twk said:
fullback44 said:
Where is the overly aggressive trigger happy cop when you need him.. how would the event not be immediately stopped / haulted if the cops knew there was a shooter with a rifle? Doesn't seem to add up
Its a Uvalde scenario.
I think the Uvalde comparisons are a little much.
Presumably cop's head got to the top of the ladder and he saw a guy with a rifle turn and point it toward him. At this point he's got three options.
1) Finish climbing the ladder onto the roof, unholster his weapon and engage the shooter in an AR-15 vs. Glock gun battle. 99% chance he dies, most likely before he gets onto the roof in the first place. True, he would have died a hero and the shooter probably gets lit up by snipers before shooting at Trump, but unlike SS, the cop didn't sign up to sacrifice his life for the protectee.
2) I guess he could hang off the ladder with one hand and blindly fire his handgun in the direction of the shooter. That kind of crap only works in movies, could hit someone else, and may well still get him killed.
3) Do what he did, drop and (presumably) radio for help.
The major question I have, other than the obvious one about failure to secure the perimeter, is why communication between the local yokels and the Secret Service was so poor. Trump should have been off the stage within seconds of even a rumor about a guy with a rifle on a roof.
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