After Uvalde: Guns, Grief & Texas Politics (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

[@victorfesaitu7832]

100s of fully armed officers...what a f****n embarrassment!

[@prajwas2004]

Armor piercing bullets, the cops ain't related to you. Would you die for a stranger' child? I think you know the answer. You want effective cops then atleast conduct bg check. Slow down the process where an 18 year can get a gun atleast slower than he can get a beer.

[@christopherg2218]

@@prajwas2004 cops have access to armor which can stop .308 AP rounds, much more powerful than this shooter was firing. Stop making excuses for cowards refusing to do their job and flouting their training. Check out the ALERRT report about the incident. Even other law enforcement officers said the response was terrible.

[@prajwas2004]

@Christopher G their armor, is designed primarily for handguns. Not for ar15s. Why don't you wear the police armor and try it out on yourself. Let's find out how not cowardly you are.

[@christopherg2218]

@@prajwas2004 you can literally see hard armor in the videos which is designed to stop rifle rounds. I'm a firearms instructor and own similar armor myself. But none of this really matters. I'm not the expert - here's what the experts at Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training wrote on pg 15 of their report: "ALERRT teaches that first responders’ main priority in an active shooter situation is to first Stop the Killing and then Stop the Dying (ALERRT & FBI, 2020, pp. 2-9, 2-15 to 2-16). Inherent in both stopping the killing and dying is the priority of life scale (ALERRT & FBI, 2020, pp. 2-6 & 2-34). At the top of this scale, the first priority is to preserve the lives of victims/potential victims. Second, is the safety of the officers, and last is the suspect. This ordering means that we expect officers to assume risk to save innocent lives. Responding to an active shooter is a dangerous task (Blair & Duron, 2022). There is a chance that officers will be shot, injured, or even killed while responding. This is something that every officer should be acutely aware of when they become a law enforcement officer."

[@prajwas2004]

@Christopher G i get your point on the training. but what percentage of cops you think would put themselves in harms way? We know that most of them sign up for benefits. It's a job. I think we are overburdening cops with responsibilities. This is not a cop problem. An 18 year old was allowed to purchase a boatload of bullets and rifles with no training of any sort. If it was illegally obtained, it would not be this depressing. The depressing part is teenagers can still access the guns on the notion that. 18 is Good enough for the military, good enough for a gun. Wrong. There is discipline n training in the military. Prevention is always better than cure.

[@aidenpoketrainer9280]

That little girl is braver then that entire police department. Having the heart and soul to step up and tell these cowards how she feels... at 10 years old. Shes won my.heart.

[@randomasmr5238]

She should be a first responder. No need to be disrespectful to elders

[@wifeymommy4242]

They complained about not having the Right equipment like growing a fu*king pair.. or putting their life on the line to save 100s of children and teachers and staff. Teachers and staff need to be allowed to have a carry license and to have a safe in the class so the teachers can protect our children from mass shooters because out of all those officers only a couple stood up for these children and teachers and staff.

[@Sherpflwr047]

@@Conservatism​​⁠if your child had to experience a school shooting I think you’d wanna be an activist too if it meant your child can go to school without having military grade guns mowing down her 10 year old peers. 😊

[@7bootzy]

@@Conservatism If you think the parents are the true activists, wait until you meet all those kids as adults. An entire generation growing up cowering in classrooms in the dark, terrified of unimaginable, faceless boogeymen wielding great big guns while society sat and didn't nothing. These kids are pissed, and I can't wait for you to see them as adults.

[@confusedDruid]

​​@@randomasmr5238 elders that signed up to die protecting others but protected themselves first against their training to go in immediately and neutralize the threat.....

[@greenbeagle13]

Thank you PBS - this needs to NOT be forgotten....

[@gordsruby5963]

Yes... citizens and youtube viewers need to never forget again!!

[@WeatherWeasel66]

But it will be forgotten...And repeated....and apparently there is no amount of senseless deaths that seem to be able to change this.

[@Clayton.Bigsby.360]

In the name of safety and necessity has been used by butchers to remove freedoms from people for almost 200 years, it is the alibi of tyrants and the creed of slaves!!

[@bthemedia]

End “gun free zones” (aka designated mass murder zones) and we can put an end to this nonsense quickly!

[@alifeunfinished5013]

Yep. I’m keeping my guns.

[@KEG1998]

15:54 the fact that the police where more concerned about the gunman injuring one of them just goes to show they weren't thinking about those poor children, even them just waiting 77 minutes before intervening is absolutely appalling. So many more lives could have been saved 💔💔

[@Folker46590]

What pisses me off is that the debate on what to do has been hijacked by the anti-gun lobby. The shooter was an abused child, left in an abusive environment by Child Services, and was known to have emotional problems yet nothing was done to save him. No one has been fired or laws changed to protect abused children. The principal of the school should be held accountable for the unlocked security doors. The officers who waited outside even as they could hear children being shot should have all been fired, as well as their onsite commanders. Yet nearly all these cowards are still on the force. Yet what does the press want to talk about? Let's take guns from law abiding citizens.

[@donniekraus1273]

Just commented the same comment essentially Because it’s so easy to see the fear in their eyes.They absolutely will protect each other and dismiss the victim. All Bootlickers need to see this doc.🇺🇸

[@TheWitchDoctor1984]

if you are a police officer but care more of yourself then kids then you dont deserve to serve they are pathetic for not saving those poor kids or at least doing more also im aware this sounds wrong im just pissed that i and other kids have to live in fear of school shootings along with some being killed and having to have lock down drills while other countries which are worse off in the first world countries dont deal with this bull

[@quintinfink12]

Cowards.

[@alwayslive7460]

YOU DO N O T KNOW THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE CASE. JUST BECAUSE A POLICE OFFICER COMMENTS ABOUT OFFICER SAFETY DOES N O T MEAN COWARDICE NOR PLACING THEMSELVES ABOVE THE INNOCENTS. IT IS ALWAYS EASY TO TO BE AN ARMCHAIR REFEREE WITH ALL THE R I G H T ANSWERS.

[@yellowlynx]

It is so gut wrenching to hear a 10yo girl talking, becoming the voice of her many friends who died.

[@TheAshleywiggins]

This is where we find out the people in our society hold money in higher regard than children.

[@LHeth]

Exactly. The constitution says the right to bear arms but it also says the right to LIFE, liberty, and the pursuit of HAPPINESS. Our children didn’t get their god given right to live, so why should we afford for republicans the “constitution-given” right to bear arms.

[@TheAshleywiggins]

@@LHeth it's not about "rights" ,only money. If children had lobbyists like NRA/gun manufacturers, the world wouldn't be as it is.

[@LHeth]

@@TheAshleywiggins ur right we need lobbyists for children, but guns r a commodity which pays for its own lobbyists. Ig we need someone big behind the movement cuz all we have right now is our voice

[@wmurch3]

facts

[@FatherSonSpirit1]

@@LHeth which is INCREDIBLY powerful, but what is sad is: regular citizens have been brainwashed by the rich, that money is more valuable than children. We have become just like them for not collectively voicing our opinions and boycotting, demanding from our politicians. Republicans and democrats are both the problem. They rather argue about where the money is spent than resources for our children. It’s evil on both sides,

[@spaceminivanwanter]

So the teachers aren’t trusted to pick books for the kids, but people want the teachers to have guns in class?

[@nfmosphotos4624]

also could we imagine how many accidental shootings or discharges would occur? I remember my kindergarten teacher fondly, a kind older women who was amazing. But do we expect they are going to stop a killer with a ar15 when our cops cant even? Its madness

[@imnotsmartbutimdumb]

Why accidental shootings ever happen? Does your cafeteria use knives? Do you ever have accidental stabbings? Guns don’t just get up and shoot themself, just like nobody ever accidentally stabs someone. And yes I’d prefer some teacher have a chance to fire back rather than just letting someone murder them while the cops wait outside. You make it sound like they might fail, okay, sure. I’d still prefer they have a chance.

[@imnotsmartbutimdumb]

Why would***

[@nfmosphotos4624]

@@imnotsmartbutimdumb What a dumb analogy that you guy always use. I know you guys have a fetish for guns and value them over humans, but its not an accident that guns kill more kids between 0-18 than anything else in this country. Instead of arming kindergarten teachers, why dont we try preventing unsuitable people from getting them first? You guys will blame everything else and propose anything else except for the guns themselves, and thats why you guys arent serious about solutions, and many of you dont even think mass shootings are a problem. You wont even sacrifice or compromise one iota to save lives and thats pretty insane.

[@noneya7297]

@@imnotsmartbutimdumbeally? Then why do states that have lax gun laws have higher murder rates, because I lived in Florida & the murder rate there are higher then California & New York combined smart guy? The top 5 states that have the highest murder rates are red. 🤣

[@madamsloth]

The whole police department needs to be thrown out. If you can't do the job OR cover for cowards, you don't deserve to wear the badge in ANY state

[@garzaof6]

Also, all the other “bad ass”agencies that were there like the Texas Rangers. NO AGENCY PRESENT DID THWOR JOB!

[@johnnygonzales564]

Yes

[@arktos298]

ask joe.... or Darrell Scott's Testimony on the Columbine Shooting. A statement offered to a congressional subcommittee.

[@nfmosphotos4624]

If you have kids and a husband at home, would you run in with a handgun against a mentally ill person with an AR15 that can easily pierce your bulletproof vest and blast a whole in your body so large that no amount of medical attention can save you? Would you risk your life for someone elses kids and risk leaving behind your own? These arent Navy SEALS working in a town like Uvalde with 15,000 people. Instead of expecting them to be heroes, why dont the voters protect their kids more than guns?

[@WintersNstuff]

They should be able to use their service weapons one last time though

[@NG-cf7zh]

Without bringing these coward police to justice this will never be over.

[@WeatherWeasel66]

Don't worry. it will never be over. even if you bring those cowardly police officers to justice, It will never be over,

[@ianhomerpura8937]

abolish all police unions

[@virgilhilts3924]

Let's see YOU run into point-blank rifle fire from a barricaded nut-job...

[@khawmtiti4460]

No, it will not... at the very least these so called professional law enforcement need to be discipline

[@virgilhilts3924]

@@khawmtiti4460 Let's see YOU run into point-blank rifle fire from a barricaded nut-job...

[@vuvuvu6291]

Tired mostly middle aged people with minimum wage that not only have to deal with a thousand of high hormone fueled kids, stressful academic pressures, and non academic needs.. Now they have to attend basic training for Gun Fu mastery because now it's also their job to take on school security measures. Yeah, that'll do. Sounds like a terrific solution!

[@anonymousanonymity2815]

Nobody wants to require teachers to get gun training, they're saying that if they want to then they should be allowed to.

[@vuvuvu6291]

@@anonymousanonymity2815 If the people opt for gun carry, then it's an obligation for every person involved to go through required training. For the safety of themselves and people around them.

[@anonymousanonymity2815]

@@vuvuvu6291 yeah, no fucking shit. But the idea that you're clearly pushing that armed teachers are goin to be soely responsible for school security is fucking stupid.

[@vuvuvu6291]

@@anonymousanonymity2815 If the teachers are trained and carrying, why should the school needs to allocate budget for another security team?

[@stardustmeatbag]

...that they will also be paying out of pocket for 😒

[@cheekymoses]

Let me understand, trained police officers are scared for their lives and refuse to engage an individual with an AR, but these weapons are available to the public?

[@K162KingPin]

You realize the reason the are available to the public, the reason for the 2nd amendment was not to protect hunting rights. It was specifically implemented to ensure that the citizens could always protect themselves from an oppressive government. It was literally put in the constitution to prevent our own government using the military to subdue its own people. If you don't understand why that was important grab a history book and look up "revolutionary war". If police were not afraid of these weapons, then these weapons would not be doing their job. It is obviously sad any time a criminal uses a legal item for an illegal purpose, that is no excuse to even try and prevent the 340 MILLION law abiding citizens from protecting themselves.

[@dogearflopper7011]

@Doran Krota'n A great weapon to kill cops with, apparently. Wtf

[@alifeunfinished5013]

No!that’s an inept police department….. their training is lacking and sup-par at best. It’s truly pitiful. Not many departments work that way anymore.

[@pilotincommand85]

Yes

[@cwolf8841]

There is no functional difference among various semi-auto rifles. The AR style rifles are popular because the stocks allow for accessories. Almost all rifle rounds will penetrate body armor. Body armor comes in different ratings…. Higher caliber rated armor is more expensive and heavier. Realizing body armor only protects the chest/torso.😮

[@NanoRodriguez-g7u]

The biggest hero is the mom she went in for her kids ❤

[@lorilay9869]

Absolutely. She ran into the school with no gun, no protection, nothing. That's a mother. She should have received a combat medal of valor.

[@upofloveyah8727]

Sorry. That story is Not True at all. She might have gotten handcuffed then released, but she did not save Nobody. She's the definition of a False Hero. What you see on videos is what you get. The teachers were the heroines and it wasn't pretty. Shalom.

[@MTknitter22]

@@upofloveyah8727 no!! That young woman ran in there when fool police let her go. She went in, rescued her son and another boy. Get your facts straight!

[@upofloveyah8727]

@@MTknitter22 There is Clear video of her on the opposite side of the campus with all the other kids, teachers & parents. It's shameful, embarrassing & wrong for her to try and sue her own hurting community.

[@virgilhilts3924]

@@lorilay9869 Except for the fact that your assertion is a LIE

[@jcook003]

I’m so sad that I have to be thankful for this documentary. Thank you Maria and the Gonzales family.

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

Except there's a lot of mistruths and politicization going on in this "documentary" and it fails to even discuss the real problems and solutions to them (which isn't guns or Gun Control Laws against law abiding citizens). The AR-15 quite literally evolved (in part at least) out of varmint rifles like the ".220 swift" and other small caliber .22 rifle cartridges. This documentary states that the rifle was developed for killing (nonsense). The rifle is not as effective at killing as other larger caliber chambered rifles like the .308/ 7.62mm rifle cartridges (AK-47, .308/ 7.62x51/54mm etc. etc.). This rifle was actually developed to be lighter, smaller, and make it so that people (or troops) could carry more lighter smaller ammunition/ not be as bogged down by weight/ thus making them more effective. An attribute of the Armalite Platform was that it was more likely to wound than kill (compared to previous.308 caliber military [style] rifles like the M14 or M1 Garand). And what that does, it to potentially take other soldiers out of the fight to assist their wounded bretheren. Historically in wars Western Nations have such a motivation, capability, and morality to do so when possible (due to our advanced medical and scientific technology -- the ability to call in helicopters to a battlefield to medivac out wounded troops). If this is an effective firearms strategy it is of minimal if not almost non-existent benefit; And maybe in fact a detriment, -as other nations adopted the AK-47/ 7.62x39mm rifle and it is more deadly with almost as small a round in size and weight/ with a much larger and heavier bullet.

[@bthemedia]

@@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO correct… the state-funded Propaganda networks (PBS, NPR) continue to push disarming the American people in direct violation of the US Constitution and underlying principle of human rights - including the Right to Life and defense of one’s life.

[@hostilepancakes]

@@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO The political party that preaches about guns not being the problem, is the very same party that turns around and votes to strip funding from the mental healthcare system, in the name of “a balanced budget.”

[@Amorphous_Sand]

@@Sovereign_Citizen_LEOOkay I'm all for defending the second amendment, but let's be honest here. The AR-15 is a powerful rifle, it is meant to be the go-to to fight a potentially tyrannical government or for self defense of the dire variety. With that being said, a ban on any weapon system that is available today would be foolish in my opinion. But let's not understate the purpose of these rifles. They are meant to make all men stand tall.

[@diannelennon4203]

That little Kaitlyn 😔😪...Stay strong and brave, Baby....you've made me a stronger person getting to know you through your activision and dedication. Much love, sweet baby girl❤

[@L_Lawlieeettttt]

"I saw my daughter drapped in white sheet...cold and alone.." made me cry

[@daveerk6573]

We keep our money safe( alarms, cameras, armed guards, bullet proof glass, silent alarms) but not our children.

[@mikecynic5167]

Yeah, let's just build more prisons.

[@foghornleg90]

Doesn't solve anything... mental health awareness, and TRAINING EXISTING STAFF will do far more than having the kids in a prison like environment.

[@Tavat]

Let’s build armored fortresses around every Wal-Mart, school, night club, church, etc. Lets all walk around in armor and camo. Let’s all carry weapons just in case some psycho attacks us. Sounds like a wonderful society to live in.

[@markymark2820]

lmao we are waaaaay fucking far past the point of "just in case"

[@MTknitter22]

And we Texans allowed a total police coverup with no resignations of cowardly cops. Only resignations and retirements eventually happened was due to a much maligned small (!) group of Uvalde patriots who fought a corrupt City Council, School District Administrator, idiot woman Principal and incompetent police chief for real accountability. Much of the town fought harder for the jobs of the incompetent than they did for murdered children. This was and remains a huge embarrassment for Texas.

[@shd_khan]

If armed police were too scared to take on an AR why would a teacher or security guard with minimal gun training?

[@johnzimpelman9018]

We all can't "buy" into the Texas Republicans saying more guns are the solution. It only contributes to the ongoing "culture" that they have embraced!

[@SanchoSanto]

It's the dumbest excuse I've heard. Can you imagine what would happen... now two ARs firing in a class full of kids. Ridiculous!

[@fatcat5817]

They do go on and on about how they would give their lives for us. 🙄 Why not let them put thier money where there mouth is? Also the parents were ready to go in but were arrested by the cops. 🤷 It would make them look bad! They are blue line heroes! 😭

[@kapsig10]

Shoot back lol 😆

[@Tavat]

These are the same people who crap on teachers for incompetence and teaching their kids things they don’t like. Yet they want them to put their lives on the line for the same kids and potentially have to take a life of one or more of their students. Insane ideology.

[@hectornegron9155]

There's something terribly inconsistent with people who consider a book more dangerous than an AR-15. Thanks for posting, I wanted to watch it on TV but couldn't.

[@JChang0114]

Who says a book is more dangerous than an AR? Both are available to adults over 18.

[@robinhood20253]

@@JChang0114 wow you must be just out of a coma.

[@JChang0114]

@@robinhood20253 Where in the US is a book banned for purchase by a person 18 or older?

[@MuckoJumbie]

​@@JChang0114 DUH ! DUH ! Not too bright, huh !

[@emerkamp1]

Do "these people" have names or faces?? Do they talk to you?

[@deawinter]

I love the people who are like “criminals don’t care about laws!” in an instance where the criminal in question very obviously waited a few months at least in order to buy a gun legally in order to commit a crime. Why? Did he respect gun laws and not murder laws? Obviously not. It’s because buying the gun legally was easier & cheaper than trying to steal or buy one under the table. It’s not about “the law”, it’s about making it more difficult and expensive to obtain tools of mass violence.

[@cobra1995xx]

lol .. always the people that dont actually know shit about a subject that blab the loudest

[@Matt-cr4vv]

It’s just a bad faith argument in general to exaggerate what people are actually asking for. People who advocate for enhanced screening or to raise the age and the like are not under illusions that doing so ends violence. But I do think it’s natural in almost all behavioral studies that the higher level of friction to a transaction or plan lessens the likelihood it is carried out. Even something trivial like vending machines gaining credit card readers skyrocketed their sales because it eliminated any sense of friction or roadblock to the transaction. But it’s just bad faith in general. If that was truly an argument that we don’t need to work on laws because criminals don’t follow them anyways as is always the excuse to not even consider reform we wouldn’t have any laws whatsoever. Because if there is truly no point to pursue reform becsuse laws don’t matter to criminals then there’s really no argument for any law that does exist. But if we went to that extreme we’d recognize how silly it is to say that because we do know that laws don’t eliminate these things but friction and consequences attached to choices absolutely affects frequency things like these happen.

[@congheleechconghelach9860]

THATS NOT TRUE, the question you should be asking is why not armed security and lockdowns at schools to protect children.

[@congheleechconghelach9860]

under 21 cant buy rifles legally .

[@ianwalton284]

Even if there was a hundred Uvaldes, more lives would still be saved in America by THE DEFENSIVE USE OF FIREARMS. Guns are used DEFENSIVELY 500,000 to 1,500,000 times a year in the United States. I was one of those. I would have been killed and disappeared, if I did not have a gun on me. The same drug dealer caught me without my gun, in my driveway last June and tried to murder me, but my mothers disabled caregiver stopped it. The beating she took would have finished me off, if she had not stepped in. A gun would have stopped the attack before it began.

[@GMZohar14]

10:08 "They showed amazing courage, by running toward gunfire" if by running toward gunfire you mean hiding and pissing your pants then yes I agree

[@marvinsannes9397]

Can you imagine a man 100' away listening to the execution of 4th graders and doing nothing? I cannot. Something stinks.

[@deawinter]

I have seen many cowardly men stand by while children are hurt, when they are afraid it may cost them something to help.

[@gordsruby5963]

Yes... something definitely stinks, because people sat in their recliner chairs waiting for cops to save kids at the last minute, instead of supporting their communities to prevent the tragic event. People, youtube viewers (citizens) have convinced themselves that a bloody shootout is normal. Nobody cares to think that children go to school to learn and not to be in the middle of a gun battle. The children are only worth what we are willing to make a comment on a youtube forum over.

[@saviscool]

@notpc6981shut up🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Folker46590]

They were more concerned about their own lives then the lives of children, plus they were being ordered to stand down and did not have the courage to say "F you."

[@Arcenia13]

My deepest condolences to the families and friends of these children and their teachers/administrators!! For the parents I will continue to keep you all in my prayers. Stay strong!!! Rest Peacefully!!!

[@flynn7274]

You better pray this stupid country bans ALL guns with the exception of a regular hunting rifle with EXTREME background check & I think they should raise the age to 25 - must be registered, insured & a permit/license & only 2 hunting rifles allowed per person. These are what the gun laws are like in other developed countries.

[@adriantween584]

If you are a voter in the US, please push for guns to be banned. 😢

[@Dulex123]

@@flynn7274keep dreaming son 😂😂😂😂

[@Dulex123]

@@adriantween584no 😂

[@Dulex123]

@@flynn7274better solution. Leave the ar-15 alone, if you hate guns go to Britain and watch out for knives. Oh and “SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED”

[@strangementalitypaperYT]

My students performed a walk out this year to protest a no backpack policy that was put forth due to gun violence. It was so amazing to see them stand up for their safety. The policy was reversed. I’m so proud of them.

[@qtcarmen7d896]

They should just get metal detectors

[@strangementalitypaperYT]

@@qtcarmen7d896 we have them and backpack searches

[@tgutz7019]

@@qtcarmen7d896 Or.. you know.. common sense gun reform might work like it has in every single other OECD nation.. but hey! What do i know..

[@imnotsmartbutimdumb]

Why would you want to centralize all gun ownership to the government if the government just exemplified they won’t help you when you need them. You want less gun control if you want less atrocities like this. Think about what your actually typing, you just got shown that the government won’t defend you, how does it make sense that more gun control would result in less of these events?

[@strangementalitypaperYT]

@@imnotsmartbutimdumb 1) Work on your grammar if you want people to take you seriously. 2) More guns will not solve America's gun problem. 3) Their blood is on your hands.

[@drakecarter1780]

Uvalde must NOT be forgotten.

[@anothershellcialistturtle8568]

Unfortunately I feel it will be until it happens again then that incident will be forgotten until a new top score is hit.

[@anthemlog]

The murderer was forgotten after 1 day.

[@remiabrahams8623]

I am grateful that I didn't have to endure something like this when I was 9. I went to a school close to a gang area in South Africa but never feared for my life. My teachers were never told they should arm themselves. Kids should be more concerned about being kids and not fear for their lives.

[@guntv1195]

Good for you, want a cookie?

[@vegetaking1272]

@@guntv1195Lmfao 🤣🤣🤣

[@arcdave2735]

​@@guntv1195sweetie just tell us if you want that cookie for yourself

[@guntv1195]

@@arcdave2735 no thanks I’m a little busy living in the best country on the face of the planet 🤘🇺🇸

[@hostilepancakes]

@@guntv1195 Ha. Ha. “USA, best country.” Haven’t heard that one before… 😒🙄

[@clareeksteen7575]

How many devastated parents have to speak out before you get over you ridiculous gun laws. America, you are shameful. Each one of these children's blood is on your hands.

[@chineseredneck1211]

What "sensible* law would you pass and how would it have prevented any mass shooting in the last 10 years? Maryland is one of the most restrictive gun states, has an "assault weapons" ban, and you can still get a AR-15 and AR-10. "Sensible" should work. If you ban something, they'll just make something that gets around the ban or make it in my garage- legally. You obviously don't understand "firearms"

[@Folker46590]

@@chineseredneck1211 I think he's a bot, he has no answers, just talking points.

[@jackalope5589]

There are plenty of sensible laws that would prevent this. An age restriction would have prevented this specific shooting. You obviously place more value on your precious “firearms “ than you do on human life

[@alwayslive7460]

INDEED- ONE CANNOT ARGUE WITH IGNORANCE@@chineseredneck1211

[@pilotincommand85]

Not my hands..the cops hands

[@karenb1627]

I'm in Texas. I spent a week in Uvalde a year ago supporting and helping with funeral receptions. I've never been in a space where so much love and sorrow occupied the same space. I went for the one year anniversary last week. Especially to see one family I worked with. While grief is so hard to navigate. They are resillent.However, the accountability of the 376 law eneforcent has yet to be unburried and brought to light. I stand with the families fighting for common sense gun reform. Thank you PBS and Texas Tribune for your compassionate coverage and keeping this story in the light. Spend anytime in Uvalde , you feel welcomed and are in the presence of kindness. These families deserve transparency. Abbott keeps on pushing his narratives( lying). Go mighty Caitlyn.thank you Senator Gutierrez

[@theartfuldodger5326]

As a teacher and a mom, i broke down especially as the little girl mentioned the jiggling of the door handle... this is so triggering when you're in a lockdown just for practice & an admin jiggles the door handle, checking to see if your door is locked... i can only imagine the horror of that door handle jiggling open, only to realize it's not a drill.😭 if you're anti-gun restrictions, don't come at me with your right-to-life, protect the children bullshit.

[@jodycordell1972]

There's no comparison in the right to bare arms and the right to kill babies

[@jodycordell1972]

And btw there is no such thing a the right to choose who lives and who dies

[@jA00110]

Yea people want gun rights to protect children but then support abortion rights. Hypocrisy is everywhere.

[@LHeth]

@@jA00110 ^^ you’re the hypocritical one here. You can’t relate abortion to gun control. At all. Ever.

[@kryptonarie6367]

​@@jodycordell1972 An 18 y/o with an AR15 chose who had the right to live/die at Robb Elementary School on May 24th 2022!

[@corinnehernandez4549]

Thank you for posting this. As heart breaking as it is to learn about the incompetence of local government its important to see this. So much for "don't mess with Texas."

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

What does that even mean? Your comment is meaningless.

[@rush1er]

What a mess is Texas

[@akshonclip]

Who pulled the trigger Corrine? Salvador Ramos did.

[@helaynavictoriazelpaulska2690]

​@@rush1er It's the state of Texas' anti-littering campaign slogan. Started back in the 80s.

[@andrewsmith3257]

Well he did get killed instead of taken alive like a lot of these other guys

[@vafloress]

33:18 this absolutely broke my heart, she is so beyond strong for even protesting as much as she does i’ll be praying for her and her family’s recovery after this scary incident.

[@laskey2175]

The children were not all killed at the beginning. One even gave her life to update police on the status of the children still alive. Play the 911 calls!!!

[@benjaminnoble2244]

SCOTUS has established in multiple cases that police have no duty to protect the public. Protect and serve is meaningless branding.

[@kissofdeath90]

He has stock in the gun business so of course he doesn’t want these laws. These people are all about money.

[@WeatherWeasel66]

you are right it's all about money. it 's about money 99% of the time...

[@firestream93]

And, I'm sure you have evidence for that claim.

[@TheMPExperience]

@@firestream93 It public knowledge, who funds his campaigns. Just a quick google search. I am sure he also has investments or has gotten campaign money for these "mental health programs" as well.

[@DMgHalt]

If an AR-15 can shoot through standard police body armor, why is this weapon ever allowed to be sold without doing an extensive background investigation, training, and a process of certification proving that you know how to handle it? The 18-year-old literally just bought it. How can it be this easy?

[@PsychoBenches]

Also this shooter is obviously young, doesn't have military or police training, likely weak.

[@edgehogR]

Its the US of A, where firearms sales is more important than civilian lives

[@PsychoBenches]

@@edgehogR Nope

[@iyeetsecurity922]

Because *_IT'S AMERICA, BABY!_*

[@prestonsill674]

Because there are dozens of semi automatic rifle models chambered in .223/.556 NOT called AR’s 🤷🏼

[@kateestrada7429]

Being in Texas and you being allowed to buy a gun at 18 but can’t buy alcohol till your 21 is crazy to me

[@tavansmith7631]

The biggest display of cowardice in American history, and Texas owns it.

[@khawmtiti4460]

Especially Greg Abbott

[@rickyrickardo3445]

The Republican party as a whole owns this. They've blocked so much common-sense gun reform their basically handing the AR's to these lunatics.

[@92ateloiv]

When the police is afraid to go in and stop a shooter because their weapons are inferior to the weapons own by civilians, it says a lot about the state of our country. Get rid of those politicians who chose guns over kids.

[@prajwas2004]

Police are not paid to die for you. They are paid to maintain law n order within their abilities. Dying is not in their job description. If you have laws that allow an 18 year old to buy armor piercing rifles, this is what you get. Vote better next time.

[@EBR1]

It says the cops need to be better armed.

[@EBR1]

@@prajwas2004 Actually, cops are trained to place the lives of innocent civilians over their own. So yes, they are at the very least paid to risk dying. If they're not prepared to do that, they have no business being police officers.

[@sebastianorozco1114]

That’s weird. In deep blue Chicago this past weekend About 50 people were shot and 11 died. But yeah u want to blame the guns.

[@christopherg2218]

Many of the police in the video had significantly better equipment than the shooter, guns, armor, and ballistic shields. They still refused. This is cowardice and terrible culture in the department. Even if they only had their handguns, they can and should confront the shooter. Eli Dicken, a normal guy that trains to shoot, drew his gun and killed a murderer in a mall that was armed with a rifle. There is absolutely no excuse for police to stand by and allow people to be murdered.

[@Mark-hm8pe]

The doctor is right. Society needs to see the morgue photos alongside the yearbook photos to understand what an AR-15 round does to a human body.

[@BrickTamlandOfficial]

politicians need it. if the politicians were forced to look at what they created then they would change it or resign.

[@snakejones9965]

Why not see what an AR-10 can do?

[@nfmosphotos4624]

@@BrickTamlandOfficial No, politicians wont do anything if they arent pressured by the public seeing it. They will hide it like everything else just to protect their donors.

[@Yuyayayu872]

I saw a picture of the family at the Allen shooting, the father's dying look is impossible to forget.

[@foghornleg90]

How about those gruesome photos of the pressure cooker killers? Or the bodies of the fertilizer truck killer? Or the mangled parts of those ran over by some crazy killer behind the wheel of a car? Those 'types' of gruesome things are IN MOVIES, on late night CABLE TV... and haven't helped; BUT COULD IN FACT FEED THE CRAZIES. What *might* help more... especially when it's 100% sure the killer is caught, they are PUBLICLY & PAINFULLY TORTURED TO DEATH... on pay per view... where THEIR ACTIONS LED TO GRUESOME PAINFULLY SLOW DEATH - within days or weeks of their foul actions, REGARDLESS OF THEIR MENTAL CONDITION...they were smart enough to plan their attack, they are smart enough to die for their crimes which took the lives of multiple unarmed strangers that never did anything bad to that person! Show the future crazies that THEIR DEATH WON'T BE QUICK or painless, or have a life of years on death row, but rather show the RATS EATING THEM ALIVE! Or the death of 1,000 cuts, or some other old gruesome chinese or roman torture that is GROSS, SLOW, and PAINFUL... make it painful, truly gruesome, and PAY PER VIEW, with the proceeds going to the victims & their families. Then, one of two things will happen: a) those with a brain will be dissuaded, or b) they will kill themselves at some point, rather than chance GETTING CAUGHT & tortured to death. Yes, it's bad. Yes, it's inhumane, but so are their actions! And babying the crazies AFTER THEY HAVE COMMITTED THEIR TERRIBLE CRIMES that weren't provoked, aren't justified, and otherwise should never have happened is also NOT HELPING! In fact, showing their photos, mentioning their names, claiming 'their count' without POINTING OUT THEIR PAIN, THEIR SUFFERING & HARDSHIP because of THEIR ACTIONS, is very likely why there have been so many copy-cats. STUPID & CRAZY tend to be FOLLOWERS... and with many being 'mad at the world' FOR EXISTING. For some, FEAR OF MORE SLOW AGONIZING PAIN might be the only deterrent!

[@abd5441]

I recall watching that press conference, with Abbott seated behind the table on stage. He gushed about the cops’ heroics SO much it made me VERY uncomfortable. At that moment, the public didn’t know the truth yet but, his sales pitch was WAY over the top. Husband & I yelled at the tv, disgusted that he was FAR more focused on the “heroic” cops than the dead children.

[@pilotincommand85]

Totally agree that was disgraceful

[@Sophia-ks9yu]

What an amazing young lady, so young and using her voice to get justice for her friend ❤ these children and parents are the real heroes of this story

[@iamthebestever1900]

Man this is so heartbreaking I feel like after a few weeks this case was pushed under the rug , there were so many more questions that needed to be answerd

[@cadavercakes]

Yep. I feel the same way too!

[@gordsruby5963]

Well yeah... youtube viewers waited 12 months to make a comment, as apposed to making a comment 13 months ago to prevent this tragic event from ever happening in the first place. Keep in mind that children don't go to school to be accidently mutilated by 376 cops, in a room that holds a maximum capacity of 30 students per classroom. I mean if we're looking at this logically. Citizens need to stop being afraid to support their communities before the 911 call and before the bloodshed, a violent, bloody shootout with a bunch of babies is not normal and not solution to stopping active shooters.

[@jeankhn4621]

The brain is not fully developed until the age of 25. Those poor parents. How do you know who’s mentally I’ll ? So many criminals went in killing for years before discovered. This is so tragic. Our government can’t just look at mental health.

[@x-raymind7778]

I was just thinking the same thing 25 is something that is obtainable and would certainly help not stop by any means but help

[@JChang0114]

@@x-raymind7778 I agree. We should raise the voting age to 25.

[@emerkamp1]

@@JChang0114 Agreed

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

Yet 17 year olds can join the Military and fight and die for our nation. 18 year olds can vote. Age is not the problem. How many mass shootings were there where the perpetrator was underage (and legally bought their gun used in the shooting)? Is Uvalde the only one? Not many I can tell you that. The only solution to protect children and our rights is the only logical one: Have armed security, police, or employees in the schools.

[@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO]

@@emerkamp1 - Why stop with voting? We should do the same (by that logic with alcohol), and sex, and Driving, etc. etc. etc.

[@garzaof6]

And Hot Wheels is in all of this for his own gain-just like he made tons of money by suing everyone and everything he could and AFTERWARDS , he put a cap on anyone else’s law suit. I hope he knows what’s coming for him on judgement day

[@bethhammons1216]

I think every time there is a mass shooting here hot wheels should be dropped off and told he has to look at it. Look at the carnage that his love affair with the NRA has brought. I still believe most gun owners want common sense gun laws

[@Tavat]

Lol “Hot Wheels” 😆

[@rachelkristine4669]

Hot Wheels?! 🤔.......🤣😂🤣😂👍☠

[@blakexd4826]

50:18 notice the difference in emotion, how one side has been harmed by this issue, and has reason to be fighting for reform. Whilst on the other side we have people who are in no way harmed by gun reform. People who show by the tone of their voice that they haven’t felt pain like the pain of your child’s death, and that death being preventable.

[@Eric-sn4qz]

As someone with 25 years in law enforcement, this is embarrassing and disgraceful.

[@anothershellcialistturtle8568]

I’ll be honest I’m not sadden by this whole situation I look at it like this we are paying for our bad and unwise decisions. We are paying with our future.

[@Acordionista509]

is it true that cops have no legal duty to protect the public only to enforce the laws?

[@morgan4574]

​@@Acordionista509 it's true. The Supreme Court determined that 50+ years ago. It was a conservative ruling then too.

[@jordenl5560]

that girl will grow up to be a very powerful voice, all the best to her and the rest of the movement!

[@Red-oh4nm]

Uvalde voted for Abbott right after this. There’s some serious cognitive dissonance happening here.

[@johnnygonzales564]

The football team ran each game with don’t tread on me flag maybe you are out step

[@Spungle15]

What a disgrace.

[@martthesling]

ARe you for defunding the police? Talk about projection.

[@fatcat5817]

The government failed them. 300 agents all trained, with big scary guns, and not to mention bullet proof vests. 🤔 Cant trust the gov to protect you from criminals and the criminals doing sriminals things. Who do you count on a stranger or yourself to protect the ones you love? Also sweetie, the U.S. government was exposed for being a middle man in child trafficking. 🤣 It seems as if the parents with guns and raring to go in didn't get detained, maybe this wouldn't have been worse?

[@bethhammons1216]

Gerrymandering is very much alive and well in Texas. Also if your brown they make it as hard as possible to vote here

[@blessingsandmotivation5498]

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of convenience and comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

[@davidbriceno3316]

I don't know if I could ever go back to Uvalde without feeling different. It was such a nice little town.😢❤

[@frederickthorne2496]

thank you, FRONTLINE PBS

[@jimmybob7028]

You're a sheep. This is full of lies and misinformation. Wake up.

[@monicamarie8202]

Thank you for sharing Caitlin keep fighting and we will too . I feel like unless it's their child or someone super close to them they will not care to raise the age. Our military are trained a 18 year old on the streets has no right to compare

[@incoherentxthoughts]

When is something going to change? I hate going to school every day and worrying that it'll be my last. If we can't ban assault rifles the least we can do is raise the age and require background checks. But apparently guns are more important than children. Their blood is on YOUR hands.

[@cashdingo6386]

The name explains the comment.

[@gigiwoe]

@incoherentxthoughts as a momma of 2 boys, I am so sorry that you feel this way. We have idiots in congress who don't care because guns are more important. I pray for ALL you kids to always be safe

[@pilotincommand85]

We already have background checks

[@firestream93]

We already have background checks, genius! I love it when one of you gun control advocates come in here and are completely ignorant as to what they're talking about

[@GenericPlasticWaterBottle]

"Assault rifles" Don't exist dingus.

[@biggy_fishy]

When they entered, they didn't get shot so... .no excuse what kind of weapon was used. Those police were responsible for at least some of those who died. The teacher was texting her husband so some could have been saved. I think they should raise the age to purchase, enforce gun owners responsibility for their own weapons, and gun locks. It's the very least we could do.

[@cynthialangley7338]

Parents and children should not have to beg legislators for change. It was really hard to watch that clip of the press conference of the gaslighting by the governor and law enforcement. If these legislators are incapable of protecting little children in public schools from horrifying gun violence , then they are unfit for office. Are we a nation of human beings or monsters? Thank you Maria.

[@WeatherWeasel66]

We are a nation of Monsters ! i think we should all be this painfully aware of this...

[@virgilhilts3924]

@Cynthia Langley Humans have been slaughtering other humans for hundreds of thousands of years Long before firearms ever even existed, and with far greater death tolls But by all means, feel free to tell me specifically what this "change" is you speak of... Whats that? Ban guns? Like the way we ban drugs? Yea that has worked out sooooo well What's that? More regulation? There are more regulations today than at any point in our history There was a recent time when it was FAR easier to obtain firearms in this nation You could order firearms & ammunition from a magazine and have them delivered right to your door You could even order LITERAL "weapons of war" in the form of military surplus pistols/rifles/machineguns/etc No paperwork, no background check, no registration, no age limitations, nothing If you didn't want to wait the 1-2 weeks for them to be dropped at your door You could walk over to your local hardware store, general store, Sears, etc In and out in five minutes with your firearm & ammunition, no paperwork *Yet incidents like this were unheard of* I bought my first firearm as a young teen at my local hardware store No background checks, no paperwork, no waiting, no parents consent, nothing It was one of those "evil high capacity military assault rifle"... aka A surplus M1 Carbine Cost me less than $30 including some ammunition and a couple of evil 30 round magazines *Yet still, incidents like this were unheard of* I'll wait right here for you to tell me and the world how to stop humans from killing human

[@rjung_ch]

Agree, well said, the governor and law enforcement gaslighting the people, what horrible liars. He is the reason there are so many guns in too many wrong hands.

[@jamessimmons7480]

I THINK THAT IT'S LONG OVERDUE THAT WE QUIT SCAPEGOATING GUNS FOR ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!!

[@jamessimmons7480]

DISARMING AN ENTIRE GROUP OF PEOPLE BECAUSE A FEW MISUSE GUNS MAKES ALMOST AS MUCH SENSE AS TAKING MOTOR VEHICLES AWAY FROM EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE CHOOSE TO DRIVE WHILE INTOXICATED!!!

[@2dclxvi]

Texas law allows private party sales between two people who are 18 or older, this includes handguns and long guns. You do not need any type of license to sell one of your personal guns to another person nor are you required to do a background check. The market for used guns in Texas is vast. The two AR-15s and the ammunition purchased by the killer were bought with a credit program...so not only did he have a legal right to purchase the weapons at age 18, he also managed to acquire them with almost no money up front.

[@firestream93]

There have always been private sales, genius? So, now people can't sell their own property?

[@2dclxvi]

@@firestream93 You can't sell a car without an official record of that transaction (the title is signed over to the new owner)...same goes for real estate...there are countless other sales of private property that require official documentation to show a chain of ownership...firearms should be no different and there is neither a significant imposition nor a constitutional barrier to require people to do so.

[@meschahayes1003]

Infuriating at the least. I am a native Texan and it has never made sense to me to not live and grow progressively with laws.

[@congheleechconghelach9860]

laws? let see murder is ALREADY illegal. WHy are there no armed security or lockdowns at every school? thats the problem along with bad parenting.

[@holywear26]

I always say it’s the least progressive state that exist

[@ladyfreedomsrawnarratives]

So sad! 😢 my heart goes out to the families. ❤

[@MrsPartyCity]

When I found out the whole story, and saw the pictures, I almost broke out in tears, no one deserves that, but it hurts even more when you see the before & after of the classrooms 😞

[@alexreed797]

The officer that said he would’ve killed anybody who walked through that door. Did you ever think having one or two of those shields you have sitting around with 3 to 7 of your behind it. Just may have been able to give you a little bit of an edge. I have to think that it would’ve minimized damage/casualties a hell of a lot more than doing nothing.

[@notobeanassbut]

His whole argument is ridiculous, because people eventually went through the door. I still don’t understand to this day how they could sit there and listen to that and not go.

[@whackp264]

My heart broke all over again. 😢 We are supposed to have a right to LIFE.

[@susiefairfield7218]

Riiight? And the right claims to be pro-life?

[@kapsig10]

And right to Liberty 🗽

[@DavidSchilter]

@@kapsig10 Yes, but not a that liberty infringes on another's liberty.

[@K162KingPin]

They had a right to life. They had a right to protect themselves. Instead they created a gun free zone which prevented law abiding citizens from protecting themselves against a well known threat. The criminal who did not care that it was illegal brought a gun to a place he knew no one else would have one. We did this to ourselves. There have been bad people who wish others harm throughout all of history. For some insane reason we recently decided to pretend they didn't exist and we didn't need to protect ourselves or our children from them in certain locations. Its idiotic, its insane, and its criminal. These shooters are just taking advantage of our own stupidity. The founding fathers guaranteed our right to defend ourselves in the constitution. They can't make us use it. Why is it illegal not to wear a seatbelt? It is literally the law that you have to protect yourself. Imagine if it were illegal to walk around without a pdw. Can you even imagine someone trying to do a mass shooting when everyone around them had a gun of their own? It would certainly be the fastest way to committee suicide. Even if they tried they wouldn't kill 22 people before someone put them down.

[@jimmybob7028]

Your name is fitting.

[@latigresadragon8]

How DARE any legislator/lawmaker have the AUDACITY to do nothing after hearing the strength and courage of a 10 year old little girl... A F 10 YEAR OLD CHILD... pushing through her tears and almost unspeakable trauma to express the truth of what happened... Dios mio. Caitlyne you are a young lady of supreme POWER. but you should not have to be! I am filled with utter contempt and disgust for these corrupted people. Increíble reporting.

[@JChang0114]

How dare the Democrats not support the PATRIOT ACT after hearing from the children of 9/11 victims.

[@christopherg2218]

I agree, we need school security and mental health resources. But the money goes to Ukraine...

[@saraswinerton7202]

@@JChang0114 wow you are pretty stupid to believe that it’s Republicans or not protecting the kids it was Republicans were the cops and did nothing it was the Republicans who refused to do any Gun laws So if you really want to blame anyone blame the Republicans

[@triciazeedyk8221]

@@JChang0114 You actually support a bill that infringes on your rights?

[@JChang0114]

@@triciazeedyk8221 No, but if something bad happens and people crying is enough to restrict the 2A why didn't the Democrats support the PATRIOT ACT?

[@ActionsSpeakLouderThenWords]

Those kids will forever stay in the hearts of the Hispanic community..

[@jtgd]

They’ll stay in the hearts of Americans. School shootings are an American issue. No other country in the world has this issue

[@jimmybob7028]

The "hispanic" community???? Why only the hispanic community??? I think everyone grieves for those kids. Everyone.

[@keyroncampbell-sr3cz]

Hispanic don't see everyone as their community ​@@jimmybob7028

[@erwynbalbuena9900]

What about those Coward Hispanic cops?

[@tanzinaahmed3843]

That little girl breaking down in tears broke my heart, what a horrible thing to go through at such a young age when they shouldnt even have to know what shootings are and what it feels like

[@shri081]

I’m so so proud of Caitlyn after watching this…and so would her dear friend…but also so demoralised at the fact that our children are having to grow up so fast and be at the forefront of issues like this…society has failed there…that kid should be dealing with what kids go through…not this…I hope the little one finds more friends and love…and along with a close family…grows up to be a wonderful woman…

[@rubenavila2274]

I spent 10 weeks in Uvalde. I would pass the Robb Elementary school twice a day everyday. My grandfather was at the Amistad Nursing home til his death.

[@lawsonthepunmaster9010]

49 minutes in The guy who is saying that our military is 18+ and handles guns therefore all 18 year olds should have guns is a joke in my opinion. First the military is a HIGHLY disciplined institution, training on handling firearms is very thorough for obvious reasons as well. Comparing a regular 18 year old to an 18 year old soldier in the military is comparing apples to oranges. Regular 18 year olds aren’t disciplined as well, aren’t taught how to handle a gun safely as well and certainly don’t have months of training of using their weapons safely. So I don’t want to hear that excuse again.

[@emilylamberty1189]

I agree. and if an 18 year old wants to play with an AR 15 they can join the army.

[@GS-kj5pc]

Also don't forget they don't keep the weapon their bedroom. It's locked up in the armory until they go to the range or combat.

[@olguiq1013]

Those that love these ARs should have their kids in the same situation. WONDER what would happen then. 🤔

[@fatcat5817]

The government failed them. 300 agents all trained, with big scary guns, and not to mention bullet proof vests. 🤔 Cant trust the gov to protect you from criminals and the criminals doing sriminals things. Who do you count on a stranger or yourself to protect the ones you love? Also sweetie, the U.S. government was exposed for being a middle man in child trafficking. 🤣 It seems as if the parents with guns and raring to go in didn't get detained, maybe this wouldn't have been worse?

[@longforgotten4823]

And soldiers that are professionally trained still break and shoot up basis. Trained soldiers miss their targets at least 20% of the time. Anything less is unacceptable but we will treat it as a possibility with more arm civilians.

[@alwaysbekindlove]

Thank you PBS for showing the truth. The physician describing the children, broke me, 😢

[@jimmybob7028]

PBS NEVER shows the truth. You're being played for their agenda. That report was far from the truth.

[@Be_Kind7683]

I still miss you sooo much Jackie.... Miss all my former students.... May all of you along with Mrs. Garcia and Mrs. Mireles be singing in the heavens with Christ watching over all of us down here. Amen.

[@Peace-tk3gr]

Well done to the big burly armed men who lacked the courage to try and protect the little ones. 🙄😤🥺🤮

[@daveerk6573]

Dayton Ohio Police did their job!!🇺🇸 30 seconds: shooter dead

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

Not to make excuses for the Uvalde cops but Dayton police may have also been trained to respond to such emergencies since Dayton is ten times larger than Uvalde. Uvalde has only 20,000 people. The most dangerous thing those cops have to do is write out speeding tickets. Before this incident, there probably hadn't been a murder committed in that town in many years. Having said that, the Uvalde cops should have all been disciplined for they way they handled this tragedy.

[@daveerk6573]

@@georgfriedrichhandel4390 agreed. Just like the cops in the Florida attack. Unfortunately Cruz got life w/o parole. One jurist said no to the death penalty

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

@@daveerk6573 It's a shame those Florida taxpayers will have to pay for Cruz's room, board, free medical and education for the rest of his life all because one juror had an agenda.

[@LeadTrumpet1]

@@georgfriedrichhandel4390Death penalty cases are more expensive than life w/o parole. Honestly, most prisoners don’t take too kindly to people who kill minors and will respond accordingly.

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

@@LeadTrumpet1 One reason for that is because of the unlimited appeals death row inmates are given. If it is 100% certain that a person is guilty of murder - especially in the case of serial killers - there should be no appeal. Once they've been sentenced to death, execution in a few days like we did with Saddam. Then you'll see how much the cost of these cases decreases.

[@questionresearch8721]

Everyone who was on the police force and there at that elementary school should be charged and sentenced.

[@NG-cf7zh]

This is the only answer. Public sentence for those cowards, they could’ve at least died as heroes

[@WeatherWeasel66]

What would you charge them with ? failing to endanger their own lives ? i wonder if any have been fired. i bet they merely changed jobs and got a new police job in a different area.

[@pedrogonzalez5344]

Sadly, they won't do anything until it happens to one of their children. This is just sad and pathetic..... I am glad I have my kids in home school, not waiting on these legislatures anymore. Screw them

[@TheMPExperience]

They still won't do anything. They don't care that much more about their own children.

[@realskepticalstoic9704]

It is hard to wrap my head around this, a child can better reason than most politicians. 😢😢😢😢😢

[@MegaParamorefan12]

That little girl SAID WHAT SHE SAID. MIC DROPPED.

[@HawaiiDEEPS]

29:00 The Hispanic lady speaking about how she was physically punished by the school teachers for speaking Spanish in school reminds me of my family. My grandma was punished for speaking Louisiana Creole in school, as was any other student speaking Creole or French. The US has marginalized people for its entire history. Entire history.

[@mateoleon524]

Humans* not just US bruh

[@HawaiiDEEPS]

@mateoleon524 People who say these things in defense are part of the problem. We're speaking about a particular country, not humans as a whole. The country claims to be humane and markets itself as a utopia, which is why we have a border crisis where migrants think we get things for free and all live in wealth. Here's an example I'll give you in response to what you said- slavery happened worldwide, but your ancestors being enslaved in another nation 1000 years ago is not the same as your ancestors being enslaved in the nation you live in (which was founded on a racial hierarchy) less than 200 years ago. The US as a country has marginalized its own people for its whole history because one particular ethnicity in power othered them. Plenty of countries can say they haven't done the same, at least not in recent history. Remember not every country is multi ethnic. This is one issue that arises with multi ethnic nations- ethnic superiority.

[@fatcat5817]

Somalia be like: 🤫 We as Muslims have slaves right now! Don't blow our cover!

[@DennisMoore664]

And then there was the nightmare of the American Indian schools where children had been removed from their families to be "civilized". Entire history.

[@zapatasghost]

It happened to my family too. Those days have ended but it is why the Republicans are now openly Fascist - they know the days of them winning democratic elections outright are over.

[@Joncotter324]

Thank you for not mentioning the killers name nor showing his face. That’s an important evolution in how the media covers these tragedies…you can’t give these men what they desire by carrying out such evil.

[@garzaof6]

The Wes dude with the thinning, receding hairline, would think very differently IF it was HIS child. teachers don’t get paid enough to be packin

[@MISNM0]

The entirety of this documentary is a testament to what love in action is and how it is effectively addressed. With every moment having countless hours of conversation about the weight of the heavy information they communicated it all comes down to the moments of reality these precious humans, children and adults alike, endured at the hands of someone who could have been deterred, even minimally. Sadly there are too many moments this describes to underscore that severe truth. The Children and Families are Everything❣Each of you is being the best of us in ways we don't deserve. Thank You for allowing your vulnerable pain and your hopes to be shared as you have. Your wish and your Lights are brighter than the sun. May you always feel the love of those of us who don't know you but DO support you and yours in spirit. We are many and we stand with you. 🕊🤍🌈

[@chuchoelroto1318]

Still upsets me to see all those officers and they didn't do anything fo so long. COWARDS!!!

[@OublietteTight]

Many students turn 18 before high school graduation. They can shoot but cannot drink until 21?

[@ScottBosu]

This lil girl has me crying man

[@wolfitirol8347]

My feelings are with all the victims and families...in what time are we living when school isnt a safe place to develop and learn ....

[@K162KingPin]

61 times more people die in traffic than mass shootings. Where are we living when people are more afraid of being at school than driving there. But I guess they have to get to school to learn math to understand that in the first place.

[@bthemedia]

It’s a time of cultural decline… the loss of stable families, morals and pursuit of virtue (now victimhood is seen as a virtue), personal responsibility (now rely on others/state to provide for and protect us), critical thinking, religion and focus on God (now focus on self as god), good times creating weak men (attacks on masculinity), etc. These are just the signs of more hard times ahead as people sacrifice human rights to the “state” as their “god” to make peace in the world, rather than embrace the principles our nation was founded upon.

[@K162KingPin]

@@bthemedia This is nonsense. Most of the topics you discuss are purely opinion based concepts. God is a fabrication of the human psyche desperately grasping to understand things we can't explain, or more likely can, but couldn't in the past, and stave off the fear of the unknown after death rather than simply accept that we will just be gone. Families, morals, virtue. All make believe concepts with no basis in fact or reality. What one person sees as moral another finds unthinkable. Would you kill a monkey doing scientific experiments on it? Moral or immoral? What if that one monkey death was able to find a cure to cancer saving millions of human lives every year from now on. What if it took 10 monkeys, or 100, or 10,000. At what point does it become immoral. Pure opinion. If a majority of people share a moral opinion, we say that it is or is not moral, but its still just opinion and subject to change over time.

[@jacobs4774]

Makes my stomach turn. I cant believe the amount of cowardice displayed by these cops. We need to better.

[@jennifergongora9727]

Thank you PBS ...I RESPECT YALL MORE FOR this much needed Truthful Reality of this tragedy in UVALDE and still happening in many more schools and public places .I live in South Texas and I HATE OUR GUN LAWS !!!

[@LeslieMcElwee]

Then move to California or New York and let us know how safe you feel.

[@WeatherWeasel66]

Mass shootings like these just increase my cynicism. The money makers don't care. Rather than considering these events as preventable tragedies, It's merely the cost of doing business. God Bless America ! Someone should work out the cost of a semi-automatic weapon vs the number of people killed with that style of weapon. As a country we value our right to bear arms including those semi-automatic weapons more than the lives of those killed by said weapons. God Bless America !

[@ianwalton284]

500,000 to 1,500,000 DEFENSIVE USES OF A FIREARM IN THE UNITED STATES every year. Depending on which statistics you use.

[@spottedsaddlebredparaplegicpup]

I sure hope that a 60 year old teacher’s agility and reflexes are faster than an 18 year old gunman’s so that the teacher can take out the gunman before the gunman beats the teacher to taking him/her out, prior to turning to take out all of the kids. Maybe we should just arm all of the kids too so that they can protect themselves in case their teachers get taken out first and are no longer able to protect them… Oh, and I hope that the teachers have good enough aim to take out just the gunman and not accidentally one of their own students. Amidst the national teacher shortage, maybe we should add being able to successfully operate an AR-15 as a teaching certification requirement. If you aren’t able to, sorry, you’re not qualified to be a school teacher. But with mass shootings at concerts, malls, grocery stores, and churches, we should add the requirement for all grocery store/mall employees, priests/pastors/chaplains, concert performers… heck, being able to operate an AR-15 and owning one should be a requirement for every US citizen. Problem solved. What could possibly go wrong?

[@diegomartinez1951]

I own a gun for protection every time I go out to movies store etc so I can protect myself and others i hace depression but never would I hurt kids dogs etc only the people who steal from me or hurt my fam

[@pearl1357]

Well put!

[@Juanmorales_1821]

Or you could just exercise YOUR right to carry arms and protect yourself ......

[@JChang0114]

What agility does one need to own an AR-15?

[@huh4233]

Ramble much? Read the US Constitution. The 1st Amendment seems to be in your wheelhouse, study the 2nd Amendment now.... That's the stupidest rhetoric I've looked at in awhile, next to this AR-15 hate fest by PBS.

[@dookahan]

In the military Weapons are not readily available upon demand. Weapons are kept secure in an armory and custody of each weapon is the responsibility of individual service members when weapons are checked out as a unit until returned and all are accounted for everyday. So the argument that 18 and 19 year olds by virtue of being military age should have access to owning AR-15’s doesn’t hold mud, at all. 🎉

[@fatcat5817]

Military men get access to Machine Guns. 🤔 The same ones the Mafia used. The government failed them. 300 agents all trained, with big scary guns, and not to mention bullet proof vests. 🤔 Cant trust the gov to protect you from criminals and the criminals doing sriminals things. Who do you count on a stranger or yourself to protect the ones you love? Also sweetie, the U.S. government was exposed for being a middle man in child trafficking. 🤣 It seems as if the parents with guns and raring to go in didn't get detained, maybe this wouldn't have been worse?

[@JChang0114]

You mean the government keeps it's own property under lock and key? It's a faulty analogy as one is the property of the government and the other is personal property.

[@dookahan]

@@JChang0114 AKA logical fallacy

[@deawinter]

⁠@@JChang0114except no, guns are treated much differently than other government equipment. Sure, other things are kept under lock and key and many things are assigned to you but there ARE specific rules, penalties, and responsibilities associated with wielding a gun on behalf of the US military. None of these things exist for private ownership of the same deadly weapons.

[@JChang0114]

@@deawinter So when one is acting as the "agent" of a government using that governments property, certain restrictions are imposed but these restrictions do not apply to citizens using their own private property. Are you proposing the government should be able to impose the same restrictions on private property it does on its own property? I don't mean just guns. Imagine if your own private cell phone / computer had the same restrictions and lack of privacy as a computer owned by the government.

[@GDuron-nx7xq]

Outstanding piece of journalism. Thank you Maria and the Uvalde community

[@Folker46590]

Not really, it talks about the gun he used and not what drove the shooter to do what he did, or the failings in Child Services, or the school.

[@filiuserro111111]

Journalism is supposed to be objective. This is CLEARLY a leftist piece to continue to turn a Constitutional Republic, into a Dumb-oracy Don’t kid yourself

[@beans2744]

Restaurant with gun shop ?! Who the fuck needs an assault rifle

[@GenericPlasticWaterBottle]

Who the fuck needs alcohol, a car, drugs. Plus "assault rifles" don't exist, They never did and I can tell by you using that statement, You never fired a gun in your huge city of New York.

[@purplekey9330]

Im just so upset seeing the "We needed more guns in the elementary school" argument. Dozens of children are dead, and instead of doing something about it, they're basically using it as an advertisement to buy more of the product. It's disgusting, and if dead children won't push the needle, then nothing will.

[@pilotincommand85]

And the left is using the dead children as leverage to cannibalize the constitution..it’s disgusting all around

[@blind_mel0n]

had to skip parts of this doc. too painful. why do we let this happen?

[@rachelkristine4669]

Easy answer........GREED! 🤷‍♀️

[@aklimar2208]

Here’s the script whenever there is a mass shooting: Step 1: Outrage Step 2: Calls for gun control Step 3: People buy more guns and ammo fearful of new law restricting purchase Step 4: Gun companies see increased sales, revenue, and their stock price increase between 15 and 25% Step 5: Legislation is presented Step 6: Legislation fails Step 7: Nothing changes (except the gun companies making money, of course) Wash, repeat … it’s the definition of insanity. Doing the same thing over and over thinking you’ll get a different outcome

[@LeadTrumpet1]

Most of the time yes. Buffalo and Newtown were the exceptions. Legislation passed in New York and Connecticut after their respective mass shootings. Plus we all know there are politicians bought off with NRA money to never pass gun control. Plus New York allows SROs (cops in schools) to have their own AR-15 and proper body armor stored in a room that students can’t access. These officers are trained by their department and the state police to handle active shootings as quickly as possible. I’m actually surprised this isn’t a thing in Texas.

[@aklimar2208]

@@LeadTrumpet1 Well said. Appreciate those added details

[@jamiethomas3768]

Enough Is ENOUGH!

[@ameliawocher1414]

Making combat rifles illegal to purchase might not dissuade someone already intent on breaking the law from doing so, but it would provide ample opportunities to identify the threat and deal with it BEFORE children are killed, and long before the police cower behind a corner for an hour.

[@chayoluna1351]

Thank you PBS 🙏🏽

[@sidali2590]

Agree

[@Rambam1776]

If I was to say what I honestly thought of these cops or that state government, I'm pretty sure I would be thrown off of KZbin.

[@Nah08]

Just say it those cops gutless cowards “protect and serve” yeah ok

[@cookien8390]

Agreed

[@geea8509]

"The problem is not the gun" That's this guys quote here. What a liar. Tell that to the father and mother of the ten year old that was decapitated by a round coming from the barrel of this weapon. When this rifle fires, it can hit targets at close to 600 yards. The impact from a bullet inside a hundred yards is like being hit with a 350 lb offensive lineman moving three times faster than the speed of sound.

[@fatcat5817]

The government failed them. 300 agents all trained, with big scary guns, and not to mention bullet proof vests. 🤔 Cant trust the gov to protect you from criminals and the criminals doing sriminals things. Who do you count on a stranger or yourself to protect the ones you love? Also sweetie, the U.S. government was exposed for being a middle man in child trafficking. 🤣 It seems as if the parents with guns and raring to go in didn't get detained, maybe this wouldn't have been worse?

[@captainslow788]

the energy of a 350# lineman running is 2x that of a 223 round. that doesn't even begin to take into account the inelastic vs elastic collision properties as they pertain to energy transfer. you should probably brush up on a few things before you enter this conversation trying to sound smart.

[@geea8509]

@@captainslow788 What do you know about force equals MA Einstein? Moron.

[@geea8509]

This scenario is an inelastic collision. A bullet hitting something is a macroscopic event, it must be inelastic.

[@captainslow788]

Good try but not totally. An fmj striking a soft target and passing through is partially inelastic collision as the bullet is still retaining kinetic energy and travels on a deviated course. And your math is still wrong for the kinetic force of a 55gr bullet vs a lineman running full tilt (12mph, which is conservative considering they can actually get about 16-17mph of steam), let alone "lineman moving 3x faster than the speed of sound". Let's stop trying to inflate the force a small round like .223 generates

[@MoonDog991]

Uvalde PD will never live this down.

[@tommygal1974]

When children like Kaitlyn are smarter, braver and have more character than adults… I hope this young lady keeps pushing and using that beautiful warrior voice and ascends higher and higher in politics. She’d have my vote… KAITLYN, YOU ARE A HERO FOR THIS GENERATION! I Hope @TimeMagazine recognizes YOU as a person of the year!

[@tobinprowant8021]

They say a coward dies a 1000 times before he is forced to face his actual death.