This is from a border patrol agent who rushed to the Uvalde school after getting a frantic text from his wife, a fourth-grade teacher at Robb Elementary. The siege was ongoing at the time [emphasis mine]: Albarado said he raced … Continue reading →
I was going to write a huge post on this issue today, but I got busy with other things and decided to postpone it till tomorrow. But here’s a piece of information (hat tip: commenter “Kate”) that was revealed today … Continue reading →
Ever hear of it? I hadn’t heard of this case until today when commenter “j e” wrote a comment about the verdict in the second degree murder case, which was an acquittal. The facts of the case are both disturbing … Continue reading →
You’ve probably already heard of one fourth-grader in Uvalde who smeared herself with the blood of her dead friend, intending to pretend to be dead herself if the shooter returned to her classroom from the adjoining room where he was … Continue reading →
…and still not especially clear. I’ve noticed, also, that many people who are following the story – be they newscasters or pundits or commenters on blogs – keep getting the details mixed up and either inferring things that weren’t said … Continue reading →
How does Israel protect against school shootings?: Israel could not prevent attacks if its efforts were based solely on armed security guards at each school, he said. Israel “invests heavily in monitoring profiles of people,” Hazony continued. It has a … Continue reading →
This is something I previously had suspected as a possibility – that by the time police got to the scene at Uvalde and entered the school building, and then got to the barricaded classroom, they thought the shooting of children … Continue reading →
From that same Daily Mail article I wrote about in the post below this one – the article contains a lot of extra information, including the following about Ramos’ parents’ police records: Ramos is the son of Reyes and Salvador … Continue reading →
Here’s the story as it now stands. I caution everyone to ask questions, though, before jumping to conclusions. For example: Video emerging online from Tuesday’s schoolchildren massacre in Uvalde, Texas shows local police more concerned with stopping parents than stopping … Continue reading →
This is absolutely heartbreaking – photos and short bios of the teachers and children who were killed in Uvalde. People who kill random children are not just homicidally inclined, it’s a particular type of sadistic vengeance, and the target of … Continue reading →
(1) Commenter “cb” has a good question: where did Ramos get the money for the guns? They wouldn’t be cheap. (2) “cb” also wonders whether this story from 2018 might have involved Ramos. Strangely enough, it’s written by someone whose … Continue reading →
It is depressing in so many many ways. First and foremost, there are the victims, now listed as 19 children and 2 adults. The cold-blooded killing of children is evil personified, and most human beings are especially revolted and outraged … Continue reading →