TX - Uvalde; Robb Elementary, 19 children and 3 adults killed, shooter dead, 24 MAY 2022 #3

[Shamrock1]

It’s helpful to remember that, contrary to the “protect and serve” motto, police do not have a duty to protect. If you’re being assaulted in front of a police station, police have no duty to assist.

Justices Rule Police Do Not Have a Constitutional Duty to Protect Someone (Published 2005)

Supreme Court rules that police do not have constitutional duty to protect person from harm, even woman who obtained court-issued protective order against violent husband which made arrest mandatory for violation; decision overturns ruling by federal appeals court in Colorado; it had permitted...

www.nytimes.com

 

[steeltowngirl]

It’s helpful to remember that, contrary to the “protect and serve” motto, police do not have a duty to protect. If you’re being assaulted in front of a police station, police have no duty to assist.

Justices Rule Police Do Not Have a Constitutional Duty to Protect Someone (Published 2005)

Supreme Court rules that police do not have constitutional duty to protect person from harm, even woman who obtained court-issued protective order against violent husband which made arrest mandatory for violation; decision overturns ruling by federal appeals court in Colorado; it had permitted...

www.nytimes.com

True. Perhaps a new branch of the military should be formed to provide school protection.

jmo

 

[Cryptic]

Families of Uvalde victims announce $500 million lawsuit against police

The families of the Uvalde school shooting victims have filed a lawsuit against nearly 100 Texas state police officers over their response to the shooting. The $500 million federal lawsuit comes nearly two years after the shooting that killed two teachers and 19 students.

www.nbcnews.com

Looks like families want 5 million dollars from each police officer who responded in any capacity (92 officers).

 

[Cryptic]

The companies – Meta, Activision and Daniel Defense – all contributed to the behavior of the shooter Salvador Ramos in one way or another, the suits allege.

Daniels Defense has an iron clad defense in the Lawful Commerce Act which essentially prohibits gun manufacturers for being responsible for crimes permitted by gun buyers. Previous pay outs were from insurance companies. Daniels Defense, however, seems to be indicating that they are going to relay on the Lawful Commerce Act.

As for the Call of Duty and social media companies, I doubt that this is their "first rode" regarding claims that the games or social media caused criminal acts.

I deeply suspect that they are used to paying out fractions of pennies to the dollar regarding settling these types of claims. That leaves the police officers....

 

[sds71]

Families of survivors of the Uvalde school shooting are suing FedEx and United Parcel Service (UPS) for shipping a gun and a device used by the gunman on May 24, 2022, claiming the companies violated safety standards and caused trauma.

The lawsuit claims the shipping services “abrogated various federal and state laws designed to protect school children from mass shooters” by transporting an AR-15-style rifle and Hellfire trigger, according to TPR and the Texas Tribune.

In a statement, UPS said, "Our hearts go out to the Uvalde victims and their families. Shipping firearms and components is highly regulated; UPS complies, and requires its customers to comply, with all applicable federal laws. The lawsuit has no merit and we will defend accordingly."

According to the lawsuit, the gunman was not 18 when he bought the weapon and Hell Fire trigger online. It claimed that FedEx shipped the AR-15 and then Oasis Firearms illegally transferred the gun to the shooter even though he was 17 at the time of the purchase

Uvalde shooting survivors’ families sue UPS, FedEx for shipping weapon used by gunman in school massacre

The lawsuit claims the companies shipped an enhanced trigger system that allowed the gunman to convert a firearm into a fully automatic or semi-automatic weapon.

www.texastribune.org

Families of Uvalde shooting survivors sue UPS, FedEx for shipping rifle, trigger system used by gunman

Families of survivors of the Uvalde school shooting are suing FedEx and United Parcel Service (UPS) for shipping a gun and a device used by the gunman on May 24, 2022.

www.ksat.com

 

[sds71]

A grand jury investigating the flawed police response to a shooting at an elementary school that killed 19 children and two teachers has issued indictments against two people who were law enforcement officers at the time of the May 2022 shooting, two officials with knowledge of the outcome said.

The officers were not yet in custody but plans were underway Thursday afternoon for their surrender. The indictments remain under seal until they are taken into custody, and their names are not yet public.

The officers face charges of injury to a child by omission, according to two officials with knowledge of the developments.

Additionally, a visiting Uvalde County district judge confirmed to the American-Statesman on Thursday that he had set bonds for two people in cases in which the original judge recused herself. He declined to comment further because of the pending matter.

Uvalde grand jury indicts officers tied to botched shooting police response

A grand jury investigating the flawed police response to the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School has issued indictments against two officers.

www.statesman.com

 

[Cool Cats]

A grand jury investigating the flawed police response to a shooting at an elementary school that killed 19 children and two teachers has issued indictments against two people who were law enforcement officers at the time of the May 2022 shooting, two officials with knowledge of the outcome said.

The officers were not yet in custody but plans were underway Thursday afternoon for their surrender. The indictments remain under seal until they are taken into custody, and their names are not yet public.

The officers face charges of injury to a child by omission, according to two officials with knowledge of the developments.

Additionally, a visiting Uvalde County district judge confirmed to the American-Statesman on Thursday that he had set bonds for two people in cases in which the original judge recused herself. He declined to comment further because of the pending matter.

Uvalde grand jury indicts officers tied to botched shooting police response

A grand jury investigating the flawed police response to the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School has issued indictments against two officers.

www.statesman.com

What does this mean?

The officers face charges of injury to a child by omission

 

[Lilibet]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/27/us/uvalde-grand-jury-indictments-police-chief-officer/index.html

Former Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo and former school police officer Adrian Gonzales were named in the indictments, which represent the first criminal charges filed in the school massacre.
<snip>
Arredondo and Gonzales face felony charges of abandoning and endangering a child, Uvalde District Attorney Christina Mitchell told the Uvalde Leader-News.
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What does this mean?

The officers face charges of injury to a child by omission

I assume it’s referring to the length of time LE stood around while children died.

The Washington Post has a more detailed account. Here’s a gift link for non-subscribers:

https://wapo.st/3VLhLFn

 

[Dotta]

"Uvalde police ​

indicted over role in slow response ​

to 2022 school massacre.​

Pete Arredondo and Adrian Gonzales
first officers to face charges
in one of deadliest US school shootings.

The indictments will officially be kept under seal until the men are in custody,
and both are expected to turn themselves in by Friday.

Arredondo lost his job three months after the shooting.

Several officers involved were eventually fired,
and separate investigations by the US Department of Justice and state lawmakers faulted law enforcement with botching their response to the massacre.

Body-camera footage, investigations by journalists and damning government reports
have laid bare how over the course of more than an hour,
a mass of officers went in and out of the school with weapons drawn but did not go inside the classroom where the shooting was taking place.

The hundreds of officers at the scene included
state police,
Uvalde police,
school officers and
US Border Patrol agents.

In their July 2022 report,
Texas lawmakers
faulted law enforcement at every level with failing
'to prioritize saving innocent lives over their own safety'.

Robb elementary school is now permanently closed.

The city broke ground on a new school in October last year."

Uvalde police indicted over role in slow response to 2022 school massacre

Pete Arredondo and Adrian Gonzales first officers to face charges in one of deadliest US school shootings, reports say

www.theguardian.com

"Uvalde school police chief Pedro Arredondo and another officer are charged ​

with child endangerment ​

over school massacre ​

that saw shooter Salvador Ramos kill 21."​

Uvalde school police chief charged with child endangerment

Former chief Pedro 'Pete' Arredondo and Adrian Gonzales have been indicted on charges of child endangerment after 19 kids and two teachers died in the shooting.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[sunspun]

What does this mean?

The officers face charges of injury to a child by omission

What is Injury to a Child by Omission in Texas?​

Injury to a child by omission means that the charged person allegedly owed a duty to the child to protect the child from injury or at least to get the child medical help if the child was injured. It does not mean that the charged person actually inflicted the injury on the child.
(2011)

https://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/what-does-the-charge-injury-to-a-child-by-omission-421552.html

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1806561998177546504

 

[sds71]

MUGSHOT RELEASED: Former Uvalde School District Police Chief Pedro "Pete" Arredondo and a former officer are facing indictment on charges of abandoning and endangering a child in the aftermath of the 2022 Uvalde School Tragedy.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1806653745285013568