A "Ghost" from that Parkland school shooting case.

ma96782 · Jun 29, 2023

FYI.....
Remember that cop?

Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting

A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, concluding the first trial in U.S. history of a law enforcement officer for conduct during an on-campus shooting. Former Broward County Deputy...

www.yahoo.com

Aloha, Mark

PS.....

He could have received nearly 100 years in prison, although a sentence even approaching that length would have been highly unlikely given the circumstances and his clean record. He also could have lost his $104,000 annual pension.

OMG?!?!

ilostmypswrd · Jun 30, 2023

Im ok with that,, you cant jail someone for being a coward, or inept at their job.

thekingoftroy · Jun 30, 2023

Coward has to live with himself. I remember as a young Cop having an argument with my Chief during a staff meeting about whether or not to enter the scene if there was an active shooter at our elementary school. He told me I would wait for SWAT and I told him I would not and that he could fire me afterwards. This dude should lose his hefty pension at the very least.

Alexx1401 · Jun 30, 2023

Have to agree you really can't jail an LEO for being a coward. Kind of a shame he collects his pension though. At least the POS will spend the rest of his life knowing he hid while those kids died.

Peterson, who was not wearing a bullet-resistant vest, didn't open the door. Instead, he took cover 75 feet (23 meters) away in the alcove of a neighboring building, his gun still drawn. He stayed there for 40 minutes, long after the shooting ended and other police officers had stormed the building.