Asking Some Questions

Most likely, you have heard the tragic news by now.  

This past Tuesday, nineteen children and two teachers were killed in a senseless attack at a Texas elementary school.  The killer was eighteen year old Salvador Ramos, a Uvalde Texas resident who has been described as a "loner" who had recently quit his job (1).  

Let's examine what we know concerning the timeline of events in this tragedy.  

On Tuesday morning (Central Standard Time) Ramos shot his grandmother at her Uvalde home, and began his murderous rampage.  He then took to Facebook, posting messages such as "I've shot my grandmother" and "I'm going to shoot an elementary school".  This happened about thirty minutes before the attack occurred (2).  

At approximately 11:28 AM local time, Ramos drove to Robb Elementary School, where he wrecked his vehicle in a ditch.  After doing so, he accessed the school's parking lot by climbing over a fence.  Ramos then approached the school, opening fire with his automatic weapon (see note) (3).

Subsequently, finding that a west entrance was unlocked, the gunman entered the school.  Still firing his weapon, he stepped into a fourth-grade classroom through that room's open doors, barricading himself inside it.  Local law enforcement responded to the situation, but did not enter the school to directly confront Ramos.  

An hour after Salvador Ramos entered Robb Elementary School, a tactical team of the US Border Patrol shot and killed him, bringing an end to the incident.  

Here's some other things we know about the attack.  

According to ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) records, from May 17-20, Ramos legally purchased two rifles of the AR-platform variety.  During this time, he also legally purchased approximately three hundred seventy-five rounds of ammunition.  

Also, any possible motive for this heinous act is yet unknown; investigators are trying to gather information regarding this.  

The gunman had "no known mental health history", and "no (prior) criminal history", according to Texas Governor Greg Abbott.  

Having studied the currently known facts, I have several questions concerning how this incident was handled.  

First off, I ask why Ramos' messages (stating that he intended to shoot up a school) apparently escaped notice.  Although remarks such as those that the gunman made are sometimes made in jest, we now know that the eighteen year old wasn't joking.  

In the past, similar statements have been taken seriously by law enforcement, as well as by the general community.  Why, in this instance, does it seem like this is not the case?  

Second, knowing that law enforcement officers are trained to engage and resolve violent threats, why did local police choose not to confront Ramos in the school? 

It seems to me that if the responding officers had rushed the school (as they are instructed to do in such situations), this horrible event could've ended with minimal loss of life.  Instead, emergency personnel elected to wait for nearby Border Patrol agents to take charge of the situation.  This was an act of cowardice; it likely cost many of the dead their lives (see also: Parkland, Florida).  

Finally, we come to what is possibly my biggest question of all.  It is this; the tragedy of Robb Elementary notwithstanding, could this perhaps have been a pre-planned "false flag" attack (see definition)?

In my humble opinion, law enforcement personnel missed many obvious "red flags".  That is, officials failed to recognize several clues that pointed to what eventually, and tragically, happened.  At face value, doing so is merely a terrible oversight, not a failure of management or dereliction of duty.  

However, when you consider that certain liberals have immediately politicized this incident, and shown terribly inconsiderate and disrespectful attitudes toward it, one begins to wonder if such responses are "kinda sus" (see definition).  

Certainly, the left has many other issues that they are criticized on; high gas prices, the abortion debate, and lack of needed medical supplies, just to name a few.  

Sadly, I cannot put it past the current administration to concoct an event that is designed to distract from their abject failures.  

Now, certain media outlets have addressed, and subsequently dismissed, rumors of this being a staged event.  I'm sure that minutes after I post this, somebody will come out of the woodwork, and compare me to noted Sandy Hook questioner Alex Jones.  

Well, some of us know better.  We understand that at times, "objects in the mirror may be closer than they (actually) appear".  And when things appear to be a little weird, we call those things out for what they are.  

To those concerned with this, I ask you; if this wasn't a false flag attack, then why have you been so quick to denounce those who consider that to be possible? "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain", you say; just continue to live in blissful ignorance, believing that "everything is fine.  Nothing to see here"!

Think what you will about these horrific events.  In my humble opinion, there could be more here than what initially meets the eye.  I'm not saying that there is; simply that it MIGHT be possible.  

To the "powers that be", remember this; "you can fool some people sometimes, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time".  

And as for me, "mama didn't raise no fool"!  

Note: Reports indicate that there may have been an unarmed school resource officer present; nevertheless, Ramos was "unobstructed" in his approach to the school.  

Definitions - 

False flag: Noun, a hostile action or attack that is designed to justify action against a certain group, especially one meant to distract from other events.

Kinda sus: Adjective. Slang term meaning something that is suspect, or suspicious. First used in the online game "Among Us".

Sources:

1. Casiano, Louis. “Who Is the Texas School Shooter? What We Know.” Fox News, 25 May 2022, www.foxnews.com/live-news/uvalde-texas-school-shooting. Accessed 27 May 2022.  

2. Best, Paul, and Stephanie Pagones. “Texas School Shooter’s Grandma Still Hospitalized after Surgery, Was Not Talking as of Wednesday: Family.” Fox News, 26 May 2022, www.foxnews.com/us/uvalde-texas-shooters-grandma-condition-hospitalized-surgery. Accessed 27 May 2022.  

3. Fox News. “What Really Happened during Texas School Shooting?” Fox News, uploaded by Brie Stimson, 27 May 2022, www.foxnews.com/live-news/uvalde-texas-school-shooting. Accessed 27 May 2022.