The report notes there was a lack of clear leadership, but is that really reason enough to excuse the lack of urgency by those officers to get into the classroom? No, I think there is, you know, there's bad decision making. When you determine that this is a barricaded subject versus an active shooter, that changes the approach. And when you talk about nearly 400 officers there, right, you're talking about maybe the first 2030 that have the opportunity to gather facts as accurately as possible because they're closer into the situation. (03:08–03:17)
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