Broward Deputy Scot Peterson seen standing outside during Florida school shooting in new video
By Katherine Lam




Video shows deputy's action during Parkland shooting
Raw video: Footage from surveillance cameras shows deputy Scot Peterson's actions during massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day.

Broward Deputy Scot Peterson stands safely behind a concrete wall taking no action as high school students lay dead and wounded just feet away, newly released video of the Florida school shooting shows.

The Broward Sheriff's Office released the 27-minute video Thursday of the former longtime resource officer responding to initial reports of a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14.

Peterson, who was assigned to the school and on site when the shooting began, is seen with a civilian security monitor at the start of the video, but spends most of the video standing outside the school with his gun drawn.

Former Deputy Scot Peterson, right, is seen on newly released video taken during the Feb. 14 Florida school shooting.

"The video speaks for itself," the Broward Sheriff's Office said in a statement. "His actions were enough to warrant an internal affairs investigation, as requested by Sheriff Scott Israel on Feb. 21. After being suspended without pay, Peterson chose to resign and immediately retired rather than face possible termination."

COP WHO DIDN'T ENTER FLORIDA SCHOOL DURING SHOOTING APPARENTLY LIED ABOUT THINKING GUNSHOTS OUTSIDE
Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel previously said Peterson, who was armed when gunman Nikolas Cruz opened fire at the Parkland high school, "never went in[to]" the building that was under attack.

The sheriff added that Peterson instead took up a position viewing the western entrance of the building - as the video released Thursday shows. Peterson remains in the area for the next 20 minutes. Responding officers arrive at the scene, taking a total of 11 minutes to enter the building from the time shots were first reported.
Cruz, who's not seen in the video released Thursday, killed 17 people and injured 17 others that day with Peterson outside the entire time. Israel said Peterson should have charged in and tried to kill the gunman.

Peterson fired back at the sheriff's words in late February. In a statement released through his lawyer, the ex-deputy said he initially didn't enter the building because he believed the shooter was outside. He added that he wished he could have prevented the horrific tragedy, but denied being a "coward."

Former Deputy Scot Peterson is seen standing outside the building as gunman Nikolas Cruz opened fire inside.  (Broward Sheriff's Office)
Internal radio dispatches released by Broward County Sheriff's Department, however, revealed the former school resource officer said gunfire was coming from "inside," according to the Miami Herald.
"Do not approach the 12 or 1300 building, stay at least 500 feet away," Peterson was heard saying over the radio.

FLORIDA DEPUTY WHO DIDN'T ENTER SCHOOL DURING MASS SHOOTING IS NOT 'A COWARD,' LAWYER SAYS
Investigators revealed Peterson's focus was on getting nearby streets and the high school shut down and keeping deputies away from the building.

Former Deputy Scot Peterson was seen on surveillance video the moment when a shooting was reported at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. (AP)

The surveillance videos were made public after several media outlets sued for the release. A Broward circuit judge authorized the release on Thursday. Broward County Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie backed Thursday's release of the video, saying it brings "transparency" to the investigation.

"I believe in transparency with the public and I believe they should see it," Runcie had told the Sun Sentinel. "The public has a right to know what happened, and we should be able to learn from that and figure out what we need to change in our institutions to get better as we go forward."

"The attorneys agreed it wouldn't give any of our secrets away with regard to security" at Douglas High School, School Board Chairwoman Nora Rupert told the Sun Sentinel about the decision not to appeal the video's release.
It's unclear if other camera angles surrounding the school were available.

President Trump last month slammed Peterson's actions, calling him a "coward."

"When it came time to get in there and do something, he didn't have the courage, or something happened," Trump said. "He certainly did a poor job. That's the case where somebody was outside, they are trained, they didn't react properly under pressure or they were a coward."

Cruz appeared in court on Wednesday for his arraignment on 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder. The judge entered a not guilty plea on the gunman's behalf. Prosecutors on Tuesday filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty for Cruz.


Former Deputy Scot Peterson is seen standing outside the building as gunman Nikolas Cruz opened fire inside.  (Broward Sheriff's Office)


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-They are both card carrying narcissists.
^These are PROVED facts.

That's right prog commie assholes...he's JUST LIKE YOU!

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The REAL truth is....both of the forum idiots are OWNED.
-BOTH of them have no clue who their owner is.
-They are both card carrying narcissists.
^These are PROVED facts.

this guy had no business wearing a badge. but as much as I hate to say it, florida cops are way behind the rest of the country, all they have to do is go to a community college for a semester and then they get a badge and a gun.

Guppy swallower's slim grip on reality is slipping away.

have to agree with emmcey, We know there are great cops and other public servants here in FL but the bars and pay are low...

Edited: 03/15/2018 at 12:12 PM by Greensleeves

FK and trump would have charged straight in! FACT! Unless the bone spurs were acting up. Or the battery was getting low on his little cart.

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"I remember South Africa in the late 70's, sleeping on the beach at J-bay, smoking ganja with the blacks. On weekends we'd go to the pub in East London to drink beer and fight with the Afrikaners. They liked to fight, I liked to fight. It was a good time"

They are trained on how to confront a lunatic unloading an AR-15, using their hand gun?

...and how would they know it was an AR-15?

You're brilliant!

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The REAL truth is....both of the forum idiots are OWNED.
-BOTH of them have no clue who their owner is.
-They are both card carrying narcissists.
^These are PROVED facts.

f'er, do you have any proof that anyone on this forum is affiliated with the communist party? i'm guessing, No. you're like trump. you're mouth just runs, with truth almost irrelevant.

what's your definition of a prog? anyone who doesn't agree with you?

fox "news" watching, idiot.

LE training is the first and subsequent responding patrols immediately go in to minimize the loss of life and neutralize the threat.

This sheriff is not representative of LE first responders.

Back in the day the training was to RV, formulate a plan and then go in.

there was shooting inside a school with lots of kids inside, I don't care what he was trained to do, common sense says to radio it in and get your fat ass inside and try to protect kid lives at all costs.

Sure, so easy to be the hero in that situation.
-Anonymous internet forum guy

not a hero, it's called being a man. same as that women and children go first from a sinking ship, real men have to pay for the right to call themselves men.

Listen SHIT for brains!

There is NO democratic party now...the DNC is 100 % Prog Socialist!

That's COMMIE...ASSHOLE!





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The REAL truth is....both of the forum idiots are OWNED.
-BOTH of them have no clue who their owner is.
-They are both card carrying narcissists.
^These are PROVED facts.

^^^EXACTLY!!!^^^

All of the prog commie males on this forum have manginas!

FACT!

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The REAL truth is....both of the forum idiots are OWNED.
-BOTH of them have no clue who their owner is.
-They are both card carrying narcissists.
^These are PROVED facts.

We all know FK would be too busy posting stupid crap on 2nd light to even notice something was going on..

"Your honor, I was busy destroying prog commies on the internet!"

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When America was "great"

everyone has their job to do, and this fat ass cop didn't do his. he should be put away like the other scott peterson, maybe it is in the name.

No, he's a useless fat fuck just like you.

Your fat ass wouldn't engage and shoot the gunman unless you were hiding in your bunker 500 yards away.

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This comment just proves exactly what a POS prog commie that you really are!

You don't know jack shit about me or what I would or wouldn't do!

You have absolutely no way
Of knowing anything!

Your difinitive comment reveals the actual genuine POS that you really are!

FACT!

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The REAL truth is....both of the forum idiots are OWNED.
-BOTH of them have no clue who their owner is.
-They are both card carrying narcissists.
^These are PROVED facts.

f'er, just because you say someone is a commie and a prog, doesn't make it so. there still is a democratic party.

FACT!

you're "definitions," are incorrect and irrelevant.


your inability to deal with opinions that differ from yours, is a sign of either immaturity, or mental illness.

however, your posts are often so stupid, they are entertaining.

popcorn please...

f'er, just because you say someone is a commie and a prog, doesn't make it so. there still is a democratic party.

FACT!

you're "definitions," are incorrect and irrelevant.


your inability to deal with opinions that differ from yours, is a sign of either immaturity, or mental illness.

however, your posts are often so stupid, they are entertaining.

popcorn please...