[Ads-l] active shooter = mass murderer

[dave at WILTON.NET]

>From the 8 December 2019 press conference about the Pensacola shooting. FBI
Agent Rachel Rojas speaking:

 

"We are, as we do in most active-shooter investigations, work [sic] with the
presumption that this is an act of terrorism."

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOZeoZm2ECI

At the 5:50 mark of the video

 

Normally, "active shooter" is used to designate a person or situation who
presents a current and ongoing threat. The utility of the term is in its
role to alert first responders. Once the shooting is over and the
investigation begins, it is no longer "active."

 

--Dave Wilton

 


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