每日社评 0531 司法部介入調查衣瓦利小學屠殺案

司法部介入調查衣瓦利小學屠殺案

 聯邦司法部週日決定對德州衣瓦利小學之集体屠殺案有關警員延誤事件進行調查, 這㘯慘案有十九名學童及二位教師死於槍下 , 司法部發言人柯利表示, 我們是應市長麥拉克倫之要求對這項延誤反應事件進行調查。

 司法部通常是會聘請部外有経驗的專家來進行調查， 其中包括二O一五年十二月加州聖布納汀諾及二O一六年六月奧蘭多兇殺案， 在這次德州兇殺案中， 激起了地方人士和家長之憤怒，他們認為警方延誤了攻堅時間，否則不會死傷如此嚴重。
 根據目撃者說， 警方在外至少等了五十分鐘未能進入教室內和兇手對峙。

 共和黨籍的德州州長艾伯特表示，我希望德州州內的高層能進行彻底調查， 換言之，不必勞駕司法部官員。

 拜登總統和第一夫人週日專程到達依瓦利會見並安慰學童們之家屬 ，司法部長格蘭在哈佛大學之畢業典禮中表示， 在依瓦利小學發生令人髪指的兇殘事件使我們大家都心碎了。

 我們十分企盼聯邦司法部能盡快展開調查， 一定要找到延宕的原因 ，以便做為未來應急之參考 ，目前為止 ，還沒有任何明朗的说明 ，全美各地之學生家長更是人心惶恐 ，不知如何是好。

 聯邦及地方政府必須組成應對行動委員會 ，全面檢討對校園安全之各項措施 包括對教師應對緊急狀態之訓練， 校園保安之增強 ，安检系統之設立， 閉路攝影機之大量設立， 皆是當急之務。

U.S. Department Of Justice To Review Uvalde Shooting
 
 The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Sunday that it will conduct a review of the law enforcement response to the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead.

DOJ spokesman Anthony Coley said in a statement that, “At the request of Mayor Don McLaughlin, the Justice Department will conduct a critical incident review of the law enforcement response to the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on may 24.
                                                                                                                                                                The Justice Department has traditionally relied on individuals outside of the Department with experience with mass-casualty events to review such incidents.

Previously, the Department has conducted critical incident reviews of the mass shootings in San Bernardino, California, and Orlando, Florida, in June of 2016.  

Texas Governor Gregg Abbott said that he is demanding a full accounting of what happened during the school shooting. His expectation is that the law enforcement leaders will be leading the investigation.

President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden also visited a makeshift memorial in Uvalde to the 21 victims that was built outside the Robb Elementary School. The President and Mrs. Biden also met with family members of the young victims and first responders during their visit to Texas.

 Meanwhile,  Attorney General Merrick Garland addressed Harvard University’s commencement ceremony on Sunday saying, “As we gather here today to celebrate this milestone in your life, we are also holding on to an enormous amount of grief because of yet another mass shooting at another school in our country. An unspeakable act of violence has devastated families and an entire community in Uvalde, Texas. I know I speak for all of us here that our hearts are broken.”

We very much hope that the federal government will launch an investigation as soon as possible on this terrible tragedy. We must find the reasons for the delayed police action during the attack on the school and its students and teachers. So far, we don’t have a clear explanation. Parents of the students across the nation are very frightened.

We expect that the federal and local governments will form a committee to comprehensively review the measures for campus safety, including the training of all teachers in how to respond in times of emergencies as well as the enhancement of campus security with more security cameras and police patrols.

This tragedy has now really become a national crisis and it is very important that we all pay more attention to it.