BLOG #5, SHOOT TO KILL...

     I am well aware this post is later than the rest and actually one of the first late assignments I have ever turned in during my lifetime. However, today is the last day to turn in late work and I thought SHOOT... Shoot To Kill. This essay was what caused the change on how police officers should confront a hostile situation and how they have improved it. It was a great read and very enlightening. There are a few of my family members who are cops and I am so grateful they did change the way these dangerous situations are handled. The Columbine shooting states that "twelve teachers and students dies, and twenty-three other students were injured". They essay says that the reason why was because the officers were not trained to go in and take action but to wait until SWAT came in. A lot of the Columbine parents sued Jefferson County. I could see why and it could have been prevented or the numbers could have easily been lowered. Instead they had to wait for the SWAT team for over a half an hour. During that time people were shot and killed. If proper training would have been done, they could have saved so many lives.