The number of people defending the Alamo is usually pegged at right around 200. At the height of the Pacific war, a fully manned Marine infantry company consisted of 7 officers and 228 enlisted personnel for a total of 235.
During the school shooting in Uvalde, 376 law enforcement officers were on scene.
That’s almost 2x the number of men who held the Alamo against the Mexican army. It’s 1.6x the number of troops who would have stormed ashore in an infantry company landing on Iwo Jima.
Those 376 armed and trained law enforcement officers were held at bay by one guy with limited ammunition and no way out.
I’m not necessarily calling into question the manhood or virility of each and every one of those officers, but men have certainly been charged, tried, and shot for cowardice in the face of the enemy for a lot less.
The biggest question, really, is if and how so many elements of Texas law enforcement will unfuck themselves – and what lessons need to be learned by agencies large and small across the country.
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This is the total number of officers who were there during the investigation. There were a boat load less during the actual shooting. Now, those that were there during the shooting were total cowardly asshats.
Appreciate the comment. I’ll have to relook what I was reading yesterday that was reporting it as the total number on site when it was an active event.