceled, the city saved by a single man..Major would receive numerous medals for his deeds in the Second World War, and would earn even more in Korea..Leo Major died in 2008, but his memory lives on in Zwolle, where he is regarded as a hero..Imagine — one man. And those 19 Texas cops did nothing..Instead, officers outside the school fought off enraged parents who wanted to rescue their children. Others would plead with officers to go in and do something..I don't know about you, but I am gutted. Just gutted.
