OPINION: J.D. Tuccille - One Civilian With a Gun at an Indiana Mall Offered Better Protection Than 376 Cops in Uvalde

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 Sunday, July 24, 2022 - 06:35
OPINION: J.D. Tuccille - One Civilian With a Gun at an Indiana Mall Offered Better Protection Than 376 Cops in Uvalde

The same day Texas legislators released a devastating report on indecision and failure among hundreds of police officers during the school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, a single armed man ended an attack at Greenwood Park Mall in Greenwood, Indiana. It's impossible to avoid comparing the two incidents. Once again, taking responsibility for yourself and assisting others turns out to be a better idea than putting faith in the state.

"Greenwood leaders have used several titles to describe Elisjsha Dicken, the 22-year-old Indiana man who intervened in a mass shooting at the Greenwood Park Mall on Sunday night," write Ryan Martin, Tony Cook, and Dayeon Eom of the Indianapolis Star. "A hero. A good Samaritan, even. Gun-rights advocates have yet another: A good guy with a gun."

Assessments of the performance of 376 police officers at Robb Elementary School are less positive.

Read more at Reason. 

 

Tuccille is a contributing editor at Reason.