"Some of the police entered the school and retrieved their OWN children." That was the single most chilling statement of your analysis.

I was an EMT for five years. I have seen my fair share of mass casualty incidents and have had to put myself in harm's way multiple times. I worked with 100s of other first responders in my time. NONE of them, be they fire, police, or EMS would have tolerated the gutless cowardice on display during this event. If there was a time to risk life and limb, it was HERE. Those were CHILDREN inside that school with that monster. Every one of those officers failed to do their duty not as a cop, but as an adult to keep our children safe. Worse still, they ACTIVELY BARRED parents from trying to save their kids. If you don't have the balls to do what needs to be done, at least step aside and let someone else do it. Horrific.

The first officers on the scene were extremely quick in their initial response. They rushed down the hallway to the rooms with the gunman. Upon receiving gunfire they ran, fled , retreated and never re-engaged. They were paralyzed by the fear of being shot, so their own value superseded the value of those kids. That's the textbook definition of cowardice. Sounds harsh but it is what it is.

"They are trained to put their own safety above others....." Yet, a young mother- after handcuffs were removed, climbed a fence, got into the school and got her two sons without body armor, a weapon, or one thought for herself.... she should have been in charge.

I was in the military for 9 1/2 years. If these officers performed this way in the military, they would be court marshaled for cowardice in the face of the enemy, and that commander in charged would be immediately relieved. They were 100% cowards, these are 8,9 and 10 year old's being murdered. What would you do if 8 year old's were being murdered. They were fucking cowards!

If cops don’t have to legally protect people, then they shouldn’t stop the ones who are willing to.

I’ve been in the military for 10 years, was a firefighter, and an EMT. I’m 62 years old and know myself pretty good. There is not one bit of doubt in my mind that if my grand babies were in that room, I would have used my body as a shield so the guys behind me could take him out. I’ve lived a good life. Those kids should have live theirs.

As an outraged Texan, I thank you for your REAL and truthful analysis of the ALL of the cowards in Uvalde. The police officers that stood in that hallway for over an hour looking as if they are having an impromptu FOP meeting chatting with each other are the cowards that day we must all be truly truly concerned with. Thank you for your candor.

Not only were the police cowards, they used FORCE against people that WEREN'T cowards to stop them from intervening in the murders that were taking place while they stood there doing NOTHING. These police AIDED and ABETTED this crime and IMO should be charged as such.

“It's too dangerous for us. The kids will have to deal with this on their own.” Uvalde police logic.

I just watched the police video and all I can say it’s embarrassing. There was 50 cowards in bulletproof vests, not one man had the heart to burst through the door and kill that psycho even if you take a bullet.

The thing that infuriates me is the number of officers present at scene.Almost 400 armed police, all parading around fronting in front of the news media. DISGRACEFUL.

In so many of these mass shooting incidents, you hear about unarmed teachers, administrators, and school employees who put themselves in harm's way to protect the kids. Whether they distracted the shooter or used their own bodies to shield the kids from getting shot. For trained law enforcement who have the benefit of protective gear to stand there and do nothing is unconscionable.

Imagine being one of those parents who tried to go into the school and save their child but who was restrained by the police and then finding out that your child was killed...Living the rest of your life wondering if you could have saved your child from such a fearful death had you not been restrained.

You explained everything so well. For me, I’m not upset they were scared. That’s basic human nature. But their fear drove them to inaction and for that I can’t forgive them.

Imagine if this were a hospital and there were people dying from bleeding out with enough time to save people, but the doctors refused to do anything because they were scared of blood.

It hurts so much hearing that children were calling 911 begging for help while police were standing outside. I head a story that a mom that was handcuffed convinced the officer to let her free. She then snuck around, jumped a fence and was able to save some children from a window. Let's talk about that courage. 😭😭😭

Bravery is not fearlessness. One cannot be brave without fear. Bravery is being fearful and still doing what needs to be done, regardless of your training or ability. By this measure those 19 men are cowards

I never thought I could be interested in these mental health situations, but your analyses have changed my mind. I find your videos fascinating.

Reminds me of that man stabbing people on the subway in New York, and 2 police officers hid in fear while a civilian got stabbed and pinned the guy down. It went to court and they said the same thing "it's not our job as the police to keep ypu safe" what are they even for..?

Any children who show a tendency to hurt small animals MUST be intervened with and carefully monitored. That behavior is a dead giveaway of psychopathic and murderous brains. Parents have to understand that this is not just kids being kids-normal children by their nature feel affection towards animals. If they feel the need to hurt them it speaks of abnormal psychology.

The police should be ashamed of themselves, they let those kids and teachers die. Heartbreaking and infuriating.

Another sad aspect of what happened is that the police involved have shown zero remorse or shame for what happened. The department was more upset about body cam footage that got leaked than their own colossal failure.

As career soldier of 22 years I can honestly say that you make good points on the mental state of people who have to make that choice of taking a life knowing that they are human as well. However, when it comes to actions that is expected from them we train are troops to handle a situation like war or clearing a building which in itself requires hours of training. This training is conducted so when and if that situation occurred they automatically revert to muscle memory where their actions come from training and act accordingly. My analysis from my experience gives a different approach on this matter. When a person chooses to kill his state of mind is set to kill. So, our soldiers are trained to handle a situation such s as clearing or to be blunt to eliminate the target. They don’t retreat even if a member is shot. A member of the assault team usually from the back who radio that a member is down one member of that team will pull the injured member to safety. Yet the team moves forward to accomplish the mission or the intended action of eliminating the target. We have to remove the human aspect of the target and engage said target with the objective to neutralize the shooter. Does this impact the individuals after completing their task? Sure it does. However they reflect on what they have done with a different approach on the situation. The satisfaction they completed the mission objective which is obvious they eliminated the target. I was trained to think from a different mind set about what I may do I’d put in that situation. In essence I train my troops in the same manner as I was taught just as those before me had been trained and to train their soldiers in the same manner. I will also mention that when soldiers take a job as becoming a peace officer, they will recognize a perpetrator is in different about what they are doing their approach is changed and in a few situations they can talk deescalate the situation. That in itself should tell you that they don’t want to kill if they don’t have to but if there is no other choice. By that it means if the shooter is doing that then the choice is obvious on what must be done. I appreciate your view from your experience and express your thoughts about the different behaviors that are imposed on police officers. I hope that you may find my view helpful. As a combat engineer I take many views on soldiers and the facilities where such things have happened but that would not be related to your shared thoughts about the actions or in this case the inactions of the officers.

Basically, what we saw in Uvalde was a bunch of cops protecting a mass shooter while he murdered a bunch of little kids. They secured the building, ensuring that no one who wanted to stop him from shooting those kids was allowed to get in.

"Took their time", "Handcuffed the parents", "Entered the school and retrieved their own children." Fire, charge and arrest them. A band of cowards masquerading behind a badge and a belt with neat gadgets.

If police are really being trained to be "scared" or "fear" their jobs, then this is systemic failure. If you become scared in preparation for being PREPARED, then you need to pick a different job. Police are trained to be prepared, and cowardice has no place here. Very much disagree on the basis of the analysis of police duty. Almost all police know it is their job to "shoot the bad guy" when the bad guy is shooting innocent people. It is irrational to fear your own death when you are the main thing society has put in place to fall on the sword in this particular case. Whoever was making the decisions in Uvalde was certainly a coward. At least border patrol still has some dignity left in their lives.

Such a good analysis, thanks Dr. Grande. So well spoken and choice of language was so well done.

As a former cop, and one who has entered buildings while being shot at, these cops are cowards and should resign en masse. The community is better off without them. That PD should be required to sew a yellow stripe up the spine of their shirt to signify their cowardice. It just rankles me how they could stand around and shoot the breeze while that monster was in the building. Heads should roll. 1) the incident commander that classified this as a barricaded subject situation. 2) The chief of the Uvalde police. 3) the sheriff of that county. 4) The Uvalde cops on duty standing outside that school. 5) The county deputies standing outside that school. 6) the state troopers standing outside the school.

The police refused to stop him from shooting kids, while at the same time preventing others from stopping the shooter. They aided the shooter.

Your analysis was thoughtful and spoke to the change in culture of law enforcement. I’ve witnessed 1st hand and also seen on tv officers commanding a suspect for “my safety.” Their primary goal from training is to go home at the end of their shift. This is a gut-check for every department & every officer. Ask yourself “why do I want to be a cop?” If it’s not to someday have the chance to risk your life for the life of a stranger, do anything else. All anyone can do is pray for courage when it’s needed. Sadly, I’m afraid the death toll from Uvalde hasn’t ended yet.

Thank you for your insight, Dr. Todd. I really appreciated your video.

Imagine if this were a fire and the fire department showed up with time to save people but refused to act based on fear. It would be completely unacceptable.

If the cops knew that children were calling 911 inside the classroom and they still didn’t act, they deserve to be prosecuted. The reason why myself and so many others are angry, is because anyone who is a parent would have risked their lives to save innocent elementary school children. Either the 911 operators should be prosecuted for not relaying the calls to the police, or the police should be prosecuted for failing to act.

Thank you Dr Todd for being very direct with your thoughts and not just rambling. Your points are clear, concise and non-blaming. It would be interesting to review all these mass shootings and identify common denominators. This may help someone non-professional to report a concern of a threat. IDK but parents need to wake up!

Dr. Grande thanks for the insight. I am a big fan of your work. I have read many of your analysis on various subjects. :)

Hearing exactly how the police responded to this shooting makes me literally nauseous.

My husband is a well respected and decorated recently retired police officer from a large first responder family. He's the most levelheaded and patient officer you'd ever meet. The kind of cop you pray shows up at your darkest moments. He watched the entire situation with silent rage building inside him and finally stated "If I'd been a parent arriving on scene and saw that cowardice unfolding, I'd shoot any officer attempting to restrain me from going into that building and neutralizing the subject. At that point, all bets are called off and someone needs to step up no matter who tries to prevent you. Some situations are not by the book, officers in charge are not always right and do go against their training and moral obligations when faced with a shocking situation. Those officers should be charged in this situation as they stood in the way of actual help."

I am from Uvalde, Texas. Thank you for covering this.

Another great one! Thank you

The thought of those wounded children possibly laying in agony for an hour when they could’ve been saved is so infuriating.

Cruelty to animals is a pretty good sign that a kid needs psychological intervention.

Well spoken and reviewed. Thank you for your insight. I've always believed much of your analysis applied universally to many poor interactions with, behaviors of some officers. Some of them seem to defer to the "afraid for my life" statement/rationale for their poor decisions. I've always expressed my concern and frustration with this inherent fear they operate in. Fear causes people to make poor decisions, and increases the likelihood inappropriate aggressive behaviors. Hence, shootings of unarmed persons. This was a complete tragedy. Ramos' behavior and murderous act is the catalyst of it all. Yet, the inaction and seemingly cowardice of the officers is inexcusable.😢

I hear in the old days that police were elected by the people. It brought them a higher level of honor giving them more obligation to protect and a bigger push towards bravery. Maybe we should bring this back. Maybe all cops need to be paid more and must have a bachelor's in sociology, psychology, and serve at least 4 years in the military. We should up the ante!

The cops failed to stop the shooter, but were very successful with folding up parents who were trying to get their kids. They're cowards. The whole force needs fired.

If you as a Police Officer leave children to bet slaughtered by a deranged shooter. Then you had no right to wear a badge at all.

Hands down no question they’re cowards. They are part responsible for the deaths of 21 people. Being confronted with a shooter is not all that intense. These are trained officers. No orders or anything should have stopped them. Idc if you’re alone and unarmed. You run in and do what you can

Well done. I hope the cops answer your last statement about finding peace in the form of placing their service weapon into their mouth and pulling the trigger.

40% of the city's budget went to the police force. They have their own swat team. To treat parents the way they did while getting their own kids out and not engaging the shooter is so far beyond the pale. The level of cowardice is staggering.

The shooter couldn't have had it easier. ... entered the school in a door that had been recently propped open, then goes on a shooting rampage uninterrupted by law enforcement. Unbelievable.

This guy is excellent. I really learned a lot from his videos.

Wow, you hit the nail on the head, my friend!

As a nurse for over 20 years if I see a person go down when I am out in public without a crash cart, I do what I can to save the person. These cops were trained that you stop the threat no matter what. Every cop that didn't breach that door should turn in their badge and gun today.

As a 31 year law enforcement retiree, I am convinced to many of these cops were more concerned about their own safety, than that of these children. I remember seeing some of my partners hiding in a dark alleys, while I , along with other officers, rushed to a dangerous call. Unfortunately, cowardice, does exist in police departments. It is simply, a reality.

You have made an excellent presentation here, thank you for your professional insights. A mistaken notion is that the shooter killed 19 students and 2 teachers. The reality is. he certainly shot them, but how many bled out over the hour that ticked past while police dithered in the hall? That portion should be chalked up to the police inaction. Police are fond of referring to their employers, the public, as civilians; what then are the police? If they are under the illusion, they are military grade then they should be brought up on UCMJ article 99, ‘misbehavior before the enemy’. If police had made a timely entry a significant number of wounded would have received medical care and likely lived. An impartial corner should make that determination and the probable loss of lives laid at the doorstep of those police and their departments. There were so many things they could or should have been done. Even throwing stones at/ through the window. My choice would be drive a front end loader with a man in the bucket, [or the police SWAT armored vehicle] up to the windows, sharp shooters or not so sharp shooters could provide covering fire if the shooter made himself a target by appearing at the window. This would open two fronts, assault at the class room door(s) and attack at window(s). What is the shooter going to do? Get angry and shoot someone? He is already doing that, at his discretion / leisure thanks to no notable actions against him. I am for the Uvalde families injured and uninjured alike, making determination of the future of the persons in authority involved, aka a jury of ones peers.

The whole situation is disgusting and heartbreaking. Now that the video is out it is so much more infuriating. So many look like they're just hanging out. To manhandle the parents outside instead of running in is beyond frustrating

The officers that rescued there own children while leaving others in danger should face criminal charges of dereliction of duty. They shouldn't just loose their jobs. They should face criminal penalties because when you take on the role as guardian of your community you should consider all children as your own.

The amount of cowardice,ineptitude, and malice on display that day in Texas is inexcusable.

Very good evaluation.

Thank you for your analysis,,🙏

No one can accuse you of lacking courage, Dr.Grande. I had no idea about the background or the facts of this tragedy. I agree with you; none of us know how we will react under that kind of situation/pressure, but - damn!! None of those police officers should keep their jobs. I'm sickened and horrified at a whole new level after hearing ALL the facts. Thank you, Dr. Grande, for speaking TRUTH.😪💖

A little girl in the connecting room to where the shooter barricaded himself displayed more courage & bravery than the police. She took the cellphone from her dead teacher’s hand & dialed 911 multiple times asking for help! I believe she called at least 5-7 times! She also had the wherewithal to cover herself in blood from her classmates in order to appear deceased.She also helped muffle the cries of a classmate that was shot in the leg whenever the shooter started coming into her side of the room. This went on for over an hour! This is beyond heartbreaking, and to think there were only 2 days left in the school year.May all these 19 children & 2 teachers that lost their lives so senselessly RIP 🙏 and may all the survivors , their family,& community find the solace they deserve. We need to do better,it seems as though there has been one mass shooting after another.

Spot on Dr. Grande!

19 Heavily Armed Cowards, R. I. P. Babies and Teachers xxx

One of the mothers the police handcuffed got out of her handcuffs, jumped the fence and located her children and escaped with them. Shame on the police. I hope the parents file the mother of all lawsuits against the police.

There's no words even strong enough for how cowardly those cops were.

I swear a God if I was there, I would put my life in danger to save those innocent kids!. These officers know it well, they signed that job and got paid to protect society's lives by risking their lives.

What an incredible magnificent explanation about these policemen enactment at this school shooting. This is why you are the best here Dr Grande. ❤️

They waited….for a key. You have got to be kidding me. They don’t wait for a key when they execute no-knock warrants. They don’t wait for a key when there’s “reason to believe” that a crime is being committed. May I suggest that they had an inkling that a crime was in fact, being committed? That they were perhaps simply “in fear of their lives”? Kind of like all the small children frantically dialing 911? The fact that some officers went in to rescue their own children proves that they were well aware of the nature of the situation at hand. The much maligned word “woke”, is fitting for the general mood of much of the nation. I don’t see a single thing wrong with people waking to the nightmare we’ve been living in, and finally stomping on the brakes. Demanding that at long last, the wax museum figures in Congress get off their asses and do their job. I, for one, am pretty sick of paying for them to hang around exchanging stock tips, meeting with lobbyists, getting in sound bites for campaign ads, and taking lovely extended “breaks”, that would have anyone else facing dismissal from their job. I’m sick of their projection and pivoting, game playing and finger pointing. Please, for Pete’s sake, someone stop playing hot potato with the buck. Edit: I’ve heard now, that a parent sneaked into the school, and got her kids out. I don’t know what the truth is. It does add to the absurdity of the situation.

Now that the the video of the hallway is released, please give an update. Edit: just wanted to add that your analysis was spot on, way before the video release. So I guess no update would actually be needed. As usual, you did a great job 👍

I hear “hurts cats” and instantly think “psycho! Death penalty!”

To enter a career where you are expected to encounter danger, and fail to act when the lives of the most innocent are on the line is the most unforgivable cowardice. If you can’t do the job, at least don’t interfere with those who will.

The most sickening aspect of the Unvale's police response is when there, above all, they retrieved their own children. May their shame be eternal.

Brilliant presentation.

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

As most members of the military know, cowardice is contageous and often leads to poor decisions. The officers on scene who now know they are not suited for police work should resign. I have noticed a change in law enforcement over the last 30 to 40 years, and it's not a good change. Everyone wants to live a long a fruitful life, but when you sign up for risky dangerous work you need to be willing to engage when necessary. It seems that police these days are quick to fire on just about anyone for little justifiable reason but when confronted with a heavily armed maniac committing murders, some of them seem dumbfounded as to what to do. We have all seen examples of police bravery and compassion, but we've also witnessed gross misconduct. I'm not sure what the solution is. I doubt if it will get any better.

Imagine being handcuffed while your child is in danger that close to you. Those parents will never recover.

The reason I consider an action cowardly is not because it was committed under the influence of uncontrollable fear. It's only cowardice if the fear is controllable and one fails to control it.

All 376 law enforcement officers that were there they should all be sued, fired, sent to prison for not haveing the set of balls to do there job. For being cowardly

The teachers put themselves in front of the students to shield them. The cops - trained in active shooter situations - wouldn’t even go in the school to save the kids.

If police aren’t obligated to protect civilians… then what’s their purpose? If their purpose is to uphold laws, and someone’s killing kids, isn’t that a law they should uphold?

I think what produces courage is anger toward the threat and empathy for the potential victim. That was what drove me to run toward danger when a man was being attacked without thinking much about my own wellbeing. I felt empathy for him, like a jolt in the chest, when he screamed for help as if he thought he was being murdered, and anger at the attackers, anger at the injustice of their actions. I immediately began to sprint toward the sound of his voice, and fought off the attackers, one of which managed to graze my chin with a blow that took off a little skin. They had him down on the ground, and where kicking him hard, which is potentially lethal.

Not sure why I'm not already subscribed, but this episode was especially.. Blunt, that'll do. Sir, I quite like your style. I'll endeavour to get through the rest of your videos over the coming weeks!

How many of those babies were laying in pain desperately waiting to be saved. What the police did was unacceptable. Each one needs to be held accountable.

They went in and got their own kids while stopping others? That’s beyond cowardice.

This video should be played in every Police Academy in the country. Very well done.

Wow great analysis as always. I just learned that the police officers were there and aware of the situation before any student called police.

The fact that the department's story keeps getting backpedalled is truly telling. Not only did they not act out of cowardice, but they can't even own up to it. Like a child caught in a lie that they refuse to own up to.

Every one of those cops should be fired, lose their pensions, and be charged for assaulting those parents. And, their higher-ranking officials should be fired and charged for lying and trying to cover up their actions. Police training needs to be overhauled, and police or their unions shouldn't be allowed to conduct their own internal investigations on themselves. The more that comes out about this, the worse it gets on all sides.

hi from brasil doctor! unfortunnatelly we are suffering from the same thing here thanks for this wide landscape about this cases thanks for dont show the scenes in your channel

Thank You Dr. G for standing up for suffering people ✝️👍🏻

I'm a teacher, my first year teaching was in a rough school where we went on lockdown multiple times for various reasons. Every time, I knew that I would lay down my life to protect my students if necessary. Over a decade later, teachers and students are trained every school year in multiple emergency scenarios including active shooter response. I know how to secure the building if there is a threat. Several teachers and I have an unwritten pact that we will take down any active shooter. I am 42 / F math teacher. We show up at work every day prepared to sacrifice our lives for our students. I'm very sad to learn the LEOs who responded to this were not.

there's a short clip of one of his classmates talking about him saying that he was not bullied, he emphasized that part, and said that he often was the bully but that his bullying would fail and that that would infuriate him.

Thank you for you point of view

Someone really needs to come up with a protocol to identify and stop these psychopaths. I'm always shocked how many red flags there are... Especially in a social media age, these guys are often literally telling you what they want to do!

There were 19 officers. There was literally an officer available to save every child who died.

Many cops act brave when they encounter people who commit misdemeanors, but in this case they failed miserably, smh. Rip to those kids, and both teachers, condolences to all the families.

Very well said.

My mom told me something she heard on the news that sent chills up my spine she said the news said some of the parents had to go in to identify there kids by there shoes because there heads were decapitated. When she said that I felt hairs stand up on my arms and legs

These children were taught to call 911 to get help, when they did call, help didn't come when they asked.... I cant imagine how any of those surviving children will trust law enforcement or any adults really ever again... 😓