Examining the Looming Punishment of Broward County’s Scot Peterson

By Tactical Life

More than a year after the horrific Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, former Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy Scot Peterson is facing multiple charges. The state of Florida charged Peterson with child neglect, culpable negligence and even perjury.

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The school resource officer retired shortly after the shooting. However, Sheriff Gregory Tony fired Peterson recently, a move that could take away Peterson’s retirement pay. More pressing, Peterson faces charges that mirror national sentiment that the officer neglected his duties. President Donald Trump called Peterson a coward in the immediate aftermath. In the recent arrest warrant affidavit, it claims “the gunman fired approximately 75 times after Peterson arrived,” according to cnn.com.

“Peterson failed in his duty to protect lives that day, standing behind a cement pillar for 48 minutes while students and teachers were slaughtered,” said Ryan Petty, Alaina Petty’s father, according to cnn.com. “After a year of in-depth investigation, I am pleased that the (state authorities) have brought formal charges against former deputy Scot Peterson.”

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Source:: Tactical Life