and, as a matter of fact, in america. eugene, what do you believe is behind this spike and whack we do about it? without a doubt, the destruction of law, the undermining of the police at every turn, the total ideological attack on police officers has played an awful role here. we have a terrible dynamic where we had a buildup of criminal justice that was mindless and now we have a mindless teardown of criminal justice, the discharge of massive numbers of people that need to be under some sort of supervision, career criminals, the dangerous, mentally ill, a nation awash in guns. we re not norway. the cops are in the middle of this, in urban america in the most difficult circumstances. this is a day to reflect on their tremendous sacrifices. again, who would want to be a police officer in urban america? we have departments clearing out, shortages everywhere, the
so not only do police have to be aggressive in locking some of these kguys up, the prosecution has to step up to the plate and of course step up and do something as well. you think it s going to change or continue to be as bad as it is right now? pretty awful throughout so many parts of this country. well, it s not going to change quickly, wolf. these policies he put in place have a lag time. they should be targeted at those parts of the city where the data shows you you have your worst episodes of violence. your most frequent episode of gun violence, but at the end of the day, we are a nation awash in guns and it s going to take a lot of concerted effort to turn that back. guys, thank you very much. just ahead, dr. anthony fauci says the om waicron wave heading in the right direction. will americans finally see some relief from the pandemic in the next few weeks?
they knew he was a homicidal threat. he had told them as much. the fact that is not in dispute, at least in my understanding of this case, is that there was an intervention that the school found the drawings and the internet search and alerted the parents. and that ethan crumbley was permitted to go back to school. what do you make of the merits of the lawsuit, as you see it so far, chuck? you know, nicole, the facts are awful, and it s absolutely heartbreaking, heartbreaking, and to robyn s point, we are a nation awash in guns. but she also made another point and i wanted to expand on it a bit. just because someone files a lawsuit and asks for a lot of money, doesn t mean they re going to get it. here s why this case is hard. you would have to show that the teachers and the administrators and the counselors acted with a deliberate indifference to the safety of their students or with reckless disregard for the safety of their students.
have you identified all students? is there anyone still missing? we have only identified 12 of the 17 that have lost their lives. do you know of anyone missing? no. everybody is accounted for, but we re identifying the victims. we don t know the names of the victims. about you ve accounted for all the students in some way, shape, or form? yes. governor scott, question for you. today it s parkland, columbine, and everything in between. are we all in society, politicians, you included, complicit when critics say mental health care in this country, but we re a nation awash in guns? when do you take a stand? are you willing to take one now [ inaudible ] what is your response? my heart goes out to everybody impacted today.
and everything in between. are we all in society, politicians, you included, complicit when critics say mental health care in this country, but we re a nation awash in guns? when do you take a stand? are you willing to take one now [ inaudible ] what is your response? my heart goes out to everybody impacted today. all of us can internalize this if it would happen in their family. all of us want to live in have everybody live in a safe community, and there s a time to continue to have these conversations about how through law enforcement, how through mental illness funding that we make sure people are safe, and we ll continue to do that. governor scott