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Uvalde Massacre: The Failure of Texas State Police;by Diane Ravitch

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"Ever since the Uvalde elementary school shooting, blame for the delayed response has been thrust on local law enforcement. But, now a critical legislative report and body camera footage released by local officials, law enforcement experts from across the country are questioning why DPS didn’t take a lead role in the response as it had done before during other mass shootings and public disasters. But the only statewide law enforcement agency, the Texas Department of Public Safety, has largely avoided scrutiny even though it had scores of officers on the scene. That’s in part because DPS leaders are controlling which records get released to the public and  has fought the release of records that could provide a more complete picture of the role state troopers played during the mass shooting.Please read the rest of the article. How do you spell “COVER-UP”?

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