Scott Peterson

Scott Peterson

Scott Peterson is a retired deputy in the Broward County Sheriffs, who has received a lot of criticism in recent times. Scott has been linked with the manner in which he responded to the incident that involved a gunman open fire at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas School. The individual’s reaction to the whole incidence raised quite a couple of questions and concerns over the media platforms. The case of Peterson that saw the retirement from the deputy office was attached to cases of child neglect as well as failure to respond accordingly to the gunman who killed 17 individuals in the Parkland, Florida High School. It is worth ascertaining from the act that Peterson’s inaction is the reason behind the death of the 17 innocent lives. Moreover, the hearing in the court of law resulted in changing the perceptions of how the matter was being investigated and dealt with. Scott was found guilty and charged with the failure to protect kids that resulted in shootings that took place in the parkland high school. Disciplinary meetings based on the case of Scott revealed that he was in a position to protect the children; hence, the case termed him to have conducted child neglect and negligence that is linked with blameworthy. The school resource officer in Florida has made the part of the news platforms with the state attorney releasing a list of charges that the individual guilty of in accordance to the Parkland shooting.

Apparently, the incident reveals that Peterson neglected the security of the kids by not making a closer attempt to move close to the place of shooting. Security video footages portray that Scott was capable of moving close to 1200 buildings where the gunshots were coming from but instead resorted to staying between building 700 and 800 of the Douglas High School for more than three-quarters of an hour (Lynch & Almasy, 2019). The arrest wants that was released, provided information about the murder of five students and a teacher between the similar building that the officer avoided moving closer to during the situation. It was discovered that the gunman further moved to a different position where they fired 75 times from the position, whereas the statement by the officer indicated that he only had three shots. The thirty years of the experience are the reason behind the officer has been dramatically questioned for his actions in the incidence. Scott acted in a cowardly manner even though his attorney has arguably attempted to project that Peterson had a different perception of the shooting and was not sure about the exact place the shots were made from. However, this cannot be true with the opportunity the individual had of being nominated twice as the deputy of the year in the organization.

The judge’s statement in law courts was intense on Peterson’s side. It was ruled out that Peterson conducted child neglect, whereby he was to be charged five years. Moreover, the several injuries by the shootings of February 14. In total, Peterson was sentenced for more than 15 years in the Broward County Jail with a bail charge, also set at one hundred and two thousand US Dollars. The prosecutor also elaborated on the felonies that were conducted by the officer based on the second-degree view. It is worth to note that Peterson’s condition and circumstance can be analyzed from various perspectives. The work of the deputy was to protect the children. Therefore, the attempt to retreat and stay in the policy of safety and avert from protecting the kids during the incidence raises concerns and portrays Peterson as a coward. Thus, in such an instance, speculations have been made to analyze critically the reasons that would have contributed to averting the resource officer opt from storming the 19-year-old gunman at the Stoneman Douglas High School.

Scott, who is aged 56, would not explain the reason behind the more than 45-minute silence that made him avert from attacking the gunman in building 1200 of the school leading to massive deaths of 17 students. On individual thoughts, it is correct to ascertain that Scott had the capacity to move from the position he is reportedly said to have taken refuge and avoid the danger that was caused by the gunman. The perceptions indicate that Scott was armed, yet he chose to avert from attacking the gunman, and still, he was the only armed individual in the institution. In further scrutiny, Douglas cannot explain the reason why, as portrayed by the security footage, he chose to stay between building 700 and 800. Moreover, questions have been raised to consider whether the cowardice of officers should be punished based on Peterson’s case. An analysis of the situation and reports from the Washington Post portrayed that Peterson, who has been branded as the ‘Coward of Broward,’ failed to protect the students and has been reinstated in the court of law with more than 11 charges.

Peterson’s incidence still remains an act that cannot be expounded on to establish the truth that exists in the situations. Scott still remains haunted by the February massacre and opts to portray that it was not a choice he made freely. However, the main reason why Scott has been charged and prosecuted is for the failure to avert from acting towards calming down the situation. How would Peterson fail to discover the exact place where the shorts were made from with the experience in the job for almost thirty years? Consequently, the intense analysis of the situation has led to the prosecutor making changes that are likely to affect the pension of the officer. Peterson was fired immediately after the shootings in parklands, and this explains the reason for the termination of his contract and immediate arrest.

In conclusion, it is correct to state that the incidence in the Douglas High School that led to the killing of 17 people and further leaving a more significant number injured expounds on the act of cowardice that is linked with Scott Peterson (Smith, 2018). Moreover, the arrest of the officer, as well as the firing from the position is based on his failure to protect the innocent students. Hence, the state attorneys and prosecutor were in the right position to sentence him for 15 years for charges of child neglect.