Broward sheriff Scott Israel refuses to resign, touts 'amazing leadership' in interview with Tapper

[RugersGR8]

http://touch.sun-sentinel.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-96020795/
Broward sheriff Scott Israel refuses to resign, touts 'amazing leadership' in interview with CNN's Jake Tapper
David Fleshler
9:25 am, February 25, 2018

 

[gerhard1]

Quick; gimmee your hat; I gotta

 

[mightymouse]

Amazingly inept leadership!

 

[TerryMiller]

He could be facing ouster, like it or not. According to this story, Florida has a law where they can suspend such people, and an investigation towards that end has been requested.

"Scott does have the power to remove Israel due to the state’s Statute 112.52, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported. He said the Florida Department of Law Enforcement would launch an investigation, adding, “There must be an independent investigation and that is why I asked the FDLE Commissioner to immediately start this process.”"

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel Facing Calls for His Ouster After Florida School Shooting

I also wonder if there would be a way for parents of victims killed to be able to sue for some reason?

 

[gerhard1]

He could be facing ouster, like it or not. According to this story, Florida has a law where they can suspend such people, and an investigation towards that end has been requested.

"Scott does have the power to remove Israel due to the state’s Statute 112.52, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported. He said the Florida Department of Law Enforcement would launch an investigation, adding, “There must be an independent investigation and that is why I asked the FDLE Commissioner to immediately start this process.”"

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel Facing Calls for His Ouster After Florida School Shooting

I also wonder if there would be a way for parents of victims killed to be able to sue for some reason?

I'd tend to doubt it. Police have no duty to individuals in most cases and this is one of the 'most'.

 

[John6185]

Why should he resign? The cop that was on site was armed and had the proper training-besides, no one really know how a person will react when "under fire" until that particular moment. Military members under fire have been known to tuck tail and run leaving the rest to fight even though they passed all the training methods. The Chief wasn't on site, I don't know if he assigned the coward cop to the school or if he came from a "pool" of volunteers. Regardless, the Chief did nothing wrong in my estimation other than holding his position. None of us know the entire story other than some crowds what his head on a platter. We have had some government leaders do worse and they remained in office only the victims weren't children-they were active duty.

 

[druryj]

As I mentioned somewhere earlier regarding the deputy not going in to stop the shooter during the shooting, I’d like to see the plan that I can only hope was in place. The adequacy and detail in the reaction plan would go a long way in determining the level and quality of leadership, amazing or not so much, that the sheriff provided.


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[RugersGR8]

Listen to this 3rd hour of Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk. At about 36:30, he and the caller talk about armed teachers and at about 42:45 Gresham says that medical people were kept out of the Stoneman Douglas High School. Haven't found anything yet to back this up on the internet.

http://guntalk.libsyn.com/offering-...inesses-being-harassed-gun-talk-radio-22518-c

 

[Okie4570]

Listen to this 3rd hour of Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk. At about 36:30, he and the caller talk about armed teachers and at about 42:45 Gresham says that medical people were kept out of the Stoneman Douglas High School. Haven't found anything yet to back this up on the internet.

http://guntalk.libsyn.com/offering-...inesses-being-harassed-gun-talk-radio-22518-c

That's not protocol anywhere that I know of around here. Medics follow LE inside.

 

[Dave70968]

Why should he resign? The cop that was on site was armed and had the proper training-besides, no one really know how a person will react when "under fire" until that particular moment. Military members under fire have been known to tuck tail and run leaving the rest to fight even though they passed all the training methods. The Chief wasn't on site, I don't know if he assigned the coward cop to the school or if he came from a "pool" of volunteers. Regardless, the Chief did nothing wrong in my estimation other than holding his position. None of us know the entire story other than some crowds what his head on a platter. We have had some government leaders do worse and they remained in office only the victims weren't children-they were active duty.

Leadership failure.

You mention the military: a skipper can be off-shift, in his stateroom, with somebody else on-duty and nominally responsible at the time, but if the boat runs aground, it's the captain's ass in a sling. Or--to pick another totally hypothetical example--if there's a collision with another boat.