No, why would I do that? I haven't said that was the case here. I did say that might be the case in some official stories.
Also, Cairenm, that's not really explaining anything. There were other locked doors the police sweep got to (since there were reports of children locked up, but they got out when the sweeps were done).
It's fishy. There's no real reason for that situation to have happened.
Josh.....
I do think you bring up a very valid point.
I don't think the failure of this (not checking the closet) however is any type of evidence that the "official story" is wrong.
But it is something that people should review when putting together a report.
My take.
Unless it is dealt with specifically in a report or the people on the scene write books we may never know.
But closets by default will be locked.
Not only to prevent theft but because you have very young children who could get into something that they shouldn't.
Especially a bottle of something.
And the responders would be able to tell this isn't a classroom or an office.
These responders undergo training...... - but - ..... it is nothing like what you find yourself in when you come into
a situation of a school shooting with dozens dead. And in a gruesome way. And children.
And you are working in realtime.
If you look at past mass killings - well the shooter(s) come prepared to die.
And they are either killed by law enforcement on site, commit suicide, or get tackled and held at bay by bystanders.
That is what they are training for.
It would be against any type of psychological profile for them to hide in a closet at the scene and think that would help
their situation. Regardless of whether they had a hostage or not. They could keep 20 hostages in a bigger room.
But you never know. Exceptions can happen. Which is why you do need to check everything.
They played the overwhelming odds and made out.
But still.
You do need to check every nook and cranny.
This was a small relatively rich town.
They did the best they could in the mayhem for those few hours.
But I agree. At the end of the day they should review everything and see whether there are lessons to
to be learned and whether they could have done it better.
Communication Breakdown can be very real.
I experienced it 2 years ago when I was on a chainsaw crew trying to cut a community out of a disastrous tornado.
Unfortunately everything doesn't always run like clockwork.