Embattled Uvalde school district police chief Pete Arredondo has been fired after outcry over the handling of the Robb Elementary mass shooting. Arredondo had been on administrative leave after the massacre that left 19 children and two teachers dead. An attorney for Arredondo said he and other responding officers “should be celebrated for the lives saved, instead of vilified for those they couldn’t reach.”
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Now let's lock him up.
The fact that schools like to preach “community, leadership, and accountability ” and then when it involves one of their own? crickets
BLUE LIVES MATTERS, THAT HOW THEY WORK FOR US. PENSIONS, RETIREMENT, AND HIGH WAGES. YOU ARE NOT EVEN THEIR RADAR. YOU ARE JUST ANOTHER CRIMINAL TO THEM.
This guy is still trying to keep his job like why would you even want it dude?
He was trying to hold onto that paycheck for as long as he could
That’s a new one on me. I didn’t know a company/ organization couldn’t fire for not doing job because it would be violating ones constitutional rights. Lawyer needs to go back to school.
What a joke …a gun with no balls shoot or be killed that's a reallo cop .. were is the protect and serve….what's it called now Run And Hide
How can this turd live with himself?
Excellent for that decision.you can’t negotiate with shutters or with terrorist.they had a big professional lawn enforcement.but for follow his orders they loose Childrens life.they immediately had to open the doors.too much time for having a reaction.I’m not happy because he lose his jobs.but the law enforcement need a more professional chief of staff.you can’t negotiate with terrorist or shutter’s.
77 minutes. That is how long it took for police to stop the shooter AFTER the school doors were breached. Over an hour of this guy unable to make a decision. Keep in mind that during this time, gunshots could be heard, and its clear that many more children died during these precious minutes (or should I say, hours).
The chief's lack of accountability for this situation is appalling. He called this a 'witch-hunt', despite the fact that everyone in this country and beyond all STRONGLY believe that he is too incompetent for his position. I wish I could say to him, "So I guess everyone else is wrong, and you're right. We all saw what happened, but you're the only one that REALLY saw what happened."
The entire unit should be fired.
Letting the kids get slaughtered for 80mins. And lock up in federal prison
It took 3 months ??? Why is this dude or ANY LAW Enforcement ON THE GROUNDS THAT DAY THAT DAY WALKING OR TALKING??
FURTHERMORE EVERYONE IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHARGED AND ESCORTED TO THE CENTER OF TOWN FOR PROPER JUSTICE.PERIOD. AND DONE!!
He Hispanic that’s why he panicked.
376 officers, and no one would risk disobeying orders to stop one cowardly attack? Oh! I forgot! Cowardly officers arrived on the scene.
Fire him his bad apple 🍎 police 👮♂️ bad police really bad
He is a coward! His Staff are cowards! You should go to jail
Bout time
Their reactions are beyond reason. I've tried to see their side and wear anothers shoes. I have! I can NOT, for the life of me, see it because NOTHING in my being can be made to think, "Yeah, I hear them screaming, but I'll wait right here."
If only the police had stepped aside to allow responsibility armed citizens handle this, we wouldn't be doing this right now; we wouldn't be dealing with seemingly untrained and gutless knuckleheads being forced to resign. The shooter would've been handled instead of, what should've been good resources, waiting outside for clearance from the hall monitor.
If you can't, or are unwilling to toe the line, just get out! There's no shame. Just don't put innocent people in a position where they need help, and you're a liability. THAT is unforgivable.
Why did it take so long?
If the teachers were armed no dead students
Can't trust police to do their job if they're only there for the huge paycheck. They should have Robocops instead because they don't think twice about entering an unlocked or locked door and they get no paycheck.
FIRED!!! IT TOOK THEM LONG ENOUGH!!!!! GOOD RIDDENS!!!!!
Arredondo still has the nerve to ask for back pay and to be reinstated immediately 🤬
WOW!!! He wants his name cleared but yet doesn’t present himself in the hearing hasn’t even apologize or asked for forgiveness
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he should've been fired as soon as they saw the videos of him doing nothing to stop a killer and save the lives of those children and teachers. he is a coward that needs to be under the jail. would those cops done the same thing if this happened at a school where their children went?
Hopefully he spent his 3-month paid vacation looking for a new line of work.
If they don't satisfy the parents demands I'm afraid that cops will be the next Targets because this is what happens if you don't protect the citizens the citizens won't protect you.
This police force is shameful!
Bunch of brainless bots
Good.
Fire and indict the coward!!!!🇺🇲😡
I been sayin' for years that putting on a police uniform does not automatically transform these clowns into heroes.And the quote of putting their life on line every day is just media mush being served to the sheep .If up to me, I would forbid men from being cops on the ground that most men join the force for prideful reasons.They enjoy the God mentality of being above the law and forget they are police to protect and SERVE the people and not the other way around .
Well he’s on long vacation with paid … the police system so corruption and cowardly
why it took so long to decide firing this guy?!
"376 Law Enforcement officers were dispatched to the scene"? For one shooter? They did infiltrate the school building. Is this some kind of inside political war which turned deadly?
Doors weren't even locked. Don't spread the police lies.
That guy's a real piece of work.
In his 17-page totally defensive ramble he NEVER EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED FAMILES, ETC.
He should be banned from the job for life.
Only in America 🇺🇸
Way overdue. Unfortunately, there are more that need to go. Every coward wearing a badge that showed up that day needs to be fired.
It would be hard for the community to ever have respect for him
It's about time…I don't know how that man sleeps at night!!!!!!!!!!!
We live in a society where people do whatever they want, can you play the game of perception is reality and nothing is ever their fault. We need very harsh penalties for law enforcement who abandon their responsibilities.
Now arrest him