Your statement about, if you can’t handle getting shot at to save kids you should find another job, was pure truth.

The live scenario of being one of those parents who were cuffed by the police while a shooter is shooting kids in their school is literally one of the worst real life nightmares that can happen.

In Greenwood, Indiana a 22 year old man with a glock 9mm took action and fired on an active shooter hitting him 8 of 10 rounds from 40 yards away.  He was untrained but knew what to do and took action saving many many lives....  80% hit rate in an active combat situation with adrenaline pumping.  Untrained....  God Bless Him.

The mother who saved her kids probably didn't have any tactical or military training, yet she acted better than most of those who were supposed to be professionals

Mad props to the mother who went in and got her kids.

The video was just released. The amount of law enforcement just hanging out in that hallway was unbelieveable!

This wasn’t a tactical mistake. It was cowardice and incompetence. They didn’t go in and make an accident. They refused not to go in at all. Not a tactical failing, a moral one.

If they try to detain you while you are attempting to rescue your children, THEY are the enemy.

“A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week” — George Patton

We had a shooter at my son's high school.  Three off duty cops in the civilian gear with just their side arms ran into the high school to neutralize the shooter.  No hesitation and they did not have to wait for orders.  They were from different departments.  LAPD, LASD, and Inglewood yet they knew what their jobs where which is to stop the shooter and save the kids.  Likewise when we had the North Hollywood here in LA, LAPD was outgunned and the assailants armor prevented the officers weapons from harming the suspects.  But the took on the two bank robbers anyway and had to resort to going to a gun store to obtain high caliber rifles that could go through the robbers body armor.  Because LAPD were so aggressive no lives were lost.  My friends in LE are so furious that these cops stood around and did nothing.

Another thing that’s also disturbing is one student who survived in the classroom with the gunman. Said the cops outside in the hallway were telling the kids to yell for help. And one little girl yelled for help and the psycho shot her. That’s just insane that an officer would think that’s a smart move.

I’m an armed, uniformed security officer at a private school. I get nothing but “thank you for being here” from parents, and many new students come to the school because of the added security — armed security, locked gates and cameras. That said, everyone I’ve come in contact with are 100% about keeping their children safe and could care less what it looks like.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard Jocko let out so many heavy, long, drawn-out sighs in one episode before.

I graduated in 2012, and we had a school officer. We called her Fergie, she was armed, and she loved the kids at school. As a theatre kid, she’d improve with us and pretend to draw her gun, she never did, and we knew she just loved us. Sandy Hook happened after I graduated, and I knew in my heart, Fergie would have faced that bastard down. School officers don’t have to be scary, they can actually make you love them. Thanks for your service, Fergie.

It's insane how in college we have ID cards to scan to get into buildings, we have campus police, we have bluelights, we have so many layers and so many protocols to keep us safe...
We're grown adults.

Why aren't our children worth the effort?

I don't know if I have ever seen Jocko so worked up and agitated on a podcast before, and you can tell he is holding it back too.....and the anger is 100% justified.  
As someone that lives about an hour away, I get more and more upset with every new piece of info I learn about this cluster-fuck of a tragedy.

Jocko's rant about the chief "forgetting" his radio is 100% spot on.  If you've spent 5 minutes in public safety, you feel naked without a radio. You are literally attached at the hip to your radio, it stays on your belt always. I've even accidentally taken my radio home at the end of my shift.  I am wondering why his radio wasn't on his belt already, before the incident even began. In fact, most incident commanders I've seen have two or three radios. You have a mic that lets you operate hands free, so you can keep two hands on the gun or whatever else you're working on. You only need one hand briefly when you need to key your mic.

The woman that jumped the fence to go and get her kids knowing she could die in the attempt has so much courage, her kids are going to be so proud of her I'm sure the community praises her as a hero as well. I'm sorry for all parents that lost their children and that were pepper sprayed or tazed so themselves couldn't do the job of saving their child's life. The suffuring has been made so much worst because of that botched response.

01:15:49 This is a perfect example of why I hold so much respect for Jocko as a human being and a leader. Mid-sentence, when he realizes he is characterizing a position he may be personally opposed to in an uncharitable mocking voice,  he pauses, corrects himself, and states the position objectively and with respect. This mindset and style of communication enables problems to be solved. If only our elected officials, political talk show hosts, and others in positions of influence could model this to Americans more broadly. Thank you Jocko for using your platform honorably!

Of all states, I didn't think Texas would have cowards as cops.