A school shooting in Wawald, Texas on Tuesday sparked debate over what could be done to prevent future tragedies, as witnesses said local police were slow to respond to the incident.
Law enforcement is faced with questions and criticism about the time it took police to quell the anger of an armed perpetrator who killed 19 children and two adults.
But a media expert weighed in on the news and thought of a strange reason: the risk was not worth it for the police to be “rewarded”.
Jason Whitlock, a former ESPN reporter who now works on the conservative edition of The Blaze, shared an opinion in response to a tweet from right-wing disinformation vendor Jack Posobieck asking why “armed Texans aren’t being chased “the attacker.
I do not follow the actions of the officers. But we defeated law enforcement to the point that there was less reward for heroism than adventure. When your culture makes George Floyd a hero, real heroes will stop. Cultural decay has consequences. https://t.co/1YvYt121qt
– Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) May 26, 2022
Whitlock said he does not protect the police, but said the United States has “demonized law enforcement to the point where there is less reward for heroism, for taking risks.”
“When your culture makes George Floyd a hero, real heroes stop. “There are consequences of cultural decay,” he added. FloydA black Minneapolis resident killed by Officer Derek Shawn during his arrest in 2020 has become a symbol in a national protest against police brutality against people of color.
Whitlock’s theory has inspired many Twitter users, many of whom are happy to point out the flaws of the subject.
The point is not that the cops themselves are afraid to shoot, but we, the people, don’t love them much so we want them to go and do the job that was paid to them.
This is a strange idea, sir. https://t.co/ArFuJzDDiM
– manImani Two-Kitchen Gandy⚓️ (@AngryBlackLady) May 26, 2022
No, “Wahhh, society doesn’t support us” is no reason to literally stand up and watch until a child is shot and killed by a gun.
If they think so, resign and let someone else take over. But you can’t fight – officially or not – and let the kids die. https://t.co/c2hK0Xg6Sd– AJ Delgado (@ AJDelgado13) May 26, 2022
Oh, sorry, haven’t we been sensitive to how they feel? Is this why they let our children die because they were hurt emotionally? And you stand by it because conservatives don’t care about the lives of others. You are sociopaths because you have no compassion for others. https://t.co/CDBVRCKlAa
-Cenkuygur (@cenkuygur) May 26, 2022
The fact that police officers are a sensitive enough institution that they don’t feel compelled to protect children who actively kill them (even if they have guns and training to do so) is an argument for erasing them. and not repealing them again. https://t.co/vUBdNpJktV
– Edward Ongveso Jr. (@bigblackjacobin) May 26, 2022
People didn’t want the police to commit murder on video and be tried in court for murder, so other police officers didn’t try to stop the school shooting.
This is the basic logic, there are no flaws. Enough post hoc, ergo propter hoc. https://t.co/VjXGrXgsWQ
– Mason Pelt (@masonpelt) May 26, 2022
Let’s see: it is completely wrong to say that poverty or other poverty, or the experience of racism, is a kind of reason to commit a crime. But … bad PR is a reason for police negligence.
Did I get it right? https://t.co/x30asjOtLF
– Katie Young (@ CathyYoung63) May 26, 2022
Brain degeneration also has consequences, I suppose.
“True heroes” don’t hesitate to parents who want to help their children when the police are standing by and watching them kill.
If the police can’t do their job, they shouldn’t. It’s that simple. https://t.co/GXBhAzQZpy
– Britney Daniel (@BritniDWrites) May 26, 2022
Source: Huffpost
