A sheriff’s deputy showed kids at a Fort Worth elementary school images of AR-15 style rifles, labeled “A Liberal’s Guide to the Deadly AR-15,” one day after the school massacre in Uvalde (read story here).
The deputy was at the school for a career day presentation, and “a student asked the deputy what types of firearms his vest protected him from, and in an effort to answer the question, the deputy did a Google search and several AR-15 rifles were displayed on a large overhead screen” (see photo below).
The sheriff’s office called it “insensitive and a profound momentary lack of judgment,” and said, “We strive to keep the public informed about the training our deputies go through but recognize this presentation was not the best representation for the elementary class.”
Presumably the deputy got some Special High Intensity Training back at the office.
The school district, in a letter to parents, described the rifle photos as not “age-appropriate” for the younger students in the audience.
What about the political content? Is that ever appropriate when law enforcement agencies do presentations? Are they supposed to be politically neutral?
Related story: GOP candidate blames “liberal teachers” for Uvalde school massacre (story here).
