David Hogg Says Don't Blame Coward Cops For Not Wanting to Face Down an AR-15

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Feb. 25, 2018

Parkland school shooting survivor turned anti-Trump activist David Hogg said Saturday that the cops who stood by doing nothing as kids were massacred should not be criticized because "who wants to go down the barrel of an AR-15?"

From The Hill:

"He — just like every other police officer out there at heart — is a good person. He didn't take action in this event, and I can't explain why ... there are no words to explain why he wouldn't take action to take out this individual, but I think it's a good example of if he didn't take action and four others didn't, I mean, who does?" student David Hogg said in an interview on MSNBC.

Stoneman Douglas student David Hogg on deputy who did not enter school during shooting: "Who wants to go down the barrel of an AR-15, even with a glock? And I know that's what these police officers are supposed to do, but they're people too." pic.twitter.com/GjnUBuidc6
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 24, 2018

..."Who wants to go down the barrel of an AR-15, even with a glock? And I know that's what these police officers are supposed to do, but they're people too," he added.

Three other officers from the same department reportedly arrived on scene and took cover behind their vehicles before deputies from a neighboring department arrived.

As a reminder, Hogg also said the FBI should not be blamed for their failure to stop the shooter despite repeated warnings: "My father's a retired FBI agent and the FBI are some of the hardest working individuals I have ever seen in my life."

Hogg said President Trump on the other hand *can* be blamed for the shooting.

"He can't put that off on them [the FBI]. He is in charge of them and these people, what they love to do is push this off on bureaucracy and say it's not them," he said. "He is in charge of the FBI ... the executive branch is supposed to enforce laws and as such, President Trump is in charge of that and the FBI."

Hogg also says we should withhold judgement when it comes to Sheriff Scott Israel's dereliction of duty (though he had no problem calling the NRA "child murderers" in the aftermath of the shooting).

Weird how @davidhogg111 will falsely accuse the NRA of being “CHILD MURDERERS,” but won’t weigh in on Sheriff Israel’s PROVEN dereliction of duty ‘until the investigation is over’ 🤔 pic.twitter.com/gItDmlkkJQ
— Chet Cannon (@Chet_Cannon) February 26, 2018

Contrast Hogg's statements with those from another student, who is not getting national media coverage, who witnessed Peterson doing nothing while being the "only one with a gun" and a "bulletproof vest":

"He was pointing his gun at nothing." Student says he watched as @browardsheriff school resource officer Scot Peterson hid behind a staircase during the Stoneman Douglas shooting. @wsvn pic.twitter.com/IWRQorRrcL
— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) February 23, 2018

Here's some reactions to Hogg's interview from Twitter:

If you’re for gun control, there has to be someone willing to face someone with an AR-15. There’s really no way around it.
— Jeremiah John (@JeremiahWJohn) February 25, 2018

What kind of man doesn’t intervene to help the helpless and just waits in safety? So either they are the worst cowards in history or they were told to stand down and let it happen...4/5 career guns against a boy with a rifle aren’t good enough odds??
— Sano_e_salvo (@sano_e_salvo) February 25, 2018

4 officers standing there, taking cover, listening to the shots and the screams. There is zero excuse. None.
— Janice 🍟🐶🏀🏈 (@jannyfayray) February 25, 2018

Nobody wants to do it, but there are people who accept the responsibility and take a pay check to do it when it becomes necessary.
— Gregory Dale Boyd (@boydgregory) February 25, 2018

How would a cop standing outside know the shooter was using an AR-15? Why is this one kid getting all the air time??
— KyleMarinac (@KyleMarinac) February 25, 2018

I'm officially lost. Bluechecks are simultaneously arguing that we should hand over our guns to the authorities AND that those authorities shouldn't be expected to lay down their lives to protect innocent children. pic.twitter.com/BHFi4N1oZs
— J Burton (@JBurtonXP) February 23, 2018

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