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1/This goes to show what our families and supporters have been saying since the beginning.
1. Officers knew…They fucking KNEW that there were dead and dying children in the classroom and they did absolutely nothing to help and/or protect them.
2/ We’ve heard it out of their mouths that they were afraid of getting shot. You know, one of the hazards of their profession that they know about before taking the job. That’s like me climbing my wind turbines and then refusing to work on any electrical because I could get
3/ electrocuted. You know the hazards. You choose your profession. You failed our kids. Kids died because you refused to go in.

2. Our community voted Mariano back into an elected position, despite 3 other candidates, 1 of which being a father of a slain child.
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Your child is murdered. Your community cries. Support comes in from all over the world. Your community claims they’re UvaldeStrong. Baseball and basketball games, free events, bikes, parks. Your community relishes it.
You fight for accountability. Your community goes quiet.
You fight for transparency. Your community tells you to shut up.
You fight for your son, his classmates and every other child to make sure they grow up. Your community votes in a man with blood on his hands that could have prevented this tragedy in the wake of the last one.
Your community takes Uvalde Strong and turns it into Uvalde Sit down, Shut up, and relish the free gifts. Your community rages about the national compassion fund because “everyone” was affected. Your community shows that one white mans retirement means more to them than justice.
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