(May 24 2023) - Another Sandy Hook just happened
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Uvalde school shooting: Special Texas Senate committee holds first public hearing | KVUE
They trying to put it all on one person......smh
Angry parents and residents stared down the Uvalde school board, calling for Chief Pete Arredondo - in charge of law enforcement’s response at the time of the Robb Elementary shooting - to be fired
Code:
https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnewsvideo/comments/vhpnrb/angry_parents_and_residents_stared_down_the/Officer lives over children’s lives?
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https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsane/comments/vhr6mz/officer_lives_over_childrens_lives/
Listening to the news this morning on this.
Shit is unbelievable.
Shit is unbelievable.
John Mellencamp isn't impressed with D.C.'s gun control moves: 'Politicians don't give a f---'
Little ditty 'bout guns and bureaucracy. John Mellencamp is none too impressed with Senate's gun safety bill: 'Politicians don't give a f--- about you'
texas:
Im utterly amazed that no one from the grieving families hasn't completely snapped yet.
there should be a Hatfield McCoy level -no bag limit open season on pigs in Uvald until 2023...
texas:
Im utterly amazed that no one from the grieving families hasn't completely snapped yet.
there should be a Hatfield McCoy level -no bag limit open season on pigs in Uvald until 2023...
Vicious facts
Yeah somebody gotta die knowing a loved one could have been saved and a mofo purposely let her get slaughtered? Yeah dirt naps being handed out
A timeline of meetings
DPS is really removing themselves from this tragedy
Mother speaks about saving her children from Uvalde gunman
It has been just over a month since the community of Uvalde experienced the tragedy of a gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary.
news4sanantonio.com
June 28, 2022
Mayor Don McLaughlin
101 E. Main Street
Uvalde, TX 78801
Dear Mayor McLaughlin:
We are a coalition of local and national media organizations that have sought to inform the public about the horrific tragedy at Robb Elementary School. We share your commitment to ensuring that all the facts about this incident come to light. We also share the concerns you recently expressed regarding the limited information that has emerged so far, and your desire to present the public with a more comprehensive portrait of the events on that day. In many ways, this is entirely within the City’s control.
We write to make you aware of provisions in the law that allow you and other City of Uvalde officials to release additional information to the public. The Texas Public Information Act does not require City officials to await the conclusion of any state or federal investigation in order to make information public. And, as you know, the members of the Uvalde community are crying out to know what happened that day and to have complete transparency and accountability sooner rather than later. In the words of Berlinda Irene Arreola, the grandmother of 10-year-old victim Amerie Jo Garza: “We need to get down to the bottom of everything that has happened and find out the truth."
The sections of the TPIA invoked by the City (552.103, 552.108), and other provisions of the Public Information Act, simply do not mandate withholding of information about the events that transpired that fateful day at Robb Elementary. While some of these provisions may allow the City to temporarily withhold certain information from the public, the Act does not require the City to do so in direct contravention to the demands of the community.
Similarly, the Texas Occupations Code, which governs the release of law enforcement body camera footage, does not require an agency to withhold those recordings during the course of an investigation. Section 1701.660(b) of the Occupations Code specifically states that a law enforcement agency “may release to the public a [body camera] recording . . . if the law enforcement agency determines that the release furthers a law enforcement purpose.” And, in fact, recognizing the rights and needs of the public to know, such disclosure has been made during investigations throughout the state. Recently, the Austin Police Department, the Houston Police Department, the La Marque Police Department and the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office, among many others, have released body camera footage of critical incidents, even as those incidents were being investigated. In fact, law enforcement agencies across Texas routinely release body camera footage of officer-involved shootings and other critical incidents as a matter of policy – often within 10 days or 30 days – during ongoing investigations.
Mayor Don McLaughlin
June 28, 2022
Page 2
Texas law clearly gives the City of Uvalde, the Uvalde Police Department, the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office, and the Uvalde County and District Attorneys the discretion to release broad swaths of information to the public now rather than waiting an indefinite amount of time for the closure of an investigation involving a shooter who is already dead. Many police and prosecutors across Texas routinely release such information.
We join you in calling for a full accounting of the tragic events at Robb Elementary. The victims and their families deserve an accurate and complete picture about what occurred that day. We hope that this letter assists you in evaluating the needs of your community during this difficult time and prompts immediate disclosure of information requested and needed for a community to heal.
Sincerely,
Laura Prather On behalf of:
ABC News KTRK – Houston
Associated Press
CBS News
CBS Stations Group of Texas KTVT – Dallas
CNN
Cox Media Group
Dallas Morning News
Gannett Austin American-Statesman The Abilene Reporter-News Corpus Christi Caller-Times The El Paso Times San Angelo Standard-Times Times Record News – Wichita Falls Amarillo Globe-News Lubbock Avalanche-Journal USA Today
Graham Media KSAT – San Antonio KPRC – Houston
Gray Television KXII – Sherman KGNS – Laredo KFDA – Amarillo KWTX – Waco
Hearst Newspapers Houston Chronicle San Antonio Express-News
NBC News
New York Times
ProPublica
Scripps
Sinclair Broadcast Group KABB/WOAI – San Antonio KVII – Amarillo KDBC/KFOX – El Paso KEYE – Austin KBTV/KFDM – Beaumont KTXS – Abilene
TEGNA WFAA – Dallas KHOU – Houston KENS – San Antonio KVUE – Austin KAGS – Bryan/College Station KCEN – Waco KYTX – Tyler KIII – Corpus Christi KWES – Midland/Odessa KBMT – Beaumont KIDY/KXVA – San Angelo
TelevisaUnivision KUVN – Dallas KXLN – Houston KAKW – Austin KWEX – San Antonio
Texas Tribune
Wall Street Journal
Mayor Don McLaughlin
101 E. Main Street
Uvalde, TX 78801
Dear Mayor McLaughlin:
We are a coalition of local and national media organizations that have sought to inform the public about the horrific tragedy at Robb Elementary School. We share your commitment to ensuring that all the facts about this incident come to light. We also share the concerns you recently expressed regarding the limited information that has emerged so far, and your desire to present the public with a more comprehensive portrait of the events on that day. In many ways, this is entirely within the City’s control.
We write to make you aware of provisions in the law that allow you and other City of Uvalde officials to release additional information to the public. The Texas Public Information Act does not require City officials to await the conclusion of any state or federal investigation in order to make information public. And, as you know, the members of the Uvalde community are crying out to know what happened that day and to have complete transparency and accountability sooner rather than later. In the words of Berlinda Irene Arreola, the grandmother of 10-year-old victim Amerie Jo Garza: “We need to get down to the bottom of everything that has happened and find out the truth."
The sections of the TPIA invoked by the City (552.103, 552.108), and other provisions of the Public Information Act, simply do not mandate withholding of information about the events that transpired that fateful day at Robb Elementary. While some of these provisions may allow the City to temporarily withhold certain information from the public, the Act does not require the City to do so in direct contravention to the demands of the community.
Similarly, the Texas Occupations Code, which governs the release of law enforcement body camera footage, does not require an agency to withhold those recordings during the course of an investigation. Section 1701.660(b) of the Occupations Code specifically states that a law enforcement agency “may release to the public a [body camera] recording . . . if the law enforcement agency determines that the release furthers a law enforcement purpose.” And, in fact, recognizing the rights and needs of the public to know, such disclosure has been made during investigations throughout the state. Recently, the Austin Police Department, the Houston Police Department, the La Marque Police Department and the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office, among many others, have released body camera footage of critical incidents, even as those incidents were being investigated. In fact, law enforcement agencies across Texas routinely release body camera footage of officer-involved shootings and other critical incidents as a matter of policy – often within 10 days or 30 days – during ongoing investigations.
Mayor Don McLaughlin
June 28, 2022
Page 2
Texas law clearly gives the City of Uvalde, the Uvalde Police Department, the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office, and the Uvalde County and District Attorneys the discretion to release broad swaths of information to the public now rather than waiting an indefinite amount of time for the closure of an investigation involving a shooter who is already dead. Many police and prosecutors across Texas routinely release such information.
We join you in calling for a full accounting of the tragic events at Robb Elementary. The victims and their families deserve an accurate and complete picture about what occurred that day. We hope that this letter assists you in evaluating the needs of your community during this difficult time and prompts immediate disclosure of information requested and needed for a community to heal.
Sincerely,
Laura Prather On behalf of:
ABC News KTRK – Houston
Associated Press
CBS News
CBS Stations Group of Texas KTVT – Dallas
CNN
Cox Media Group
Dallas Morning News
Gannett Austin American-Statesman The Abilene Reporter-News Corpus Christi Caller-Times The El Paso Times San Angelo Standard-Times Times Record News – Wichita Falls Amarillo Globe-News Lubbock Avalanche-Journal USA Today
Graham Media KSAT – San Antonio KPRC – Houston
Gray Television KXII – Sherman KGNS – Laredo KFDA – Amarillo KWTX – Waco
Hearst Newspapers Houston Chronicle San Antonio Express-News
NBC News
New York Times
ProPublica
Scripps
Sinclair Broadcast Group KABB/WOAI – San Antonio KVII – Amarillo KDBC/KFOX – El Paso KEYE – Austin KBTV/KFDM – Beaumont KTXS – Abilene
TEGNA WFAA – Dallas KHOU – Houston KENS – San Antonio KVUE – Austin KAGS – Bryan/College Station KCEN – Waco KYTX – Tyler KIII – Corpus Christi KWES – Midland/Odessa KBMT – Beaumont KIDY/KXVA – San Angelo
TelevisaUnivision KUVN – Dallas KXLN – Houston KAKW – Austin KWEX – San Antonio
Texas Tribune
Wall Street Journal