A grand jury has indicted two former Uvalde school police officers in the botched law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead, two Texas state government sources with knowledge of the indictment told CNN Thursday.
The former chief was booked on 10 counts of child endangerment and known criminal negligence, according to an official at the Uvalde County Jail.
Depends on what the statutes cover. For example, you can be charged with “Serious Bodily Injury to a Minor” by way of direct action or failure to act to try to prevent the injury. It’s broad and open to interpretation for a reason, and that’s where juries come in.
I imagine they’ll use that particular legal precedent you mentioned as part of their defense strategy, though. It’s almost like a loophole, except it’s literally just a gaping hole in police oversight.
Depends on what the statutes cover. For example, you can be charged with “Serious Bodily Injury to a Minor” by way of direct action or failure to act to try to prevent the injury. It’s broad and open to interpretation for a reason, and that’s where juries come in.
I imagine they’ll use that particular legal precedent you mentioned as part of their defense strategy, though. It’s almost like a loophole, except it’s literally just a gaping hole in police oversight.