Parkland Deputy Who Abandoned The Students Finally Gets What He Deserves
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Deputy Scot Peterson failed to do his duty during the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Because he failed to act, seventeen people were killed. Now, after so many months, he is about to face the music.
America was horrified over the events in Parkland, Florida. Nikolas Cruz, 19, entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and killed seventeen people. Most of them were students. In the aftermath of this tragedy, shocking revelations emerged.
We discovered that many people were worried about Cruz, long before the shooting. He frequently talked about going on a killing spree. Students often said that he was the kind of person that would shoot up the school. Numerous tips were sent to the local police, but they were ignored. Even the FBI received at least two warnings from concerned citizens. They also did nothing.
Perhaps worst of all was what we learned about the actual event. As Cruz roamed the school, searching for victims, the local police stood down. Broward Sheriff Deputy Scot Peterson refused to enter the building to confront the shooter. As an officer of the law — one assigned to protect that school — he had a duty to put the lives of those students first. He failed that duty and many died.
Millions of Americans voiced their outrage. But it looked like Peterson would not face retribution. He resigned from his post, but he would not be charged with any crime. Where is the justice? What about all those families permanently scarred, thanks to Peterson’s neglect?
It looks like he’s not getting off scot-free. Andrew Pollack, one of many parents who lost children, is going after Peterson.
Andrew Pollack, the father of one of the 17 Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting victims, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against former Broward Sheriff Deputy Scot Peterson, gunman Nikolas Cruz and several others.
Peterson, who was the Parkland school’s resource officer at the time of the Feb.14 attack, has come under immense public criticism for failing to enter the building while the shooting was taking place…
The wrongful death lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages and a trial by jury. [Source: Sun Sentinel]
“I’m not interested in any money,” said Pollack, whose 18-year-old daughter Meadow was killed. “I just want to expose what a coward [Peterson] was and that he could’ve saved everybody on the third floor. I don’t want him to go anywhere in the country and not have people recognize what a coward he is.”
Andrew Pollack has been one of the most vocal members of the Broward community. Since the attack, he has been seeking justice over the death of his daughter. What has he gotten in return? Only abuse and hate from the mainstream media. His young daughter is gone, taken from this earth far too soon.
Liberals tend to neglect real victims and celebrate criminals. They seek to protect the rights of those who do wrong. But they’re all too happy to violate, offend, and destroy the lives of people in need. Pollack has been seeking justice for his daughter and has been given a cold shoulder by so many. Not anymore.
So much could have been done to prevent Nikolas Cruz from killing those people. Why isn’t the FBI under fire? How can the Broward County Sheriff’s Office not be held accountable? They knew Cruz was dangerous, but they did nothing.
Worse than that was Scot Peterson’s actions. He knew a shooting was going on in the school, but he was waiting around outside. Why? Why didn’t this officer intervene? He was armed and trained. The students and teachers inside were not. They were sitting ducks, unarmed and defenseless. Meanwhile, a police officer stood outside as they were killed.
According to Sheriff Scott Israel, Peterson, a 33-year law enforcement veteran, “never went in[to]” the building that was under attack, and instead took up a position outside which allowed him to view the western entrance of the building. Surveillance footage released after the shooting shows Peterson standing in that area for 20 minutes…
Pollack’s son, Hunter, tweeted earlier Monday that Meadow’s family “wants the world to know this is the guy that hid behind a concrete wall while kids and teachers were killed.” [Source: Fox News]
If you ask any decent American, they’ll say a lawsuit isn’t enough. This officer should have done more to protect those students, even if his life was at risk. That’s the high call of any officer who has sworn to protect their community. This officer failed to do so and many people died. Perhaps Pollack’s lawsuit will help bring a little bit of justice to this crime.