Where are the whistle blowers when it was obvious there was compromise of not just the President's security and that of his family, but, the entire staff of the White House and the Secret Service themselves?
There is something very wrong here. Senior staff officers aren't willing to stand up for their own safety knowing the protocols were breached?
This doesn't make sense.
This is the Secret Service. They put their lives on the line for the President and his family everyday, yet security breaches existed. None of this sounds right.
Mr. Gonzalez is not the problem, the fact that a person receiving treatment for PTSD was allowed to own and operate multiple weapons including assassin rifles and scopes is the problem. The fact the doors to the north portico were unlocked and the alarms off is the problem. The newspaper reports are not the problem, the fact the reports by an officer to the Washington Post and the official record do not match is the problem. The incident of seven bullets hitting the White House without proper investigation is the problem. The fact the investigation to the shots heard was interrupted with excuses is the problem.
There are plenty of problems here including the fact guns are in our society in the hands of people determined to cause harm to others and those that are receiving treatment for mental instabilities.
Some of the problems belong to the Secret Service, but, there are problems here that belong to the American people and the insistence freedom and liberty means owning and operating dangerous weapons.
The case against a free flow of guns in this country is getting greater and greater including recently a nine year old girl, a rancher in violation of federal leases and his ability to garner a militia of 5000 gun operators, some with military training and the willingness to kill federal officers DOING THEIR JOB and now direct threats to the President, his family and the staff and officers of the White House. When is Liberty going to be defined as being able to live without the fear of inappropriate use of guns in the USA?
The Secret Service showed restraint in protecting the lives of an unarmed man. It would be real interesting to have the life Mr. Gonzalez jeopardized in White House grounds.
The Secret Service is sensitive to issues the public reacts to. They have to because they are dealing with the lives of political figures all the time. If a death of an unarmed man was realized on White House grounds, how that play to the nation?
At some point in time the judgement of the Secret Service has to be respected. Mr. Gonzalez was not equipped with a suicide vest. There were those in the guard that day who determined shooting an unarmed man was imprudent. They were right. Obviously, they are seasoned at protecting the perimeter in a meaningful way.
The morale of the Secret Service was down according to reports. I can understand that. As a matter of fact considering the liberal gun laws in the USA it is a sure bet that police around the country and their morale are effected. There are a lot of reasons for poor morale. I suggest the Congress get it right and fix it. Pay cuts? Time off? Shortage of staffing?
The country leaves too much to chance under this Congress and it shows.
There is something very wrong here. Senior staff officers aren't willing to stand up for their own safety knowing the protocols were breached?
This doesn't make sense.
This is the Secret Service. They put their lives on the line for the President and his family everyday, yet security breaches existed. None of this sounds right.
Mr. Gonzalez is not the problem, the fact that a person receiving treatment for PTSD was allowed to own and operate multiple weapons including assassin rifles and scopes is the problem. The fact the doors to the north portico were unlocked and the alarms off is the problem. The newspaper reports are not the problem, the fact the reports by an officer to the Washington Post and the official record do not match is the problem. The incident of seven bullets hitting the White House without proper investigation is the problem. The fact the investigation to the shots heard was interrupted with excuses is the problem.
There are plenty of problems here including the fact guns are in our society in the hands of people determined to cause harm to others and those that are receiving treatment for mental instabilities.
Some of the problems belong to the Secret Service, but, there are problems here that belong to the American people and the insistence freedom and liberty means owning and operating dangerous weapons.
The case against a free flow of guns in this country is getting greater and greater including recently a nine year old girl, a rancher in violation of federal leases and his ability to garner a militia of 5000 gun operators, some with military training and the willingness to kill federal officers DOING THEIR JOB and now direct threats to the President, his family and the staff and officers of the White House. When is Liberty going to be defined as being able to live without the fear of inappropriate use of guns in the USA?
The Secret Service showed restraint in protecting the lives of an unarmed man. It would be real interesting to have the life Mr. Gonzalez jeopardized in White House grounds.
The Secret Service is sensitive to issues the public reacts to. They have to because they are dealing with the lives of political figures all the time. If a death of an unarmed man was realized on White House grounds, how that play to the nation?
At some point in time the judgement of the Secret Service has to be respected. Mr. Gonzalez was not equipped with a suicide vest. There were those in the guard that day who determined shooting an unarmed man was imprudent. They were right. Obviously, they are seasoned at protecting the perimeter in a meaningful way.
The morale of the Secret Service was down according to reports. I can understand that. As a matter of fact considering the liberal gun laws in the USA it is a sure bet that police around the country and their morale are effected. There are a lot of reasons for poor morale. I suggest the Congress get it right and fix it. Pay cuts? Time off? Shortage of staffing?The country leaves too much to chance under this Congress and it shows.
