U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R- Tex.) is getting ratioed on Twitter after seemingly downplaying the actions or inactions, which he deemed “split-second decisions,” of local police outside the Robb Elementary School during the horrific mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Disturbing accounts have emerged that local Uvalde police didn’t exactly rush into the school to save children and neutralize the shooter.
Facts are still unfolding, but information is emerging that suggests cops loitered outside the school and expended more energy containing irate and terrified parents than saving children.
A tactical team was supposedly delayed from entering, too.
“The decision by the on-site commander to delay breaching the classroom of a Texas elementary school during the mass shooting this week was the ‘wrong decision,’ authorities said Friday. Nearly 20 officers stood in a hallway outside of the classrooms during the attack… for more than 45 minutes before agents used a master key to open a door and confront the gunman, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw said at a news conference,” CBS News reported on Saturday.
Lawrence Jones and Brian Kilmeade clash on Uvalde Police response: ‘The fog of the moment is real’ https://t.co/BEJQLVfBHF
— Jack Furnari (@JackBPR) May 27, 2022
A livid Texas Gov. Abbott has said that he was initially misled by local officials about the scope of the police response.
Cornyn may modify his assessment going forward, and he has already seemed to allude to a clarification of same, but he hardly convinced anyone on social media by tweeting that “The second guessing and finger pointing among state and local law enforcement is destructive, distracting, and unfair. Complex scenarios require split second decisions. Easy to criticize with 20-20 hindsight.”
TX Gov. Abbott ‘livid’ over being ‘misled’ about police response to school shooting https://t.co/JNVT21TWyj
— Jack Furnari (@JackBPR) May 28, 2022
Cornyn also opined that “There will be plenty of time to sort this out later. Focus now should be on thorough investigation and lessons learned to prevent future tragedies, not finger pointing.”
There will be plenty of time to sort this out later. Focus now should be on through investigation and lessons learned to prevent future tragedies, not finger pointing.
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) May 28, 2022
Cornyn, who Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has tapped to negotiate with Democrats on gun-related legislation in the aftermath of the slaughter in Texas, subsequently wrote in a response to a tweet that “the story has changed multiple times already, as you know. My only point we need a thorough investigation and to nail down facts before reaching a conclusion. Accountability should follow.”
Sadly, Democrats immediately sought to politicize this unspeakable tragedy.
Steve, the story has changed multiple times already, as you know. My only point we need a thorough investigation and to nail down facts before reaching a conclusion. Accountability should follow. https://t.co/zLCnf8WJoS
— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) May 28, 2022
Breitbart’s John Nolte perhaps summed up the situation as many Americans see it:
“If you’re a cop, you go in. If you aren’t sure you can go in, don’t be a cop. No shame in that. Many of us aren’t sure. But if you put on the badge, you go in.”
According to the New York Times, Uvalde cops reportedly participated in active-shooting training on their home turf as recently as two months ago, and the session guidelines purportedly emphasized that an “Officer’s first priority is to move in and confront the attacker.”
The Uvalde training session 2 months ago relied on guidelines that give explicit expectations for officers responding to an active shooter.
The training is clear: Time is of the essence. The “first priority is to move in and confront the attacker.”https://t.co/UV5I33bFhi
3/9 pic.twitter.com/7IuKw1lnMi
— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) May 28, 2022
Various social media users across the ideological spectrum reacted directly to Cornyn’s tweets in which the lawmaker seemed come across an apologist for apparent lackluster law enforcement in Uvalde on May 24:
Here is just a sampling:
You run towards danger or you run away. Clear what happened here. No excuses.
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) May 28, 2022
If anyone ever wonders why conservative voters despise GOP Inc. and “establishment” Republicans, look no further.
They exude weakness. No balls.
Call it what it is, Senator @JohnCornyn.
They were cowards. And so are you for defending them. https://t.co/pzLpW9yS5H
— Tom Sauer 🇺🇸 ⚓️ 💣 (@thomasbsauer) May 28, 2022
How many split seconds in the 40 minutes they dithered outside?
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) May 28, 2022
The parents were criticizing them in real time, not hindsight. It wasn’t split second, it was more than an hour.
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) May 28, 2022
If they had made a split-second decision to go in there with minimal body armor and backup because kids were being slaughtered, I don’t think anybody would be criticizing them.
The problem is they made literally thousands of split-second decisions to not do anything at all.
— Pé🌻 (@4everNeverTrump) May 28, 2022
No, let’s sort this out right freaking now. https://t.co/sVW8zR883d
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) May 28, 2022
When 21 people are dead because of incompetence, it is indeed time for finger pointing. Also maybe firing some people and holding others accountable.
JFC, man, listen to yourself.
— Ed Bott (@edbott) May 28, 2022
If you don’t want to be held to a higher standard, don’t seek out a position of authority.
— Ari Cohn (@AriCohn) May 28, 2022
One thing I learned at my first Army leadership course is you have to make a decision when you’re in charge. Be it right or wrong you have to make a decision. If it’s wrong, you adapt and continue to the objective. No decision guarantees failure.
— John The Balding Old Guy (@jpsomaha) May 28, 2022
We are first guessing and we are nailing it.
— Uncle Buck (@WaltHasNoCell) May 28, 2022
Shut up! They knew who he was, what he was capable of. To defend the asses who let this happen is despicable!
— IrishTea1 (@IrishTea1) May 28, 2022
It wasn’t a complex scenario. They knew a gunman was shooting and killing school children in a classroom. They chose to do nothing
— CleWest (@erjmanlasvegas) May 28, 2022
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