On my way to work this morning I was listening to Michele Mcphee on WTKK. She had Commissioner Davis on the show and they were discussing the shooting in Nebraska and how Boston was as prepared as they could possibly be for an event like this one. Davis said that when he became commissioner he enacted a policy that mandated ALL boston police, from beat cops all the way up the line, have extensive firearms training for these exact types of situations so first responders can be as effective as an on call S.W.A.T. team. Mcphee then said, "So unlike most other deparments who have one sniper to take out the threat, all of your police officers are sniper trained to do so." Davis says, "Essentially. Yes." The worst part was once the interview was over Mcphee then says, "You heard it here first folks. Now you can feel safe while shopping at the Copley Square mall this season." WOW!
No matter how many police may be "sniper" trained, the email from Gabe Suarez, among many others, proves that no police, s.w.a.t., FBI, Secret Service or KGB can respond fast enough to prevent things like this from happening.
No matter how many police may be "sniper" trained, the email from Gabe Suarez, among many others, proves that no police, s.w.a.t., FBI, Secret Service or KGB can respond fast enough to prevent things like this from happening.