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A brave man who did the right thing, saving One child but losing his life...

...Charles Albert Poland Jr., 66, was hailed as a hero who gave his life to protect the children on his bus. Authorities said a gunman boarded a stopped the bus Tuesday afternoon and demanded two boys between 6 and 8 years old. When Poland tried to block his way, the gunman shot him several times and took a 5-year-old boy...


http://www.boston.com/news/education/20 ... story.html

It seems there were plenty of opportunities to address this veteran's mental health issues.

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I agree this guy's aggression should have been addressed, all his neighbors lived in fear but the police claim their hands were tied, his privacy was more important than the communties' safety.

Concerning the bus driver, some reports indicate he was shot as soon as he opened the bus' door, in that case he didn't even see it coming. The bus driver and the shooter have a past together, it'll all come out once the situation is over. Until that little boy is safe the police have to keep a lid on everything they know, the shooter has a tevevision in the bunker and police fear media *** could set him off.

brandon wrote:It seems there were plenty of opportunities to address this veteran's mental health issues.

And it seems, like in the case of most mass shootings, the police and court system failed the public - there were enough previous encounters with the police for them to have notified the proper chain to get him black listed on the NICS system as well as possibly have him investigated as a menace, but, again, the police didn't do their job.

The police have their hands tied by liberal politians. They're damned if they do and damned if they don't.