DETROIT (WWJ) -- How did you feel when you saw that video of police in Uvalde, Texas standing around and looking at their phones while the shooter was in a classroom filled with children?
Police officers across the U.S. are reacting with disgust to a video released this week showing cops in the hallway of Robb Elementary School failing to act as kids and teachers were shot and killed.
"I was sickened and appalled," Steve Dolunt, a former assistant police chief in Detroit told WWJ. "When I seen the guy go for the hand sanitizer, I wanted to go through the screen! There's kids getting shot down there and you're worried about your hand sanitizer? And the other one's checking his phone?"
"Get your ass down the hallway with a gun...and you may get shot."
Dolunt, now retired, said the mishandling of this tragic incident demonstrates the difference between police officers and "real cops" who run into a dangerous situation, knowing they could die.
"Because there is a difference," he said. "Cops know the difference, and police officers think they know the difference."
Now, Dolumt said, the people of Uvalde know the difference, too.
You can WATCH the edited video at the link, but note that it is disturbing. See it on the Statesman HERE.
So, is there a true test of courage when people apply for a job with the police?
Warren Police Commissioner Bill Dwyer says, not really.
He said, though, that he believes there are good cops working out there in his native Detroit who wouldn't hesitate to risk their lives in a similar situation.
An 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children and two teachers behind a classroom door that the police chief of the Uvalde school district initially said was locked and reinforced, and couldn't be kicked in. Later, it was learned that the door could not not have been locked from the inside.
