The Police

I’m critical of a system that apparently trains police officers to shoot children like Andy Lopez, but I’ve taught many officers I respected. Yesterday I read about an officer in Maryland who heard shots fired in a high school and immediately ran toward danger. That was the job. The shooter is dead. We don’t know yet if the student shot himself or was shot by the officer. I want to keep this incident in mind—it’s why we pay police officers substantial salaries and offer early retirement.