WALSH: How To Tell If Someone Doesn’t Really Care About Preventing Mass Shootings

We already know that the Broward County Sheriff’s Office was called dozens of times and warned about a man who “could be a school shooter in the making.” We know that they did nothing in response to these calls. We also know that at least one deputy, and possibly three others, hid outside the school while the shooter was slaughtering 17 kids. We know that Sheriff Scott Israel blatantly misrepresented the facts on national TV by attempting to deflect attention from his office and its failures.

We know enough now to say that the shooting was 100% the fault of the shooter, but it would not have happened without the staggering cowardice and incompetence of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. Had the shooter lived and planned his attack in a county that wasn’t policed by a group of bumbling clowns, it’s very likely that he never would have carried it out, and almost certain that if he had carried it out, he would not have claimed as many victims as he did. If we are looking to point the finger at any group or institution, we should point all of our fingers squarely at the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. And then spare maybe a thumb or pinky to point at the FBI, which also failed to act on a tip it received only two months ago.