Stand Down

Virginia Senator Told Police to Stand Down Before Statue Collapsed and Injured a Man

State Senator Louise Lucas ordered police to stand down and allow Black Lives Matter demonstrators destroy a Confederate monument, an effort that directly led to part of the statue toppling onto a man’s head, leaving him in critical condition. Senator Lucas instructed the crowd, “Go ahead wreck it!”

Las Vegas: New Video Shows Police Waiting Around in Hallway During Mass Shooting

New video shows officers waiting in a hallway during the Las Vegas shooting while the event was happening. Attorney Catherine Lombardo says that a Mandalay Bay security officer gave testimony to the FBI on nine occasions that he was on the 32nd floor with Officer Hendricks during the shooting, but the video shows Officer Hendricks on the 31st floor, in yet another discrepancy in the official narrative. [...]

Medical Personnel Were Told to ‘Stand Down’ at the Florida Shooting Event

Florida: Reporter, Brian Entin of WSVN local news, published comments from a medical first-responder who did not want to be identified for fear of reprisal. The medic was at the scene of the school shooting and said he was told to 'stand down.' He told the reporter that medical personnel were not allowed inside the building until law enforcement was finished clearing the building. He said that he believed he could have saved lives if they had been able to treat victims earlier. [...]

Broward County Sheriff Sidesteps Question When Asked If His Deputies at the Scene of the Florida Shooting Were Told to “Stand Down”

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel avoided a clear answer when CNN’s Jake Tapper asked him if four deputies who waited outside while the shooting was underway were ordered over the radio to stand down during the Parkland school shooting. Be sure to watch all three short videos. [Listen carefully, and you will recognize that the sheriff appears to be building an explanation that a stand-down order may have been sent out by a deputy officer who was not authorized to give such an order. If so, they might be preparing a scapegoat to take the heat off the Sheriff.