The community demanded law enforcement be more assertive. Now some are wondering if this is the inevitable result.
By Alex Horton Alex Horton General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow April 22 at 6:14 PM It was Thursday at a suburban town plaza in Tamarac, Fla., about six miles and 14 months removed from the high school massacre in Parkland, when the consequences of those killings boomeranged in an unexpected way.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office began more physical and aggressive training after a gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last year —implemented by the new Broward County sheriff, Gregory Tony, who was appointed in January as a result of the controversy over the Parkland response.
[‘It was my job, and I didn’t find him’: Stoneman Douglas resource officer remains haunted by massacre] Klinger added: “If there is a problem with the particular use of force, and [deputies] were doing what they were trained to do and told to do, you can’t criticize them. You have to see where it broke down in the chain.”
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