Sheriff Deputy’s Interview Only Reinforces His Mistakes

By John Dempsey

Policing is a tough job, without a doubt. Officers are often in a position where they get to help people in tough times. Sometimes officers make headlines for being heroes, but often they don’t get acknowledged. The hardest thing a law enforcement official will need to do in their career is taking a life, but the most satisfactory thing is being able to save one.

Scot Peterson, the Broward County deputy on duty the day of the Parkland massacre, did neither that day. Law enforcement can be unforgiving. An officer can have a distinguished career, and then lose all of his or her accomplishments in a matter of minutes.

This week, Peterson sat down with NBC’s Savannah Guthrie for a one-on-one interview for the first time. They talked about the fateful 2018 Valentine’s Day shooting.

Guthrie asked Peterson why he didn’t enter the school to confront the shooter, and Peterson said he was trained to contain the area.

He’s either wrong or not telling the truth.

His answer would have been correct if this was before Columbine. The officers …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms