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To: longnshort who wrote (203259)	4/18/2007 9:23:07 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793903

At the recent Trolley Square shooting in Salt Lake City, the cops got there within 5 minutes and went straight into the mall toward the shooter. They would have had him pretty quick even if the off-duty cop wasn't there.

To: longnshort who wrote (203259)	4/18/2007 9:26:31 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Respond to of 793903

according to the article i cited, that would appear to be true Boulder County Sheriff and commission member George Epp revamped his policies in light of Columbine. Still, Epp refused to criticize the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department for the way it handled the crisis. "Their response was what you would have expected from many law enforcement agencies at the time," he said. The commission was not as kind to the Sheriff's Department and Sheriff John Stone. "Sheriff Stone was concerned about threats to his officers," Erickson said. "There had to be a balance, and the sheriff chose a perimeter control. But look who suffered." Stone declined to respond. that doesn't mean all officers are cowardly, it sounds more like a failure on the part of leadership and procedure